Former Defense Secretary John Healey, who resigned last month over a military spending dispute, was appointed as the UK’s new finance minister, known as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 July 2026
The Member of Parliament for Makerfield becomes the UK’s 59th Prime Minister, succeeding Sir Keir Starmer, who resigned as leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister in June.
The Tate brothers have also denied the charges in the cases in Romania.
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Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
19 July 2026
The Tate brothers have consistently denied allegations of abuse and human trafficking, claiming that violent and misogynistic statements have been taken out of context or were intended as jokes.
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Alanna Durkin Richer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 July 2026
The City Council even increased funding for the project and waived environmental building standards in January to speed up construction in hopes of completing it before the tournament kicked off.
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Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2026
Sania Feagin, a 2025 first-round draft pick, was waived and signed with Portland.
Offensive chants have not always been drowned out or disowned in the UK, Europe and beyond.
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Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
6 July 2026
That candidate, Bushra Amiwala, disowned the support and condemned the ad, widely seen as an attempt to siphon voters from another young progressive, Kat Abughazaleh.
Our Revolution, the political group founded when Sanders folded his 2016 campaign, disavowed Platner late Monday and pushed Democrats for a new nominee who’s similarly left-leaning.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
7 July 2026
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Her employer, French sports daily L'Equipe, disavowed the comments and also apologized to Doku in a statement late Sunday, saying the remarks did not represent its values.
What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2026
Spiritually, His Holiness is an emanation, or tulku, of the bodhisattva Chenrezig, who renounced nirvana to help mankind.
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