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๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ'๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ'๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป The outcome is expected to strengthen Modi's political position midway through his third term. https://t.co/4ih4lexodU
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐๐ The U.S military has begun an operation to end Iranโs blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in an effort and re-open the waterway to global shipping traffic. The U.S. Navy says it came... https://t.co/14pNqIdjgG
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ Tax cuts for the middle and working classes, and tax hikes for the rich. What's behind this trend? We ask Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen to explain his bill that eliminates... https://t.co/EqzHch1WiA
๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ป ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ผ? U.S. gas prices were nearly $3 an average prior to the start of the war in Iran. https://t.co/HqWfRT06ev
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ-๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐จ.๐ฆ. ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ Iran has presented a 14-point response to the U.S. proposal to end the war, according to Iranian state media. https://t.co/lfpmYCbYJ2
๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ Timmy captured the hearts of whale lovers across the globe who rooted for a happy ending for the humpback. https://t.co/pSOQiC4CM3
๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐น ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ The new rules focus on areas such as AI protections for writers and actors and expanded eligibility for international films. https://t.co/2MsMxc5erM
๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ The statue in Waterloo Place, which appeared early Wednesday, depicts a man proudly hoisting a flagโ but the flag is blinding him. https://t.co/kp52mD18Av
๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต: ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ Democrats could have a narrow path to winning the Senate, with these specific states on the table. https://t.co/w8H3qP2MyZ