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House Republican says Congress ‘needs to get their act together’ on Social Security ahead of deadline

Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) said Wednesday that Congress has to act on Social Security, a day after the Trump administration projected that one of the program’s trust funds will run out by 2032.  “Congress needs to get their act together to address Social Security and the insolvency that’s coming, instead of poking blame at other…

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House Republican says Congress ‘needs to get their act together’ on Social Security ahead of deadline

Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) said Wednesday that Congress has to act on Social Security, a day after the Trump administration projected that one of the program’s trust funds will run out by 2032.  “Congress needs to get their act together to address Social Security and the insolvency that’s coming, instead of poking blame at other…

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WH Smith raises £100m as it warns on profits due to Iran war

Retailer plans to shut unprofitable stores as falling US airport traffic due to Middle East conflict hits trading

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WH Smith has issued a profit warning after shopper numbers at its stores in US airports fell as a result of the war in the Middle East, prompting the company to raise fresh capital from investors.

The retailer, which operates 1,200 outlets globally in airports, railway stations and hospitals, raised £102m through a share sale on Wednesday to strengthen its balance sheet, pay down debt, invest in technology and shut down unprofitable stores following “a downturn in trading conditions”.

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© Photograph: Guy Bell/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.

© Photograph: Guy Bell/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.

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Stephen A. Smith: Trump will ruin ‘vibe’ at NBA Finals game

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Saturday said President Trump’s planned attendance at Monday night’s Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs will ruin the “vibe.” Smith responded to a user on the social platform X who blasted the commentator’s take against having…

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson tells rally Ben Roberts-Smith is a person ‘I respect and I admire’

Hanson compares former soldier’s prosecution for war crimes to her 2003 jailing for electoral fraud, which was later overturned

The One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, told a rally in support of Ben Roberts-Smith that the former soldier accused of war crimes is a person “I respect and I admire”, before its organiser called for “an army of civilians” to support him.

About 100 supporters gathered in Rocks Riverside Park in Seventeen Mile Rocks in southern Brisbane on Sunday.

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© Photograph: Darren England/AAP

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