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BBC chiefs quit after Panorama Trump edit controversy

The head of the UK’s British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and a top news executive resigned from the organisation on Sunday after a memo criticising the editing of a 2021 speech by US President Donald Trump shortly before protesters stormed the US Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021, was...

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Senate Advances Stopgap Funding; Shutdown Moves Toward End

The United States Senate has taken its first step towards ending the longest government shutdown in the country’s history as lawmakers agreed to move forward with a stopgap funding package.

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U.S. Position at COP30: Policy Shifts and Consequences

Nearly 200 countries are meeting in Belém, Brazil, for COP30 (Nov. 10–21). This year the United States is not sending senior officials, breaking a long-standing practice: the White House told reporters that no high-level U.S. representatives will attend.

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Senators Move to Reopen Government After Historic Shutdown

A bipartisan group of Senate Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, voting on the first procedural step on the

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BBC Director-General and News Chief Resign Over Trump Edit

LONDON — The head of the BBC and the British broadcaster's top news executive both resigned Sunday after criticism of the way the organization edited a speech by