Bankrupt Birmingham braces for cuts as UK government takes control
The UK government has moved to take control of the country's second biggest city, Birmingham, after the local council effectively declared itself bankrupt earlier this month.
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House Republicans struggle to find consensus in closed-door party meeting amid government shutdown threat
House Republicans are still struggling to reach consensus on a plan to fund the government, with lawmakers going back-and-forth over the issue during a closed-door party meeting on Tuesday morning.
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Tensions flare inside House GOP as they barrel toward government shutdown
Tensions are flaring inside the House Republican conference as they barrel toward a government shutdown, with the infighting spilling out into public view and growing increasingly nasty.
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Government shutdown would leave the Fed flying blind
In the event of a US government shutdown, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says it will stop releasing data, including key figures on inflation and unemployment. A lack of crucial government data would make it difficult for investors and the Federal Reserve to interpret the US economy.
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Poland: Government under pressure over escalating cash for visas scandal
Media reports say migrants paid up to $5,000 (£4,000) each to speed up work visa applications.
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India calls X a 'habitual non-compliant platform'
X is fighting a legal case challenging several government orders to block certain accounts and posts.
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Landmark Google trial opens with sweeping DOJ accusations of illegal monopolization
US prosecutors opened a landmark antitrust trial against Google on Tuesday with sweeping allegations that for years the company intentionally stifled competition challenging its massive search engine, accusing the tech giant of spending billions to operate an illegal monopoly that has harmed every computer and mobile device user in the United States.
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Portsmouth council keeps up pressure over Aquind interconnector plans
The government is set to make a final decision on the £1.2bn cross-Channel electricity link.
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Gulf War 'human shield' hostages set to take legal action
Hostages who were used as "human shields" say they should never have been allowed to land in Kuwait.
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Leo Varadkar's United Ireland comments 'unhelpful' says Heaton-Harris
Chris Heaton-Harris says Leo Varadkar's recent comments on reunification were unhelpful to Stormont talks.
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Khalid Latif: Cricketer sentenced over Dutch MP Geert Wilders murder threat
It is thought unlikely ex-Pakistan international Khalid Latif will serve any time in jail.
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Impeachment and government shutdown threats loom over House's return
Speaker Kevin McCarthy returns to Washington this week confronting a twin set of challenges: avoiding a costly government shutdown and addressing growing calls on the right to impeach President Joe Biden, despite resistance from the party's moderates.
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