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What stolen Scottish party funds bought: Nintendo games and a motorhome
Scotland's former leader rejects blame for estranged husband's embezzlement
EU chief weighs age restrictions for children using social media
Trump backs away from plan to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz
Estranged husband of former Scottish leader pleads guilty to embezzlement
Moscow to 'respond in kind' to Ukraine with more powerful strikes, Putin says
EU rallies $1 billion in pledges for Gaza's recovery
India crushes England by 270 runs to win historic first women's test at Lord's
Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv boosts air defenses
Boston experiencing shortage of Scottish beer during World Cup
What stolen Scottish party funds bought: Nintendo games and a motorhome
Scotland's former leader rejects blame for estranged husband's embezzlement
EU chief weighs age restrictions for children using social media
Trump backs away from plan to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz
LONDON (AP) – The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling more than 400,000 pounds ($540,000) from the Scottish National Party to fund a lavish lifestyle when he was its chief executive.
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union has coordinated efforts to raise 900 million euros ($1 billion) in pledges of aid for Gaza’s rebuilding following two years of Israeli bombardment that left much of the Palestinian enclave in ruins, a senior EU official said Monday.
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HONG KONG (AP) – China’s exports accelerated in June, jumping 27% from a year earlier thanks partly to the boom in artificial intelligence, the customs agency said Tuesday.
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BRUSSELS (AP) – A top European Union official on Monday called for limits to be placed on children using social media as a special EU panel looking into the challenge recommended forbidding access for those under 13 until tech companies can prove their platforms are safe.
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NEW YORK (AP) – Twelve states challenged Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, filing a lawsuit that argues the $81 billion mega merger would “extinguish competition” in Hollywood and threaten jobs across the industry.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday backtracked on plans to charge ships for using the Strait of Hormuz, saying Gulf countries would instead invest in the United States. Another wave of U.S. strikes on Iran, and Iranian attacks on shipping and American allies, left an interim peace deal in tatters.
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Tehran reaction to US threats over Strait of Hormuz
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Weeks after the end of a historic term, Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are making a rare appearance before Congress, and facing wide-ranging questions as the high court seeks millions of dollars to beef up security amid a rise in threats to the judiciary.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Judge says Trump lawsuit against IRS was filed for ‘improper purpose’ and refers attorneys for disciplinary action. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams amounts to a stinging rebuke of the Republican president’s lawsuit, characterizing it as an exercise in self-dealing in which he sued an entity that is effectively under his control.
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