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UN pledges continued aid to Afghan returnees

The United Nations on Monday promised continued assistance to Afghan returnees in clean water, healthcare and other area...

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Pa.’s independent voters are growing in number. Here’s why they still can’t vote in primaries.

Pennsylvania is one of 10 states with closed primaries that exclude independents. Every session, lawmakers and advocates...

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RFK Jr. autism data project stokes alarm over motives

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s push to collect troves of personal medical data to find the cause of autism has...

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City of Auburn, facing $2.8M budget shortfall, to consider overriding property tax cap

The Auburn City Council is taking the first steps toward overriding the property tax cap....

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The key seats where 1 in 5 voters have already cast their ballot

The major parties are running out of time to flip seats in their favour with analysis of early voting records showing up...

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A US bombing kills at least 68 African migrants in a Yemeni prison and injures dozens.

A US bombing raid in Yemen killed 68 African migrants held at a detention center run by the UN International Organizatio...

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High Court upholds removal of Malala as UDA Sec Gen

Justice Bahati Mwamuye in his ruling affirmed Hassan Omar's appointment, quashing September 2024 Political Parties Dispu...

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'Militancy, terrorism will end when...': Omar Abdullah's powerful speech in Assembly on Pahalgam horror | Top quotes

Pahalgam attack: CM Omar Abdullah addressed the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly after the Pahalgam attack, claiming public supp...

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Figures reveal hundreds of council fat cats earning more than PM - while you pay more tax

Data has revealed the astonishing amounts being earned by some local officials....

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This battleground seat has become a minefield for Peter Dutton

The Melbourne electorate of Bruce is up for grabs but a series of unflattering stories about Liberal candidate Zahid Saf...

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Chalmers raids public sector spending to find $7.2b in savings

Labor is vowing to clamp down on consultants as part of its cuts, while Angus Taylor is promising a mini-budget if the C...

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Antoni Bassas' analysis: 'The emotion of Montserrat'

After a weekend of diverse popular emotions (the burial of Pope Francis, the Barça wins the Cup in the Seville final a...

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Jim Dey | Pritzker increasingly in national spotlight

It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talke...

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“I Became Senator Through Elections Not Erection” – Senator Natasha Mocks Akpabio In Sacarstic Apology Letter To Senate

Suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has taken a satirical swipe at Senate Pres...

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Defection: Presidency Slams Opposition Figures

The Presidency said it has read the alarming claims of “disgruntled opposition figures, some partisan human rights cru...

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Has welcome to country worn out its welcome?

Acknowledgement of Indigenous Australians is the latest target of Peter Dutton’s war on woke, but the prime minister�...

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Tim Hortons® week-long Smile Cookie® campaign starts TODAY with 100% of proceeds donated to local charities and community groups

From April 28 to May 4, 100% of the proceeds from Smile Cookie sales ($2 per cookie, excluding tax) will be donated to o...

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As China Downplays Trump Tariffs With 5% Growth Target, Top Economist Warns Of '90% Chance Of A US Recession' Amid Trade War

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's top economic planning agency, is downplaying th...

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The judge indicts Pedro Sánchez's brother and leaves him on the brink of trial.

The judge has indicted David Sánchez, brother of the Spanish Prime Minister, for the alleged crimes of malfeasance and...

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Political Scientists Seek Funding Of Political Parties By FG

Political scientists in the country yesterday asked the federal government to fund political parties in order to make th...

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Ondo: Group Seeks Tinubu, Ganduje’s Intervention Over Plot To Alter Rotation Plan

A socio-political group, Ilaje Ugbo Intellectual Youths Alliance, has alleged a plot by the Ondo State governor, Lucky A...

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Diri Greatest Beneficiary Of Tinubu’s Administration – Pro-Wike Group

A faction within the Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Ca...

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Sekondi High Court convicts two members of Akona Royal Family of Pretsia in Ahanta

Their conviction had followed disrespect and disregard shown to the Ahanta Traditional Council (ATC) Correspondence from...

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County jail costs are crippling Maine budgets | Opinion

More than 80% of Kennebec County's spending is going toward law enforcement and corrections. Help may be on the way....

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A potential benefit of a weakened IRS | Letter

Conservatives might not be the only ones who stand to gain from the agency's downsizing....

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No Single Candidate Can Beat Tinubu Alone – Okonkwo Sends Warning To Opposition

A former spokesman of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has stated that no single pr...

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Ontario prepares to play a pivotal role in electing Canada’s next prime minister

The 2025 Canadian federal election is being fought across 343 ridings, 122 of which are in Ontario. Parties know the pro...

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Minority leader heads ECOWAS Parliament delegation to Parliamentary Dialogue fora in Morocco

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Al­exander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has led the ECOWAS Parliament dele­gation to the ...

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Head-on | Fall of the West, rise of the Rest

As America withdraws into a Trumpian shell, Europe will be forced to fight its own tribal wars. Postcolonial Europe’s ...

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Sen Natasha Issues Scathing Sarcastic Apology To Akpabio

The suspended Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central)...

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How Tinubu Plans To Weaken North Ahead Of 2027 – PDP Chieftain

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Sani, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu plans to weaken the...

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Is there a method behind the Trumponomics madness?

Washington’s policies are treading and often crossing a fine line between political jostling and economic strategizing...

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We should be proud of Welcome to Country ceremonies

The Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has inexplicably turned on something truly significant to Aborigines and Torres Strai...