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Education notebook: New board officers, Title VI hearing and mobile enrollment

Anderson, Berryhill, Tulsa, Tulsa Legacy, Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences and Verdigris are not in session Friday. #ok...

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JOHN CURTICE: 'Reform UK may have just enough support to win hundreds of seats from Tories'

Sir John Curtice - of the country's top elections experts - writes in The Mirror the Tories 'have the most to lose' when...

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No alternative to financial reforms for IMF loan

IMF left Bangladesh without any decision on the release of next tranches of a loan....

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The Army’s XM1202 Tank Fiasco Is a Warning for Future Weapons Development

Ultimately, it proved impossible for the XM1202’s designers to achieve the desired balance of firepower, protection, a...

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BONIOR: Israelis bring shame through horrific slaughter

I was reminded of dad’s story this past month as I read of the horrific slaughter by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) ...

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American, Singaporean, and Thai Aircraft Line up for a “Elephant Walk”

The United States Air Force, the Thai Air Force, and the Singaporean Air Force flew together over the skies of Thailand ...

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Baghlan man guns down 3-of his family members

A man shot dead three members of his family, including his spouse, in Khanjan district of northern Baghlan province, pol...

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COMMENTARY: Nonprofits are the backbone of our communities and they're under threat

We must respond to this moment with urgency and unity....

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The reckoning of political ambition: A critique of Richard Chimwendo Banda and Vitumbiko Mumba

By Jones Gadama In the tumultuous landscape of Malawian politics, the figures of Richard Chimwendo Banda and Vitumbiko M...

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Your friend owes you just over a tenner – here’s how to get it back

It’s usually the people you like the most who are the worst at settling up...

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Hundreds gather in Concord to protest President Trump

The demonstration at the State House spilled down the city’s Main Street and was one of a dozen that took place across...

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Opinion: To protect all families we must update Pa’s parentage laws

Opinion: Without the Uniform Parentage Act families will continue to suffer because they’ll continue to fall through t...

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Thackeray reunion: An alliance with benefits for Uddhav & Raj in Maharashtra?

Maharashtra politics: Currently, Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena UBT and Raj Thackeray's MNS are fighting for political sur...

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Playing without Lewandowski shouldn't be a drama.

Robert Lewandowski's 100th goal for Barça is a long time coming. The Polish striker He could have scored against Celta...

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Editorial: Release the DCI report on the building collapse; there's no dispute

We don't know what's in the report, but not releasing it denies the public the ability to decide on their own what leade...

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How humanitarian aid can help India boost its soft power

India’s robust response to terrifying natural disasters across the world is an important example of its emergence on t...

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Who do Catholics (and ultra-Catholics) vote for in Catalonia?

Despite the secularization process experienced in Western democracies, the international far-right and conservative move...

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Opinion: Linggong Kong: In trade war with the US, China holds a lot more cards than Trump may think

On April 9, Trump raised the tariff on Chinese goods to 125% — bringing the total U.S. tariff on some Chinese imports ...

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Some Jan. 6 convicts pardoned by Trump are now embraced as heroes and candidates for office

Some of the rioters convicted of crimes while storming the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection are now conside...

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Opinion: Clarence Page: Trump and Vance raise puzzling question at the Smithsonian. What’s ‘improper ideology’?

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that directs Vice President JD Vance to eliminate “divisive narra...

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Prison workers denounce security gaps after the crime at Mas d'Enric

One year after the murder at Mas d'Enric, the security reinforcement has not reached many corners of Catalonia's prisons...

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Letters to the editor: If we don’t impeach Trump now, we may not get another chance

On Monday, President Trump openly defied the Supreme Court. An innocent Maryland father, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, was illeg...

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Rebel Labour MPs double down on opposition to Starmer’s welfare cuts: ‘The whole policy is wrong’

Labour rebels are hardening their stance against the welfare cuts, with ministers planning a compromise to ease oppositi...

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Editorial: Two bills at the Legislature will help address property insurance crisis

As Colorado approaches summer wildfire season, it is vital our elected officials learn from California’s misfortune an...

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Easter has a triumphant message for our terrifying, noisy, angry world

That first Holy Week swirled with plots and betrayal. Jesus’ inner circle were confused and fearful. It was all spinni...

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Opinion: Barbara McQuade: Score one for the AP – and America’s free press

In some circles, it is popular to bash the media as a group of unelected elites accountable to no one, but our free pres...

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Ensuring all Hoosiers are included in Indiana’s bright future of tech progress

Hello. I’m State Representative Earl Harris. It’s my honor to serve a community that believes in a future of economi...

