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Here’s what to know about the groups shaping the Virginia redistricting referendum

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Tens of millions of dollars are being funneled into different sides of a high-profile redistricting referendum in Virginia as voters consider a new congressional map that could net Democrats as many as four seats ahead of the November midterm elections. The state is holding a referendum on Tuesday, where Democratic lawmakers are asking voters if they can temporarily…

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What to know about DC’s July Fourth fireworks

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What to know about DC’s July Fourth fireworks

A record-setting fireworks show will close out America’s 250th birthday bash on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Saturday evening. The celebration — which is set to feature more than seven hours of military flyovers and a speech from President Trump — will go on despite high temperatures and complaints surrounding the president’s participation in…

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding: everything we know so far – The Latest

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding: everything we know so far – The Latest

The US superstar golden couple Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are finally tying the knot in a rumoured major event in New York’s Madison Square Garden. The couple – who got engaged 10 months ago, announced via an Instagram post that received 14m likes in its first hour online – held an intimate rehearsal dinner at MSG with a rumoured guest list of 1,000 for today’s ceremony and construction of a custom-made fairytale castle inside.But with tight security, NDAs and New York streets on lockdown – what do we know? Lucy Hough speaks to Guardian writer Elle Hunt Continue reading...

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The Rival Organizations Fighting to Shape America's 250th Birthday

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The Rival Organizations Fighting to Shape America's 250th Birthday

Over the past decade, the US government launched two efforts to plan events tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary. On today’s Big Take podcast, the funding battles and cronyism allegations behind America250 and Freedom 250.

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What to Know About the Heat Dome, in Three Charts

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What to Know About the Heat Dome, in Three Charts

Temperatures are hitting the mid- to upper 90s in many places across the Northeast.

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Iran Holds Funerary Processions for Late Supreme Leader in Symbolic Referendum for Regime

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Iran Holds Funerary Processions for Late Supreme Leader in Symbolic Referendum for Regime

The Iranian regime has cast the funeral procession as a symbolic rebuke to the U.S.-Israeli campaign that sought to decapitate its leadership.

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MAGA group targets lawyer who represented Trump victim E. Jean Carroll

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MAGA group targets lawyer who represented Trump victim E. Jean Carroll

Ever since a jury found President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation in 2023, the Republican has vowed vengeance against the woman the court declared he forced himself upon in 1996. The Supreme Court has rejected Trump’s attempt to get the $5 million he owes Carroll overturned, and Carroll is now demanding that Trump pay her without further delay.In a new twist, a conservative legal group is attempting to punish the lawyer who successfully defended Carroll.“[National Legal and Policy Center] today filed a complaint with the Attorney Grievance Committee (AGC) of the New York State Supreme Court against Roberta Ann Kaplan for violating the Rules of Professional Conduct regarding the outside funding of E. Jean Carroll’s two defamation lawsuits against President Trump,” the NLPC announced on Thursday. “The lawsuits were funded by left-wing billionaire Reid Hoffman through a nonprofit called American Future Republic.”In their complaint, the NLPC claims that Carroll knowingly provided false information when she was asked during a deposition if her legal fees were bankrolled by outside sources. She said she did not, although she later said she made a mistake and her lawyers corrected the mistake as soon as possible. The NLPC also accused Kaplan of a having a “contingency fee she charged Carroll plus the legal fees she was getting from Hoffman” as being “‘excessive fees’ and thus violated New York ethics rules.”The NLPC described Hoffman as having “a near-pathological obsession with Trump and had a close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.” It omitted to mention that Trump was close friends with Epstein, a child sex trafficker, for decades and was accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in an encounter that Epstein facilitated. He is confirmed to have partied with Epstein privately, while young women were present, on several occasions.“As the complaint noted, it’s not clear Ms. Kaplan informed her client of Hoffman’s association with a sexual convict and his efforts to rehabilitate Epstein’s reputation to get Carroll’s informed consent to use Hoffman’s group to fund her lawsuits,” the NLPC added.Ironically, Trump himself has been accused of committing perjury during the case."That was his defense to sexual abuse. She's not my type," legal expert Adam Klasfeld explained in May. "And in this deposition, he was shown a picture that he was not aware included E. Jean Carroll, pointed to that picture, and confused her with Marla Maples. So clearly, she was his type. He confused her with his second wife."Another legal expert, Katie Phang, pointed out that it’s revealing that Trump and his supporters are not accusing Carroll of perjury regarding the substance of her claim — namely, that Trump sexually forced himself on her in a dressing room in 1996."But here's the thing: you notice how they're not going after her about the substantive testimony she provided about the sexual assault that she was victimized by Trump, right?" Phang observed. "They're not going after that. They're not going after the underlying facts of what she has alleged happened to her at the hands of Donald Trump. That is the tell."

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What we know about Ohio family after 16 children rescued from 'horrific' conditions

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What we know about Ohio family after 16 children rescued from 'horrific' conditions

The children themselves are reportedly limited in their ability to communicate, at one point described as “feral.”

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What to know about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding

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What to know about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have kept their wedding plans largely private since the couple announced their engagement in August. But a flood of reports and a trail of hints have left fans speculating about what’s in store for the anticipated celebration, which some have dubbed an American royal wedding. While neither the pop star…

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Here’s what to know about the groups shaping the Virginia redistricting referendum

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