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  Abrdn’s Rebrand Reversal and a History of Corporate Missteps

  A British investment firm restored most of the vowels to its name after a widely ridiculed revamp that showed the pitfalls of trying to look cool in the digital age.
  
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  Obama-era Education secretary warns Trump against shuttering department

  Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan issued President Trump a warning over plans to shutter the Department of Education, decrying "you break it, you own it." Duncan, in an interview with CNN's ...
  
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  Farage warns against 'infighting' and defends MP's suspension

  The Reform UK leader acknowledges the row has "dented" the "sense of unity" in his party.
  
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  Will Nisbet land Scotland recall after Aberdeen march on in cup?

  Aberdeen's Kevin Nisbet has scored five goals in six games - is he thrusting himself back into the Scotland picture?
  
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  Aguilar: Democrats still working to unite party against GOP spending bill

  The head of the House Democratic Caucus said Tuesday that party leaders are still working to unite their troops against the Republicans’ spending bill. Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) bashed the GOP ...
  
  The Hill - 1d

• Would $50 oil really be good for the US?

  Bosses warn potential consumer benefits would be offset by squeezed domestic shale industry
  
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  Ocasio-Cortez warns Senate Democrats over advancing stopgap spending measure

  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) urged her Democratic colleagues in the Senate to vote against the House-passed stopgap spending measure, warning them to be weary of "procedural games." “It ...
  
  The Hill - 16h
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  Salah seals comeback win for Liverpool against Southampton to stretch lead

  The view from the top looks beautiful for Liverpool, 16 points clear after another comeback against Southampton. From Arne Slot’s elevated position up in the Anfield directors’ box, however, he ...
  
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  Experts warn against dangerous misconception about rising cost of groceries — here's what you need to know

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  Poland’s president urges US to move nuclear warheads to Polish territory

  Call from Andrzej Duda aimed at deterring future Russian aggression likely to be viewed as highly provocative in Moscow
  
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  What if Ukraine decides to fight on without America?

  Although Kyiv has agreed to a potential ceasefire, most people in the country expect the war to continue and retain the will to keep battling
  
  Financial Times - 3h
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  Beware America’s fake fiscal conservatives

  Republicans are indulging in budgetary chicanery in order to preserve Trump’s tax cuts
  
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  Industrial strategy turns from green to battleship grey

  Trump’s hard line on Ukraine and Nato poses difficult choices for the UK’s defence industry
  
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  Starmer to target ‘cottage industry of blockers’ in overhaul of regulators

  UK prime minister will also talk up potential of AI to increase productivity across the state
  
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