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What is syntropic farming?

A few columns ago, I wrote about Anitu Forest Food Processing, a small batch chocolatier from Bukidnon and Anitu Food Fo...

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Plateau PDP remains unshaken by mass defections in Delta — Party Chair

...Lauds Mutfwang’s leadership, urges members to remain steadfast The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) i...

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Federal judges pause U.S. Education Department enforcement of DEI ban

A federal judge in Maryland ordered the Trump administration Thursday to pause enforcement of a new U.S. Education Depar...

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Lions Bay state of emergency remains in place four months after deadly landslide

The emergency measure is meant to provide access to private property to allow the village to complete a public safety st...

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Kimberly Ellis Removed as San Francisco Women's Department Director Amid Misconduct Allegations

Kimberly Ellis removed as director of SF's Department on the Status of Women after an investigation found misconduct....

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New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions

SURREY - British Columbia has opened the first of the government's promised secure units to provide involuntary treatmen...

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Anzacs honoured a century and a decade after Gallipoli

Across the nation and abroad, Australians are commemorating Gallipoli, the first theatre of war for the nation's troops,...

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Former NDC PC aspirant Bernard Martei Korley supports widows in Ledzokuku with GH¢100,000

Bernard Martei Korley (BMK) Bernard Martei Korley (BMK), a former parliamentary aspirant in the 2023 National Democratic...

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Attending funeral of Pope an ‘honour’, says Swinney

The Scottish First Minister will be part of the UK delegation at the ceremony in Rome on Saturday....

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Tories should stop ‘obsessing’ about Reform, says Cleverly

His intervention comes as Conservative frontbenchers continue to debate the party’s response to the rise of Reform....

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Businesses ‘crying out’ for Scottish visas to boost workforce, says SNP MP

Stephen Gethins argued the UK’s current ‘one-size fits all’ approach to immigration is not working....

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Weedkiller ban could help swifts, starlings and toads thrive, says MP

Sian Berry warned that the Government had shown ‘worrying attitudes’ to nature ahead of a debate about banning toxic...

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Man locked up for more than 4 years over serious attacks on women in Peebles

Such was the brutality of the attacks, Sheriff Peter Paterson said he had considered referring the case to the High Cour...

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Letters: California must stand up for higher education

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Americans are protesting the Trump administration. Do they work?

When you think of a successful protest movement, most Americans probably think of the American Civil Rights movement, an...

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DNC invests heavily in state parties, taking the fight to Trump country

The Democratic National Committee will begin giving more than $1 million a month to state parties in order to bolster lo...

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Tech firms face fines up to £60,000 for failing to remove knife crime content

Social media companies will be fined up to £60,000 each time a post relating to knife crime is not removed from their s...

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The middle class, the Revolution, and real society

The people are not a specific social class, but rather all those capable of fighting for a more just order that represen...

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San Francisco Democratic Party Calls on Mayor Daniel Lurie to Oppose Big Tech Tax Avoidance Lawsuits

SF DCCC passes resolution unanimously on Thursday, April 23 SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, th...

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The Post endorses Frank Morano for City Council in Staten Island’s special election Tuesday

Staten Island City Councilman Joe Borelli's early departure from office has triggered a nonpartisan ranked-choice specia...

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Table tennis finals set to serve Hong Kong well

Hong Kong’s winning run continues with latest sporting highlight following international snooker, rugby sevens and gol...

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Michelle Obama is tarnishing her legacy by admitting she would rather practice the art of saying ‘No’ than do the right thing

The former first lady played hooky from Donald Trump's inauguration because she's taking some me time, baby!...

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Jackie Speier presses San Mateo sheriff’s office on spending, blocked massage chair buy

Former congresswoman questions attempted purchase of 10 massage chairs approved by Corpus...

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Calgary murder suspect appeared to be suffering from a mental disorder when he fatally stabbed stranger on city street, says psychiatrist

Dr. Sheila Acharya testified she diagnosed Michael Adenyi with schizophrenia as well as depression...

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Voters still say “No” to Battle Ground and Hockinson school levies, Camas-Washougal fire authority

Tallies for three measures on Tuesday’s special election ballot didn’t change much in updated results released by Cl...

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After a yearslong fight, the school voucher bill heads to Gov. Abbott for approval

Senate Bill 2 would create an education savings account program and has been Abbott's top priority....

