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Federal employee pension benefits are set to be pared back in Republicans’ giant tax and spending package working its way through the US House, another slap at a workforce roiled by Elon Musk’s cost-cutting efforts.

Giuffre died by suicide Friday at her farm in Western Australia, her publicist confirmed.

The secretive Russian satellite in space that U.S. officials believe is connected to a nuclear anti-satellite weapon program has appeared to be spinning uncontrollably, suggesting it may no longer be functioning in what could be a setback for Moscow's space weapon efforts, according to U.S. analysts.

Believed to be a radar satellite for Russian intelligence as well as a radiation testing platform, the satellite last year became the center of U.S. allegations that Russia for years has been developing a nuclear weapon capable of destroying entire satellite networks, such as SpaceX's vast Starlink internet system that Ukrainian troops have been using.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, facing criticism of his stewardship at the Pentagon and beset by staff turnover, added a member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to his circle of close advisers.

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President Trump, whose trade war with China has rattled financial markets and threatened to disrupt huge swaths of trade, suggested on Friday that he has been in touch with Xi Jinping, China’s president, even as officials in China insist that no negotiations are occurring.

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Thousands of police officers will be deployed for the funeral, with reinforcements arriving from several Italian regions. That's before considering the security services being brought along by the 130 foreign delegations.

The area around the Holy See and along the route of the funeral procession will be protected by a full-fledged security presence covering threats from air, land and sea: a Navy destroyer near the capital, Eurofighter jets from the Italian Air Force, radar installations and anti-drone bazookas.

More than 21,000 people died in local jails and state prisons in four years, according to records the government has hidden from public view since 2021.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel offered condolences Thursday on the passing of Pope Francis, more than three days after the death of the Roman Catholic world’s leader.

The delay in issuing a statement highlighted apparent tensions in the relationship between Israeli officials and the pope, who pointedly criticized Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza and repeatedly called for a cease-fire.

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George Bogden, a senior aide at Customs and Border Protection, was pushed aside after officials circulated a photo of him at Miles Taylor’s wedding.

For consumers such as 24-year-old Lily Zeng, who says sex was rarely discussed at home when she was growing up in northern China – and the topic of masturbation was absolutely taboo – the days of discomfiting modesty are over.

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Speaking to the BBC, she said: "I understand why there's so much focus on our trading relationship with the US but actually our trading relationship with Europe is arguably even more important, because they're our nearest neighbours and trading partners.

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Speaking to the BBC, she said: "I understand why there's so much focus on our trading relationship with the US but actually our trading relationship with Europe is arguably even more important, because they're our nearest neighbours and trading partners.

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