House Republicans have blocked an effort to impeach Pete Hegseth.
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Republicans → block → Hegseth
The defense secretary dismissed the impeachment resolution from a Republican lawmaker as “political spectacle”, saying it was an attempt to set up a “show trial”.
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it → dismiss → trial
Top Democrats announced their support for the resolution, but Republicans moved to kill it by referring it to the judiciary committee.
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Republicans → announce → committee
Thomas Massie’s 34-page resolution, which he read aloud on the House floor, centered on the Iran war.
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he → read → war
Hegseth said the articles targeted not just him but the troops who carried out his orders.
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who → say → orders
He insisted that every operation the articles cite – including strikes on Iran and Yemen, attacks on alleged drug boats and the capture of Venezuela’s now former leader Nicolás Maduro – was lawful, ordered by Donald Trump and notified to Congress.
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articles → insist → Congress
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Why has the US Treasury chief reportedly moved?
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chief → move → ?
Scott Bessent has relocated from his home in the Washington area to a military base after an Iranian threat against his life, the New York Times reported.
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Times → relocate → life
Bessent has led the US sanctions and economic pressure campaign against Iran, called Operation Economic Outcast, since August.
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Bessent → lead → August
Republicans elect Jim Jordan as House minority leader after midterm defeats
Republicans have elected the longtime congressman Jim Jordan as their new leader in the House of Representatives, putting a strident defender of Donald Trump at the helm of their conference as they navigate the fallout from sweeping losses in last week’s midterm elections.
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they → elect → elections
Joseph Gedeon has this profile of the pugnacious Trump ideologue.
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Gedeon → have → ideologue
We also have a gallery of newly elected Democrats, including Abdul El-Sayed and Annie Andrews, arriving in Washington for a new-member orientation day.
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We → have → day
Democrats demand answers on 8-year-old Haitian boy detained by ICE
Democratic lawmakers in California are demanding answers from the Trump administration about the safety and whereabouts of an eight-year-old Haitian boy who they say was put in restraints and taken into custody by federal immigration officers at a check-in last week.
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they → demand → in
A spokesperson for the US Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took the child into custody “out of an abundance of caution and to ensure the child’s safety”.
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Immigration → say → safety
Fresh concerns raised over Gaza doctor held by Israel for 23 months without charge
An independent professor who reviewed the medical records of a prominent Gaza doctor held in an Israeli prison without charge for nearly 23 months has raised serious concerns about his health.
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who → raise → health
Hussam Abu Safiya was detained at work in December 2024 and later held in solitary confinement at Rakefet, a notorious underground prison.
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Safiya → detain → Rakefet
During a visit by a lawyer from Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) last summer, the doctor told of harsh conditions, untreated medical problems and severe food shortages.
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doctor → tell → conditions
British celebrity accused of using status to prey on young women for sex
One of Britain’s best-known entertainers and children’s authors, David Walliams, has been accused of using his celebrity status to prey on young women for sex.
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One → accuse → sex
The allegations, which he denies, were revealed in a joint investigation by the Guardian and ITV News that spoke to 30 first-hand sources.
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that → deny → sources
A court rejected Walliams’s attempt to block publication after his legal team argued it was “highly likely” to lead him to attempt suicide.
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it → reject → suicide
Michael Savage explains the main legal issues considered by the court – balancing Walliams’s right to privacy against the media’s right to publish.
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Savage → explain → right
In other news …
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The estranged father of Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has been jailed after US authorities said he cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle, days after his arrest for keeping child sexual abuse material in storage units.
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he → jail → units
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At least three people are dead and three critically injured after a car struck pedestrians on a Los Angeles street corner during rush hour.
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car → injure → hour
The driver, whose identity remains unknown, is in a critical condition in hospital.
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identity → remain → hospital
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The FDA has issued a new warning on GLP-1 weight-loss medications over a rare eye condition that could lead to sudden and permanent blindness.
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that → issue → blindness
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Parents are suing to stop a Washington state trans sports ban that could require “invasive” genital exams.
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that → sue → exams
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An 11-month-old boy was found alive in South Carolina after he was believed to have been buried for about 24 hours, local police said.
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police → find → hours
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A woman in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 100 lashes for giving birth outside marriage.
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woman → sentence → marriage
Stat of the day: US inflation rose 0.4% in October as price increases cooled and gas costs dipped
US inflation rose 0.4% from September to October, slightly above expectations but still a cooldown in price increases as the cost of gas dipped during the month.
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cost → rise → month
Well Actually: What to know about getting the flu vaccine this year
As Adrienne Matei explains, it takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection, so the time is near to guard yourself before the holiday season.
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time → know → season
For those who are looking for some domestic advice, Victoria Turk has nailed how to solve 10 stubborn laundry problems – from stains to rough towels to “permastank”.
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Turk → look → permastank
Don’t miss this: Historic ocean liner to ‘live on’ beneath waves as world’s biggest artificial reef
The SS United States is to finally be sunk off the coast of Florida to become an artificial reef.
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States → miss → Florida
Internal fixtures and toxic materials have been removed, and divers will be able to visit the wreck at a depth of about 180ft as it becomes home to marine wildlife.
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it → remove → wildlife
… or this: ‘Without storyboards, I feel like I’m in Grand Central station in my underwear’
I found this read by Lana Crowe about the art of storyboarding – and why there is a pushback against AI being involved – fascinating.
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read → feel → AI
It features lots of great images in it, as does this photo gallery of Günther Kieser’s incredible psychedelic music posters for the likes of David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix and Diana Ross.
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gallery → feature → Bowie
Climate check: Developing countries in limbo as rich nations delay new climate finance plans
Developing countries have been left in limbo by the failure of some of the world’s biggest economies to flesh out their plans for new climate finance.
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countries → develop → finance
Poor countries are supposed to receive $300bn a year from the governments of industrialized nations by 2035 to help them cope with the effects of extreme weather and shift to a low-carbon future.
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them → suppose → future
But many rich governments have not yet set out their targets.
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governments → set → targets
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You can follow the latest from Cop31 in Turkey with our live blog.
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Gilded statue in DC mocks Trump for ‘dodging’ Vietnam war draft over bone spurs
A new statue titled The Foot Soldier mocking Donald Trump has been installed on Washington’s National Mall, this time poking fun at bone spurs he was diagnosed with, which allowed him to defer the Vietnam war draft.
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him → mock → draft
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