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Your View: What a Lehigh Valley politician learned about campaigning

Opinion: In my time representing the public, I have witnessed several elections and what politicians stump about when ru...

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Germany deports 28 Afghan asylum seekers

Germany deported 28 Afghan nationals to Afghanistan on Friday for the first time since the re-establishment of the Islam...

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APC Leader Refutes Claims Of Imposing Candidates In Ogun LG Elections

LAGOS – Akintunde Armstrong, a prominent figure in the All Progressives Congress from Ogun State, has refuted claims s...

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Scott County residents can apply for FEMA disaster assistance from summer flooding, storms

Scott County residents can apply for FEMA assistance to cover damages from severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds ...

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Harris Recalls Moment She Found Out Biden Was Dropping Out Of 2024 Election

Biden withdrew his candidacy last month following his poor performance in a CNN debate....

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Myanmar: India should engage with resistance forces before China takes a lead

New Delhi must also prepare for the day after—a balkanisation of Myanmar following the collapse of junta control...

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2027 Elections: Shehu Sani Pushes For Southern Presidency, Urges North To Wait

Former federal lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, Senator Shehu Sani, has offered his perspecti...

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Montgomery County moves forward with voter outreach vehicle

Montgomery County officials once again differed on the need for a vehicle geared towards increasing voter outreach after...

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Champai Soren, ex-Jharkhand CM and close aide of JMM supremo Shibu Soren, joins BJP

Ex-Jharkhand CM Champai Soren joins BJP after quitting JMM, bringing his supporters and boosting BJP's connection with S...

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Kamala Harris has one fight – and that’s with herself

This week saw the first tentative steps towards Harris the avatar becoming Harris the person...

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Trump tells town hall crowd that he supports free IVF treatments

Former President Donald Trump told crowds in Wisconsin and Michigan that he would make IVF treatment free if wins a seco...

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Atiku Condemns Death Threat Against Yoruba, Benin People By Canadian Woman Says, Diversity Must Be Protected

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the death threat made against Yorubas and Benin people b...

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Vice President Kalama Harris answered questions on CNN about her policy views

It was Harris' first major interview as the Democratic presidential nominee. She said she’d appoint a Republican to he...

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American Opinion: November election could make — or break — reproductive freedom

From the editorial, "Reproductive freedom is about having the power to make choices. And that is something that we must ...

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Trump Asks Federal Court To Intervene In Hush Money Case In Bid To Toss Conviction

The former president is hoping to indefinitely delay his Sept. 18 sentencing....

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Nappy charges and lunch costs - what free childcare rollout could mean for you

Parents whose children are between nine months and two years old will have access to 15 hours of free childcare from Mon...

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When the 2024 autumn Budget is, and what to expect from the announcement

The Government is already warning people it will be 'painful'...

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We can't let the anti-US hatred and radicalism our troops fought abroad take root here at home

As first-year Columbia students arrived on campus, they were met with disruption orchestrated by radical student groups,...

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Editorial: Space exploration journey has only just begun

The first hot-air balloon ride was recorded in 1783; the first airplane was invented in the late 1800s; and until some 6...

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Opinion: Karen Stabiner: ‘I appreciate you’ is a sign of high anxiety in 2024

It makes sad sense that we might want to amp up language right now, might want to appreciate and be appreciated. We crav...

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Guest opinion: Mozelle Sutton: Iris Avenue road diet is unnecessary and unwanted

Progress that makes sense is great, but I don’t see the logic in spending money to accommodate a small group of bikers...

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Opinion: E.J. Dionne: Harris’s DNC was a master class in coalition building

It all seems simple and obvious: If you want to win, embrace patriotism, talk incessantly about freedom and be joyfully ...

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Session recap: Public Health

By Rep. Danny Sterling This year, the Legislature supported several important bills related to public health. House Bill...

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Uninvited hitchhiker: Schuyler man charged with forcing woman into 23 1/2-mile ride

The trip through southern Albemarle County only came to an end when the man leaped out of the car....

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Celebration caps statewide 77 for 77 campaign

The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation on Tuesday celebrated the completion of a yearlong campaign modeled after the s...

