'Stop whining': Vance reacts to outrage over Ramaswamy campaign ad – video
JD Vance, the vice-president, criticized Republicans who have spoken out against a controversial campaign ad from Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. The ad features the mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, calling her daughter a liar. In a Tuesday statement, Acton’s brother, Philip Stearns, said his sister is estranged from her mother, who had married a man that sexually abused Acton when she was 12.
He said his mother, Donna Arthur, remained in the marriage after her husband was arrested and her children were taken away from her
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UK plans military aircraft support for wildfires ahead of first resilience summit
Fire services across the UK are set to be able to request RAF aircraft for difficult wildfires, alongside plans for specialist protective equipment and an AI unit.
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A broad plan for England’s water sector is expected in December, but officials are still working through how greater public control would operate and what it might cost.
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