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Department of the Interior to Adopt Expedited NEPA Permitting Procedures for Energy and Minerals Projects on Federal Lands

On April 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced plans to implement unprecedented emergency procedures t...

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Mahmoud Khalil was arrested without a warrant, Trump administration confirms

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys are asking an immigration judge to terminate his deportation cas...

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ICE agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil without a warrant, Trump administration confirms

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys are asking an immigration judge to terminate his deportation cas...

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Baseball: Carlsbad 6, La Costa Canyon 1

The Lancers and Mavericks take to the diamond in a Coastal League matchup....

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Nebraska lawmakers advance budget proposal with $124 million deficit

Nebraska lawmakers advanced five bills to floor debate Thursday that set up the state's next biennial budget, leaving a ...

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DNC leaders challenge Hogg's efforts to unseat incumbents with public warning

"If you want to challenge incumbents, you're more than free to do that, but just not as an officer of the DNC," DNC Chai...

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Anaheim's scandal-ridden Chamber of Commerce poised to close

The city has not contracted with the Chamber of Commerce since 2022, when a corruption scandal made headlines....

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DNC chair rips vice chair David Hogg’s plan to challenge incumbent Democrats

A public feud between the new DNC boss and Hogg has escalated....

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Trump trade deals appear distant as tariff tensions simmer

US President Donald Trump's promises of securing trade deals with major partners took another blow Thursday, with a Fren...

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Olson’s Cheers & Jeers: International Falls City Council wisely changes course

Mary Moriarty, International Falls and the University of Minnesota Dance team round out a week of Cheers & Jeers....

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Florida Senate's Democratic leader says the state party is dead and he's leaving it

The top Democrat in Florida’s Senate is leaving his party, declaring that “the Democratic Party in Florida is dead.�...

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'France Stands Firmly With India And Continue Fight Against Terrorism', Says President Macron; Dials PM Modi On Pahalgam Terror Attack

(MENAFN - IANS) Paris, April 25 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

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Butte man admits raping two girls and filming sex acts

Theodore Cherry III faces up to 100 years in prison when he is sentenced....

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Opinion: ‘Grease’ at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres shows why we need to rethink nostalgia

It seemed to me like the show is leaning in to things our culture has been trying to move beyond....

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Green-energy madness will turn NYC family homes into firetraps

A massive lithium-ion battery facility being quietly pushed into a residential Queens neighborhood is a toxic hazard dis...

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Opinion: Minnesota’s Medicaid benefits extend beyond patients

Keep what works and reform what doesn’t....

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Readers Write: AmeriCorps cuts, Tesla vandal, tariffs

Are those of us who volunteered for the betterment of our country just fraudsters to you?...

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Opinion: Young people deserve a voice on school boards

They deserve a say in their education, and a provision in a Minnesota Senate omnibus bill would encourage that....

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Opinion: We’re high school seniors, and coding changed our lives

Now we’re fighting so the state budget gives everyone that chance....

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Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted

Three advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, seeking to restore staff ...

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Elon Musk's X sues Minnesota AG, arguing state's "deepfake" law violates free speech

X, the Elon Musk-owned social media site formerly known as Twitter, is suing Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison ov...

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'Victory for the people': Judge blocks parts of Trump's attack on voting rights

Voting rights advocates on Thursday welcomed a federal judge's move to block some of U.S. President Donald Trump's "Pres...

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Big reckoning for Big Tech? EU’s fines on Meta, Apple won’t change bad behavior

Government slap-downs on tech giants may feel satisfying to frustrated consumers, but they don't solve the erosion of pr...

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Elon Musk’s X argues Minnesota’s “deepfake” law violates free speech in lawsuit against Elli

X in its lawsuit is asking a federal judge to block enforcement of the law for violating free speech protections....

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'Incredible': Expert warns Trump admin just signaled 'open defiance' of Supreme Court

The Trump administration is flagrantly ignoring a directive from the Supreme Court, a prominent immigration rights attor...

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Detained migrants given as few as 12 hours to contest deportation under Alien Enemies Act, ICE document says

Migrants are being given as few as 12 hours to contest their deportation after being formally notified, according to doc...

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Editorial: Norfolk NATO Festival highlights local ties to critical U.S. alliance

The NATO alliance has grown, strengthened and endured for 76 years, and that is to the benefit of our nation and our reg...

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Most Mainers don’t think Susan Collins deserves another term, survey says

Maine's Republican senator is in a tough political spot, and her latest favorability numbers show it....