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Farage had previously failed to get elected to the House of Commons seven times.

Trump Ally And Brexit Champion Nigel Farage Wins Seat In Blow To U.K. Conservatives

The Independent

Sir Keir Starmer said the UK was again experiencing the “sunlight of hope” after a Labour landslide put him on course to be the next prime minister.Tory leader Rishi Sunak conceded defeat after a “sobering” night for his party which saw predecessor Liz Truss and a record 11 Cabinet ministers lose their seats.At a victory rally in central London, Sir Keir said the country could now “get its future back”.He told jubilant activists “we did it”, adding: “Change begins now.”Sir Keir said: “We did it. You campaigned for it, you fought for it, you voted for it, and now it...

UK’s next prime minister Sir Keir Starmer says ‘change begins now’

NBC News

LONDON — Barring an almighty upset, Keir Starmer will become British prime minister Friday, his Labour Party ousting the ruling Conservatives after 14 years. But for a man on the verge of ruling this key American ally, the world’s sixth-largest economy, there is little consensus about what kind of leader Starmer, 61, will become or even what kind of man he is.

Who is Keir Starmer, the self-described socialist set to lead the U.K.? Some Brits still don’t know.

Keir Starmer, the leader of the center-left Labour Party, will succeed Rishi Sunak as U.K. leader.

5 Things To Know About Britain's New Prime Minister

The New Republic

This was supposed to be a generational election. A once-in-a-lifetime fight. An overturning on the scale of 1979, 1997, or 1945. The seismograph has been hitting the limiter for a year now, tapping out the coming rumble of a landslide. Wipeouts are forecasted; decimations, vanquish, conquest. In power for fourteen years, the Conservatives might be bound for third-party relegation. Keir Starmer has been pre-anointed the next prime minister. A decade of power awaits Labour. But emerging out of these last five weeks in the United Kingdom, we are stuck with a troubling fact: the election campaign did not matter. The vote...

Is the U.K. Heading Toward the Least Consequential Landslide Ever?

Los Angeles, CA

This is Independence Week. July Fourth is tomorrow. Some people declared independence from working this week. Your friends here in Studio 31 are working, but I, for one, declared independence from shaving this week. FADEL: We've also been asking newly naturalized citizens about what it means for them to be...

Stories of new U.S. citizens: Nickolas Grosser came to the U.S. from Brazil

The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal probe into a sports doping scandal involving nearly two dozen elite Chinese swimmers. The Justice Department, which rarely comments on ongoing investigations, told NPR in a statement that "the FBI does not confirm nor deny the existence of an investigation." But two international sports organizations have confirmed to NPR that a criminal probe is underway.

Justice Department opens a criminal probe of the Chinese Olympic doping scandal

Hey America, sorry we missed your birthday. In the absence of any gift ideas from you — why can you never decide what you want? — we tried to get you a calm presidential election and peaceful transfer of power. When those didn't qualify for Prime shipping, we...

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Nearly 16,000 people in northern California are still evacuated due to the Thompson Fire. Those staying at local shelters say they're fearful of what they may find when they're allowed to return. AILSA CHANG, HOST:. Around 16,000 people remain evacuated due to the Thompson Fire in northern California. The fire...

16,000 people remain evacuated due to Thompson Fire in northern California

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Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

 The Conservatives are on course for their worst defeat in more than a century with high-profile names including Jeremy Hunt set to lose their seats, according to a new poll.Adding further misery to a raft of gloomy polls for the government, the party will also be completely wiped out in Wales on July 4, the survey predicts.Luke Tryl, executive director of More In Common UK, which carried out the research, said the findings showed that the Tories were in a “deep hole” and the problem was getting worse.The poll, of more than 10,000 people, suggests they would hold on to just...

Conservatives on course for worst defeat in over a century with Jeremy Hunt to lose seat, new mega-poll shows

Hurricane Beryl is now turning its wrath on Mexico as a Category 2 storm, weakened but still dangerous after tearing through a series of Caribbean islands in recent days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) says Beryl made landfall just east of Tulum on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula shortly after 6 a.m. ET on Friday, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. They dropped to 100 mph shortly after.

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico, with its sights set on Texas next

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NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Sir Keir Starmer is on course for Downing Street as an exit poll indicated his Labour Party will sweep to power.The Labour leader will become prime minister on Friday with a commanding majority in Parliament, the exit poll for broadcasters suggested.Rishi Sunak’s term as Prime Minister looks set to end in electoral disaster, with the Conservatives forecast to endure heavy losses.To everyone who has campaigned for Labour in this election, to everyone who voted for us and put their trust in our changed Labour Party - thank you. https://t.co/q6yDNPnAbo— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) July 4, 2024It marks a dramatic turnaround since...

Sir Keir Starmer set for No 10 as exit poll forecasts Labour landslide

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Britain's Labor Party is expected to win the biggest majority of any single party since 1832 in parliamentary elections Thursday, according to a final poll.

Polls suggest Fourth of July landslide for Labor Party in Britain's general election

Liz Truss, Britain's shortest-serving prime minister, suffered further political ignominy Friday when she sensationally lost her seat in parliament at the British general election.  Truss, a member of parliament since 2010, was slow hand-clapped onto the stage after keeping the other candidates waiting for several minutes.

Ex-prime minister Liz Truss loses seat at UK election

Last week, Vladimir Putin vowed to make new nuclear weapons and consider placing them close to NATO countries. Meanwhile, here in the US, the government boosted its nuclear weapon spending by 18% between 2022 and 2023. The world is closer to nuclear war than it's been in at least forty...

The game theory that led to nuclear standoffs

The Guardian

Exit poll predicts Labour will win 410 seats, securing a majority of 170, to the Conservatives’ 131

UK election live news: Tories braced for ‘massacre’ as early results herald landslide win for Labour

LONDON — Britain woke Friday to the scene of a political earthquake. The opposition Labour Party, after 14 years in the political wilderness, has handed a brutal defeat to the ruling Conservatives. In his first speech outside his new home at number 10 Downing Street, the country's new Prime...

Britain wakes up to new government as Labour Party wins election in a landslide

If you don’t see them, you hear them. On any July Fourth or New Year’s Eve, it’s common to experience the loud pop of a firework or see it colorfully explode into the sky and hang there briefly. Pyrotechnic amusements from sparklers to Roman candles have long...

The explosive history of fireworks, from ancient China to Revolutionary America

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Britain swings to the center-left in historic U.K. election landslide

LONDON — An earthquake in British politics. With far-right politics ascendant across the English Channel in France, the United Kingdom has swung in the opposite direction....

Britain swings to the center-left in historic U.K. election landslide

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