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Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth and shadow treasurer Tim Wilson have sparred in a tense on-air clash over the ongoing Senate inquiry into Labor’s new capital gains tax regime.The government has insisted the two-day window of inquiry into the legislation is appropriate, given a separate Senate investigation into the operation of the existing CGT discount handed down its findings in March.That report found the 50 per cent discount model had skewed home ownership towards investors and disproportionately benefited wealthier Australians.Camera IconLabor minister Amanda Rishworth and Liberal frontbencher Tim Wilson engaged in a heated war of words over Labor’s proposed reform. Channel…

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The BJP has consistently framed illegal immigration from Bangladesh as both a demographic and security challenge. The party now has greater administrative capacity to pursue tighter enforcement of the 4,000km land border India shares with Bangladesh (more than half of which is in West Bengal), as well as citizenship verification measures and anti-infiltration operations.In West Bengal, the BJP victory has accelerated long-pending efforts to expand border infrastructure. The state’s chief minister said on May 27 that about 57 hectares of land had been transferred to the Border Security Force for fencing projects. Additional land has been allocated around the strategically…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump and his family attended “UFC Freedom 250,” a mixed martial arts event held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sunday.Melania and Ivanka Trump — and Donald Trump Jr.’s new wife Bettina — all brought an unexpected glamour to a knockout event.The event coincided with the president’s 80th birthday and served as an early launch for the United States’ upcoming semiquincentennial celebrations.TRUMP MARKS 80TH BIRTHDAY WITH PATRIOTIC UFC FREEDOM 250 SPECTACLE ON WHITE HOUSE SOUTH LAWNA temporary stadium structure, nicknamed “The Claw,” was constructed…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top Alaska election official booted a same-name Republican challenger to Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, from the primary ballot Monday, ruling the campaign appeared designed to confuse voters. Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher disqualified Dan J. Sullivan from the state’s hotly-contested Senate race over concerns that his candidacy was “filed with a purpose to confuse or mislead and to thereby compromise the ballot’s fairness or neutrality,” in a letter published Monday.Dan J. Sullivan, a retired schoolteacher who filed as a Republican Senate candidate despite having no prior affiliation with the GOP, can…

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America’s Block Party will celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday this Fourth of July with a benefit concert in Los Angeles and events in local communities around the country.Hosted by Queen Latifah, the concert at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on the holiday will feature Chris Stapleton, The Smashing Pumpkins and additional stars to be announced in the coming weeks.The event will promote “Giving 4th,” a new initiative that aims to transform Independence Day into the largest single day of charitable giving in U.S. history.Tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 16, at 10 a.m. PDT at America250.org, for $17.76, with proceeds benefiting Feeding…

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SEE IT: Hawaii swamped by flash flooding More than 5,500 residents on Oahu’s North Shore are under mandatory evacuation orders as catastrophic flash flooding pushes the 120-year-old Wahiawa Dam to the brink of failure. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California tourist has vanished in Costa Rica after severe flash flooding and mudslides struck the region during her hike, sparking a desperate search that has now been stalled by torrential rains.Ashley Phillips, 30, has been missing since June 2. Now, 13 days into her disappearance, her family says they are living through their “worst nightmare” as hazardous…

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Downtown Winnipeg’s new income-based transitional housing for women escaping domestic violence is fully occupied, with an additional facility set for completion in the coming weeks, the Manitoba government announced. Standing Eagle, the first of the two projects, opened last January and has 11 units – five two-bedroom homes and six three-bedroom homes, the province said in a news release.The second building, the 15-unit Morning Light will be ready for occupants in its studio, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom units at the end of June. The province said it does not expect the facility to be fully occupied until the end of July.Both…

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These background steps, including prompting, verification, reflection, code execution and the use of other external software tools, all consume more tokens, he said.Based on Anthropic’s estimates, the average AI token cost of a software developer in an enterprise using Claude Code was US$13 per day, with monthly costs of roughly US$150 to US$250 per developer, said a Business Insider report in April. For large tech businesses employing 500 developers, the AI token costs would be roughly US$75,000 to US$125,000 a month, or US$900,000 to US$1.5 million a year, before any discounts or enterprise deals. Most AI providers do offer discounts for enterprise customers. However,…

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