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How Illinois is trying to ban book bans
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The Trump administration has lifted a major restriction on Ukraine’s ability to use Western-supplied long-range missiles, enabling Kyiv to expand strikes on targets inside Russia. The move comes as Russia has continued massive air barrages on Ukraine’s civilian population — directly contradicting President Putin’s claims he made to President Trump of wanting peace. The U….
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China posts record trade surplus as foreign importers rush to beat tariffs
The $99bn figure comes as data shows exports growing at fastest rate in 15 months while imports fell China posted a record $99bn (£76.4bn) trade surplus last month amid signs of importers bringing forward orders to beat higher tariffs on goods from the world’s second biggest economy. The latest official figures from Beijing showed exports…


