Before adopting Republicans’ budget resolution, senators were engaging in an all-night parliamentary marathon that Democrats used to try to force the G.O.P. into politically damaging votes.

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Leaders of all six Gulf states will meet on Friday to strategize with Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts ahead of a broader Arab summit early next month.

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Luke Ching has made a name for himself with creative campaigns to improve working conditions for menial laborers, even as the scope for political protests in the city has narrowed.

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The Justice Department said a law protecting the officials from arbitrary removal is an unconstitutional intrusion on presidential authority.

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He won multiple awards during his 50-year career, including the jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and spent his life championing African cinema.

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Team Canada has won the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off, taking down Team USA in an epic final at TD Garden that needed overtime to faced the champion

The first 4 Nations Face-Off did not disappoint.

Portwood — who first appeared on MTV's "16 & Pregnant" in 2009 — has been estranged from the 16-year-old for years.

It appears Major League Baseball will be off ESPN’s airwaves after the 2025 season. 

Urho Vaakanainen is in his seventh NHL season, and the Rangers are his third team, but the 26-year-old defenseman never has reached the playoffs. 

It’s been a long climb, culminating in a 10-day contract with the Nets for Killian Hayes. It’s a short-term, show-me type of deal — one he’s thankful to have.

“You know, in presidential races, they say when you win the presidency, usually the midterms don't go well,” Trump said at an event with GOP governors in Washington. “I think we're going to do great.”

There could be another four straight off Hempstead Turnpike. 

Democratic strategist James Carville breaks down the current political landscape and shares advise for the Democratic Party during an appearance on 'Hannity.'

Agriculture Victoria says H7N8 strain of avian influenza has been detected at a poultry farm at Euroa

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A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu has been detected at a third property in Victoria, with farmers warning it could exacerbate Australia’s egg shortage in coming months.

Agriculture Victoria on Thursday said the H7N8 strain of avian influenza had been detected at a third poultry farm at Euroa in Victoria’s north-east.

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Democratic party chair Lo Kin-hei would not comment on whether Beijing had put pressure on members

Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party, which became an influential voice of opposition before Beijing cracked down on dissent, will start preparations to shut down, its leader has said.

Lo Kin-hei, chair of Hong Kong’s Democratic party, said on Thursday: “We are going to proceed and study on the process and procedure that is needed for the disbanding.”

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LaVar Ball was all smiles before his son LaMelo and the Hornets’ win over the Lakers on Wednesday night despite recently having his right foot amputated.

“These men killed my father, it was on video. The whole world got to see it. Waiting a month for these charges has been incredibly hard. But these men must be prosecuted and convited of the crimes they made,” Brooks Jr., said.

A more political narrative has taken shape as the tournament has progressed.

The Nets just lost the one player they couldn’t afford to lose. Now, it remains to be seen how long until they get back D’Angelo Russell.

Cowboys offensive lineman Zack Martin has played his final down. 

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Even with Josh Hart added to the street-clothes crew with a knee injury, they kicked off their final stretch of 28 regular-season games by pulling out a gritty, 113-111, overtime decision.

The crowd at Steinbrenner Field will not see the reigning AL MVP in Friday’s Grapefuit League opener.

Thursday was a dress rehearsal of sorts for the Mets’ utilizing the automated ball-strike system. 

A pair of federal judges, in two separate cases, filed rulings that allow DOGE to continue its track of finding government waste and slashing it.

Statement from IDF comes hours after prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders further crackdown on occupied West Bank over bus explosions

One of the four bodies returned by Hamas to Israel on Thursday is not that of Shiri Bibas, Israel’s military has said, calling it a “violation of utmost severity” of a ceasefire deal that was already precarious.

The Israeli military confirmed that two of the bodies belonged to Bibas’ children, Ariel and Kfir, in the early hours of Friday. However, it added “During the identification process, it was determined that the additional body received is not that of Shiri Bibas, and no match was found for any other hostage. This is an anonymous, unidentified body.”

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Today in Focus presenter Helen Pidd hits the road in Germany before Sunday’s federal elections, talking to voters across the country about the rise of the far right

This Sunday, millions of Germans will head to the polls to vote in the country’s federal elections – historic not only because they will determine who will be the next chancellor, but because they come at a time when the far right in Germany is polling better than in any other period since the second world war.

Regardless of the result, it is a remarkable development for a country so haunted by its Nazi past.

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Delta flight 4819, which had 76 passengers on board, flipped over after landing in Toronto. The airline responded by offering each passenger $30,000.

De Niro reveals how he got "some of the best stuff."

The Yankees will get their first taste of the possible not-too-distant future in Friday’s Grapefruit League opener. 

President Donald Trump revealed his phone call with the U.S. Hockey Team, which was a motivational message delivered the way only Trump can.

Elon Musk has objected to allegations that rocket maker unlawfully discriminated against asylum seekers and refugees

Billionaire says Donald Trump backs his idea to distribute cost-cutting savings to US citizens

Janette Rosing built up pioneering trove of 8,000 images dating back to the early days of the Industrial Revolution

Some of the oldest photographs in England which show the country’s transformation after the industrial revolution have been acquired by Historic England.

Images from the Janette Rosing collection include some of the earliest landscape photography ever taken in the country, spanning the breadth of southern England from the harbours of Clovelly and Plymouth in Devon to the streets of Bethnal Green and the banks of the River Thames in London.

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Gutting of workforce will have far-reaching consequences as advocates warn of playing ‘Russian roulette’ with safety

You wake up to dark clouds outside, so you check the weather on your phone: a storm is coming.

That weather app uses data from the National Weather Service, a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a small organization which could see as much as 10% of its workforce cut this week.

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‘A Man on the Inside’ actor Miles Fowler will also join the show’s sophomore season in a guest role

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President Trump arrived at a packed White House celebration alongside Tiger Woods to a roaring crowd. The event came as he has eviscerated federal programs aimed at combating inequality in America.

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The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Friday

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Many Black Americans were frustrated by the Trump administration’s targeting of D.E.I. programs. But others embraced the speed at which he moved.

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