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The rising cost of youth sports champions: Balancing dreams & financial realities

Pursuing sports like cricket and chess demands significant financial investment, creating disparities in accessibility. ...

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Suswam: PDP Has the Structure But Lacks Transparent Leadership to Win 2027 Elections

Suswan has warned that without transparent leadership,PDP risks losing big in 2027 elections, despite its nationwide str...

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El Salvador's Bukele after friendly White House meeting with Trump: 'I miss you already, President T'

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele tweeted, "I miss you already, President T." The foreign leader met with U.S. Presid...

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Maldives bans Israelis from tourist hotspot in 'solidarity' with Palestinians

The Maldives had lifted a previous ban on Israeli tourists in the early 1990s and briefly moved to restore relations in ...

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Four Suspected Kidnappers Nabbed With Guns in Niger, Cement Theft Foiled In Separate Operation

Police operatives in Niger State have arrested four individuals accused of kidnapping, with firearms recovered during th...

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GORE: Fasting from fast food

Are companies willing to pay for adequate training for new hires and will it ensure the quality products so many count o...

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US Stock Futures Waver After Two-Day Rally: Trump's Tariff Moves Could End A 3-Year 'Rolling Recession,' Says Expert

U.S. stock futures were volatile on Tuesday following a two-day advance. Futures of major benchmark indices were mixed i...

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Letters: We need St. Paul councilors with business sense

If you read the newly proposed tenant protections, the summary is a landlord must be able to stand on one leg while danc...

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Singapore dissolves parliament ahead of fresh elections

Candidate registration to take place on April 23...

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Insecurity: PDP Calls For Emergency Rule In Ondo

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has called on Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to address the growing insec...

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Editorial cartoon for April 15, 2025

Editorial cartoonist Dave Granlund draws on Easter egg shortage....

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Big law spends top dollar as Trump takes aim at firms

A series of new agreements brokered between President Trump and major law firms suggests a new price tag for those looki...

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Finepoint | US & China Are Decoupling In Real-Time: A Golden Opportunity India Must Not Miss

As US-China trade enters life support with both Xi and Trump refusing to blink, India finds itself in a sweet spot and m...

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Beldon “Jeaux” J. Bourgeois

Beldon J. “Jeaux” Bourgeois, a beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, will be remember...

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Barbara Sue Gibson

Barbara Sue Gibson, 86, of Sulphur, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025. She was born to her late parents, Wilbur an...

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Rabbi Ari Hart: Passover teaches us that the struggle for freedom is always unfolding

Passover is an annual mandate to understand that liberation from the bonds of tyranny isn’t some old story....

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Tammy Darlene Hudgins

Tammy Darlene Hudgins, 66, of Sulphur, La., passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2025. She was born to her late parents, J...

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Editorial: It’s time to lift Illinois’ moratorium on new nuclear plants

By all means, Illinois should lift its moratorium on new nuclear plants. But that won't solve our looming power shortage...

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First Mexico-born rep targets indictment-plagued Democrat in House GOP comeback bid

Former Rep. Mayra Flores is launching a comeback bid, this time eyeing Rep. Henry Cuellar's seat in South Texas....

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Genevieve Marie Fullington

Genevieve Marie Fullington, 85, of Moss Bluff, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2025 in Lake Charles. A time of visitation ...

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Mildred Schreve

Mildred Dorothy Armistead Schreve, 90, of Lake Charles passed away at 8:17 a.m. on Friday, April 11, 2025 in her residen...

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Dolores Miller

Dolores Faye Miller, 77, of Sulphur, passed away on April 11, 2025, surrounded by her family. Dolores is survived by her...

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Democrats need to speak to cultural concerns as well as economics

For guidance, recall the strategy to legalize same-sex unions. Activists connected with a quintessentially working-class...

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Daniel DePetris: Trump administration takes the first diplomatic step with Iran over nuclear program

Washington and Tehran both have reasons for keeping the process over discussing Iran's nuclear program on track....

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Marco Rubio's hunt for "anti-Christmas bias" is creeping theocracy

In a new war on federal workers, State Department employees are told to snitch on people with Pride flags...

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Letters: Cook County’s State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neil Burke’s policy ignores judges’ judgment

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O’Neil Burke’s new policy disregards the individualized decisions of Cook County...

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Editorial: Chicago aldermen should watch what message their language sends

Chicago aldermen said some unhelpful things in the Dexter Reed settlement hearing....

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Registered Social Security Analyst: The Retirement Professional You Didn’t Know You Needed

The services of a Registered Social Security Analyst (RSSA) are often overlooked. Yet, for those planning for retirement...

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1950: Children’s bucket brigade helps save school from fire

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

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Jim Dey | Court strikes down another abortion speech restriction

For the second time in two years, a Chicago federal judge has struck down a state law concerning abortion because it vio...

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Magboro residents raise alarm over rising burglary, suspected human trafficking

Residents of Magboro Community in Ogun State are living in fear following a surge in burglaries that have plagued their ...

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Comidoy-Acol: Critical thinking in the face of political propaganda

As the 2025 Philippine elections approach, learn how to apply critical thinking to political propaganda, avoid misinform...

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Harvard University hit with $2.2 billion funding freeze after rejecting Trump’s demands

The White House had demanded governance and hiring reforms, as well as the immediate closure of all diversity programs....

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Watch live: David Lammy addresses Sudan conference as UK pledges £120m aid package

Watch live as David Lammy speaks at a conference on Sudan on Tuesday, 15 April, as the UK government announces a £120m ...

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The house that houses the ideas of great architects

The architect Ignacio de Solà-Morales (1942-2001) occupies an exceptional place in the history of Catalan architecture...

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Dynasties bloom on foreign soil causing Tulip troubles

The arrest warrant for Tulip, though legally impotent due to the lack of a UK-Bangladesh extradition treaty, is politica...

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Labour awards contract for asylum barges and hotels despite pledge to end their use

Exclusive: Critics urge the government to confirm that they would not restore the ‘inhumane use of barges to house peo...

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"He's just disappeared": What it's like to be detained by ICE — and why some prefer to be deported

For some immigrants picked up by ICE, being expelled from the country is seen as preferable to indefinite detention...

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Maryam Nawaz highlights Punjab’s tourism potential during ECO delegation visit

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has reaffirmed her government’s commitment to promoting tourism as a full-fledged industry...