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Connecticut senator Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke
Democratic senator was at his son’s hockey game when he felt a numbness in his arm and was in Johns Hopkins
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Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is hospitalized with a stroke
Murphy's office says he was taken to the hospital this weekend after experiencing numbness in his arm. His chief of staff said he is responding well to treatment and expected to make a full recovery.
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Israel elections chief says inquiry into irregularities will not undermine result
The head of Israel's Central Elections Committee said on Sunday that an ongoing investigation into alleged foreign funding in the country's recent vote would not call into question its result, noting…
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How to think about the midterms — and the political moment the country is in
Polls show Democrats with an advantage in the midterm election but there are potential limitations and results may take a while to roll in.
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Three key takeaways from early voting in midterm elections
Voting is particularly high in states with tight Senate races that could determine which party controls the chamber
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An embattled Karen Bass is fighting tooth and nail to keep her mayorship in LA. It might be too late
With affordability a major election issue, the incumbent is trying to ward off her democratic socialist challenger
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How Rachel Reeves has mapped out the economic agenda for Andy Burnham’s government
On Brexit, devolution and investment, the former chancellor is eerily in tune with the man who sacked her Reeves says UK’s future is in the EU Which senior politician has argued that “Brexit did deep damage” and that the government seeks “not to turn back the clock but to look toward a new and stable, future relationship?” It was not Andy Burnham, who has been the torchbearer for thinking the unthinkable on Brexit since he became prime minister. Instead, these are the words of the former chancellor Rachel Reeves, in a lecture six months ago. Continue reading...
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How a small Wisconsin city scuttled a secretive $1.6bn datacenter project
Residents of Menomonie mounted a successful protest against a huge campus in the city as national resistance to the AI boom grows
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The Guardian view on the US midterms and election interference: Trump’s attempted heist is already under way
Editorial: Voters are turning against the Republicans. But the clearest possible message is needed to safeguard democracy
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This government should rebuild adult education as a democratic bulwark
Letters: John Holford, Alan Wells, Jol Miskin and Isobel Hunter respond to an editorial that championed the freedom to learn at any age
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A new strategy is needed to address the harms related to cocaine and other drugs
Letters: Dr Will Haydock calls for a new government plan with clear priorities, while a reader in Ecuador points to the devastating impact of UK cocaine use there
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Lindsay Clancy is back in court - where will her case go next?
The Massachusetts mother, accused of murdering her three children, is expected back in court as she awaits a decision on whether her case will be retried.
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