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The Irish government has announced further fuel supports for a number of sectors after nationwide protests in recent weeks. Source link

The Environment Agency said its officers, along with Natural England staff, visited the site last week and found approximately 30,000 tonnes of shredded waste in layers with soil used to cover it in an attempt to hide it, across an area the size of a football pitch. Source link

The UK has issued similar advice, telling citizens who stay, that they do so at their own risk. Source link

State prosecutors are turning up the heat on social media and artificial intelligence companies over their safeguards for children as federal lawmakers remain at an impasse on the issue. From new investigations to a string of settlements, verdicts and state laws, state leaders are trying to fill a gap left by Congress, which has failed……

In today’s issue: The war between the U.S. and Iran is set to run past the 60-day mark this week, a key milestone in the War Powers Act, which some Republicans have said could be a turning point in their in their support for ongoing operations in the Middle East. The Senate is set to……

The House Republicans’ go-it-alone approach is snarling efforts to move a series of must-pass bills through the lower chamber this week. On three major pieces of legislation — to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), extend the government’s spying powers and set farm policy for the next half decade — GOP leaders have opted……

A contentious pro-pesticide provision in the farm bill could create hurdles to the legislation moving through the House, as lawmakers aligned with the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement rage against the measure. The language in question, which seeks to block some lawsuits against pesticide companies, has emerged as a major flash point among some…

Senate Republicans aren’t in the mood to vote on legislation to greenlight President Trump’s controversial plan to build a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, as some GOP lawmakers see it as a bad political move in the current political climate, especially if it would require taxpayer funding. Republican senators generally support Trump’s call for the construction……

WASHINGTON – With US and global attention divided among multiple geopolitical theaters, a bill focused on the security of NATO’s northeast flank, the Baltic states, has advanced in the House of Representatives. Last week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 41-3 to advance the Baltic Security Assessment Act, a bill whose lead sponsor is Representative…

It confirms suspicions that North Korean soldiers are being told to detonate their grenades to kill themselves. Source link