Andy Burnham is the new Labour MP for Makerfield, heading for parliament and, likely, Number 10. But what does his momentous…
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UK’s top data regulator resigns, citing ‘poor judgement’
John Edwards had been subject to an independent workplace probe that found there was “a case to answer.” …
Political watchdog fines Newsom for failing to report $5.5M in solicited donations on time
The California Fair Political Practices Commission said most of the violations were for failing to report that Gov. Gavin Newsom and…
Long list of U.S. concessions to Iran raises specter of a ‘lost war’
Details of the framework peace agreement were finally shared with the public, revealing a raft of compromises with Tehran long opposed…
Drug users don’t lose their gun rights, Supreme Court rules
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled for gun rights and against drug laws in a flip of long-standing federal law that prohibited…
EU lawmakers back suspension of wastewater cleanup rules in right-wing alliance
The symbolic vote calls for a pause of the polluter pays principle which they say could cause drug shortages if unfairly…
Israeli foreign minister to ‘sever all contact’ with top EU diplomat
The blowup comes as the bloc’s leaders gather in Brussels to debate next steps on Israel. …
The EU’s secret weapon for enlargement: AI
The tool used is the European Commission’s own creation: GPT@EC. …
Poland detains suspect in the murder of well-known Russian dissident
Semyon Skrepetsky, a leading critic of Vladimir Putin, was shot dead on Monday in the Polish city of Biała Podlaska. …
Bill to limit prison off-ramp for the mentally ill could soon head to Newsom
Citing a series of violent crimes that followed criminal defendants being spared of convictions due to diagnosed mental illnesses, state lawmakers…