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From defeat to Downing Street: the rise, fall and return of Andy Burnham

After enduring one of the worst moments of his career when he lost his second bid for the Labour leadership in 2015, Andy Burnham spoke of the pain of being "rejected by people you know" and left for Manchester to escape London politics.Just over a decade later, the man whose stint as Greater Manchester mayor saw him dubbed 'the King of the North' has taken over as Labour leader unopposed and, next week, will become Britain's seventh prime minister in that period.The defeat and self-imposed exile that appeared to end his chances of ever becoming prime minister instead helped propel him to the

Latvia in talks with strategic investor for ailing airBaltic, PM says

Consumer sentiment surges due to lower gas prices

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Maine Democrats running to replace Platner as Senate nominee scramble to woo his voters

The tight timeline to replace former Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner has left Democratic hopefuls scrambling to woo his progressive base while trying to turn the focus from the disgraced oysterman to defeating Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November. It's a delicate balance for the candidates, who are vying to face Collins in a contest that could decide control of the Senate as Platner’s shadow hangs over the race. In their first debate Thursday night, one of the first questions candidates were asked was: What was Graham Platner's best idea?

Botswana says Anglo picks De Beers buyer, weighs options for "optimal structure"

US single-family housing starts, building permits fall in June

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Chile storms kill three, displace hundreds as heaviest rains expected

Heavy rains sweeping central and southern Chile have left three people dead in addition to power cuts, multiple floods and road closures, authorities said Friday.President Jose Antonio Kast traveled to the Biobio region, one of the hardest-hit areas, as the storm system brought strong wind gusts and torrential rain across much of the country.• The three dead include a worker clearing a road in the southern town of Negrete, a person who fell while cleaning a roof in Temuco, and another person who suffered an electric shock in the capital, the government said.• Friday is expected to bring t

Zoox recalls self-driving cars because they may not detect smoke

US equity funds suffer outflows as chip stocks slide

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Barack Obama hasn’t endorsed a Michigan Senate candidate. An AIPAC-linked group is spending millions on ads with him anyway

Former President Barack Obama hasn’t endorsed in the contentious Democratic Senate primary in Michigan – but voters there could be forgiven for getting that impression.Supporters of Rep. Haley Stevens have spent $5 million airing an advertisement nearly 4,000 times that features Obama praising her work as chief of staff for the US Auto Rescue Task Force during the 2008 financial crisis.It’s run more than any other political ad in the Wolverine State over the last year, according to data from AdImpact. The campaign is part of a determined effort to link Stevens to the former president in

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Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite

Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Thursday warned consumers not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell restaurants in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. A record number of cyclospora cases have been reported in more than 30 states, and experts have said not every recent U.S. illness might be caused by a single source. A Food and D

Key moments from Trump’s speech claiming declassified documents show US election vulnerabilities

Fed may need to hike rates if inflation does not ease soon, Jefferson says

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At least 2 dead in Texas floods as hundreds rescued in same region as Camp Mystic disaster

Disastrous flash flooding has hit southern Texas after days of torrential rain, leaving at least two people dead and hundreds of people rescued across the same region struck by last July’s catastrophic floods.⛈️ Get your forecast in the CNN Weather appMore than 230 rescues have been made so far, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday afternoon, adding more than 85 boats, 20 aircraft and 200 high-profile vehicles have been deployed to assist the response.One of those who died was a man swept away in a recreational vehicle, Abbott said Thursday. John Mark Steward, 65, died after being carrie

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CNN examines Trump's new election vulnerability claims

President Donald Trump’s primetime address from the White House on Thursday night didn’t make huge news.But the speech about potential vulnerabilities in the American election system could be one we look back on as a significant moment — particularly as a preview of how Trump might try to undermine the 2026 election.Here are some takeaways from the speech.Little in the way of new evidenceMuch like his primetime address on the Iran war back in April, Thursday’s was a speech that probably could have been a daytime press conference.Trump’s big reveal was a series of newly declassified d

Former Deputy DNI: Trump's speech was "dangerous"

Maine Democrats’ first debate laid bare their difficulty in replacing Graham Platner

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Communist scientists built a Cold War cola to beat Coke. It’s still a hit — along with these 7 other global rivals

When American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton reached his eureka moment on May 8, 1886, his formula for what would become Coca-Cola sparked a global soft drink revolution that still reverberates today.In fact, it’s now possible to “buy the world a Coke,” as the 1970s jingle goes, in nearly every country — apart from Cuba, North Korea and, since 2022, Russia — but even these places have developed local substitutes to satisfy their citizens’ cola cravings.Those same cravings have also inspired many entrepreneurs, enthusiasts and even governments around the world to create regional a

Netanyahu buys political loyalty with controversial legislation ahead of election

A wave of jeers greeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel’s parliament prepared for a blitz of controversial legislation in the government’s closing days.“Shame, leave, go!” dozens of opposition lawmakers shouted on Tuesday.The commotion was so loud that Netanyahu left the chamber, sitting out the vote entirely. It passed anyway.Netanyahu’s absence didn’t slow the legislative push his coalition rushed through this week, before the Knesset dissolved Friday ahead of an October 27 election. A cluster of contentious bills were rapidly finalized – primarily designed to satis

Iranians suffer new uncertainty and anxiety as US steps up attacks

He died in Venezuela’s earthquakes a day after the US deported him. Now his mother is seeking justice

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Trump claims new intel reveals vulnerabilities in US elections

President Donald Trump in his primetime speech on Thursday is alleging vulnerabilities exist in American election systems, using a large trove of newly declassified documents as evidence to suggest future elections could be at risk of foreign interference, particularly by China.Though the documents are newly declassified, they largely discuss vulnerabilities that have been known for years and election officials around the country have tried to address.None of the declassified information supports the claim that any previous election results — including the 2020 presidential contest that Trum

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ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and never should have been given a badge and gun to patrol American streets, several of his close relatives told The Associated Press. David Brouillette has a history of terrifying and violent behavior, according to those relatives. They accuse him of attacking women in his life over the years, and one shared a voicemail with the AP from last winter in which he told her that he thought someone sho

Weather conditions again brought devastating floods to a vulnerable swath of Texas

Trump threatens new Iran escalation and risks repeating old mistakes

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America had a love affair with ‘fixer-upper’ homes. That may be over

Trump’s teleprompter operator under investigation for insider trading, sources say

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ABC, NBC, CNN do not air Trump's election-security speech live on primary channels

Two of the three major U.S. television networks and CNN did not broadcast a prime-time address on Thursday by President Donald Trump on their primary

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Speaker Johnson suffers humiliating political defeat, yanks veterans benefits bill

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Rubio and Miller warn of the ‘mortal threat’ of ‘far-left terror’ in speech to 67 countries

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UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup

The British government has urged FIFA to investigate Argentina's soccer team after players posed with a banner claiming sovereignty over the Falkland Islands

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Iran and US step up attacks, release of American in dispute

Iran and the United States exchanged intensifying fire on Thursday in a week-long escalation that has largely

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UK nationalizes Chinese-owned British Steel to protect nation's steelmaking capacity

The U.K. government has nationalized British Steel to protect the nation’s steelmaking capacity

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls