EU chief calls for creation of ‘European Security Council’, backs partnership with Canada

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called for the creation of a “European Security Council”, with countries including Britain and Ukraine, in her State of the European Union speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Addressing this year’s…

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Texas Senate candidate Talarico said US was ‘backsliding’ on democracy in resurfaced clip

Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico said in a resurfaced 2024 interview that the United States was “backsliding” on democracy and suggested Americans should look to countries in Western Europe for “inspiration.” Talarico made the remarks during a June 2,…

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Stephen A. Smith calls out NBA star Kawhi Leonard for letting Clippers take the fall for salary cap scandal

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith went nuclear on Kawhi Leonard after the Los Angeles Clippers’ salary cap scandal, torching the league’s soft punishment for a guy who just packed his bags back to Toronto. “For him to cause all the trouble…

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Fourth Florida resident dies after contracting flesh-eating bacteria linked to oysters

A fourth person in Florida has died after contracting flesh-eating bacteria commonly linked to consuming raw or undercooked oysters, health officials said. The death was included Thursday in the Florida Department of Health‘s updated fatality count for the deadly flesh-eating…

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