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    Federal surveillance operation targeted progressive groups, unions in Minnesota, documents show

    Federal agents secretly monitored progressive groups and protesters during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, according to court documents filed Thursday. The surveillance, detailed in a 26-page motion filed in federal court in Minnesota, was part of two investigations dubbed “Operation Puppet Master” and “Project Whipple Shield,” which officials said were to track a…

    The Hill

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    Bessent teases severe economic action against Iran

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration will unveil new measures against Iran next week as it seeks to increase economic pressure on the regime to come back to the negotiating table on a deal to end hostilities and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “Watch this space for more announcements coming next week…

    The Hill

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    BP to develop offshore gasfield in Venezuela with firms linked to Trump administration

    Move will be one of first large-scale foreign investments in country since US ousted leader Nicolás Maduro in January BP has answered Donald Trump’s call for oil companies to help rebuild Venezuela’s fossil fuel industry with new plans to develop a large offshore gasfield. BP will partner with two oil firms with close links to the Trump administration to develop the second phase of the Loran gasfield, in one of the first large-scale foreign investments in Venezuela since the US ousted its…

    The Guardian

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    GeneralUnited StatesOpinion

    Karoline Leavitt leaves behind a legacy of lies. What’s next for the Trump aide?

    The press secretary’s communication style made her eminently qualified for a role in this administration Karoline Leavitt, 28, is leaving her demanding job as Donald Trump’s press secretary to spend more time with her two young children and her 60-year-old husband. According to a post by Trump On Truth Social, Leavitt will be departing her role at the end of the month and will serve as one of Trump’s “top outside advisors”. In other words: the official version of events is that Leavitt is…

    The Guardian

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    Ryanair window that passenger was partly sucked out of was broken by engine debris, report finds

    Fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on 10 July flight from Greece to Germany, preliminary findings show Business live – latest updates Broken engine parts were responsible for shattering a window on a Ryanair plane, causing a passenger to be partly sucked out mid-flight in July, US investigators have said. A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found an engine fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on the 10 July flight from Greece to Germany shattering…

    The Guardian

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    Trump’s great plane escape | Politics Weekly America

    When Air Force One took off from Turkey after July’s Nato summit, almost everyone believed Donald Trump was on board … but he wasn’t. Jonathan Freedland talks to Tara Setmayer of the Seneca Project about why the White House felt the need to come up with such an elaborate lie to protect the president

    The Guardian

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