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1. Some retirees could see a $1,000 or more boost thanks to a Social Security repeal

   Around 2.5 million recipients could be affected

2. Starmer-Mandelson latest: PM must cleanse No 10 after ‘biggest mistake of his life’, says Labour’s red wall chief

   The prime minister has accused his opponents of launching a smear campaign

3. Iran-US war latest: Trump rules out using a nuclear weapon as he warns Tehran might be rearming

   US president orders navy to ‘shoot and kill’ all Iranian mine boats in Strait of Hormuz

4. Woman accused of murdering 93-year-old husband in middle of the night with vase

5. Meta cuts nearly 8,000 jobs as it tells workers it’s looking to be more efficient

   The tech giant said around 10 percent of its workers will be laid off on May 20

6. Sandown racing tips: Jonathan Doidge’s best bets and odds for Friday’s card

   It’s a busy Friday of action and our horse racing correspondent has been scouring the Sandown Park card

7. Trump threatens to end Iran war by force but rules out using nuclear weapon

8. Mike Vrabel seen kissing NFL reporter at New York bar years before scandal

9. Luke Littler defies hostile Liverpool crowd to thrash Luke Humphries in Premier League

   The back-to-back world champion cruised past his biggest rival in his opening match of the night

10. The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists

    April 17 - 23, 2026