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Trump hush money trial faces delay after second juror excused
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US 'swatting' pranks stoke alarm in election year
Startled by nighttime pounding on his door, American political strategist Rick Wilson walked out in his underwear to find policemen with guns drawn."It's hard to have dozens of cops around the house with AR-15s banging on the door at three in the morning," said Wilson, a former Republican strategist and co-founder of the Lincoln Project.
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Hindu nationalist Modi the favourite as India votes
India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a weakened opposition is pushed to the sidelines."I urge all those voting... to exercise their franchise in record numbers," Modi wrote in a social media post on X as the election began.
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After an absence of 71 years, the green-tinged Devil Comet returns to Australian skies
While 12P/Pons-Brooks may not be as famous as Halley’s, its appearance close to Jupiter is causing great excitement for stargazers
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Eiffel Tower loses sparkle for Parisians ahead of Olympics
The Eiffel Tower is set for a starring role during the Paris Olympics this year, but the landmark and its park have become symbols of the capital's struggles with cleanliness and crime.- Street crime - Around seven million people ascend the Eiffel Tower each year and many more pose for photos, eat picnics, or play ballgames in the Champ-de-Mars.
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‘Lost for words’: Joe Biden’s tale about cannibals bemuses Papua New Guinea residents
President’s suggestion that his ‘Uncle Bosie’ was eaten by cannibals harms US efforts to build Pacific ties, say local experts
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12 jurors selected to serve in Trump hush-money case
Lawyers in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial on Thursday selected 12 jurors who will assess his guilt or innocence over the coming weeks in a case stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. Lawyers for the defence and the prosecution still must select alternate jurors for the trial, the first ever in which a former US president is the defendant.Opening statements could take place on Monday, said Justice Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing the trial.Earlier in the day, Merchan dismiss
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Hamas is holding up talks on ceasefire and hostages, CIA chief says
Around 100 living hostages remain in Hamas captivity, according to Israel
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