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Canada election: Here’s how to watch the federal leaders’ debates

The federal party leaders are expected to face off in French and English language election debates just days before Cana...

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Criminal abuse of a lifesaving tool

Bravo to the “geniuses” who figured out how to weaponize the country’s emergency alert system to woo voters in the...

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'Sometimes the truth hurts': Doug Ford weighs in as polls suggest Carney's Liberals remain ahead of Poilievre's Conservatives

Bolstered by support in Ontario, Mark Carney's Liberals are solidifying their poll lead over Pierre Poilievre's Conserva...

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Sterling’s past and the dollar’s future

In April 1925, a hundred years ago this month, Winston Churchill, in his capacity as chancellor of the exchequer, took t...

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Mary Ellen Klas: This Marco Rubio is unrecognizable

Rubio, a lawyer, built his political career talking about being “the son of immigrants and exiles” and condemning th...

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Ohio State football trophy breaks in two as Vance lifts it at White House event

Vice President JD Vance nearly drops the National Championship trophy during a White House photo-op with the Ohio State ...

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Oregon leaders act to prevent discrimination based on immigration status in schools

Oregon leaders unveiled guidance on Monday to protect students from immigration-status bullying....

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Conservative coalition pushes for Trump tax cut extension

On the eve of the federal tax filing deadline, a conservative coalition called upon the state’s all-Democratic congres...

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5 Companies Sue Trump Over Tariffs

The White House has said the duties are needed to offset trade imbalances and to shore up U.S. national security....

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What Some Animals Endure Before We Eat Them

Countless dirty secrets swirl around the way animals on factory farms live, but an even uglier one may be the way they s...

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7 on 7: Bucs vs. Warhawks

7 on 7 championships in the Marauder spring league taking place between the Bucs and the Warhawks....

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Spencer picks cop as public safety director, former MoBot exec as operations chief

Robert Herleth will be the mayor-elect’s interim chief operating officer. Herleth was previously an executive at A.G. ...

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‘Duterte bump’: Time for tactical voting?

At the end of 2018, we came up with a new strategy: tactical voting. By this method we hoped to destroy United Russia’...

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Death as political capital (2)

In part 1 of this column, we examined how Rodrigo Duterte’s imprisonment at The Hague may become the linchpin of an au...

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Tariffs and tsunamis

I know it helps to look for silver linings rather than dwell on dark clouds in unsettling times like now, when United St...

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Bukele and Trump pretend they can’t return wrongfully deported man

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador joined President Donald Trump for a Q&A session with reporters on Monday, during w...

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Devlin Funeral Home celebrates Grand Opening in Bennington

BENNINGTON — With heartfelt speeches, a ceremonial ribbon cutting, and a crowd of more than 300 community members, Dev...

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Australia election 2025 live: Angus Taylor put on the spot over tax cuts; Greens to promise free school lunches

The shadow treasurer faced off with the treasurer for a debate on the ABC. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking ne...

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MDI emergency officials to conduct mass casualty training this weekend

The Bar Harbor Fire Department warned of “many emergency vehicles and helicopters in the area of the high school and m...

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Pres. Trump signals new tariffs and exemptions amid trade confusion

NBC News Correspondents Kelly O’Donnell and Brian Cheung and NBC News Digital Reporter Peter Nicholas discuss the conf...

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Missouri lawmakers take aim at Bradford pears and other invasive plant species

“You shouldn’t be selling things that you have to constantly deal with trying to get rid of,” Tyler Wilson told a ...

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‘Serious Risk To Freedom’: DHS Secretary Ignites Firestorm With Controversial Announcement

Certainly, any legislation which requires Americans spend more time at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is a tough...

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Rep. Sue Salisbury: A budget that provides stability in the face of uncertainty

Last month, the Legislature passed a responsible two-year continuing services budget designed to provide funding for Mai...

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Escape Artist Greenville

The brand new “Chimera Corp Saga” at Escape Artist Greenville brings together three of the most celebrated escape ro...

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From knowledge to wisdom: How reading books enriches our lives

The article “A book is just never a book” (Young Blood, 3/24/25) shares an authentic narrative of how a book becomes...

