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Like many Americans, President Donald Trump has become fixated on Alcatraz, the notorious, frequently fog-shrouded California island fortress in the San Francisco Bay. But for Trump, the defunct prison is more than a pop-culture, literary and cinematic phenomenon reminiscent of an era when the federal government dealt with gangsters so dangerous they were jailed on a remote, maximum-security island. It’s an opportunity to build “a state-of-the-art secure prison facility.” And the president wants to use at least $152 million worth of taxpayer dollars to turn the dilapidated facility — shuttered in 1963 because its remoteness made it too expensive to…

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Key takeaways New car loans had an average interest rate of 6.37%, while used car loan rates averaged nearly just under 11.26% in the fourth quarter of 2025. Your credit score plays a significant role in determining your interest rate, but other factors such as the lender, amount borrowed, length of the loan and economic conditions also play a role. The best way to secure a competitive interest rate on your auto loan is to shop around and work to improve your credit score. The average auto loan interest rate for new cars in the third quarter of 2025 was…

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This article is taken from the April 2026 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Get five issues for just £25. When I went to university, I supported tuition fees. This was not (solely) because I possessed the contrarian streak that makes someone a young Conservative, but because it made sense to me that somebody receiving a service — especially a service not deemed part of the State’s core responsibilities — should at least help to pay for it. All these years later and I remain very much on the political right. Yet whilst I…

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (April 4, 2026) – The New England Revolution have loaned defender Keegan Hughes to USL Championship side Birmingham Legion FC for the remainder of the 2026 season, with an option to recall. Hughes arrived in New England ahead of the 2025 Major League Soccer campaign, originally signing with Revolution II before being elevated to the first team roster. The Newark, Ohio native has suited up for eight appearances, including five matches started, in a Revolution uniform. The 25-year-old central defender most recently collected a start in New England’s 2026 season opener at Nashville SC on Feb. 21. Hughes owns nine career MLS…

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