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Two more major Edinburgh private schools reveal how fees will rise after Labour's VAT charge

Fettes College and George Watson’s College are latest to announce increases...

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Drink-driving Borders mother was more than five times limit with son in car

Reports have been ordered into a 46-year-old woman who admitted driving while more than five times the legal alcohol lim...

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Vance joins Gaetz to meet GOP senators who will decide if he becomes attorney general

Vice President-elect JD Vance joined former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz's meetings with Republican senators who will ...

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Robust measures needed to fight cybercrime

CYBERCRIME is a growing concern globally, and Zimbabwe is no exception.On Tuesday, Interpol and the Zimbabwe Republic Po...

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Ukraine will get U.S. landmines as part of $275 million aid package

“The United States has announced a new support package worth $275 million. It includes drones, ammunition for HIMARS a...

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House speaker Johnson wades into controversy over trans rights

After Sarah McBride of Delaware became the first openly trans woman elected to Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson said...

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Senate Judiciary Democrats Ask FBI for Investigative Files on Matt Gaetz

Senate Democrats have asked for FBI files on Matt Gaetz, citing concerns over his nomination as attorney general in the ...

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'Astonishing': Mary Lou McDonald hits out at Fine Gael's 'raid' advertisement

McDonald questioned the accuracy of Fine Gael’s “raid” claim....

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Cowardly House ethics panel decides to protect alleged creep Gaetz

The House Ethics Committee voted Wednesday to block the release of a potentially damning report that investigated sexual...

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Demography Drives Destiny and Right Now California Is Losing

Kamala Harris could count on winning California’s 54 electoral college votes as she campaigned for president, and the ...

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Europe preps for WWIII as secret German docs reveal plans for 800K troops in case Russia invades NATO

The alarm is not contained to Germany. Sweden and Norway have also recently issued pamphlets and literature instructing ...

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Boot camps: Military-style academy pilot participant allegedly reoffends

She said it would be naive to think no one would reoffend....

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Gianforte seeks judicial applicants to replace Bidegaray

Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Dec. 16. The public comment period for applicants will be open from Dec. 17 ...

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Court ruling stops Louisiana from requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms for now

Louisiana’s plan to make all of the state’s public school classrooms post the Ten Commandments next year remains on ...

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Social media companies captured under age ban revealed

A number of popular social media platforms that will be banned for children under 16 have been unveiled as the Albanese ...

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‘In politics since I was born’: One Shorten retires, another emerges

Clementine Shorten, 14, joined her father’s media rounds before Bill Shorten delivers his final speech to Parliament o...

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Kids to be kicked off social media, big tech face fines

The responsibility will be on big tech companies to block access to social media for children aged under 16 as world-fir...

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Will Musk and Ramaswamy be part of the government or not?

Details about the new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) that Trump has tapped them to lead are still murk...

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Trump's Pick For Education Secretary Has Been Named In A Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

Educators are sounding the alarm about Donald Trump’s choice to put the former WWE chief executive at the helm of publ...

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Brazos County joins cities to fight against water transfer

Brazos County and Bryan and College Station have joined forces in a lawsuit aimed at stopping water being taken from the...

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U.S. approval affects Ukraine’s use of a missile and its mission

The Biden administration agrees to allow ATACMS to be launched into Russia....

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The Latino vote: A mosaic of voices, not a monolith

I was not surprised that so many Latinos voted for Donald Trump for president....

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We still need better voter turnout. Here are three suggestions.

We should always seek ways to improve our institutions and the systems under which they operate....

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City of Willmar, Minnesota, settles wrongful arrest lawsuit for $50,000

The lawsuit, brought forward by the ACLU on behalf of 39-year-old Derrick Gilbert of Willmar, claimed he was wrongfully ...

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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis brings ‘Whoopi Goldberg’s FAVORITE’ cakes to the Capitol – after ‘The View’ co-host slammed Staten Island’s Holtermann’s Bakery

The GOP lawmaker demanded a mea culpa from the far-left comedian as she encouraged hungry lawmakers and staffers to indu...

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Musk, Ramaswamy Publish Efficiency Department’s Plan to ‘Reform Government’

The two want to cut costs and conduct a sweeping roll back of federal regulations....

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Woollahra: Anthony Albanese condemns anti-Semitic graffiti and destruction in eastern Sydney streets

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned anti-Semitic vandalism in a ritzy suburb overnight after a car was set ali...

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Colorado justices weigh unique defense to murder for non-triggermen

Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday signaled their agreement with the notion that a defendant need n...