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Dealing with VAWC in the BARMM (1)

Bongao, Tawi-Tawi—Here in one of the more than 100 islands and islets of Tawi-Tawi for a brief visit. I am awed by the...

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Palms, hosannas

The sun had set as my friends and I drove past the church in Pinaglabanan, San Juan, last Palm Sunday. “Anyone needing...

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We have the tools to build and deploy Trump's 'Golden Dome' right now

President Trump has made an important, appropriate and realistic decision by calling on Congress to fund a state-of-the-...

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Voters widely oppose taxpayer-funded gender surgeries, revealing Democrat Party's vulnerability: poll

Taxpayer-funded transgender treatments remain widely unpopular among American voters, according to a new poll done by Am...

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Trump Blames Biden, Putin, Zelenskyy for Ukraine War, Says He’s Working to End It

The president urged Russia to 'get moving' on a peace deal while emphasizing the devastating human toll of 'a terrible a...

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Senate budget writers give House plan an initial look

House budget writers faced some tough questioning from their Senate counterparts Monday over proposals to eliminate the ...

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Maine bill aims to send a message to Nebraska

A bill from Rep. Adam Lee would end Maine's system of splitting electoral votes if Nebraska does the same, a move Lee sa...

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Janet Mills defends Maine against Donald Trump on national TV

“It's like, what if he discovers that there's somebody on Social Security who happens to be transgender? Does he vacat...

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Iran must give up nukes or face harsh response: Trump

If Iran doesn't give up its hope of nuclear weapons, it will face harsh consequences, says US President Donald Trump....

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Editorial: Tariffs and the need for checks and balances

What Trump is mad at, apparently, is that Americans are so rich they’re buying from companies around the world and tho...

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The Pope dissolves the ultra-Catholic group Sodalitium because it acted "like a sect" and was abusive.

Pope Francis has definitively suppressed the Peruvian-born apostolic group Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana (SVC), founded by...

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“N300m Hosting Fund Was Gift From Gov Fubara” — NBA Replies Rivers Govt Over Refunding

Nigerian Bar Association has replied Rivers State Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, following his demand for an Immedia...

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Harvard rejects Trump admin’s demands, as feds threaten to cut billions of dollars

Harvard rejected Trump admin's demands, as feds threaten to cut billions of dollars....

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The EU and the United States are already negotiating tariffs amid Trump's contradictions.

The European Union continues to try to rebuild the trade bridges that US President Donald Trump has burned amidst contra...

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Trump suggests auto industry might receive tariff reprieve

President Donald Trump suggested he may temporarily exempt the auto industry from the tariffs he imposed on the sector t...

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Peter Obi blasts Gov Alia for blocking him from visiting Benue

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has accused the Benue State Gove...

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Trump and the end of globalization

Donald Trump declares a trade war in stages. From the emotional and rhetorical offensive, to the collapse of global conf...

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Online sports betting advances closer to Nebraska ballots after first-round approval in Legislature

Online sports betting in Nebraska is closer to appearing on the ballot, but some senators still have concerns about prob...

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Ocean City changes public comment rules

Ocean City Council voted to end its monthly 10 a.m. meetings, with all meetings to now start at 6 p.m., and to limit the...

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The Irish Times view on the Court of Appeal cycle lane decision: an important day for local government

The principle at the centre of this case was one that had to be preserved to allow for the roll-out of active travel pro...

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Auto Stocks Rally After Trump Says He’s Considering Giving Help to Automakers

The president recently implemented 25 percent tariffs on automobiles manufactured outside the United States....

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El Salvador President refuses to return wrongfully deported man from US

US President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Vice President JD Vance, and El Salvador President Nayi...

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£45m for technology such as fruit picking robots and cow ‘Fitbits’ on farms

Farming minister Daniel Zeichner said grants will help farms to develop and implement technologies to boost food product...

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Confusion reigns after Trump exempts electronics from new tariff regime. Here’s what we know

Economists warn tariffs will raise costs and lead to higher prices for consumers....