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Two former FBI officials are facing federal charges for allegedly lying to Congress about their handling of Hunter Biden's laptop investigation. Each agent faces a single count of making false statements, a development that raises serious questions about institutional oversight and accountability within one of the country's most powerful law enforcement agencies.
Across the Atlantic, European Union member states remain deadlocked over the bloc's next long-term budget, covering two thousand twenty eight through two thousand thirty four. A recent marathon summit failed to produce any meaningful breakthrough, leaving leaders speaking in diplomatic generalities while the underlying divisions over spending priorities remain very much unresolved.
And on a more creative note, Amsterdam-based studio DRIFT has unveiled a striking new installation called Aeolus at London's Ladbroke Hall. Using hundreds of glass rods and carefully hidden lighting, the piece makes the invisible movement of wind something you can actually see, turning atmospheric science into something genuinely beautiful and thought-provoking.
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