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Revealed: Right-wing “slash and burn” ideas that could be a model for Truss

A free-market think-tank with close links to Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng has drawn up a ‘slash and burn’ blueprint of ideas that could form the basis of the government’s supply-side reform program to be set in next weeks The paper by the Free Market Forum (FMF), a branch of the Institute of Economic Affairs …

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Biden announces mass pardon for low-level marijuana convictions, slams ‘failed approach’ to drug war

President Joe Biden announced a massive pardon for people in and out of prison charged with “simple possession” of marijuana, a major step toward the national decriminalization of cannabis and a major victory for criminal justice advocates. “Sending people to prison for possession of marijuana has disrupted too many lives and imprisoned people for conduct …

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Kindergarten children among 38 killed in Thailand’s worst massacre

A former policeman stormed a kindergarten in Thailand on Thursday, killing dozens of children and teachers in the deadliest attack in the country’s history. The gunman, who authorities said had been fired from the force earlier this year because of a drug conviction, later killed his own wife and son at home and eventually turned …

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The Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr fight was finally canceled after a day of fighting

Boxing’s latest crisis moved haphazardly and belatedly to a minimum of common sense on Thursday afternoon when promoter Eddie Hearn finally admitted that Conor Benn’s fight against Chris Eubank Jr would be postponed. Having sought to overturn a decision by the British Boxing Board of Control that the bout in London on Saturday is “banned” …

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian missiles hit Zaporizhzhia; Moscow plays down the numbers fleeing the draft

Russia launches multiple attacks on the city of Zaporizhzhia Isobel Koshiw Russia hit the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with seven rockets, flattening an apartment building early Thursday morning. City authorities told Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne that at least two have died and at least five others are trapped under the rubble, although later reports …

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At least 30 dead, including children, after mass shooting at daycare center in Thailand

At least 30 people have been killed in a shooting at a daycare center in Thailand. The victims included 22 children, some as young as two years old, as well as adults, authorities said, adding that the gunman was a former police officer. A manhunt was initially launched to catch the assailant, who fled the …

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Liz Truss News: Live: Conservatives face election wipeout if PM stays on course

Liz Truss speaks at party conference amid Tory turmoil If Prime Minister Liz Truss continues with her same “agenda of tax cuts and high debt”, she will trigger a Tory “wipe-out” in the process, a former cabinet minister has warned. Speaking to The Times on Wednesday, Nadine Dorries said she understood the government needed “rocket-boosting …

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F1 LIVE: Red Bull ‘minor’ breach as Lewis Hamilton sues FIA after delay confirmed

If Red Bull receives a heavy penalty, the Constructors’ Championship leaders cannot say they were not warned. In 2019, as he set out plans to implement the cost cap in time for 2022, F1 chief technical officer and chief executive Ross Brawn warned teams they would face losing championship dominance if they had been found …

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