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What you need to know about 'largest' local election in the country

Control of Wiltshire Council could change for the first time in generation when voters go to the polls on May 1....

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Easy entry into the U.S. from foreign shores? Don't count on it now

The U.S. technically makes it easy for many international travelers to visit for short periods of time. Now tourists are...

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Why California leads the way toward parity for women in elected office

This is not a result of serendipity or California liberalism. It took a concerted effort to invest in recruiting and sup...

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Vance sounds off on deportation, 'ratification of Biden's illegal migrant invasion' via 'fake legal process'

Vice President JD Vance declared that he and President Donald Trump will not allow "The ratification of Biden's illegal ...

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WATCH: Two people reportedly tasered by police at Marjorie Taylor Green town hall, 3 arrested

Multiple protesters were forcibly escorted out of a town hall event in Georgia hosted by GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene...

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George F. Galland Jr.: Kirkland & Ellis and others have made a deal with the devil

Kirkland & Ellis knew that if it resisted Donald Trump’s pressure, others wouldn’t. That could lead to losing client...

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Laura Washington: Where are the parents of teens participating in takeovers?

Chicago is struggling with teen takeovers. Mom and dad, what are you doing to keep your teens in line? What help do you ...

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Editorial: JB Pritzker’s first-ever Fox News interview is — surprise! — constructive and civil

Fox News viewers got a reasonable discussion when Illinois' governor gave his first-ever interview to the network....

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Editorial: Trump says he respects the Supreme Court. So return Abrego Garcia, Mr. President

A Salvadoran native was wrongfully detained and deported. Nearly all agree on that. And yet he's still in a Salvadoran p...

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Maria Pappas: Senior citizens’ homes are in Cook County tax sale. Here’s what I am doing about it.

I support a bill that would raise the income level for the senior freeze and allow homeowners to make periodic payments ...

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Letters: Republican spending cuts threaten my son David and other people who need Medicaid

Medicaid cuts would be devastating for some of the most vulnerable people in Illinois....

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In Illinois, Democrats tout pro-labor bona fides, but sometimes push back when their staffs seek unions

Advocates say the hesitation of bosses to recognize unions is the unwillingness of even self-professed pro-labor employe...

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Lawmaker calls for study of ‘AI powered’ cameras in effort to make DuSable Lake Shore Drive safer

State Sen. Sara Feigenholtz is pushing a measure for greater safety measures on DuSable Lake Shore drive including poten...

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Preston Manning and his ilk did this to themselves

Federal Conservatives should have picked the more moderate, pragmatic and centrist Jean Charest as their leader rather t...

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How to Call Congress—When the Phone Isn’t an Option

As someone who is deaf, Sara Nović says, “the phone has long been my nemesis.” Nović, an organizer and author of...

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Departing council chief executive 'will be greatly missed' in Inverclyde

Inverclyde Council's leader pays tribute to the authority's departing chief executive, Louise Long....

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1925: Central School condemned as fire hazard

Highlights of news reported today in 2000, 1975, 1950 and 1925....

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Why Trump can’t conduct his diplomacy like a real estate tzar

There is no one-size-fits-all in deal making. This basic principle has escaped Donald Trump even as he transited from bu...

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MP attacks ex-chief whip peerage after tell-all book

Honour for ex-Welsh secretary who revealed secrets from his time as Tory chief whip is questioned....

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Judge Peinado fines Begoña Gómez's lawyer 5,000 euros for making statements to the press.

Juan Carlos Peinado has returned to the Moncloa Palace seven and a half months later. This time, the second time, he is ...

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In any serious democracy, it must never be easy to remove the Chief Justice, President and Speaker

Former Member of Parliament for Kwesimintsim , Dr Prince Hamid Armah has stated that it must never be easy to remove the...

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U.S. trails China in race to utilize biotech on the battlefield

A critical avenue of U.S.-China competition has slipped under the public's radar despite its potential outsize impacts o...

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Fubara is yet to seek forgiveness, Wike replies Tompolo

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi ...

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Insecurity: Suspend France Retreat, Return Home, Obi Tells Tinubu

The 2023 Labour Party’s Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola ...

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Luo professionals to sponsor Orengo's ouster for critising Ruto

Professionals from the Luo community have threatened to sponsor an impeachment motion against Siaya Governor James Oreng...

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Midwest emerges as top hub in U.S. data center expansion

The AI boom is reshaping the Midwest, driving a wave of data center development, straining energy systems, consuming mil...

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EIA’s Energy Forecast Based on Pre-Trump ‘Assumptions,’ Spokesperson Says

The Energy Information Administration's Long-Range Outlook predicts declining oil demand, flatlining natural gas output,...

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Trump team's Iran divide: Dialogue vs. detonation to end nuclear threat

President Trump has vowed to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon — but inside his national security team there'...

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What we know about the elite Pa. State Police detail assigned to protect Gov. Josh Shapiro

The Executive Services Office has protected Pennsylvania’s governors, lieutenant governors, and their families for dec...

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Lima's ballot, Dhaka's echo: Vargas Llosa's political foray

Vargas Llosa’s crusade, a failure that seeded literary triumph, whispers a question: can stories outlive the frailty o...

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"Disappear without recourse": Trump's defiance of a court order means "any American" could be next

Legal experts say that the refusal to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home is a troubling harbinger of what's to come...

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U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick answers questions about tariffs, NPR/PBS funding and revoked visas

U.S. Senator Dave McCormick says Pennsylvanians should be optimistic about the future of the economy, even amid continue...

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Junts Get Scared With Pedro Sánchez

Carles Puigdemont fears that PSOE will call early elections before resolving the amnesty...

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What do you believe in, if you don't believe in God?

"God is dead," Nietzsche said in the 19th century. Many years later, the phrase seems truer than ever. Many people have ...

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More negotiations in Birmingham bin dispute

Union members rejected the council's latest pay offer, weeks after hundreds began an all-out strike....

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Right Word | Turkey’s Struggle For Democracy: Will Erdogan’s Authoritarian Regime Survive?

Despite Erdogan’s firm control over the state apparatus, the recent developments are a significant setback for his reg...