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Fans Pack Bars as U.S.-Canada Hockey Game Puts Rivalry on the Line

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-02-23T00:38:54+00:00

Canadians jammed bars that opened at dawn across the nation on Sunday but the United States dealt the team, and the country, a devastating blow in overtime.

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News live: Labor accuses Coalition of ‘stunt’ politics over plan to criminalise people helping Australians leave Syria

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-23T00:24:32+00:00

Meanwhile Save the Children says effort to ‘criminalise advocacy for Australian children’ would be extraordinary. Follow today’s news liveAnthony Albanese says former opposition leader, Sussan Ley was “undermined” by conservative colleagues, Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie, during her 276-day tenure in the seat.Speaking to Hit 104.9, which covers Ley’s southern NSW electorate of Farrer, the prime minister criticised the Coalition’s recent internal turmoil while praising his own side of politics. Albanese said:From day one, she was undermined by Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie and a range of them

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UK job vacancies ‘fall to lowest level since pandemic’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-23T00:01:51+00:00

Advertised roles dropped 3% last month to 695,000 – first dip below 700,000 since January 2021, job site Adzuna saysThe number of job vacancies in the UK has tumbled to the lowest level in five years, research suggests, falling to levels not seen since the pandemic.The number of jobs being advertised slid by 3% in January to 695,000, according to the job search site Adzuna, marking the first time advertised vacancies have dropped below 700,000 since January 2021. Continue reading...

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La corruzione preoccupa. Ma le istituzioni fanno poco per combatterla sul serio

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-23T00:00:00+00:00

Le mappe. L’allarme per le mazzette è ancora alto e per un italiano su tre sono contrastate soltanto a parole, senza azioni incisive. Dopo Tangentopoli per affrontare il fenomeno la giustizia non basta: serve il coinvolgimento delle nuove generazioni

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Iran-Usa, nuovi colloqui per evitare il conflitto

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-23T00:00:00+00:00

Le posizioni sembrano ancora distanti e Teheran si prepara alla guerra, coordinandosi con Hezbollah e con i russi: secondo il Financial Times avrebbe firmato accordi con Mosca per l’acquisto di missili. Il Nyt: "Trump propenso a un attacco mirato"

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‘Trump’s reign of terror must end’: California Democrats plot national return to power

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-22T23:24:31+00:00

Emboldened by recent wins, elected officials gathered in San Francisco to share strategy for a midterm ‘reckoning’Fury at Donald Trump was the coin of the realm, as thousands of California delegates, activists and elected officials gathered in San Francisco this weekend, emboldened by a string of victories and confident the Golden State would help deliver a power check on the president in the upcoming midterm elections.On Saturday, Democrats streamed through the Moscone Center convention complex, sporting lanyards emblazoned with Gavin Newsom’s name and tote bags adorned with one of Nancy Pelo

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Cadere e poi rialzarsi, una lezione di vita

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-22T23:01:00+00:00

Le Olimpiadi ci hanno insegnato che non importa se perdiamo ma come ci risolleviamo dalle sconfitte

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News live: Taylor and Hastie ‘undermined’ Ley, Albanese says; Coalition reveals plan to criminalise helping Australians leave Syria

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-22T22:49:44+00:00

Meanwhile measles transmission has been detected in Victoria among people with no recent overseas travel or known public exposure. Follow today’s news liveAnthony Albanese says former opposition leader, Sussan Ley was “undermined” by conservative colleagues, Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie, during her 276-day tenure in the seat.Speaking to Hit 104.9, which covers Ley’s southern NSW electorate of Farrer, the prime minister criticised the Coalition’s recent internal turmoil while praising his own side of politics. Albanese said:From day one, she was undermined by Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie an

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El Mencho, el capo discreto que revolucionó el mapa criminal de México

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-02-22T22:37:13+00:00

El fundador y jefe máximo del Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación amplió con cabeza fría y perfil bajo el negocio criminal más allá de la droga, con tentáculos por todo el país capaces de asesinar a jueces, políticos y militares

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Send support for schoolchildren in England to be given £4bn overhaul

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-22T22:30:49+00:00

‘Generational’ reforms are a key moment for Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, and for Keir StarmerMinisters will unveil a “generational” overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities (Send) support, pledging £4bn to transform provision in schools in England and warning councils they could lose control of Send services if they fail to meet their legal duties.The reforms are expected to be a key policy moment for Keir Starmer and for the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson – who delayed the changes last autumn after a ferocious backlash from MPs and parents. Continue read

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Roma, balzo Champions: batte 3-0 la Cremonese e aggancia il terzo posto

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-22T22:17:22+00:00

Primo tempo complesso, poi i giallorossi accelerano e nella ripresa vanno a segno con Cristante, Ndicka e Pisilli. Affiancato il Napoli e distanziata di 4 punti la Juve in vista dello scontro diretto

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Reform would create ICE-style agency and end leave to remain, Zia Yusuf to say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-22T22:01:48+00:00

Nigel Farage’s party plans to deport up to 288,000 people a year on five flights a day and expand stop and searchReform UK would create an ICE-style agency dedicated to deporting hundreds of thousands of people, as well as terminating the status of those with indefinite leave to remain (ILR), the party will say.It would also ban the conversion of churches into mosques and fund a radical expansion of stop and search, the party’s new home affairs spokesperson, Zia Yusuf, will also say in a speech on Monday. The deradicalisation programme Prevent would also have its mandate redrawn to focus on Is

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Trump Considers Targeted Strike Against Iran, Followed by Larger Attack

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-02-22T21:50:06+00:00

The top negotiators plan to meet in Geneva on Thursday for last-ditch talks, debating a new proposal that could create an off-ramp as two carrier groups massed within striking distance of Iran.

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