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GOP report on Afghanistan withdrawal faults Biden and could add fuel to presidential debate

House Foreign Affairs Committee report claims the Biden administration prioritized "optics" over safety. Democrats, the ...

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Future of closed Wiltshire pub in doubt after regeneration plans rejected

The future of a closed Wiltshire pub has been thrown into doubt after plans for its regeneration were rejected....

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Senja Christopherson: Manchester can see HCA results in Rochester

IN THE 21 years that I’ve been providing care at Frisbie Memorial Hospital, the staff and patients here have been my c...

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Chicago city government never ready for reform

Two 25th Ward aldermen illustrate how intractable graft is in Chicago’s City Council, a legislative body always vying ...

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Robbin MacVittie: It's a voter's duty to be well informed

SINCE New Hampshire’s state motto is “Live Free or Die,” it follows that we take our first-in-the-nation president...

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What Donald Trump and Kamala Harris need to do to win the presidential debate

Harris’s experience as a prosecutor looms large here....

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OPINION – Do the Chinese come to Zimbabwe to invest or to pillage our resources?

President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his son pictured in China (Picture via X – Ministry of Information)" data-medium-file...

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Gachagua Slams DCI Over Arrests of Gakuya and Mejja Donk

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has criticized the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for targeting politici...

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Uzbekistan, Pakistan genuine partners bilateral coop elevated to strategic partnership

ISLAMABAD - Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Pakistan, Aybek Arif Usmanov has said that Uzbekistan and Pakist...

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Labour wants to pick £500 from the pockets of every pensioner in Scotland

In his regular column for the Record, the SNP leader at Westminster says older Scots can't afford to lose the Winter Fue...

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Rahul Gandhi is not ‘Pappu’, he is a strategist, difficult to understand: Sam Pitroda in Texas

"He (Rahul Gandhi) has a vision contrary to what BJP promotes by spending crores of rupees. I must tell you, he is no Pa...

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CenterPoint Energy Remains Vigilant and Prepared for Storm Response as Tropical Activity in the Gulf of Mexico Continues to Strengthen

Storm system moving through Gulf is strengthening and has a 90% chance of tropical development, according to the Nationa...

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Tamil Nadu BJP youth wing president Vinoj P Selvam hits out at actor Vijay for not extending Ganesh Chaturthi wishes

Tamil Nadu BJP youth wing president Vinoj P Selvam criticised actor Vijay for not wishing for Ganesh Chaturthi, accusing...

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Colin Allred responds to comparisons with Beto O’Rourke’s campaign, defends his strategy

Allred has run a more traditional campaign in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, focusing on targeted ads and moderat...

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N. Korea Holds Celebrations to Mark 76th State Founding Anniv.

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has held celebrative events to mark the 76th anniversary of the regime’...

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German activist and HKU journalism grad David Missal says Hong Kong denied him entry despite travelling freely to China

An award-winning German journalist, activist and University of Hong Kong (HKU) graduate has said he was barred from ente...

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‘Bharat Jodo Yatra introduced idea of love in politics,’ says Rahul Gandhi at University of Texas, US

Rahul Gandhi discussed youth unemployment and the importance of production in India, contrasting it with global trends f...

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Congress Returns to Face Looming Government Shutdown

Lawmakers return to Washington on Monday with the spending deadline approaching and the presidential election just 57 da...

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My role is to inject love, respect and humility in Indian politics: Rahul Gandhi in US

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, speaking at an Indian diaspora event in Dallas, Texas, emphasized his role as the Leader of Op...

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Extreme Summer Heat Wave to Markedly Increase Household Energy Burden

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Extreme heat wave in August is forecast to push up electricity costs for households b...

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‘Not a Pappu, but Rahul Gandhi is a strategist with deep thinking on any subject,’ says Sam Pitroda as LoP visits US

Sam Pitroda praised Rahul Gandhi's vision, contrasting it with the BJP's, during his address to the Indian diaspora in T...

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Who is Ella Emhoff? Kamala Harris' stepdaughter who hit back at JD Vance

She is known for being comfortable in her skin and style, designing unique knitwear, and appearing at fashion week runwa...

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Nikki Haley Dismisses Misogyny In Support Of Trump

She argued that her focus as a voter is on Trump's policies, not writer E. Jean Carroll's sexual assault case against hi...

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Anthony Albanese has committed a cardinal sin in Melbourne that he would never even think of making in Sydney. And he just keeps doing it, writes PVO

'Anthony Albanese , he had a look at the polls and he thought Peter Dutton is closing, he's in front there's a gap. He f...

