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The Sussex man who ‘changed the world’
Many British people may never have heard of Thomas Paine, one of the Founding Fathers who helped create the United States. Even fewer will know that he lived for six years in Lewes, East Sussex. Paine wrote Common Sense that helped inspire the 1776 US Declaration of Independence from Britain, according to historian Leanne O’Boyle. She explained that the 40-page…
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Ukraine hits major oil terminal in Russia’s St Petersburg
A major oil terminal in Russia’s second city of St Petersburg in the north-west was struck overnight by Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. He described it as key “infrastructure that generates revenue for Russia’s war”. Ukraine also said a major Russian naval base in the region was hit. St Petersburg Governor Aleksandr Beglov said the city was under a…
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Ukraine hits oil and military facilities near Russia’s St Petersburg
A wave of Ukrainian long-range drones has struck the St Petersburg region overnight, hitting an oil terminal and a Baltic Sea port in one of the largest deep-strike operations targeting President Vladimir Putin’s home city. Leningrad region Governor Alexander Drozdenko said air defences shot down 72 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the region on Saturday. The operation, conducted approximately 900km…
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How American engineers unlocked the impossible beneath the Gulf of America
July 4th is more than marking America’s independence with patriotic flags, parades and fireworks. It’s about celebrating American ingenuity, our firm belief that our country can engineer solutions to achieve the impossible, from launching the modern age of aviation to landing a man on the moon. Some of the most compelling evidence of American exceptionalism today is happening thousands of…
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BREAKING: US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to restrict birthright citizenship
The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict birthright citizenship. In a closely watched ruling delivered on the final day of its term, the court voted 6-3 to uphold the constitutional right to American citizenship for nearly everyone born on U.S. soil. The ruling marks a setback to Trump’s effort to narrow eligibility for…
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Uncertainty over Qatar diplomacy clouds prospects for US-Iran deal
Top U.S. envoys who have arrived in Doha will not hold a high-level meeting with Iran, a Qatari official said on Tuesday, casting doubt on the progress of efforts to bring a lasting halt to the Iran war and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Instead, there will be technical talks this week on issues including regional security that could…
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US says it has agreed to ‘stand down’ after exchange of strikes with Iran
The US and Iran have agreed to “stand down” following an exchange of strikes over the past few days, media reports cite a US official as saying. It comes after several attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, with both nations accusing each other of violating their ceasefire. The US official told the BBC’s US partner CBS News on…
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Michael Jackson movie becomes highest-grossing biopic of all time
The recently released Michael Jackson movie has overtaken Oppenheimer as the highest-grossing biopic of all time, after taking $977m (£739m) at the worldwide box office. Michael was already the biggest ever musical biopic, having leapfrogged 2018’s Bohemian Rhapsody – about the band Queen. But it has now also surpassed director Christopher Nolan’s 2023 film about the American theoretical physicist J…
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Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $5 million after Supreme Court denies his appeal of sexual abuse verdict
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from President Donald Trump over a $5 million verdict and finding that he sexually abused and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll, a decision that means the president will now have to pay the magazine columnist. Carroll sued Trump in 2019 for defamation and again in 2022 for defamation and battery…
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‘A concession to Zelenskyy’s ultimatum’: Ukraine’s triumph over Belarus
It was, perhaps, Ukraine’s quietest victory over Russia’s oldest and closest ally. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged neighbouring Belarus to shut down four Moscow-installed relay stations that help guide Russian drone attacks on Ukraine. The border between Ukraine and Belarus stretches for 1,084km (674 miles), mostly across swamps and Europe’s largest and densest forests. The stations – originally cellular communication…
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