How a ban on food dye in West Virginia has forged an unlikely alliance

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GOP lawmakers and consumer advocates have found common ground in banning preservatives and chemicals

A West Virginia law signed this week bans synthetic dyes and preservatives in food – a first-in-the-nation consumer protection led by Republicans in the face of vociferous industry opposition.

West Virginia’s law is one of dozens of bills introduced across the country, as Republican state lawmakers get on board with one of the most powerful forces to emerge from the 2024 presidential campaign – the movement to “make America healthy again” or Maha.

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Sudan’s civil war escalates as South Sudan faces renewed threat of conflict – Vatican News – English

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  1. Sudan's civil war escalates as South Sudan faces renewed threat of conflict  Vatican News - English
  2. The world’s youngest country fought for decades to govern itself. Now it’s on the cusp of another civil war  CNN
  3. Fears intensify of return to civil war as South Sudan vice-president arrested  The Guardian
  4. Bishop calls for peace in South Sudan as country’s first vice president reportedly arrested  Catholic News Agency
  5. South Sudan’s Vice President Has Been Placed Under House Arrest, Party Says  The New York Times
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Rocket carrying European orbital vehicle explodes after seconds after takeoff in Norway – CBS News

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  1. Rocket carrying European orbital vehicle explodes after seconds after takeoff in Norway  CBS News
  2. Orbital Rocket Crashes After First Launch From Continental Europe  The New York Times
  3. First orbital rocket launched from mainland Europe crashes after takeoff  The Guardian
  4. Isar Aerospace’s first Spectrum launch fails  SpaceNews
  5. German Rocket Hits Setback as Europe Seeks SpaceX Alternatives  Bloomberg
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Netanyahu to travel to Hungary despite ICC arrest warrant – POLITICO Europe

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  1. Netanyahu to travel to Hungary despite ICC arrest warrant  POLITICO Europe
  2. Israel's Netanyahu to visit Hungary, defying ICC arrest warrant  Reuters
  3. Netanyahu Will Travel to Hungary, Meet Orban Despite ICC Warrant  Bloomberg
  4. Netanyahu, Orban to discuss Trump’s Gaza plan in Hungary this week — source  The Times of Israel
  5. Israel’s PM Netanyahu to visit Hungary despite ICC arrest warrant  Al Jazeera English
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Turkey says Swedish journalist detained on terror charges and for ‘insulting the president’

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Joakim Medin, who works for the Dagens ETC newspaper, was arrested on Thursday when his plane landed

A Swedish journalist who was detained on his arrival in Turkey to cover protests over the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor has been arrested on terror-related charges and for “insulting the president”, the Turkish presidency has said.

Joakim Medin, who works for the Dagens ETC newspaper, “has been arrested on charges of ‘membership in an armed terrorist organisation’ and ‘insulting the president’”, the presidency said on Sunday.

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Minister attacks expenses rules after Labour MP’s claim for ‘pet rent’

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Watchdog accepted Taiwo Owatemi’s claim for landlord’s surcharge to let her keep dog in London flat

Ministers will ask the Commons authorities to consider changing rules that allowed a Labour whip to claim £900 in expenses to rent a pet-friendly flat in London.

The government will lobby the independent expenses regulator to look at allowance rules after Taiwo Owatemi claimed for a pet surcharge demanded by her landlord to allow her to keep her dog in the property.

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‘It’s very much relevant today’: the one-woman show on Charlottesville

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Priyanka Shetty combines personal and political in #Charlottesville, a play that explores the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally

She had moved from India to live the American dream. Priyanka Shetty came to study acting at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, a liberal place of clipped lawns and classical architecture rated in one survey as the happiest city in America.

But what she found was isolation and discomfort because of her race and, as the era of Donald Trump dawned, a nation on the cusp of hostility towards immigrants like her. Then came a white supremacist march through Charlottesville and an explosion of racist violence that left one woman dead.

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Actor Reece Richards condemns police watchdog over race decision on arrest

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Sex Education actor criticises IOPC for refusing to consider race in investigation of officers who pepper-sprayed him

The Hairspray and Sex Education actor Reece Richards has condemned the police watchdog for refusing to consider race in its investigation of Met officers who arrested and pepper-sprayed him.

The 34-year-old was walking home in west London last September after performing in Hairspray when a car crashed into a lamp-post nearby. Two white men fled the scene. When Metropolitan police officers arrived seconds later, Richards pointed out the suspects’ directions. He said that, instead of pursuing them, an officer began shouting at him to get the ground and pointed a pepper spray at him.

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Turkey: Hundreds of thousands join growing Istanbul protest – DW (English)

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  1. Turkey: Hundreds of thousands join growing Istanbul protest  DW (English)
  2. Turkey’s Opposition Is Energized: ‘The Fire Is Already Lit’  The New York Times
  3. Turkey: Mass protests target Erdogan's grip on power  DW (English)
  4. 'Justice will be served': Hundreds of thousands protest in Turkey over jailing of Erdogan rival  USA TODAY
  5. Hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, gather at Istanbul rally to protest against Erdogan  The Times of Israel
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Marine Le Pen’s future to be decided as embezzlement verdict arrives

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Far-right leader could be barred from standing for presidency if she is convicted over alleged fake jobs scam

The future of the far-right leader Marine Le Pen – and France’s political landscape – will be decided on Monday when a court hands down its verdict on charges she and party officials embezzled money from the European parliament.

If convicted, the three-time presidential candidate of the National Rally (RN) could be barred from standing to succeed Emmanuel Macron in the 2027 presidential election.

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