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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office

(BBC News) Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Police say King Charles's brother is in custody and officers are carrying out searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk. Photos show cars arriving at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk earlier this morning.

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South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection

(The Guardian) A South Korean court has sentenced the former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment with labour over his failed martial law declaration in December 2024, finding him guilty of leading an insurrection and making him the first elected head of state in the country’s democratic era to receive the maximum custodial sentence. The Seoul central district court found that Yoon’s declaration of martial law on 3 December 2024 constituted insurrection, carried out with the intent to disrupt the constitutional order.

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Last Year, Trump Imposed the Largest U.S. Tax Increase Since 1993

(The Intellectualist) In the aftermath of World War II, the United States began dismantling the high-tariff regime that had defined the interwar period. The 1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade marked the beginning of a multi-decade shift toward trade liberalization as a central pillar of American economic policy. Over the following decades, tariffs receded as a source of federal revenue and rarely shaped macroeconomic outcomes. That posture has reversed.

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Meta's Zuckerberg testifies about social media's effects on children in landmark trial

(CNN) The Meta CEO, testifying before a jury for the first time on years-old claims about social media harming children’s mental health, said he believed he has navigated the safety of young users “in a reasonable way.” But parents who traveled from across the country for the trial, saying their children had been hurt or died because of social media, painted a different picture outside the Los Angeles courtroom, describing a company that they say preyed on and exploited their children in the name of profits.

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Minnesota authorities demand federal records, evidence from Pretti killing

(The Hill) The Hennepin County, Minn., attorney’s office on Wednesday demanded that the federal government hand over records and evidence related to the killing of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti by federal officers during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis last month. Moriarty’s office said the “final decision” conveyed by the FBI to the BCA last week was “that there would be no cooperation.” “Hiding evidence and obstructing our investigation is unacceptable and indicates a total lack of confidence in their agents’ actions,” Moriarty said in a statement.

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Trump FCC Chair Confirms He's Started 'Enforcement Proceedings' Against The View

(Mediaite) FCC Chairman Brendan Carr confirmed that his agency had opened an investigation into ABC’s The View, telling Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Wednesday that “the days that these legacy media broadcasters get to decide what we can say, what we can think, who we can vote for are over.” Carr joined The Ingraham Angle to discuss the recent events surrounding Stephen Colbert and his network, CBS. According to Colbert, CBS lawyers barred The Late Show from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D), a candidate running in the Democratic primary for Senate.

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Farm bankruptcies rose for the second year in a row, up 46% from 2024

(Farm Bureau) Chapter 12 bankruptcies increased for the second year in a row, reaching 315 filings in 2025. This is a 46% increase from 2024. The Midwest and Southeast filed 121 and 105 Chapter 12 cases, respectively, far outpacing any other regions. Deep crop losses across commodities common in these two regions have compounded after years of declining receipts and rising expenses.

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"I always loved Trump, this is unfair": Republican mayor can't believe he's facing deportation

(WTF Detective) Joe Ceballos — a longtime Republican and the mayor of the small Kansas town of Clearwater — is now confronting felony voter fraud charges and the possibility of being deported by the very presidential administration he supported. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) announced the charges just one day after Ceballos won reelection in Clearwater, a community of 2,653 residents according to the 2020 Census.

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Pentagon Pete Creates New Chaos With Revenge Against Ally of Trump Target

(Daily Beast) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has forced out a widely respected Army colonel who worked as a spokesperson for one of President Donald Trump’s perceived enemies. Col. David Butler was a senior spokesperson for former Gen. Mark A. Milley, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2019 to 2023 and later described Trump as “fascist to the core” during the 2024 election.

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Exclusive: US CDC cancels February vaccine adviser meeting, no new one set yet

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Virginia judge temporarily blocks Democrats' redistricting work on bid to flip 4 congressional seats

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Trump warns of 'bad things' if Iran doesn't make a deal, as US carrier nears Mideast

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Abigail Spanberger, Alex Padilla to give State of the Union rebuttal

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