Democrats flip seat in Florida state house in district that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

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Emily Gregory defeats Republican Jon Maples in district that is home to US president’s Palm Beach estate

Democrats managed to flip a seat in the Florida state house in the district that is home to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago.

Emily Gregory, a Democrat, defeated Republican Jon Maples, who had an endorsement from the US president, in the special election in Florida’s 87th state house district. The Associated Press called the race on Tuesday evening, with Gregory, a public health expert and small business owner, leading by more than 2 percentage points.

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Iran Says ‘Non-Hostile’ Ships Can Sail Through the Strait of Hormuz – The New York Times

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  1. Iran Says ‘Non-Hostile’ Ships Can Sail Through the Strait of Hormuz  The New York Times
  2. Bottling the World Economy  The New York Review of Books
  3. Iran Charges Some Ships Hormuz Transit Fees for Safe Passage  Bloomberg.com
  4. The Strait of Hormuz is about more than just oil. It feeds 100 million people  CNN
  5. Iran tells UN: 'non-hostile' ships can transit Strait of Hormuz  Reuters
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Reacher star Alan Ritchson acted in self-defense in neighbor fight, Tennessee police say

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Investigation concludes actor will not face criminal charges, with Ritchson also declining to pursue a potential charge against his neighbor

The Reacher star Alan Ritchson will not face criminal charges in relation to a widely publicised violent confrontation with a neighbor, after Tennessee police found he was acting in self-defense.

In a video obtained by TMZ on Sunday, the 43-year-old actor appeared to strike Ronnie Taylor several times as Taylor kneeled on the ground in a suburban neighborhood in Tennessee. Ritchson’s two children could be seen nearby sitting on motorbikes and watching the incident unfold.

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Public satisfaction with the NHS rises for first time since 2019

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Wes Streeting set to hail result as proof of progress, but Britons remain frustrated with long waits for GP hospital care

Public satisfaction with the NHS has risen for the first time since 2019, but people remain deeply frustrated with stubbornly long waits to receive GP, A&E or hospital care.

The proportion of voters in Britain satisfied with the way the NHS runs has increased from the record low of 21% seen last year to 26%. At the same time dissatisfaction with the health service fell 8% – the biggest drop since 1998 – although it remains high at 51%.

Only 22% are satisfied with A&E and dentistry.

GP services and hospital care score better, but only 36% and 37% are satisfied with them.

Just 50% are satisfied with the quality of care the NHS provides and just 16% think it will improve over the next five years.

Satisfaction with social care is just 14%.

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Public satisfaction with the NHS rises for first time since 2019

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Wes Streeting set to hail result as proof of progress, but Britons remain frustrated with long waits for GP hospital care

Public satisfaction with the NHS has risen for the first time since 2019, but people remain deeply frustrated with stubbornly long waits to receive GP, A&E or hospital care.

The proportion of voters in Britain satisfied with the way the NHS runs has increased from the record low of 21% seen last year to 26%. At the same time dissatisfaction with the health service fell 8% – the biggest drop since 1998 – although it remains high at 51%.

Only 22% are satisfied with A&E and dentistry.

GP services and hospital care score better, but only 36% and 37% are satisfied with them.

Just 50% are satisfied with the quality of care the NHS provides and just 16% think it will improve over the next five years.

Satisfaction with social care is just 14%.

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Nations Race to Secure Enough Fertilizer and Prevent Food Crisis – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Nations Race to Secure Enough Fertilizer and Prevent Food Crisis  Bloomberg.com
  2. It’s not just oil and gas. The Strait of Hormuz blockage is rattling another vital commodity  CNBC
  3. Hormuz fertiliser block will upend world’s food production  Financial Times
  4. Opinion | The Iran War’s Other Energy Shortage—Food  WSJ
  5. Soaring fertilizer prices could pressure a U.S. agricultural industry that supports 50 million jobs and over $10 trillion in output  Fortune
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Mette Frederiksen’s leftwing bloc fails to win majority in Danish election

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Centre-left coalition appears likely as Social Democrats and other left-leaning parties win 84 seats, while right-leaning bloc wins 77 seats

Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats and Denmark’s other left-leaning parties appear to have failed to win enough votes to gain a clear mandate to form a government in an election fought amid geopolitical tensions with the US over Greenland.

With 100% of the vote counted in the early hours of Wednesday morning, the prime minister’s party won the most votes but performed worse than expected, with nearly 22% of the vote, leaving the Social Democrats and the other left-leaning parties that form the “red bloc” with 84 seats short of a majority in the 179-seat parliament.

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Mette Frederiksen’s leftwing bloc fails to win majority in Danish election

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Centre-left coalition appears likely as Social Democrats and other left-leaning parties win 84 seats, while right-leaning bloc wins 77 seats

Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats and Denmark’s other left-leaning parties appear to have failed to win enough votes to gain a clear mandate to form a government in an election fought amid geopolitical tensions with the US over Greenland.

With 100% of the vote counted in the early hours of Wednesday morning, the prime minister’s party won the most votes but performed worse than expected, with nearly 22% of the vote, leaving the Social Democrats and the other left-leaning parties that form the “red bloc” with 84 seats short of a majority in the 179-seat parliament.

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Meta ordered to pay $375m after being found liable in child exploitation case

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New Mexico hails ‘historic’ win after jury finds firm misled consumers over safety and enabled harm against users

A New Mexico jury on Tuesday ordered Meta to pay $375m in civil penalties after it found the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and enabled harm, including child sexual exploitation, against its users.

This is the first bench trial to find Meta liable for acts committed on its platform.

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Man who talked down hospital bomber says would-be attacker asked for a cuddle

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Nathan Newby set to receive George Medal for stopping a potential atrocity with an act of kindness

A hospital patient who managed to talk a man out of detonating a bomb in a maternity wing said the would-be attacker “asked for a cuddle” before standing down.

Nathan Newby, who stopped an atrocity through an act of kindness, spoke publicly for the first time about his encounter with Mohammad Farooq before receiving the George Medal for bravery.

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Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers – BBC

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  1. Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers  BBC
  2. UK Politicians Continue to Miss the Point in Latest Social Media Ban Proposal  Electronic Frontier Foundation
  3. Britain Pilots Social Media Bans, Time Limits and Curfews for Children  U.S. News & World Report
  4. Peers vote again on under-16s social media ban as new warning issued to government  The Independent
  5. Protecting Children’s Mental Health Online: Young People Lead the Conversation in Parliament  Mental Health Foundation
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Britain pilots social media bans, time limits and curfews for children – Reuters

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  1. Britain pilots social media bans, time limits and curfews for children  Reuters
  2. UK government to trial social media ban for hundreds of teens  CNBC
  3. Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers  BBC
  4. Hundreds of teenagers to be banned from using social media for trial period  Sky News
  5. TikTok, X say they’re ‘neutral’ on a social media ban for teens  politico.eu
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