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Dutton to pledge tax-deductible mortgage repayments

The bold new pledge to people locked out of the housing market will counter Labor’s pledge to allow most first home bu...

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US won’t say whether it’s facilitating return of mistakenly deported man, despite judge’s order

The government’s filing did not address the judge’s demands that the administration detail what steps it was taking ...

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Tom Horne threatens to block $1.5 million in federal funding over 'illegal' DEI policy. The school district says it's done nothing wrong.

The board president said he was blindsided by the warning. Districts nationwide could lose funding and face lawsuits if ...

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Chris Mason: As British Steel law rushed through Parliament, officials waited in hotel

For all of Saturday's drama, the government's intervention so far is just a stop gap, writes our political editor....

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TAYLOR: Policy changes and social issues collide

Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, wants to change the name of the Department of Defense to the War Department, per...

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Commission on abuse in schools must examine how seminary training formed perpetrators

In her 2012 book, Child Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church, Keenan theorised that some priests who aspired to priestly...

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Nigeria’s Endless Borrowing Despite Huge Resources Lamentable – Prof. Ebhomien

Professor John Ebhomien, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is a former Consultant to the United Nation...

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Voting 101: Who are the Australian political parties clamouring for your vote? - video

With Australia's federal election fast approaching, and the political parties and candidates imploring you to vote for t...

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Coalition makes tax relief bid, Labor swings on housing

The major parties have ramped up their election offerings with a one-time tax cut spruiked by the opposition and first-h...

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Trump urges Congress to make daylight saving time permanent

President Trump said Congress should "push hard for more Daylight at the end of a day" in a post on Truth Social....

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Baseball: Patrick Henry 7, San Pasqual 2

Patrick Henry defeats San Pasqual, 7-2....

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Scotland must be resilient in the face of global shocks, says Swinney

The First Minister has suggested the UK Government should drop the recently announced increase in employers’ national ...

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Reports ordered into Borders man who made derogatory remarks towards teenagers

He pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner....

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Why Republicans can’t stop hiding behind fake names

Republicans love hiding behind fake names.As the world focused on President Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff policies tha...

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The illusion of power: Why we must remain humane no matter our role

In life, many of us take on roles that carry influence and authority – that some expect automatic respect for. Read fu...

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Facing the disorder in Trump’s order

Donald Trump's tariffs have shaken the world and, although there is a 90-day pause for now, Malaysia – and Asean – h...

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Teach digital ethics with digital literacy

WHAT do we do with a 16-year-old teen who used AI-assisted deepfake technology to allegedly generate lewd pictures of hi...

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Yu better believe it ­­– Kevin’s finally living his dream at Augusta

GOLFER Kevin Yu recalls setting his alarm clock at around midnight for four days every April to watch the Masters Tourna...

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Is Pax Americana over?

A trust deficit could be a much bigger problem for America than a trade deficit. Read full story...

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Get message across clearly

In these chaotic times, it's not a good idea for the government to issue opaque statements that do little to reassure th...

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Supporting the new norm of a marriage of convenience

Since the General Election in 2022, non-Malay voters have become strategically more accepting of Umno, says this analyst...

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Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese, Dutton launch campaigns; Jacinta Price wants to ‘make Australia great again’

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are launching the Labor and Liberal election campaigns. Follow live....

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Iran, US plan talks next week after ‘constructive’ meeting

Iran said the first formal talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration over its nuclear program were “co...

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Judge relaxes ban on DOGE access to sensitive US Treasury information

A New York judge has relaxed a ban she’d put on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency preventing it from a...

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Reversal of student exodus is a positive sign for Hong Kong

Schemes to lure talent from abroad have helped turn around declining enrolment in the city’s schools. More must be don...

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Mindfulness and bullies

If most people on the planet were mindful most of the time, would we transform the human condition?...

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Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rally thousands in LA

The weekend event was the latest stop for the progressive duo as part of their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour....

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Readers Write: Trans athletes, funding for the outdoors, ‘Hands Off’ protests

One of us was shut out of sports in the ‘70s. Don’t repeat that mistake....

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Tax reform shouldn’t be a backdoor attack on nonprofits

What’s being considered could reshape the entire structure of how such institutions are allowed to function....

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Reporter's Notebook: on federal judges and the Trump administration

NPR's Ryan Lucas speaks about his beat covering the federal judiciary during the tumult of the second Trump administrati...

