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Letter: Grateful for the work of Maine health care providers

During a recent life-threatening health emergency, I was treated with compassion....

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Opinion: The government you elect is the government you deserve

Where are the voices of Obama, Clinton, Bush and other former government executives today?...

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Opinion: Irony of today’s politics is as rich as Elon Musk

The current Republican administration is filled with people who are wholly out of touch....

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Opinion: Public and community broadcasting deserves to be defended

The latest Republican effort to defund public media ignores the extraordinary difference a tiny portion of the federal b...

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Lawmakers may impose impact tax on megayachts visiting Maine

Supporters of the bill say the charge could be easily weathered by the wealthy owners of the private, luxury vessels. Bu...

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US Senate clears way for Trump's tax and spending cuts

Senate Republicans have worked through the night to approve a blueprint for President Donald Trump's multitrillion-dolla...

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Senate Passes Trump’s Agenda Budget Blueprint After Late-Night Voting Session

The resolution now heads to the House, where there are already warning signs that the blueprint could face hurdles....

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Achakzai seeks legal status for Afghans in Pakistan

A veteran Pakistani Pakhtun nationalist leader has voiced aversion to the government’s ongoing campaign to deport Afgh...

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The businessman who dared to think

"In the age of machines, perhaps we should think about this: humans know things and so do machines, but they don't know ...

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Politics and pop songs collide at teal campaign launch

Independent MP Sophie Scamps has the backing of popular band Lime Cordiale as her campaign launch targets young voters i...

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APC accuses NULGE National President of political bias in Osun

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has alleged that the National President of the Nigeria Uni...

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Trump Tariffs Push Staunch Critic Austria to Back Mercosur Deal

President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are convincing Austria to ditch its long-time opposition to a trade deal betwe...

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‘You Have No Choice Than To Leave’ – NLC, LP, Others React As Supreme Court Sacks Abure

The leadership battle within the Labour Party took a new turn on Friday after the Supreme Court set aside a previous rul...

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Pakistan rounds up, deports hundreds of Afghans

Amid an ongoing crackdown on illegal migrants, Pakistani security forces have rounded up and deported hundreds of Afghan...

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Life Comes A Full Circle For ‘Angry Young Man’ Annamalai But He’s Here To Stay

Before his resignation, Annamalai is believed to have been "made to understand" the nuanced situation which required a n...

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Japan police arrest 111 in online child exploitation crackdown

Japan's National Police Agency says that a nationwide crackdown targeting online child sexual exploitation was conducted...

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Ishiba exploring possibility of phone talks and meeting with Trump over tariffs

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is exploring the possibility of a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump,...

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How quickly a friendly frontier can become a barrier

I’m sitting in a small room with my best friend, watching through a one-way window as American border officers search ...

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Building better piggy bank

Choice is good in personal finance. After all, the more we have the greater the competition for our dollars. Yet with gr...

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Governor Otti Reacts To Abure’s Sack As Labour Party National Chairman

The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has expressed satisfaction with the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday, which r...

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Catalunya Media City or the asbestos law: the projects that Salvador Illa is rescuing from the Aragonese government.

"We haven't had to change a single comma." The quote is from Salvador Illa last Saturday, when The President of the Gene...

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Brexit may spare Britain the worst from Donald trump's tariffs bombshell

The US President's 'Liberation Day' bazooka has sent shockwaves around the world, with governments, financial markets, b...

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Trump’s ‘tariff war’ shows he values business more than superpower ambitions

President Donald Trump too wants the US to remain on top of the world as the ‘sole superpower’, but as a businessman...

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National Cathedral project was demonized; I would build one for the state if I had the funds – NDC MP

Ahmed Ibrahim, the Member of Parliament for the Banda Constituency Ahmed Ibrahim, the Member of Parliament for the Banda...

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We’re Watching Closely – US Expresses Concerns As Edo Election Tribunal Affirms Okpebholo’s Victory

April 05, (THEWILL) – The United States of America has expressed its concerns over recent tribunal judgement affirming...

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"PM Modi should raise this issue firmly": Congress MP Pramod Tiwari backs Stalin's request on Katchatheevu island

Congress MP Pramod Tiwari has raised concerns about the issue of Kachchatheevu island, urging Prime Minister Narendra Mo...

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Senate GOP pushes Trump budget framework through after marathon vote series

An amended version of the House-passed Trump budget was voted on at the end of a marathon vote series in the Senate....

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‘Next time, don’t pair me with a rude and unruly reverend father’

Tension flared between the Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, and his colleague Member of ...

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Stock market slide: Akhilesh Yadav says common people losing money, blames Centre

Akhilesh Yadav blames the central government for the economic slump as common people lose their savings due to a market ...

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Senate passes budget, setting up showdown with House over Trump agenda

Senate Republicans voted early Saturday morning to pass a budget resolution that will be critical to advancing President...

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'Market has spoken' after US tariffs sell-off: China

Beijing is demanding the US sit down for trade talks instead of waging a tariff war after President Donald Trump's levie...

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An Irishman in Israel: Is it better for my Israeli daughters to grow up in Tel Aviv or Dublin?

World View: The grim milestone of 50,000 Palestinian deaths passed almost without comment in Israel...

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Treat Afghans with compassion, Kabir urges Iran

Acting Minister of Refugee and Repatriation Maulvi Abdul Kabir has urged Iran to treat Afghan refugees with patience and...

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Are you the same A Plus who is now mute because of GH¢400K? – Paul Adom-Otchere questions Gomoa Central MP

A Plus and Paul Adom-Otchere Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, Paul Adom-Otchere, has accused...

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Teal MP mixes politics and pop songs at campaign launch

Independent MP Sophie Scamps has issued a call to action to young voters at the 2025 election, with popular band Lime Co...

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LP leadership: Abure, Usman claim victory over Supreme Court verdict

By Abbas Jimoh, John Chuks Azu & Balarabe Alkassim The protracted leadership crisis in the Labour Party (LP), which many...