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A Hill to die on: Map reveals how old every state’s elected officials are compared to their constituents amid calls for term limits… so use our interactive tool to see what age YOUR representatives are

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Credit: The Cultural Currents Institute, 2022 data 

Alabama Representative Terri A. Sewell, 58, D

Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville, 68, R

Alabama Senator Katie Britt, 40, R

Alabama Representative Gary Palmer, 68, R

Alabama Representative Jerry Carl, 64, R

Alabama Representative Mike D. Rogers, 64, R

Alabama Representative Robert B. Aderholt, 57, R

Alabama Representative Barry Moore, 56, R

Alabama Representative Dale Strong, 52, R

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, 78, R

Alaska Representative Mary Peltola, 49, D

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski,

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Fälle von Victorian-Krankheit nehmen in England zu – Karte zeigt Hotspots

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Die Tuberkulose nimmt in England zu, warnten Gesundheitsbehörden.

Im ersten Halbjahr 2023 gab es in England 2.408 Fälle der bakteriellen Infektion, die durch Husten übertragen wird – sieben Prozent mehr als im gleichen Zeitraum des Vorjahres.

Und das, obwohl 2022 ein Rekordjahr für Tuberkulose ist. Es war erst das dritte Mal, dass die Infektionsfälle landesweit im letzten Jahrzehnt zugenommen haben.

London ist immer noch der nationale Hotspot für die Infektion, die von den Viktorianern Konsum genannt wird. Es wurden mindestens

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Jack Vidgen sieht nicht mehr so ​​aus! Der Voice-Star schockiert mit Makeunder, als er aufgrund psychischer Probleme den Glamour-Stil aufgibt

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Jack Vidgen sieht nicht mehr so ​​aus! Der Voice-Star schockiert mit Makeunder, als er aufgrund psychischer Probleme den Glamour-Stil aufgibt

Von Matt Demarco für Daily Mail Australia

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Der australische Got Talent-Gewinner Jack Vidgen hat mit einem neuen Look eine ganz andere Seite von sich gezeigt.

Die 26-jährige Sängerin postete diese Woche auf Instagram eine schockierende neue Frisur und verkündete gleichzeitig eine wichtige Ankündigung aus

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Kevin McCarthy issues warning to Hakeem Jeffries after Republican is sworn in as speaker

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Rep. KevinMcCarthy’s opening speech has sparked uproar after he was finally sworn in as Speaker of the House following four days of a chaos and a near-punch up in Congress.  

‘That was easy, huh?’ McCarthy began in his victory speech – shortly after Alabama Representative Mike Rogers had to be held back from attacking Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz.

The two Republicans almost came to blows over Gaetz’s refusal to back McCarthy during the 14th vote, costing him that contest, with

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The Most Important Civil Servants You’ve Never Heard Of

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Inspectors general have been referred to as the most powerful public officials you’ve never heard of. In fact, IGs are a crucial part of our democratic system’s checks and balances: They expose government misconduct, fraud, and abuse, and they promote transparency in government operations. Over the years, IGs have uncovered wasteful expenditures in pandemic-relief funding, investigated alleged misconduct by the secretary of Veterans Affairs, and brought to light the FBI’s misuse of sensitive national-security letters.

Of course, IGs are

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Donald Trump shakes hands with MBS’s personal banker at Saudi LIV golf invitational in Bedminster

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Donald Trump defended hosting the Saudi-backed LIV golf tournament at his Bedminster club on Thursday amid a backdrop of fury from 9/11 families, telling reporters ‘no one has gotten to the bottom’ of who is to blame for the attacks. 

Trump, battling the mid-morning heat in his signature MAGA hat and white polo shirt, teed-off at the pro-amateur event where he will be joined later by his son Eric, Caitlin Jenner, Charles Barkley and pro golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Dustin

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Pro-choice activists are tear gassed as they breach Arizona Capitol building

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Arizona’s Capitol building was besieged by pro-abortion protesters Friday night, forcing riot cops to fire tear gas to disperse the angry crowd in the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned. 

Lawmakers working to complete their 2022 session said they were effectively held-hostage inside, and eventually huddled to a safe location, as SWAT team operatives worked to disperse the gathered crowds.  

KPHO-TV reported the officers opened fire when several anti-abortion protesters started banging on glass doors of the building.

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Senator Ted Cruz rides shotgun with People’s Convoy and thanks the protesters

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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz joined the People’s Convoy on Thursday, riding shotgun with protesters around Washington, D.C., and thanking them for ‘standing up for every man, woman and child in America.’

The Texas Republican spent the day with the truckers, who have formed an American version of the Canadian Freedom Convoy, protesting federal COVID-19 mandates by blocking traffic around the Capitol. 

Video from the protest movement shows Cruz waving to fellow demonstrators as he thanked them for showing up while

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One thousand truckers begin drive from California to DC TODAY in protest of COVID National Emergency

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As many as 1,000 truckers are expected to gather in California on Wednesday to embark on an 11-day trek to Washington DC in an effort to protest what they claim are unconstitutional COVID-19 mandates.

The People’s Convoy – inspired by Canada’s Freedom Convoy which included weeks of demonstrations and blockades that shut down border crossings into the US – argues the ‘government has forgotten its place’ and seeks to advocate for all Americans. 

It has called on the federal government

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Sony World Photography Awards 2022: Astonishing images from shortlisted professional photographers

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The talents of some of the world’s most gifted photographers have been recognised in the latest stage of the 2022 Sony World Photography Awards.

Following on from announcing the winners of the National Awards segment of the competition in early February, the awards judges have now revealed the finalists and shortlisted entries in the professional phase of the contest. 

The professional competition rewards snappers for producing collections of work that show technical skill and demonstrate an ‘original approach to contemporary

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