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South Carolina Republicans might be watching history repeat itself. A special election Senate primary on Tuesday, triggered by Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death, has all the makings of their rollercoaster governor’s primary back in June: A front-runner endorsed by President Donald Trump but facing a steep uphill battle to consolidate the field behind her. And the looming threat of a runoff election that could lead to a late surge from another Republican. Darline Graham is running for a full term to replace her late brother, leading in some public polls over GOP Reps. Russell Fry and Ralph Norman, former Gov.…

Ireland’s former President Mary Robinson says Israel is ‘erasing Palestine physically, economically, culturally and politically’.After visiting the West Bank, the group of public figures known as “The Elders” has concluded that Israel “aims to make Palestine disappear physically, economically, culturally and politically”.Mary Robinson, former president of the Republic of Ireland and one of the leading members of The Elders, tells host Steve Clemons that the delegation was “shocked” at how the situation has deteriorated since 2023.“It starts with hate speech, clear talk about Jewish supremacy and annexation of the West Bank,” says Robinson, adding that the Israeli government affords “complete…

Richard Tice has said he and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage are suing the National Crime Agency (NCA) over the alleged leaking of confidential financial information.The Boston and Skegness MP and Reform deputy leader told Talk TV they believed the NCA had committed “multiple criminal offences” and said they would be seeking an apology and damages.He accused them of leaking “individual bank statements, bank transfers, details of conversations with bank managers from different banks”.Last month Tice wrote to the agency to ask if they would investigate whether they were responsible for the leaking of private financial information to the media.It…

Hundreds of thousands of people are going without running water for two days at a time in Puerto Rico, as authorities in the US territory take drastic measures to combat a severe drought.Many households on the Caribbean island have been split into two groups – with each having their water supply shut off for 48 hours on a rotating basis.Residents in the capital, San Juan, where the taps were turned off on Friday, decried the rationing. Officials have not said when the measure will end.Most of Puerto Rico is facing moderate to severe drought conditions, according to the US Drought…

Iraola has two pre-season games remaining – a double-header against Como on 16 August – before their Premier League season gets under way.In two weeks time, when they begin their top-flight campaign at Newcastle, the question remains as to who will partner Virgil van Dijk at centre-back. Alongside Alisson and Cody Gakpo, Van Dijk made his return against Monaco after an extended post-World Cup break.Van Dijk started the game with 18-year-old Ifeanyi Ndukwe, who looks like a terrific talent but will have to go on loan this season due to work permit issues. It spoke volumes that Liverpool finished the…

KENOSHA, Wisconsin — The progressive movement’s midterms march has arrived in Wisconsin, where a democratic socialist is forcing establishment Democrats to mount an all-out, last-ditch effort to stop her. State Rep. Francesca Hong is the front-runner to become the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, fueled by a populist campaign tapping into voters’ cost of living concerns. David Crowley, the Milwaukee County Executive backed by outgoing Gov. Tony Evers, has emerged as the top candidate trying to cut off Hong’s bid. Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, electability was top of mind for voters and both candidates as they raced to prove they could build the…

The operator of a boat that overturned and capsized near the Statue of Liberty, killing a woman and a five-month-old baby, has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, New York police said.Officials said a large search and rescue operation was launched after the incident near the New York Harbour on Saturday night.Twelve people were rescued from the water.Coast Guard investigators are also determining whether the boat was illegally chartered. The names of passengers and the specific cause of the incident have not been released. The rescue involved two Coast Guard boats, four fire department boats, two police boats and…

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Sturgeon also told Dale that she only discovered Murrell was due to plead guilty a week before his first public court appearance. It later emerged he had been negotiating his plea for months, a fact which she said “hit me like a tonne of bricks”.Sturgeon said: “He was still lying to me right up until the day he pled guilty.”The former first minister added: “He was very isolated over that period, he very rarely left the house, he wasn’t communicative, I was a bit worried about his well-being and his mental health.”And then, now I think: ‘What a mug, why…

In the second episode of a new series from Al Jazeera Podcasts, Deja Vu looks at Iran and the great powers that tried to shape it.Why does every empire want Iran – and how has Iran outlasted attempts to control it? Long before the CIA-backed coup, there were wars with Russia and British control over oil and tobacco. Iran learned from its history of invasions, wars, and revolution – why do great powers keep making the same mistake? Political historian Dr. Mehran Kamrava reveals how great-power rivalry forged modern Iran.In this episode:  Mehran Kamrava (@mehrankamrava), Political Historian, Georgetown University Qatar…