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Calls for council to take action after piles of dog mess is left on pavements

People living around Thorpe want more dog bins installed after an increase in dog poo not being picked up....

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It normally takes a government a bit longer than this to look so out of touch

Preparing for the inevitable consequences of a heating world is an urgent task for governments everywhere. Ours hasn’t...

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Letter: Public education can unite

I can remember my brother, an almost 30-year-old college graduate who was drafted in the late 1960s, telling about ridin...

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Letter: A study in polar opposites

Were any others struck by the polar opposite styles of leadership we were confronted with on the front page of the Jan. ...

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Letter: MAGA movement hardly Republican

Nebraska's congressional delegation lacks basic leadership abilities. They are followers, unable to think independently ...

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Letter: Treat teachers the right way

I remember during COVID when teachers were doing the unthinkable: trying to teach students remotely. Parents polled stat...

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Letter: Elected officials can do better

The state Legislature's proposal to incarcerate children for violent crime is a simplistic, misguided, cruel solution to...

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Letter: Congressional silence telling

The start of President Trump's presidency has been shocking, but if you’re surprised by his actions, you haven’t bee...

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Letter: The voting solution is so simple

Most Nebraskans probably don’t realize that 80% of all U.S. voters currently have no reason to vote in a presidential ...

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Letter: Don't let Nebraska get bullied

I am opposed to LB3 and LR24CA....

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Letter: What don't lawmakers get?

School choice proponents say we do not understand that school choice is not taking any money away from public schools, y...

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Letter: Change would be blow to democracy

I'm urging all Nebraska state senators to vote against changing our electoral votes to winner-take-all....

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Letter: Now is the time for answers

Biden, Democrat leadership and the talking heads of the Democrat propaganda machine were all talking in December about h...

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Recall campaign against San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio officially launched

Efforts to recall San Francisco District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio shifted into a new gear as organizers officially lau...

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Editorial: Taking steps toward a more rational US energy policy

Joe Biden entered the Oval Office four years ago vowing to make life miserable for America’s traditional energy produc...

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Peter Dutton confirms Coalition government would not initiate spending audit, doesn’t identify areas for public service job cuts

Peter Dutton has said he would not launch an independent probe to target areas to reduce government spending, despite co...

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Eggs thrown, more graffiti in new anti-Semitic attacks

Australia's iconic Bondi Beach has become the scene of the nation's latest anti-Semitic attack with eggs and verbal abus...

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Donald Trump WHO withdrawal: Poll shows majority of US citizens agree with exit plan

An exclusive poll indicates a huge portion of Americans favor Donald Trump's executive order to exit the World Health Or...

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Delhi Elections 2025: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal demands independent observers in his constituency ahead of polls

Arvind Kejriwal accused BJP workers of attacking AAP party members ahead of Delhi assembly polls, urging the Election Co...

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Spending cut details after the election, says Dutton

The opposition leader says the Coalition will work out its belt-tightening once in government....

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'Fentanyl is America's problem': China denounces tariff

Beijing will challenge US President Donald Trump's tariff on Chinese imports at the World Trade Organization and take un...

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Canada's Trudeau announces retaliatory tariffs after Trump's executive order

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would respond to President Trump's decision to enact a 25% tariff on...

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Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu to campaign for BJP in Delhi Assembly polls

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will travel to Delhi on Sunday to support BJP candidates in the upcomi...

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Family’s anguish over son’s five years locked up in ‘deeply inappropriate’ mental health unit

This week marks five years since Ryan first entered Carseview and his parents are still fighting to have him released....

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Peter Daniel: Government mandates are driving up healthcare costs in NC

By Peter Daniel According to Forbes, North Carolina employers and families pay more for health care in this state than a...

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5 years on: Somerset promised a 'major new tourist attraction' within 10 years

In 2020, Taunton and West Somerset were promised a new 'major tourist attraction' within the next 10 years....

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Mega corruption in megaprojects

The system that allowed this must be fixed...

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Anyanwu Petitions Police, Warns Of PDP Governors’ Invitation To Chaos

Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has petitioner the Nigeria Police Forc...

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Justin Trudeau announces huge US tariffs as Trump sparks trade war with Canada and Mexico

Canada's Prime Minister warned America auto assembly plants could be shut down as result of huge new tariffs placed on t...

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Punjab CM inaugurates solarisation of tube wells

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Saturday inaugurated a mega project of solarization of agricultura...

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Letter: More sham-a-lot than Camelot

More sham-a-lot than Camelot...

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DeepSeek debate: Here’s why I’m pessimistic about India’s place in AI race despite a slew of recent announcements

China has shown there is no limit to human enterprise when faced with obstacles if there is determination, but do we hav...

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We will definitely hunt you down, Army Chief warns frenemies

General Syed Asim Munir visits Balochistan, attends funeral prayers of martyred soldiers, meets injured soldiers in CMH ...

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President okays transfer of 3 judges to IHC despite outcry

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari approved the transfer of three judges including a Lahore High Court (LHC) judge t...

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Chaos in Kurram after deadly gun attacks

PESHAWAR - In yet another incident of firing in Lower Kurram, a religious personality was shot dead, police said on Satu...

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18 soldiers martyred, 23 terrorists killed in Balochistan gun battle

ISLAMABAD - At least 18 soldiers were martyred and 23 terrorists were killed during gun battle in Kalat district of Balo...

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Leaders in Illinois, among nation's largest exporters, fear cost of Trump's tariff plan

Illinois leaders are sounding the alarm about the effect of stiff tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, three ...

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Lahore is cultural and historical soul of Pakistan: Punjab CM

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif had a luncheon meeting in the historic Lahore Fort with the defence a...

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FIA arrests key alleged facilitator in Morocco boat tragedy

ISLAMABAD - The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday arrested a key alleged facilitator in the Morocco boat in...