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Brussels-Berlin night train also stopping in Dresden and Prague from Monday: As part of the extended journey, the train will include 17 stops ...
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Brussels-Berlin night train also stopping in Dresden and Prague from ...
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The old ‘Road House’: ridiculous trash. And fun. The new one with Jake Gyllenhaal: just plain vicious
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The old ‘Road House’: ridiculous trash. And fun. The new one with Jake ...
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Belgium in Brief: The highs and lows of Ramadan in Brussels: Despite the brimming solidarity that flows during Ramadan, there are some things that goodwill alone ...
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Belgium in Brief: The highs and lows of Ramadan in Brussels
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Happiness levels in Belgium at lowest point since records began: Behind the national figures hide striking regional differences, with Flanders being the happiest ...
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Happiness levels in Belgium at lowest point since records began
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Decathlon gives Brussels residents free training to become bicycle repairers: "There were initially only eight places available for the training ...
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Decathlon gives Brussels residents free training to become bicycle ...
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Brussels' ambitious tree planting plans add 1,200 new blooms: About 1,200 trees have been planted in the Brussels region since the start of the planting ...
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Brussels' ambitious tree planting plans add 1,200 new blooms
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'This is not a life': Ramadan inside the squats of Brussels: "Normally, Ramadan is such a special time. But there isn't really any community spirit here ...
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'This is not a life': Ramadan inside the squats of Brussels
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Brussels-Berlin night train also stopping in Dresden and Prague from Monday: As part of the extended journey, the train will include 17 stops ...
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Brussels-Berlin night train also stopping in Dresden and Prague from ...
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Adult baptisms double in ten years: Most baptisms are held in the run-up to Easter, following a yearlong preparation for the candidates.
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Adult baptisms double in ten years
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Violent farmers' protests in Brussels - Police intervene: In the Belgian capital Brussels, farmers are protesting against EU regulations. Violent escalations ...
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Violent farmers' protests in Brussels - Police intervene
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New night train: Fall asleep in Brussels - wake up in Prague: A Dutch startup has launched a new night train connection. The European Sleeper travels from ...
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New night train: Fall asleep in Brussels - wake up in Prague
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Flibco launches new service linking Antwerp to Brussels' airports: The new service will be inaugurated on 25 April.
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Flibco launches new service linking Antwerp to Brussels' airports
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Alabama Democrat Wins Special Election Running on Abortion and IVF Access: Marilyn Lands flipped a State House seat in the deep-red state by 25 percentage points ...
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Alabama Democrat Wins Special Election Running on Abortion and IVF Access
Quick Glance: IVF Ruling and Abortion Debate in Alabama Election
  • As the Alabama election approaches, candidates focus on abortion and in vitro fertilization (IVF), with Republicans reinforcing support for IVF and Democrats opposing abortion restrictions.

  • Democrats strategically highlight reproductive issues post Roe v. Wade overturn, viewing the Alabama race as a pivotal test for their stance on abortion.

  • Despite voter resonance on reproductive issues, the election outcome is not expected to significantly alter Republican dominance in the state legislature, but would symbolically mark a notable win for Democrats.

