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UK at growing risk from foreign computer criminals targeting health and police

Government is struggling to recruit enough computer experts to fight foreign hackers...

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Delhi Elections: In AAP-Congress tussle, Arvind Kejriwal's old dig at Rahul Gandhi resurfaces – 'still a kid'

Delhi Elections 2025: As the Delhi Assembly Elections approach, a 2015 tweet by Arvind Kejriwal calling Rahul Gandhi a '...

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Waititu Confirms 2027 Political Comeback, Warns Ruto of Early Exit

Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has declared his intention to run for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat in the 202...

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Sossion Advises Ruto to Ignore Gachagua, ‘He’s Bitter, Let Him Vent’

Former nominated Senator Wilson Sossion has dismissed the nonstop verbal attacks by impeached Deputy President Rigathi G...

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Kayode Ojewale (1984-2024): Departing soon at noon

January 17, 2025 would have marked the 41st natal anniversary of Solomon Kayode Ojewale, the young man who was beginning...

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Aide defends attacks on Ganduje over FAAN appointment

Senior Special Assistant on Public Enlightenment to All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Chief Oliver Okpa...

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Speaker Johnson Announces GOP Agreement on Reconciliation Blueprint, Promises Deficit-Neutral Plan

Johnson said a 'blueprint' for the reconciliation plan would be released on the final day of the House GOP retreat, with...

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At least 15 killed in deadly stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival

Devotees leave after a deadly stampede before the second "Shahi Snan" , at the "Kumbh Mela" or the Pitcher Festival, in ...

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Stanford hints at changes to the immigration system

The Government wants to offer skilled workers a pathway to residency....

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Dozens of sober living providers claim they were racially targeted in new lawsuit

Dozens of sober living providers claim they were improperly targeted and forced to close their doors nearly two years af...

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Edo 2024, judiciary and fragile electoral integrity

Sir: The judiciary remains the last hope of Nigerians in restoring their confidence in the fragile electoral integrity i...

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DeepSeek surge could lead to Australian AI boom: expert

The lowering of the cost of artificial intelligence, as demonstrated by DeepSeek, could see Australia play more of a rol...

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California's water system thrust into the national spotlight by President Trump

California's water system has remained a complex topic and was recently put into the spotlight by President Donald Trump...

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Former NSW police minister David Elliott recounts gas bottle explosion

A former police and transport minister has revealed he nearly lost his sight in a ‘traumatic’ gas bottle explosion a...

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Get moving on charging EV drivers for road use, politicians urged

Having helped kill a Victorian scheme in the High Court, the Commonwealth must step in with a solution for dwindling roa...

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North Texas school districts respond to changes in U.S. immigration policy

North Texas school districts address concerns about immigration enforcement changes after Trump's policy revocation affe...

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Promise of $40,000 for painted mural at Albany’s Youth Challenge Park if Labor is re-elected in March

Albany MLA Rebecca Stephens has promised $40,000 to help fund artwork for Albany Youth Challenge Park’s multi-use outd...

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Donald Trump invited Netanyahu to White House as first foreign leader to visit in term

President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the White House next week, the fir...

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New Trump orders send ‘shock waves’ through Pentagon: report

The Pentagon is reportedly reeling from the uncertainty sparked by President Donald Trump’s head-spinning series of ne...

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California attorney general discusses impact of Trump's federal funding freeze

As a federal judge temporarily halted President Trump's federal funding freeze, NBC News' Ellison Barber talks to Califo...

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Trump shakes up Justice Department he accused of 'weaponization'

by Chris LefkowAbrupt firings, senior officials demoted, and career employees left reeling -- US President Donald Trump ...

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Executive/Legislative relationship: A new dawn in Lagos

From Ismail Omipidan For Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the meeting, last Monday between him and the members ...

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Trump-endorsed Fine, Patronis easily win GOP primaries for open Florida congressional seats

President Donald Trump endorsed them for seats in districts vacated by Congressmen Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz...

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Azuta-Mbata will unite all Igbo outside South-East –Adiele

From Jude Chinedu, Enugu The newly elected President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Azuta-Mbata has been describ...

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California man submits ballot initiative asking voters if state should become its own country

California could become its own country if a ballot proposal gathers enough steam from registered voters to qualify for ...

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Ian O’Doherty: Trump’s Colombian confrontation proves he can act tough – and that’s terrible news for Ireland

It is often said that politicians campaign in poetry and govern in prose, which is a polite way of saying they will lie ...