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Editorial: With candidates confirmed, Virginia voters should ready for 2025 elections

Virginia is one of two states with gubernatorial elections this year and it's critical that residents ignore the noise a...

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Hospitals in Hong Kong turn hi-tech after ‘full body check’

The measures to be implemented by the Hospital Authority will be a good step towards minimising human error in a stresse...

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Cartoon: Trump’s Tariff Bomb

Cartoon by Steve Breen for April 13, 2025....

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'Could be a different ending': GOP lawmakers reportedly teeing up break with Trump

Republican lawmakers who have continued to give in to Donald Trump's demands could be making preparations for a potentia...

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Column: Judicial independence necessary to U.S. democracy

If there is no trust in the rule of law, the very foundation of our democracy will collapse, Virginia Trial Lawyers Asso...

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Column: Why 18 governments are too many for Hampton Roads

A consolidated Hampton Roads would be more competitive, more efficient and better positioned to tackle challenges, CNU p...

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Column: Federal energy tax credits help propel Chesapeake economy

Renewable energy projects diversify our economy and integrates our region into a sector poised for substantial growth, �...

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Letters for April 13: Textbooks lay the groundwork for a good education

Letter writers discuss using textbooks in Norfolk public schools, animal testing at EVMS, and Republican Pat Herrity, a ...

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Fraud victim 'not hopeful' for refund after Trump wrecks consumer protection agency

Agency charged with protecting consumers drops high-profile fraud cases, leaving victims in limbo.By Marcus Baram for Ca...

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Why Albanese and Dutton’s path to government heads west this election

Welcome to battleground Western Australia, where Labor’s path to majority or minority government rests on how much it ...

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Water Woes Worsened by Poor Planning, Litter and Disregard for Local Knowledge

March 2025 was a month of milestones: Namibia’s first female president, 35 years of independence and heavy downpours t...

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Enugu chamber urges CBN to save indigenous businesses from collapse

The Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to intensify effort...

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Lib Dem MP refused entry to Hong Kong

Party leader Sir Ed Davey urges the foreign secretary to summon the Chinese ambassador for an explanation....

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Qatar-Indonesia ties strong, deep-rooted: Envoy

QNAJakartaQatar-Indonesia relations are strong, well-established, and continually evolving, Al Reem Hassan Al Ibrahim, A...

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HBKU organises first-of-its-kind Forum for Women in Academia

Tribune News NetworkDohaBuilding upon the recent establishment of its Women in Academia Committee (WiAC), Hamad Bin Khal...

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French Connections and Hopes for Better Health

Esperance Luvindao AS the new minister of health and social services embodies hope for people’s health in Namibia.In F...

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Trump authorizes military to take control of public land along southern border

President Trump justified the use of the military by saying the United States is "under attack from a variety of threats...

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Killer plastics

On Tuesday, fisherfolks in Bolinao, Pangasinan, discovered a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in em...

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Doha Forum partakes in Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2025, co-hosts strategic panel

QNAAntalyaDoha Forum participated this week in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF), reaffirming its commitment to global d...

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US Mortgage Rates Top 7 Percent

Rates on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage have climbed above 7 percent amid tariff and bond market turbulence....

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Big tech wins Trump backdown on China smartphone tariffs

Apple, Nvidia are big winners as smartphones, computers and some other electronics win exemptions for tariffs; UK nation...

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2027: PDP Committed To Reclaim Power In Sokoto – Goronyo

April 12, (THEWILL) – The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Hon. Muhammad Bello Goronyo,...

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Make Charles lighten his workload? Dream on, chortles Camilla, after the King's 20 Italian engagements in four days following gruelling cancer treatment

It was a brief halt in their packed itinerary during last week's State Visit to Italy , but the Queen could only crease ...

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Former Western New York congressman John LaFalce has died

John LaFalce served three different districts from 1975 to 2003 in the U.S. House of Representatives....

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‘Huli’ Week

One time, on my way to Batangas, I told my driver “Mag-rosary tayo.” As I was bringing out my rosary from my pocket,...

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The American utopia

Donald Trump’s rise in American politics has rested largely on his image as a savvy businessman who claims to know how...

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Zoning won’t solve Maine’s housing crisis — and zoning didn’t create it | Opinion

Stacking units together so that more bodies can be stuffed in doesn't make or sustain healthy communities....

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Minister of Education visits universities in Beirut

Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater, along with her accompanying delegation, visi...