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What are Freedom 250 and America250? Concert confusion highlights dual groups planning celebrations

Washington — The decision by many performers to back out of a concert series for the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding almost as soon as the lineup was announced last week revealed confusion surrounding plans for America’s big birthday bash in the nation’s capital.  There are two different organizations planning various celebrations for…

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Judge blocks Trump administration’s overhauled database of Americans’ personal information

Washington — A federal judge on Monday ruled the Trump administration acted unlawfully when it created a centralized database that contains Americans’ private information, which she said has since been used by some states to incorrectly remove U.S. citizens from their voter rolls. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan in Washington, D.C., sided with a voting…

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Albania protests sparked by Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort plans snowball into anti-corruption movement

Thousands of Albanians have taken to the streets of the country’s capital Tirana for 21 consecutive days in protests sparked by concerns over a Jared Kushner-backed luxury tourism development in an area rich in natural beauty. Anger over the construction plans for the historically protected Pishë Poro-Narta area on the country’s coast have expanded into…

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Polymarket launches probe after Wall Street Journal report alleges deceptive marketing

Polymarket told CBS News that it is auditing its promotional content after a Wall Street Journal investigation found the prediction market paid online content creators to produce videos that the newspaper said falsely showed customers winning a total of $1.9 million. The WSJ’s findings, published Saturday, are based on interviews with social media content creators…

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Who is Andy Burnham, the man likely to replace British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after his resignation?

London — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday that he was resigning, less than two years after he led his center-left Labour Party to a commanding general election victory.  Starmer vowed an “orderly transition” that should see a new prime minister in place by September, if not much sooner, after months of mounting public…

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