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Arlene Harris: Day five with no power and the novelty of wearing an overcoat while playing cards by candlelight is starting to wear off

When Storm Éowyn swept Ireland on Friday, 768,000 ESB Networks customers lost their power. At the time of writing on T...

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Mel Reynolds: It’s difficult to see house prices going anywhere but up in 2025

It looks as if the year has started out with good news for potential home-buyers. Interest rates are widely forecast to ...

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Concerns mount in Capital Region over federal funding freeze

SCHOHARIE COUNTY — At 7 a.m. on Tuesday, William Federice received an email from a colleague about a new pause on fede...

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Letters: Government should be supporting the efforts of those cleaning up after storm

Why does the Government not get behind the spirit of the efforts of the people who have worked to re-open the roads and ...

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Andreas Kluth: Donald Trump and MAGA’s disdain for UN is a spectacular own goal

As luck would have it, Denmark and Panama just became two of the 10 rotating members of the UN Security Council, the bod...

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The Irish Independent’s View: Omagh bombing inquiry must uncover truth for traumatised victims

On August 15, 1998, the Real IRA visited a day of wanton carnage on the town of Omagh when a 500-pound bomb explosion to...

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'He'll stiff you': Senator warns federal workers Trump's 'buyout' offer is bogus

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) has an urgent warning for federal workers considering President Donald Trump's buyout offer: it's ...

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Texas Senate considering $10K Education Savings Accounts for private education

Republican lawmakers have been extremely vocal about making school vouchers a priority this session....

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Six Democrats vie for Gergely's Mon Valley House seat this weekend

The robust field of Democrats boasts candidates who have first-hand knowledge of what it means to represent the area: Al...

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I got deported in 2012 and lost my daughter. This the long-term impact.

My daughter was forced to grow up without her mother, and we both share a wound that will last a lifetime....

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Punjab CM Maryam reviews progress on housing scheme for homeless

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif chaired a special meeting on Tuesday to assess the progress on the ho...

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Two million British Pakistanis living in UK: PTI leader

RAWALPINDI - The number of British Pakistanis living in the UK is approximately two million, in addition to overseas Pak...

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Trump fires two Democratic commissioners of agency that enforces civil rights laws

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission terms are meant to overlap presidential terms to help ensure the agency's indepe...

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'Not a happy departure': Famed NY Times columnist sounds off after abrupt exit

Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who recently retired from The New York Times after 25 years, tried to se...

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How Trump’s tariffs on Taiwan spell disaster for the US economy

For all of his tough anti-China talk, President Donald Trump sure is doing the Chinese communist party a favor. Not only...

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One Bill or Two? House GOP Debates Reconciliation at Retreat

Most lawmakers who spoke to The Epoch Times expect and support a single bill. The House Freedom Caucus and the Senate wa...

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Trump Admin Offers Buyouts to Nearly All Federal Employees

Federal employees are being offered buyouts through a new 'deferred resignation' initiative, allowing them to resign whi...

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‘Wake up America:’ Trump slammed over ‘shameful’ decision to revoke top general’s security

Political observers from both sides of the aisle didn’t hold back unloading on President Donald Trump’s decision to ...

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US investors visit Pakistan to explore investment opportunities

ISLAMABAD - A high-level delegation of US investors has arrived in Pakistan on a two-day visit to explore investment opp...

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Court extends interim bail for Imran, Bushra

ISLAMABAD - The District and Sessions Court in Islamabad on Tuesday extended the interim bail for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Ins...

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Pakistan, China renew pledge to endless partnership

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and China yesterday renewed their pledge to boost the existing close partnership to new levels....

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Zamfara Assembly Dismisses Absentee Lawmaker, Declares Seat Vacant

The Zamfara State House of Assembly has dismissed one of its members, Hon Aliyu Ango Kagara and declared his seat vacant...

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Authorities must weed out illegal autorickshaws

The bigger takeaway though was that several problems needed to be looked at and addressed through the fare hike. Bus ser...

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How Ahmeda-bad got so good!

What makes Coldplay such a pan-India phenomenon that they just performed the world’s largest ticketed concert, in hist...

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Trump Admin’s Pause on Federal Aid Raises Constitutional Issue

The White House said the move would align spending with Trump's agenda. Critics said it's unconstitutional....