  • The stark divide in candidate strategies underscores the ongoing debate over reproductive rights, shaping the battleground district's electoral landscape with high stakes for both parties.
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Tightening of Brussels low-emissions zone would take 850,000 vehicles off the road
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Tightening of Brussels low-emissions zone would take 850,000 vehicles off ...
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Several Brussels tramlines interrupted over Easter weekend: Tram traffic on the North-South axis in Brussels will be suspended for three days over the Easter ...
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Several Brussels tramlines interrupted over Easter weekend
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'Like a big family': A day in a Brussels bakery during Ramadan: The Brussels Times spoke to a popular bakery in the Midi-Lemonnier quarter to understand local ...
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'Like a big family': A day in a Brussels bakery during Ramadan
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New night train connects four capitals from Brussels to Prague: “Night trains are now making a comeback all over Europe and I am very glad that the Czech ...
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New night train connects four capitals from Brussels to Prague
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Earth Hour: Brussels' Grand Place to be plunged into darkness on Saturday: In Brussels, the façades of the Grand Place, Bourse and the Atomium will have their ...
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Earth Hour: Brussels' Grand Place to be plunged into darkness on Saturday
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Earth Hour: Brussels' Grand Place to be plunged into darkness on Saturday: In Brussels, the façades of the Grand Place, Bourse and the Atomium will have their ...
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Earth Hour: Brussels' Grand Place to be plunged into darkness on Saturday
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Brussels-North reclaims title of busiest station in Belgium: The country's least frequented station was Beignée (Hainaut province), where just nine passengers ...
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Brussels-North reclaims title of busiest station in Belgium
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One in three Belgian companies want to cut remote working hours: "Although both employers and employees recognise that working from home is good for ...
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One in three Belgian companies want to cut remote working hours
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Tractors again descend on Brussels in protest against ‘spaghetti’ of red tape: Hundreds of farmers protest in Brussels against climate change reforms and the ...
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Tractors again descend on Brussels in protest against ‘spaghetti’ of red ...
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Sledmere House exhibits photos by Elise Thomas killed in crash: Elise Thomas from Sledmere near Driffield died in a crash on the M1 in August 2023.
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Sledmere House exhibits photos by Elise Thomas killed in crash
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Farmers set fire in Maelbeek metro station: The atmosphere during the farmers' protest in Brussels briefly turned hostile and saw fires being set across the EU ...
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Farmers set fire in Maelbeek metro station
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States commit to accelerated expansion of nuclear power: At the Brussels nuclear power summit, a good 30 countries committed to new nuclear power plants and life ...
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States commit to accelerated expansion of nuclear power
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Those who want nature conservation must not leave the field to the farmers: In constant fear of the "greenlash", the EU is burying its pioneering nature ...
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Those who want nature conservation must not leave the field to the farmers
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New flights from Brussels to Shanghai from summer: From June this year, the Belgian capital will once again be linked directly to Shanghai ...
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New flights from Brussels to Shanghai from summer
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Chinese police officers to go on patrol in Hungary: Hungary is receiving massive criticism from Brussels. The country plans to send Chinese and Hungarian police ...
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Chinese police officers to go on patrol in Hungary
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EU relaxes requirements for farmers: Fewer obligations, more leeway: EU agriculture ministers have decided to make things easier for farmers at a meeting in ...
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EU relaxes requirements for farmers
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Two shootings in Brussels last night: Two dead, perpetrator(s) still on the run: Two people were killed in two different shootings in Brussels last night: one in ...
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Two shootings in Brussels last night: Two dead, perpetrator(s) still on ...
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2024 Listen Festival: Brussels alive with electronic music: Listen has established itself as Brussels' premier electronic music festival, hosting around 25 ...
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2024 Listen Festival: Brussels alive with electronic music
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Buyers in Brussels can save up to €150,000 when foregoing garden: In Brussels, a house with a larger garden costs on average €100,000 more than a comparable ...
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Buyers in Brussels can save up to €150,000 when foregoing garden
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Brussels goes green to celebrate spring’s arrival: The historic centre of Brussels has been decorated in celebration of the impending arrival of spring ...
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Brussels goes green to celebrate spring’s arrival
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Farmers' protests in Brussels and London: Burning hay bales and Molotov cocktails. In Brussels, farmers demonstrated again against EU agricultural policy ...
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Farmers' protests in Brussels and London
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Veteran group launches $500K ad blitz urging support for Ukraine: A veteran-focused progressive political action committee (PAC) is launching a ...
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Veteran group launches $500K ad blitz urging support for Ukraine
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International Happiness Day: Belgium rises one place on global leaderboard: In Belgium, people aged 30 to 40 are the happiest and older people are the unhappiest ...
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International Happiness Day: Belgium rises one place on global leaderboard
Quick Glance: New Report: Kenya Ranks 114th in Happiness Index
  • For the seventh consecutive year, Finland has secured the title of the world's happiest country, with Kenya ranking 114th out of a total of 143 countries. Conversely, Afghanistan finds itself at the bottom of the ranking as the unhappiest nation.

  • The latest findings were unveiled on March 20, 2024, coinciding with the International Day of Happiness.

  • This annual report relies on six key factors, encompassing social support, income, health, freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption. The economic dimension serves as a pivotal gauge for happiness levels across different nations.

