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Texas school official says classrooms with books on Holocaust must offer ‘opposing’ views | Texas

A Texas school district official told educators if they kept books about the Holocaust in their classrooms, they would have to also offer “opposing” viewpoints in order to comply with…

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Parks official rescued dog stuck in narrow fissure for 5 days

Cave rescuer Jessica Van Ord after climbing out of a rocky crevice in Minnewaska State Park, where she was able to save a dog who had fallen through the crack…

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House Capitol attack panel issues subpoena to Trump official Jeffrey Clark | US Capitol attack

The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack on Wednesday issued a subpoena to top Trump justice department official Jeffrey Clark, escalating its inquiry into the former president’s efforts to…

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Australia

States put Australia on track to beat 2030 emissions pledge but Morrison may not make it official | Climate crisis

State government commitments for 2030 have put Australia within reach of meeting global expectations on tackling the climate crisis, but it will fall short unless the Morrison government steps up,…

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Europe

EU energy official says bloc must end reliance on foreign fossil fuels | Russia

Russia’s failure to boost short-term supplies to ease Europe’s energy price shock shows why the EU needs to wean itself off foreign fossil fuels and scale up renewables, the bloc’s…

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Relationships

Sex toys now have an official safety standard consumers can look for

The new standards will help consumers shop more confidently (Picture: Getty) You might not have realised this, but before now, sex toy manufacturers didn’t have any safety guidelines. Standards for…

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Business

Bank official warns of early interest rate rise as Kraft Heinz puts up prices | Interest rates

A Bank of England policymaker has warned households to get ready for “significantly earlier” interest rate rises as inflation pressures mount, and Kraft Heinz became the latest company to say…

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Europe

Top EU official calls for crackdown on shell firms used to avoid tax | Pandora papers

The EU must respond to the revelations in the Pandora papers with a fresh clampdown on the use of shell companies by tax avoiders to ensure the costs of the…

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Americas

Senior state department official calls Biden’s deportation of Haitians illegal | US immigration

A senior legal adviser in the state department has accused the Biden administration of deporting Haitians illegally through the use of a public health law. Harold Koh, a veteran of…

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Europe

Mont Blanc shrinks a metre since last official measurement in 2017 | Mountains

French experts say they have measured Mont Blanc, the tallest mountain in western Europe, at almost a metre lower than its previous official height. Geographical experts said that after an…

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Texas school official says classrooms with books on Holocaust must offer ‘opposing’ views | Texas

Parks official rescued dog stuck in narrow fissure for 5 days

House Capitol attack panel issues subpoena to Trump official Jeffrey Clark | US Capitol attack

States put Australia on track to beat 2030 emissions pledge but Morrison may not make it official | Climate crisis

EU energy official says bloc must end reliance on foreign fossil fuels | Russia

Sex toys now have an official safety standard consumers can look for

Bank official warns of early interest rate rise as Kraft Heinz puts up prices | Interest rates

Top EU official calls for crackdown on shell firms used to avoid tax | Pandora papers

Senior state department official calls Biden’s deportation of Haitians illegal | US immigration

Mont Blanc shrinks a metre since last official measurement in 2017 | Mountains

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