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Alleged Rochdale predators ‘abused, degraded and discarded’ girls, 13, jury told | UK news newsthirst.

Eight alleged predators accused of the rape and sexual exploitation of two 13-year-old girls in Rochdale “abused, degraded and discarded” them in an “appalling” way, a jury has heard. The complainants from the age of 13 were expected to have sex with the defendants and others “whenever and wherever the men wanted” from 2001-6, jurors…

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NSW Labor accused of ‘pretty deliberate attempt’ to minimise impact of long-promised drug summit | New South Wales newsthirst.

New South Wales Labor has been accused of trying to minimise the impact of a once-in-a-generation drug reform summit amid last-minute changes and concern from experts over transparency. The long-promised NSW drug summit begins on Friday in the regional city of Griffith before hearings in Lismore and Sydney. All but the opening speeches in Griffith…

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Powell says Fed is awaiting ‘greater clarity’ on Trump policies before making next move on rates newsthirst.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” at Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., Feb. 11, 2025. Craig Hudson | Reuters NEW YORK — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday that the central bank can wait…

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Josef Newgarden laments what could have been in Indy 500 three-peat bid newsthirst.

Bruce MartinSpecial to FOXSports.com INDIANAPOLIS — There’s a reason why no driver in history has won three straight Indy 500s. Because it’s hard. Even with perhaps the fastest car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Sunday’s 109th Indianapolis 500, Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden was starting in the back row. It came after INDYCAR Series officials heavily…

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