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Sammy Wilson says re-set in relations with Ireland is about undoing Brexit or sacrificing Northern Ireland

​Sammy Wilson has expressed concern at the government’s gushing new approach towards the Republic of Ireland....

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Why Chalmers’ tough talk backfired

Labor owns this problem. Pointing to the Reserve Bank governor, or even attempting a quiet nod of the head and a glance ...

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Hunter Biden finally goes down for the guilty counts — but aborted trial still taints White House

No matter what the White House says, everyone believes Joe Biden will pardon his son Hunter and spare him significant ja...

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Hope new project is backed by top-notch planning

Initially, 30,000 cubic metres of soil will be used for developing the casting yard at Kasarvadavli, the report in this ...

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Hindu CM in J&K no more a fantasy?

Changes made to electoral architecture and map of the poll-bound Union Territory could make long-held dream of Hindutva ...

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Teachers struggling as abuse from parents, kids rises

Teachers no longer feel safe in classrooms with a rise in abuse from students and parents across the country....

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Want to create a credible political alternative: Junaid Mattu

Even with setbacks, our commitment remains to challenge the status quo and provide genuine representation, rather than b...

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Will expose cheaters : Mir Junaid

While slamming Awami Ittehad Party Supremo Er Rashid, he said that the former would speak against dynasty politics but n...

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Royal commission calls out Defence leadership failure

The final report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will be released, as commissioners identify a ...

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Heart disease mortality improvements have ‘regressed’, review to find

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Sunday the NHS is ‘broken’ in ways which are ‘unforgivable’....

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4,000 residents evacuated as fire burn through 30 buildings in Clearlake

Approximately 30 structures were being threatened due to the Boyles Fire in Lake County....

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Omar Abdullah welcomes DDC Chairman Pulwama into NC

On this occasion Zone President South Syed Tawqeer Ahmad and Contesting Candidate Mohammad Khalil Bandh were also presen...

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Edo 2024: Betsy Obaseki’s Broadside, Adams Oshiomohle’s Bombshell

The 1967 hit song: “The First Cut Is the Deepest,” written by British singer-songwriter, Cat Stevens, may not be rel...

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Grand Strategy | Why Seoul, Delhi need more ambitious ties

India’s growing interest in the Indo-Pacific provide an opportunity for Seoul and Delhi to discover each other’s str...

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John Daly: ‘Humour will open a bra strap quicker than vodka any day. It’s a gift’ – delicious dilemmas of youth haven’t changed

I have discovered the secret of invisibility. Just last week, a magical transformation rendered me transparent by an ele...

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Lorraine Courtney: It’s time we think about giving our TDs an increase in their pay. No, seriously...

Singapore’s ministers, the best-paid politicians in the world, were told this week that their sky-high salaries will s...

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Editorial: Paralympic heroes give us all a life lesson in hope and perseverance

As a summer of sporting success drew to a close over the weekend, we were treated to one last blast of sunshine, and muc...

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Donal O’Donovan: If John B Keane is anything to go by, we are in for an unholy row as the tide goes out on Catholic Ireland

It is said by wiser people than me that the dramatic tension in Shakespeare’s best play boils down to some iteration o...

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Ciara Kelly: Saying no and prioritising quality nights-out over quantity has worked wonders for my social life

I was reading an article titled “Why I’m never going on a group holiday again” recently and I was worrying I might...

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Letters: Booing Declan Rice and Jack Grealish says more about that type of ‘fan’ than anything else

Booing Rice and Grealish says more about that type of ‘fan’ than anything else...

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Dana Milbank: Forget Trump v Harris debate – for the last few months, it’s been Trump v Trump

In advance of tomorrow’s encounter with US vice-president Kamala Harris, Donald Trump says he’s not devoting much ti...

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Harris turns to her favorite foods in effort to show a more private side and connect with voters

From snacking on nacho cheese Doritos to washing collard greens in the bathtub, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala H...

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Rivers power tussle will enrich Nigerian jurisprudence – Ex-Rivers APC chieftain, Wali

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Kingsley Wali, who recently quit partisan politics, speaks...

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Solution to our utility rate hike crisis is at the ballot box

We are all outraged at our current electric bills. This problem needs to be fixed by the people that are responsible for...

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Fairness isn’t the objective

The Associated Press reported Aug. 29: “Last year, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority rejected an earlier pla...

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Another View: Kamala Harris’ turn in 2019 debate signals a potent performance to come

The great debate, the highly anticipated throw down between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republica...

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Is Marcus Freeman over his head?

Marcus Freeman's time in charge of Notre Dame isn't turning out as many hoped...