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ARTHUR CYR: Trump tariffs part of a longer-term trend

“Individual ambition serves the common good,” wrote Adam Smith, masterful eighteenth-century analyst of the emerging...

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Meet Lincoln City Council candidate Bennie Shobe

Bennie Shobe, seeking a third term for one of three at-large City Council seats, said he's good at listening to constitu...

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Rivers Crisis: I Weep For My State – Secondus

The former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has said he weeps for Rivers...

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Reader's View: Don’t provide forums for climate deniers

Sometimes a majority only proves that more people believe one side, regardless if that side knows the truth....

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Speaking of community, it’s sports banquet time | Editor’s notes

It's so much more than a banquet. This is an event that actually forms its own community for one night every year while ...

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Andreas Kluth: The US has Greenland (and foreign policy) exactly upside down

"To grasp the insanity of these developments, you need to appreciate the long and intimate relationship of the U.S. and ...

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The Art of the Deal: Indonesia Buys F-15EX Fighter Jets

Indonesia had already initiated a tentative order for twenty-four jets in 2023 valued at $8 billion, but hasn’t been f...

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Other voices: Judge Boasberg is right to seek contempt against Trump officials

"This administration has no interest in complying with the law or acting in ways that uphold traditional separation of p...

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A period of low oil prices

With President Trump pausing his punitive tariffs for 90 days, it will take time before the negotiations that will follo...

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Reform on course to win most seats if election were held now, poll suggests

Labour could lose 246 seats, including 10 Cabinet ministers, according to a More in Common survey....

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Reader's View: Stauber’s votes show his allegiance to Trump

Stauber voted to force all states to adopt federal voting rules that could steal voting rights from many in his 8th Cong...

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Pope reappears: "Peace is not possible without disarmament"

Pope Francis briefly reappeared before the faithful this Sunday to impart his blessing. Urbi et Orbi, in the city of Rom...

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Letters to the Editor: Easter is about remembering Jesus’ sacrifice

Letter: Let’s pause and remember the reason we are celebrating this holy day....

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David Fickling: Dead bees are a symptom of modern farming

"For our food systems, the rise of the honey bee has been an unqualified success. For our ecosystems, though, there is p...

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Republicans betray those with ties to Armenian Genocide

And that's EXACTLY what the Armenians who voted for Trump did; they ignored all the heinous acts of depravity and cruelt...

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More than £100,000 owed in library fines across Norfolk

Norfolk County Council is owed more than £100,000 in late book fines from library users in the county, data has reveale...

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One death on the AP-7 when a reckless driver crashed into six stationary vehicles

One person died and seven others were injured, two of them seriously, when a reckless driver collided with six vehicles ...

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Easter attacks in Benue: Gov. Alia confirm 56 bodies recovered

Gov Hyacinth Alia of Benue said 56 bodies have been recovered in Ugondo, Logo and Tyuluv, Gbagir in Ukum LGAs following ...

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Editorial: The Webb Telescope is making incredible discoveries. It may go dark.

Big cuts at NASA would play into the hands of America’s rivals across the globe....

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How the weight of systemic issues weigh women down

The gender wage gap persists across industries....

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Letters: Public housing in Chicago is where hope can begin

Public housing isn’t just a means to an end; it’s where hope begins....

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We Took the Buyout: Federal Employees on Why They Accepted the Offer to Quit

More than 75,000 workers accepted the buyout program, which was part of efforts to shrink the size of the federal bureau...

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Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown enters the Twilight Zone

The Trump administration has admitted to an “administrative error” in Abrego Garcia's case, yet it also says it does...

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Editorial: Every vote counts. In one Skokie trustee race, so did community and friendship.

Skokie Board of Trustee candidates Jim Iverson and Edward Olivieri demonstrated politics at its best....

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Amid Trump tariffs, the world responds with a free export: Humor

What do penguins, the Chinese government and sewing machines have in common? Tariff jokes....

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Excavating the burn layer in Altadena

As an archaeologist, I understand that the darkened layer left when fire sweeps through a city draws a sharp line in tim...

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Mike Woodruff: Did Jesus actually rise? As a pastor, here are my thoughts on faith.

If Jesus rose from the dead we should believe his other claims. If he didn’t, why would we believe any of this? It mat...

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The fascist moment is here: Have mainstream liberals heard the alarm go off?

Welcome to upside-down America: David Brooks calls for revolution while Gretchen Whitmer and Gavin Newsom grovel...

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In my rush to hit life milestones, I made big mistakes

I didn't pause to consider whether the timing was right for me...