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German authorities say they are investigating possible Islamic extremist motive for Munich car-ramming attack

Authorities said 39 people were injured in the attack, two of them very seriously and eight seriously.

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Thousands more fired as Trump, Musk intensify assault on US agencies – Reuters

Thousands more fired as Trump, Musk intensify assault on US agencies  Reuters Thousands of probationary employees fired as Trump administration directs agencies to carry out widespread layoffs  CNN ‘Life or Death Consequences’: Layoffs throw Indian Country into turmoil  MPR News Thousands fired across

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JD Vance attacks Europe over free speech and migration – BBC.com

JD Vance attacks Europe over free speech and migration  BBC.com Vance jokes about Greta Thunberg as he goes scorched earth on European censorship  Fox News US Vice President JD Vance’s office says he met German far-right leader Alice Weidel  Yahoo Vance meets with

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A Rupture on the Right Over Prosecutors and the Rule of Law

Differing interpretations of Attorney General Robert H. Jackson’s classic 1940 speech, “The Federal Prosecutor,” figured in Thursday’s showdown in the Eric Adams case.

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The White House bans the AP indefinitely over the use of ‘Gulf of Mexico’ – CNN

The White House bans the AP indefinitely over the use of ‘Gulf of Mexico’  CNN

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We May Be a Month Away From Republicans Shutting Down a Government They Control

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. The myopia is blinding. As President Donald Trump blasts through a Washington that is clearly struggling to

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Switzerland mulls legalizing recreational cannabis

Switzerland will consider legalizing recreational cannabis use, after a parliamentary commission on Friday proposed a law that would allow regulated sale and access. The draft proposal adopted by the lower house of parliament’s health commission, with 14 votes in favour,

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Brazil’s Lula threatens ‘reciprocity’ in U.S. steel tariff row

Brazil’s President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday vowed “reciprocity” in response to a 25-percent levy on steel imports announced by US President Donald Trump. “There is no doubt, there will be reciprocity” from Brazil — the second-largest exporter

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Paris to name avenue after Russia’s Alexei Navalny

Paris is naming part of an avenue after Alexei Navalny, the late Russian opposition leader who died in an Arctic prison colony in murky circumstances, the city council has said. The Avenue de Pologne in the wealthy 16th district of

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JD Vance stuns Munich conference with blistering attack on Europe’s leaders – The Guardian US

JD Vance stuns Munich conference with blistering attack on Europe’s leaders  The Guardian US Analyzing Vance’s critical remarks about free speech, immigration in Europe  Yahoo US Vice President JD Vance meets German far-right leader as he criticizes ‘firewalls’ in Europe  The Associated Press

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