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Trump must learn from history's Arctic profiteers

The US president has not been subtle about his goals for the Arctic: "We'll go as far as we have to go" to acquire Green...

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Clearer policy on Myanmar is needed

Regrettably, the recent earthquake in Myanmar compounds the longstanding pain and suffering inflicted on the people of t...

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Cracks in state health system

The resignation of six medical interns from a rural Bueng Kan provincial hospital this month has again raised concerns a...

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Record gold crowded by one player

For the first time in two years, US megacap tech stocks are no longer considered the most crowded trade on the planet. T...

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Anglers reeling in rockfish, Petrale sole, and California halibut | Fish Rap

Charter operations and private boaters enjoyed decent conditions this week all along the Monterey Bay....

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EXCLUSIVE: Jim Jordan Makes His Pick In Battleground House Race

'Honored by Congressman Jordan’s support'...

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Trump says he's in 'no rush' to end tariffs as he meets with Italy's Meloni

President Donald Trump says he's in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United...

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“Children have human rights": YouTuber Ms. Rachel speaks after pro-Israel group reported her to DOJ

The educational content creator's support for Palestinian children triggered backlash from StopAntisemitism...

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NIDCOM rescues 200 Nigerian girls from human trafficking in four months

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), in collaboration with the Nigeria in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), has re...

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Appeals court denies DOJ bid to block return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador prison

A federal court rejected a DOJ bid to block the return of Maryland illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvad...

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Judge denies bond to Tufts University student grabbed off street by ICE

A judge has denied bond to Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University student from Turkey whose arrest on a Massachusett...

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Trump Signs Executive Orders

President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the White House in Washington at 4 p.m. ET on April 17....

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Afghan teenager charged in Oklahoma plot for Election Day attack pleads guilty

An Afghan teenager has pleaded guilty for his role in a plot to carry out an Election Day attack in Oklahoma...

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Trump softens tone on Zelensky, says mineral deal next Thursday

US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington, DC, US on ...

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Southeast Queens leaders endorse Mark Levine for NYC comptroller

Four prominent Southeast Queens leaders have announced their endorsement of Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine in h...

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Corvallis school board incumbent Sami Al-Abdrabbuh talks about running again

Al-Abdrabbuh is running for his third term on the school board, and while he has run for other offices, education is in ...

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Asogli State destools Ho Bankoe Mankrado over misconduct, insubordination

Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV The Asogli State has destooled the Mankrado of Ho Bankoe and Afetorfia of ...

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Has Trump Administration Sparked A Constitutional Crisis? This Is Why His Critics Are Worried

The administration’s actions in two cases over migrants sent to El Salvador has worried critics about Trump defying th...

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SUNY Fulton-Montgomery to host annual job fair April 23

TOWN OF JOHNSTOWN — SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College will host its annual Community Job Fair next Wednesday....

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Trump: Jimmy Carter died a happy man because Biden holds title for ‘worst’ president in history

President Donald Trump said the late President Jimmy Carter could die peacefully knowing he wasn’t the worst U.S. pres...

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Maryland Sen. Van Hollen says he was denied entry to the El Salvador prison holding Abrego Garcia

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he was denied entry into the El Salvador prison where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being ...

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Cedar Lake officer could face obstruction charges in election case

An election complaint filed against a Cedar Lake police officer, who initially refused to conceal his "Trump Make Americ...

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Trump suggests he can remove Fed Chair Powell and says he's 'not happy' with him over interest rates

President Donald Trump has attacked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates. And Trump says h...

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Appeals Court Denies Trump Admin’s Request to Intervene in Case of Man Deported to El Salvador

'We shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court’s recent deci...

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These are the lawmakers who have visited CECOT, El Salvador's mega-prison

At least two Republican House members and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have toured the same Salvadoran prison...

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Saskatchewan legislature passes NDP bill recognizing Sikh Heritage Month

REGINA - The Saskatchewan legislature has unanimously passed an Opposition NDP private members' bill to formally recogni...

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Fallece a los 90 años exsenador de Elías Piña Manuel Ramírez

SANTO DOMINGO.- El exsenador de Elías Piña, Manuel Emilio Ramírez Pérez, falleció este jueves a los 90 años ...

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Q&A with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser | Democrat is running to be 'the people's governor'

Two-term Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, a 56-year-old Democrat, launched his campaign for governor at the beginn...

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Editorial: Ross Valley School District’s Measure E deserves support

Measure E extends and increases funding that the district counts on. The increase is needed to keep pace with salaries o...

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Gunmen kill man, abduct pregnant wife, sister-in-law in Edo

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a man, identified as Friday Pius, and the abduction of his pre...

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Troopers: Broadalbin man shot firearm in direction of person in driveway

BROADALBIN — A Broadalbin man shot a firearm in the direction of someone in a neighboring driveway Monday evening, New...

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Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders draw huge crowds on ‘fighting oligarchy’ tour

The pair of progressive politicians recently emerged as leaders of an organized Trump resistance, with burgeoning moment...

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Falana urges removal of Rivers Sole Administrator for flouting Presidential order

Prominent human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called for the immediate dismissal of the...

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Ekiti Ex-Deputy Governorship Candidate Defects To APC

A former Deputy Governorship candidate on the now-defunct All Nigerian Peoples’ Party (ANPP) in Ekiti State, Stephen A...

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Warning from the Government's Guarantee Council regarding the increase in the tourist tax

The Government ignored the Statute with the decree law to double the tourist tax agreed with Esquerra i ComunsThis is th...

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Court dismisses White House appeal of 'shocking' Abrego Garcia deportation case

The Fourth Circuit ruling against the Trump administration came just one day after the government filed an appeal of a l...

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Florida pushes back in immigration fight

Florida argued this week it should be able to move forward with a new law aimed at cracking down on undocumented immigra...

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Adventist SHS student allegedly shot in the eye to be flown abroad for treatment

A photo of Adventist Senior High School A second-year student of Adventist Senior High School in Bantama, located in the...

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Man convicted in Metrotown sex assaults released to live in Vancouver

In the spring of 2022, Hayden McCorriston committed more than a dozen crimes during a four-day spree in Burnaby and Vanc...

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The Irish Times view on interest rates: the transatlantic divide widens

The ECB does its job as an independent central bank, but its US counterpart, the Federal Reserve Board, is under attack ...

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South Korea’s strategic autonomy and India

In today’s rapidly evolving international landscape, the concept of a “pivotal state” is gaining renewed attention...

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PM Modi’s proposed visit to Saudi Arabia: Elevating partnership to new heights

Security, defence, and strategic domains will feature prominently on the diplomatic table when Narendra Modi and Mohamme...

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Ganduje has no political value – Galadima

A notable stakeholder in the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Engr. Buba Galadima, has dismissed the political relev...

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One of U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans’ Democratic challengers — not Yadira Caraveo — holds early fundraising edge

The 8th District has been among the most competitive in the nation since it was established following the 2020 census. C...

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Is Colorado Republicans’ appeal for Trump intervention on new gun-control law symbolic, or can the feds act?

Legal experts say U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi doesn't have authority to nullify Senate Bill 3. Though the Justice De...

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Lent Reflection: Were there other sons of God? Rethinking miracles, meaning, and memory

COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | Lent invites us into a journey of remembrance and revelation—a time to reflect deep...

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Saskatoon city hall gets a new building in 1956

On this day in 1956, A StarPhoenix photographer captured the new Saskatoon city hall next to the old building, which was...

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What to expect from new police force, as Sask. marshals prepare to get sworn in

The Saskatchewan Marshal Service's chief spoke about high risk, high impact crimes marshals will focus on once deployed ...