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My life has been defined by the hunt for perfect food

My search for the culinary holy grail has taken me to Arsenal bagel bakeries and French tea rooms...

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Hardship: Atiku’s Support Group Tasks FG

...Demands End To Human Rights Abuse A support group of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, the Nigeria Youth For Ati...

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Number of prisoners in England and Wales hits record high

It is the highest end-of-week figure since weekly population data was first published in 2011....

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Your Victory Reflects Trust Of Bayelsans In Prosperity Administration – Ex-Bayelsa Lawmaker Congratulates Diri, Deputy

August 30, (THEWILL) – Former Chief Whip in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Jonathan R. Obuebite, has congra...

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Norway can help SA resolve socio-economic challenges: Lamola

Lamola hosting his Norwegian counterpart Espen Barth Eide in Pretoria....

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Nweke: Police, Judicial Conspiracy Against Constitutionalism Should Stop

In Nigeria, prison congestion has become a perennial national challenge. The immediate and remote causes of this ugly si...

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Seyi Tinubu Launches National Health Initiative To Combat Infants, Maternal Mortality

ABUJA – In a strategic move to reduce Nigeria’s alarming infant and maternal mortality rates, Mr. Seyi Tinubu has la...

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Other voices: Harris and Trump shouldn’t pander to the crypto crowd

If the technology is as innovative and useful as its advocates assert, then playing by the rules shouldn't be a problem....

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Clive Crook: Harris should reflect on what liberalism means

The left's most illiberal instincts have mirrored the right's in a politics of competing catastrophisms, the death of de...

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Sean Higgins: Inflation has ruined progress on wages

The perennial question in presidential elections is: “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” For American...

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Editorial cartoon for Aug. 30, 2024

Editorial cartoonist Dave Granlund draws on the labor of preparations for the Labor Day Weekend....

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Nguzu Edda Concludes New Yam Festival With Call For Peace

ABAKALIKI – The agrarian community of Nguzu Edda, Afikpo South Local Government of Ebonyi State has concluded it’s n...

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IEA seeks to buy air defense system from Russia: MoD

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is planning to acquire air defense and airspace control systems from Russia....

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Galasso: With God, you can prevail. Keep the focus on Him

God has many ways to help you and to bless you, so leave the question of "how" to Him....

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Former Jharkhand CM Champai Soren joins BJP after exit from JMM

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Ranchi, signaling a new cha...

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GPO could be a 'focal point' in rejuvenation plan for Dublin city centre, Taoiseach says

Simon Harris said the historic O’Connell street building is “wasted” in terms of reaching its full potential....

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Noah Feldman: New Trump charges expose the Supreme Court’s failings

It simply cannot be part of the genuine official powers of the president of the United States to criminally interfere wi...

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‘This is how people die’: Sheriff’s warning to man guilty of brutal one-punch assault

Joshua Jack knocked his victim unconscious in the assault in Inverness' High Street....

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Ajayi: Dawn Of New Era At DSS

The video, which has gone viral on social media, of workers at the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS...

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Woman pushed child in buggy along A96 while drunk and then attacked mum

Kira Stephen was spotted near Forres train station on July 29 “swerving” on the grass verge of the A96 bypass...

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Fair to say I won’t forget my first Minnesota State Fair

There is so much to see and do at the Minnesota State Fair. Michael Johnson, Agweek news editor, is proud to say he surv...

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Other voices: Harris should fight Trump with a better Bidenomics

Fiscal responsibility, resistance to micromanaging, and recognizing the market economy as her ally in serving the public...

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Watch: Angela Rayner dances behind DJ booth inside Ibiza nightclub

Angela Rayner was filmed dancing behind DJ decks at an Ibiza nightclub with Fisher and Denise Van Outen....

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Outdoor smoking ban 'sensible approach' to help people stop habit, minister says

The government's plan to ban smoking in pub gardens and other outdoor venues is a "sensible approach" to help people sto...

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H Raja-led panel to steer BJP Tamil Nadu state in Annamalai’s absence

The committee would steer the party by coordinating everyone in line with leadership expectations, Raja said....

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I would have won Westminster seat lost by Ross, says Duguid

He was barred by Scottish Conservative officials from running for the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East seat on July 4....