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  1. Examining Becerra's quarter of a century in Washington

    In his more than 25 years in Washington, Xavier Becerra built important alliances and amassed power on Capitol Hill, but had some stumbles along the way.

  2. The next Senate class will decide Social Security's fate. Can they meet halfway to save it?

    The 2027 Senate class will be the first delegation in more than four decades forced to address Social Security’s potential insolvency. The federal program is poised to run out of funds by 2032, triggering a 22-percent…

  3. How higher bond yields are threatening the AI-fueled stock rally

    Bond yields in the U.S. have risen this year, slowing down a stock market that has risen for years on the back of the AI build-out. After consistently rising, with a few exceptions, from late March through mid-August…

  4. ‘He was one of a kind’: Sadness at death of Kent toy company owner

    A family-run toy business launched in a garden shed more than 40 years ago is mourning the death of its co-founder.

  5. The Kennedy 'curse' strikes again: Sudden death of Kyle Kennedy, 42, is latest tragedy to hit dynasty

    Kennedy's death is just the latest tragedy to befall her family family, who have battled assassination plots, drug overdoses, and scandal for the past 50 years.

  6. Parents shared their piercing grief on Facebook after cherubic baby girl died aged just eight days old... but made no mention of the cocaine found on her pacifier

    Having lost their adorable eight-day-old daughter Emilia in February of this year, Justin Soll and his partner Shannon Wester flooded their Facebook pages professing how much they missed her.

  7. Pope takes to popemobile for first time since surgery

    The 71-year-old pontiff addressed crowds at the Vatican for the first time since ‌undergoing lung cancer surgery a little over a week ago.

  8. Inflation hits 3.5% as rising cost of fuel sends prices soaring to highest level this year - sparking fresh headache for Andy Burnham ahead of next week's Budget

    The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation in the UK rose to 3.5 per cent in September from 3.1 per cent in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today.

  9. Experts discover new type of depression that doesn't respond to pills - but there's a less risky fix

    Patients who don't respond to traditional antidepressants may have a subtype of depression that requires a different treatment approach, a study has found.

  10. Donald Trump Dodges JD Vance 2028 Endorsement Question, With Vance Right Behind Him

    The president was asked point-blank whether he would endorse his vice president.