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Sask. NDP's election promises borrow from Wab Kinew's winning Manitoba campaign

If some of the election promises of the Saskatchewan NDP sounds familiar to Manitobans, that's because these commitments...

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BJP Asks Brij Bhushan To Refrain From Comments Against Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia: Report

Former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has begun targeting Olympic wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia after they...

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Haryana Elections: Aditya Chautala Joins INLD Days After Quitting BJP, To Contest From Dabwali Seat

In a setback for the BJP just weeks ahead of the polls, Aditya Chautala, who is the grandson of former Haryana Chief Min...

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10% VAT Increase: Tinubu Heaps Burden On Nigerians, Lives In Opulence – Atiku

Atiku said that Tinubu, alongside his advisers, resolved to raise the VAT rate from 7.5% to 10%, even when the Nigerian ...

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Tyler Cowen: AI culture will be weirder than we can yet imagine

"In other words: In the not-too-distant future, what kind of culture the world produces could depend on the price of ele...

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Sexual violence in the Holy Land | Postcard from Israel

In Israel, a land torn by decades of conflict, another kind of violence takes place in the shadows — sexual violence, ...

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Other voices: Russia and Iran want a vote in our election

"That legitimate and illegitimate political speech can look identical makes it harder to police, and generates the risk ...

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Letters: Sen. Casey, Rep. Cartwright support policies that cut pharmacies’ profits

Letters: Regulations impede the profit necessary for pharmacies to stay in business....

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Waqf committee meetings become battleground of contesting claims

The Joint Committee of Parliament meetings on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill have seen intense debates, with government bodie...

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Jammu & Kashmir Election Row: Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah Fires Back At Amit Shah Claims | News18

Jammu & Kashmir Election Row: Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah Fires Back At Amit Shah Claims | News18...

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How Chinese J-20 fighters in Xinjiang and Tibet are a concern for India

Through the deployment of fifth-generation stealth J-20 fighter aircraft, China wants to increase its airpower along the...

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APC withdraws from Anambra LG poll, heads to court over irregularities

The All Progressives Congress in Anambra State has withdrawn from the upcoming local government elections, scheduled for...

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'Tough choice': Health secretary 'not happy' about cutting winter fuel payments

The health secretary has said he is "not remotely happy" about having to vote to cut the winter fuel allowance for some ...

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Don Wooten: September is classical music month; give it a try

Given a fair chance, every person, regardless of education or social standing, can respond to the emotional and intellec...

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Hawaii legislature to see 11 new faces even before November election

The state House and Senate will welcome at least 11 new faces for the next legislative session, even before the Nov. 5 g...

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West Oahu is a new Republican ‘stronghold’

The west side of Oahu has taken a political turn to the right after electing four Republican state House members, a stat...

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John Pritchett: Power Failure

EVs are growing in popularity, but the Valley Island doesn't have the infrastructure to rent enough vehicles to visitors...

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Editorial: Goodbye, Hemispheres magazine and little bottles of shampoo

What did the little bottles of hotel shampoo do to catch JB Pritzker's wrath? Heck, Hemispheres magazine is going, too....

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Clarence Page: Our nation’s symbols belong to all Americans

Donald Trump's Arlington cemetery controversy shows the daunting task of protecting our national symbols from partisan e...

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Edward Keegan: With stadium plans, the Bears are proposing a barely veiled takeover of the lakefront

A facility tailor-made for fewer than a dozen days a year should not be driving the development of land dedicated to pub...

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Editorial: In US Steel mess, Gary should not be the victim of Pennsylvania politics

There's no real justification for the Biden administration opposing Nippon Steel's takeover of U.S. Steel other than pan...

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Jens Ludwig: Sexual assault is the most important problem in higher education that no one is talking about

Universities can learn lessons from street crime strategies to get a handle on sexual assault....

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Listen up, Kamala — let Trump beat Trump

Kamala Harris must be cogent on kitchen-table issues, but her best debate weapon against America's crazy uncle, the miso...

