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UK Labour’s Burnham apologises for response to Israel’s Gaza violence
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Police investigate £500,000 Reform donations from mother of fraudster who backed Farage
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US Senate candidate’s implosion forces Democratic reckoning
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PitchBook: US venture funding hit $412.7B in H1 2026, up 30% on all of 2025, with AI startup funding accounting for 86%, or $355.9B; Q2 saw seven $1B+ rounds (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)
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PitchBook: US venture funding hit $412.7B in H1 2026, up 30% on all of 2025, with AI startup funding accounting for 86%, or $355.9B; Q2 saw seven $1B+ rounds — U.S. venture capital deal value hit $412.7 …