  • Attaining happiness is contingent on various elements like career progression and tackling specific challenges. The United Nations advocates for a harmonized economic growth strategy that fosters happiness and well-being for all.
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SNCB offers special train service for Paris Olympics: Belgian train operator SNCB will offer additional trains for the Paris Olympics this summer ...
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SNCB offers special train service for Paris Olympics
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Bruxelles Propreté opens largest recycling park in Capital Region: With the unveil of its largest Recypark, the city is setting a course towards its ecological ...
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Bruxelles Propreté opens largest recycling park in Capital Region
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'Painful memory': Brussels marks eight years since deadly terror attacks: "Eight years ago, our country was hit by terrorist attacks in Zaventem and ...
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'Painful memory': Brussels marks eight years since deadly terror attacks
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Olympics 2024: SNCB launches new Paris-Brussels trains for the summer: The national railway operator wants to continue the more affordable service between ...
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Olympics 2024: SNCB launches new Paris-Brussels trains for the summer
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Hundreds of people demonstrate against racism in Brussels city centre: "Not responding as a society and government against racism and discrimination means ...
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Hundreds of people demonstrate against racism in Brussels city centre
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Cinema Nova’s future assured 'until 2092' following successful fundraising campaign
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Cinema Nova’s future assured 'until 2092' following successful ...
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Ukraine prepares to join the EU club — but Brussels doesn’t want to talk about it
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Ukraine prepares to join the EU club — but Brussels doesn’t want to talk ...
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Farmers’ protests: New Brussels demo begins with bonfire outside EU Parliament: Tractors circle Place du Luxembourg and block roads around the EU capital.
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Farmers’ protests: New Brussels demo begins with bonfire outside EU ...
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Belgians encouraged to eat less meat as plant-based food becomes more affordable: People in Belgium consume an average of 82 kg of meat each year – twice the ...
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Belgians encouraged to eat less meat as plant-based food becomes more ...
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Specialised centre for children with cancer could be opened in Brussels: Questions have been raised about the need for extra support for families who will have ...
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Specialised centre for children with cancer could be opened in Brussels
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Brussels may replace bin collection system with underground waste containers: The system means an end to rubbish bags being left on the pavement every few days ...
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Brussels may replace bin collection system with underground waste ...
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A Japanese 'flavor wizard' conquers the homeland of chocolate: Yasushi Sasaki has been named Brussels' chocolatier of the year by the prestigious Gault & Millau ...
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A Japanese 'flavor wizard' conquers the homeland of chocolate
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Ken Buck’s parting gift to GOP: Signing Democrats’ Ukraine discharge petition: Buck is the first Republican to join the effort to force a vote on the Senate's ...
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Ken Buck’s parting gift to GOP: Signing Democrats’ Ukraine discharge ...
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Two more Brussels shootings result in growing security concerns: 66% of Brussels residents say they feel more unsafe, 69% want more police on the streets and 78% ...
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Two more Brussels shootings result in growing security concerns
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Brussels food and drink: Innovative restaurants, drinks and cafés: "I have finally found the brasserie of my dreams in Brussels: a place where you ...
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Brussels food and drink: Innovative restaurants, drinks and cafés
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'Fern Britton proves she's the biggest snake in CBB house as "kind" mask slips'
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'Fern Britton proves she's the biggest snake in CBB house as ...
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Brussels museums launch Nocturnes season of late-night openings on 11 April : From workshops on tattoos, tango and fanzines to film screenings and torchlit walks ...
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Brussels museums launch Nocturnes season of late-night openings on 11 ...
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Brussels' open-air pool to open sauna this summer: The construction of the long-awaited poolside sauna was postponed due to a series of break-ins which left the ...
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Brussels' open-air pool to open sauna this summer
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Struggling for cash? Forest is the Brussels municipality with least ATM coverage: With just a single ATM for its 28,862 residents, withdrawing cash in Forest is ...
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Struggling for cash? Forest is the Brussels municipality with least ATM ...
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State of the Union: War Economy and Humanitarian Aid: The economic impact of the war and new sources of defense investment were the focus of the EU summit in ...
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State of the Union: War Economy and Humanitarian Aid
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Fact-check: Does the EU decide 80% of our laws?: Is it true 80% of our laws are determined by the European Union? With the European elections approaching ...
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Fact-check: Does the EU decide 80% of our laws?
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Jake Gyllenhaal came up with some of Road House’s gnarliest fight scenes himself
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Jake Gyllenhaal came up with some of Road House’s gnarliest fight scenes ...
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Brussels poised to send billions from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine: Windfall revenues from hundreds of billions in central bank assets held at Euroclear ...
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Brussels poised to send billions from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
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Terror threat level remains at 3 in Belgium: Level 4 signifies an "imminent and severe threat", a justification not currently warranted ...
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Terror threat level remains at 3 in Belgium
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White House confirms report: Israel reports death of number three Hamas leader: According to the USA, Israel has succeeded in striking a blow against the Hamas ...
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White House confirms report: Israel reports death of number three Hamas ...
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If you recently sold your home, you might get part of your realtor fee back: A settlement by the National Realtors Association promises to change the way real ...
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If you recently sold your home, you might get part of your realtor fee ...
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State of the Union: War economy and humanitarian aid: The economic impact of war and new sources of investment for defence were at the heart of the EU summit ...
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State of the Union: War economy and humanitarian aid
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Newsmax host tells Jim Jordan: Biden impeachment ‘not going anywhere’: Newsmax host Rob Finnerty pressed Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on the House GOP impeachment ...
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Newsmax host tells Jim Jordan: Biden impeachment ‘not going anywhere’