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From 'fridgescaping' to egg parties, we've become social-media-driven parodies of ourselves

Seriously, folks? Extravagant gender reveals and parties for frozen embryos suggest too many Americans are designing the...

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Letters: We must bring misinformation to light. The media must call out Donald Trump’s lies.

The lack of media attention to some of Donald Trump's most incendiary statements will enable him to ride his trajectory ...

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Expect Harris and Trump to lean on vibes over policies at debate

Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump will meet for the first time as they take the stage Tuesday for...

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Viewpoints: Why grocery shopping is such a joy-suck

In the pandemic’s early years, Mary and her husband had their groceries delivered from Whole Foods every week, paying ...

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Trudeau to face fretful caucus ahead of return to the House

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face a fretful and strained caucus in British Columbia Monday, with MPs look...

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Dan Lee: Weighing in on the Arlington National Cemetery incident

Trump has stated that the incident at Arlington National Cemetery was a “made up story” spread by Vice President Har...

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Losing my teeth has changed my opinion of wine

I don’t want to stop having a good time – I just want to remember it in the morning...

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My View: It can be a mistake to stereotype dog breeds

Last summer, on July 7, I experienced the loss of my beloved Duchess Lolly Deacon, a senior purebred English bulldog, ad...

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How to provoke the fury of Xi Jinping

Two former generals are accused of betraying the Communist Party...

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After Bangladesh crisis, is India now resetting its ties in southern neighbourhood?

The recent visits of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to the Maldives and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to ...

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‘Jo Ram ko layein hain’ fame Kanhaiya Mittal set to join Congress? Singer says, 'don't want any particular party to...'

Kanhaiya Mittal aims to join Congress for the upcoming Haryana elections, moving away from his earlier BJP support. He p...

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‘Violence will never dictate Government policy’, Starmer says following riots

The Prime Minister also told the BBC it was ‘wrong’ to suggest the US was angry at Britain’s decision to stop some...

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J&K Polls — Rajnath Singh Urges PoK Residents To Join India At Ramban Rally: 'We Consider You As Our Own...'

The Defence Minister made the statement during an election rally in the Ramban assembly constituency, campaigning in sup...

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TMC MP's letter to Mamata exposes corruption, dictatorial attitude within party: BJP

TMC MP Jawahar Sircar's resignation letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee highlights corruption and a dic...

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North Korean Trash Balloons Cause Over 100 Million Won in Damages Across Greater Seoul Area

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s trash-filled balloons have caused combined damage exceeding 100 milli...

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Voices/Donna Reed | We interrupt this election season with a tail of joy

I recently received a wireless-enabled wearable technology (WEWT) that fits comfortably on my wrist, and my world has ch...

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'Tried to sell Ram...': Farooq Abdullah accuses BJP of ‘threatening’ Hindu voters ahead of J-K polls

Farooq Abdullah criticised the BJP for allegedly intimidating Hindu voters in Jammu and Kashmir, claiming their campaign...

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Letters: Jagmeet Singh can't dodge the Liberal train wreck

Readers comment on the Liberal-NDP breakup, the climate and Mark Carney, immigration overload, campus 'cowards' and more...

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Haryana polls: Congress, AAP trying to set aside individual aspirations for alliance, says Raghav Chadha

AAP MP Raghav Chadha announced that both Congress and AAP are working towards an alliance for the Haryana elections, set...

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'Misfit, selfish': AAP's Somnath Bharti apposes alliance with Congress in Haryana, cites Delhi poll pact as example

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: AAP leader Somnath Bharti said, “Supporters of AAP are majorly not in favour of such ...

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PDP is already dead, I will win presidential election in 2027, Kwankwaso boasts

National leader and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has described the P...

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Readers speak: Hospital safety in CT needs improvement

Security staff can prevent assaults and injuries...

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SC Attorney General Alan Wilson is a frontline fighter in the culture wars. What's his end game?

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is a frontline fighter in the culture wars, joining multiple lawsuits and am...

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MP concerned about lack of Post Office raises issue in Parliament

The issue regarding the lack of a Post Office in Wellington​ was raised in Parliament by MP Gideon Amos on Friday, Sep...