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Aug 27
12m 26s

Fed showdown, France, Mamdani and Tayvis

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Lisa Cook vows to fight President Donald Trump's Fed firing as governor in court, testing the limits of presidential authority. France's government is on the rocks after the prime minister called a sudden no confidence vote. The hip hop past of rising political star New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. And good news for Swifties as Taylor Sw ... Show More
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