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Viral Video: ‘You’ll be president of your party for next 25 years,' Amit Shah jabs Akhilesh Yadav over next BJP chief

During a lively Lok Sabha debate on the Waqf Bill, Amit Shah humorously jabbed Akhilesh Yadav, suggesting he would remai...

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Wisconsin Votes to Enshrine Voter Photo ID Law in State Constitution

Voter ID is already required by law in Wisconsin, but adding it to the state constitution makes it harder to change in f...

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Immigration Bill sends message that all foreigners are potential criminals: Congress' Singhvi in RS

The Immigration and Foreigners Bill 2025, criticized by Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi in the Rajya Sabha, is seen as...

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How Israel has origins in progressive ideas, and not encroachment

Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Technion at Haifa have completed a century of their service. These renowned instituti...

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Azerbaijan’s president reaffirms need to remove territorial provision in Armenia’s constitution

Ilham Aliyev highlights dissolution of OSCE Minsk Group as another condition for signing peace treaty with Armenia...

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Kwara PDP Slams Governor AbdulRazaq For Scrapping Saraki’s Project, Accuses Him Of Political Vendetta

According to the PDP’s Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Adewara, the removal of KWASCDA from the programme was done witho...

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The Prosecutor's Office appeals Alves' acquittal for review by the Supreme Court.

The Prosecutor's Office has formally announced its intention to file an appeal against the ruling of the High Court of J...

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Opinion | Investing In Pasmanda Muslims: Why Waqf Reforms Matter

Recent reforms in Waqf management—digitisation, legal safeguards, and accountability measures—signal a policy shift ...

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Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Firing Federal Employees on Probation in 19 States

Judge James Bredar found the administration likely broke laws regulating en masse terminations of government employees....

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Trump pressures 4 GOP senators ahead of anti-Canadian tariff vote, accusing them of 'TDS'

President Donald Trump pressured Sens. McConnell, Paul, Collins, and Murkowski in a Truth Social post ahead of an upcomi...

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A Sister City in Portugal?

LIHUE — Ambassador of Portugal Francisco Duarte Lopes from Washington, D.C., and the Consul General of Portugal in San...

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Government reform bills move ahead

Bills aimed at clamping down on campaign contributions from government contractors while separately providing more publi...

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Senate Republicans set to bypass parliamentarian on Trump tax cuts

Republicans are set to make the audacious play of bypassing the Senate parliamentarian and moving forward with a budget ...

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Laura Washington: Bernie Sanders’ handoff to AOC looks like a fait accompli

As Bernie Sanders and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez raise fists together on the Fight Oligarchy tour, Elizabeth Warren is not ...

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Letters: Investments in trauma-informed literacy should be a priority

Meeting a child’s basic needs and ensuring that they feel safe and calm are vital, yet commonly overlooked, conditions...

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Jackie Ann Balfa

Jackie Ann Balfa, 81, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2025, after a short illness. She was born to Beulah Granger an...

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Op-comic: Humor is a consolation of growing up

As my daughter becomes more of her own person apart from me, I see my sense of humor reflected back across the growing d...

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Lawmakers take action after report shows Biden-era SBA failed to probe 2 million alleged COVID aid fraudsters

Small Business Committee chairs Joni Ernst and Roger Williams plan to launch an effort to help bring COVID fraudsters to...

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Kirsten Elizabeth Parish

Kirsten Elizabeth Parish, 29, of Sulphur, gained her wings on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Kirsten was born in Sulphur on May...

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Donald Clavier

Donald Clavier, 61, passed away at 1:45 p.m. Saturday, March 29, 2025, in a local hospice surrounded by his family. He w...

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Gerald “Shotgun” Lynn Miller

Gerald Lynn “Shotgun” Miller, born in Lake Charles on Aug. 29, 1956, son of Arcade and Nell Jean Lognion Miller, pas...

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Jim Nowlan: Democrats on Illinois’ high court must recuse themselves on gerrymandering

Democratic justices on the Illinois Supreme Court are mired in conflicts of interest; they must recuse themselves from t...

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Markets brace for impact, and hope for clarity, with Trump tariff plan

On Wednesday, which President Trump is calling 'Liberation Day,' he will announce new tariffs on imported goods. The imp...

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Editorial: Chicago has a domestic violence crisis hiding in plain sight

Domestic violence in and around Chicago began an annual increase in 2019, and has spiked again to start 2025....

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Steve Chapman: Crackdown on abortion providers and seekers is reminiscent of the Fugitive Slave Act

The parallels between anti-abortion states cracking down on abortion seekers and providers and the slavery fight are har...

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Breaking: Edo Election Tribunal Set To Deliver Judgment On Ighodalo’s Petition

The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja is poised to deliver its much-anticipated judgment today ...

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I finally joined the exclusive dating app Raya – and learned its real purpose

I soon learned that people join Raya to prove they can join Raya - myself included...

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Louis Katz: Stopping measles before the rash shows up

Measles is coming back in the United States and could reach Iowa soon. We have a safe and effective vaccine, but fewer p...

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My View: Looking back on a life of dining out

My earliest recollection was my eighth birthday party at the Ground Round across from Eastern Hills Mall in 1982. We dev...

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Grifols' stock price soars ahead of a possible second takeover bid from Brookfield.

The serial about a possible takeover bid for Grifols isn't over. The proof is in its share price: the Catalan pharmaceut...

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Opinion | To Ally Or Not To Ally, The 2026 Tamil Nadu Poll Dilemma For BJP

The BJP, which is trying to get a toehold in TN politics, fancies its chances by either going it alone or by reviving th...

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‘Hurts India’s secular image, part of BJP’s divisive agenda’: Akhilesh Yadav on Waqf Bill

In a heated debate, former Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav condemned the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025 accusing the BJP of p...

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Images of Princess Leonor on a beach in Uruguay emerge.

Photographs of Princess Leonor in a bikini and sunglasses on a beach in Montevideo, Uruguay, have come to light. They we...

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer to face PMQs ahead of Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

Businesses will be hit by a new round of US trade tariffs on Wednesday afternoon....

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Nigel Farage and Donald Trump have one huge issue they don't see eye-to-eye on

The Reform UK leader has been understandably vocal on one issue that greatly affects the UK taxpayer....

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China military practises hitting key ports, energy sites in Taiwan drills

China’s military said it practised hitting key ports and energy sites during “live-fire” drills Wednesday as part ...

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Labour's election battle bus spending under scrutiny

The Electoral Commission is examining spending on Angela Rayner's election battle bus after Tory complaints....

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China urges Philippine not to play with fire on Taiwan question

BEIJING — Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday urged certain people in the Philippines not to make “unfounded comme...

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Akhilesh Yadav Says BJP 'Not Able To' Select Its New Chief, Amit Shah's Comeback Features Dynast Dig

Akhilesh Yadav launched a scathing attack on BJP over the delay in the election of its national president, saying, "The ...