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Aspiring globe trotter, fantasy fiction newb. Don’t start none, there won’t be none, be nice.
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Did You Know? The inventor of the bestselling Super Soaker was a Black man—and Hasbro tried to cheat him out of his royalties. In 2013, Lonnie Johnson, a nuclear engineer and former NASA scientist, won a $73 million settlement from Hasbro for underpaid royalties. Johnson holds over 80 patents.

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Grenade thrown into Grenoble bar injures dozen, say French authorities

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NEW: First Minister John Swinney has discussed strengthening Scotland and the UK’s ties with the European Union in a meeting with the bloc’s ambassador www.thenational.scot/news/2493103...

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it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit

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Rogue landlords in England to face curbs on housing benefit income, says Labour

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Disabled vets struggled to qualify for housing assistance because HUD counted disability benefits as income. Today, the House passed the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act to change this. As an original co-sponsor, grateful we’re closer to getting more vets housing.

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NEW: Labour to allow a Chinese firm into a major North Sea windfarm despite national security concerns ⬇️

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Trump says Gaza ceasefire should be cancelled if Israeli hostages not freed

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Commuters are being warned to prepare for possible disruptions to the NSW train network from Wednesday, as two separate industrial actions come into effect.

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Nevada has confirmed its first human case of bird flu in a farm worker who was exposed to infected dairy cattle, the Central Nevada Health District said on Monday, after authorities last week reported a second strain of the virus in cows in the state

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NEW: Less than half of young people said they were proud to be British while half of them believe the UK is racist according to a new poll - as Nigel Farage blames Generation Z’s attitudes towards the UK on schools www.thenational.scot/news/2492383...

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Louder for those at the back Richard!

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Labour to release video footage of deportations today. Is akin to the Go Home vans? No, it’s akin to Donald Trump. If Trumpist hate turns you off @teamlabouruk.bsky.social NOW is the time to tell them so. youtube.com/shorts/PFOxs...

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New data shows UK could be £26bn better off with ‘closer EU alignment’ If the governments mission is “growth, growth, growth” what are we waiting for? www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/cos...

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