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At COP29, allies of legally non-nuclear Australia pose a problem

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese didn’t see this coming. At the global COP29 climate talks in Baku, the Aust...

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Identity politics lie at the heart of Harris' loss, academic Eddie Glaude Jr. argues

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Eddie Glaude Jr., the chair of the department of African-American studies at Princeton Un...

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Trump must unwind Biden’s destructive throttling of America’s resources

Joe Biden claimed he'd secure the critical minerals needed to harness wind and solar energy — while enacting environme...

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Union head repping 300K NYC workers urges Trump to overrule Hochul and kill congestion pricing: ‘Stop it!’

Upset with Gov. Kathy Hochul, Harry Nespoli, the head of the umbrella group representing 300,000 New York City's municip...

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Editorial: As Thanksgiving approaches, don’t forget those who are without

As attention turns to Thanksgiving and the winter holidays, please remember those in Hampton Roads for whom hunger is a ...

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Another Voice: Apprenticeships provide a valuable pipeline

In traditional classrooms, students are introduced to pathways that usually lead to four-year degrees or professional op...

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Republicans on the House Ethics Committee reject releasing report on Matt Gaetz

Gaetz met for hours behind closed doors Wednesday with Republican senators who have questions about the sexual misconduc...

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Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride's access to women's restrooms

House Speaker Mike Johnson declared that lawmakers and staff will have to use the restroom corresponding with their biol...

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Cartoon: Hearing Test

Cartoon by Bill Bramhall for Nov. 21, 2024....

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Trump’s education pick Linda McMahon has a national school-choice mandate

School choice champions from Donald Trump to state legislators won across the country on Election Day — the beginning ...

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Column: Virginia should codify data practices for license plate readers

Regulating license plate reader data will give residents peace of mind while maintaining the power to fight crime, Flock...

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Alberta privacy commissioner raises concerns over government bills

The bills amend existing access to information and privacy rules, and were touted by ministers as being the strictest pr...

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‘God be with your soul’: Rocky Mountain Power faces fiery Utah lawmakers over PacifiCorp separation plan

Rocky Mountain Power discussed its proposal to separate from PacifiCorps at a committee meeting at the Utah Capitol Wedn...

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Letters for Nov. 21: Hold President-elect Donald Trump to his promises

Letter writers encourage continued engagement after Nov. 5, support Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense, and react to t...

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Buying fruit and veg without plastic wrapping? You’re paying extra for it

Supermarkets are charging shoppers more for loose produce than the same items covered in plastic....

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Display bus schedules at bus stops

From SAMUEL YESUIAH of Seremban. Read full story...

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California’s slow vote count sows doubt. Here’s how one group is trying to fix that

The California Voter Foundation launched a tool tracking daily vote counts in 18 close contests for Congress and the sta...

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Embracing the circular economy

From PROF DATUK DR AHMAD IBRAHIM, Tan Sri Omar Centre for STI Policy, IISDS, UCSI University. Read full story...

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After a stinging election defeat, the Democrats' next big race kicks off: From the Politics Desk

As Democrats dissect what went wrong in the election, the are beginning the process of choosing their next national part...

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What Malaysia can learn from Gen Z

From TERRENCE GOH of Jelutong, Penang. Read full story...

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Manhattan’s ‘vanished voters’ have the power to oust DA Bragg in 2025

November's election results hint at a huge voting bloc of Manhattan Democrats fed up with left-wing extremism that could...

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FBI arrests homeless Florida man in alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange

A homeless Florida man was arrested Wednesday for an alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, according to a cr...

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Veteran news editor expects Trump ‘to go after the press in every conceivable way’

Former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron says he thinks Trump is "salivating for the opportunity to prosecute...

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Revolving door spins as Missouri Senate leader leaps to lobbying corps

Caleb Rowden had previously advocated for a one year cooling off period before lawmakers could become lobbyists....

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5 Things to Know About Linda McMahon, Trump’s Nominee for Education Secretary

McMahon, a major donor and fundraiser for President-elect Donald Trump's campaigns, is currently a co-chair of his trans...

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Analysis: Election conspiracies persist, even with different outcomes

Conspiracies persist, although it is effectively impossible to steal a major election in the United States....

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Trump to nominate transition co-chair Linda McMahon as Education secretary

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday night he plans to nominate Linda McMahon, the co-chair of his transition team,...

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Speaker Mike Johnson says transgender women won't be allowed to use women's restrooms in Capitol

"It is important to note that each Member office has its own private restroom, and unisex restrooms are available throug...