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Stock market today: Asian shares retreat after Wall Street's mixed finish, as dollar surges

Shares have retreated in Asia after a lackluster finish on Wall Street following a report showing an uptick in inflation...

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New faces abound on Saskatoon Public Schools board

It's municipal election day in Saskatoon! StarPhoenix staff will be providing updates on the school board trustee race h...

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Ondo Election: Six Hospitalized As Hoodlums Attack PDP Members

At least six individuals affiliated with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State have been admitted to the h...

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Plenty of change, with six new city councillors in Saskatoon

It's municipal election day in Saskatoon! Reporter Michael Joel-Hansen will be providing updates on the ward races here....

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Why the Telstra CEO is worried about next year’s federal election

Telstra boss Vicki Brady said long-term thinking was needed in Canberra, something that could be difficult if neither pa...

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'The assisted dying bill will make end-of-life care safer and more regulated'

Sarah Wootton, chief executive of Dignity in Dying, has been on the front line of the fight to legalise assisted dying f...

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Campaign trail at a glance: People Before Profit to publish manifesto as Labour launch football policy

Catch up on what’s happening with the election campaign in less than two minutes....

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The ‘Elon Musk effect’ might shake up our own Civil Service

Public-sector productivity has long been a concern for the UK...

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My family faces £26m inheritance tax bill thanks to Labour - it’ll destroy everything

Farmers aren't the only ones who feel "shafted" by Labour's Budget inheritance tax raid. Family-owned British businesses...

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Why Trump’s disruptive choices stump cosy circles

Wild speculation on basic questions such as the frontrunners for places in the Trump administration is being proved wron...

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Albanese Government backs ‘permanent sovereignty’ of Palestine at UN

The Albanese Government has shifted its position in the UN to back the ‘permanent sovereignty’ of Palestine in a mov...

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Barry Soper condemns uproar during Treaty Principles Bill first reading

Furore the worst seen in more than 40 years of covering Parliament, says broadcaster....

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ED raids lottery king Martin and relatives in money laundering probe in Tamil Nadu

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at multiple locations associated with businessman Santiago Martin an...

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: Defeated Democrats face an uncertain future

In the end, two main factors will shape the Party's future more than all the bed-wetting, nit-picking, analyses and comm...

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Cheaper prices benefit customers, retailers: IGA bosses

Bosses of the company supplying independent grocers say prices are consistently coming down, benefiting both customers a...

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Childcare worker wage rise set to be streamlined

As the nation's largest childcare provider signed on to a wage boost, the acting prime minister says a looming sector pa...

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Man Kills Himself in Explosions Outside Brazil's Supreme Court

A man who failed in an attempt to break into Brazil's Supreme Court killed himself in explosions outside the building We...

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Tyler Cowen: Trump’s tariffs won’t work, just as McKinley’s didn’t

One core finding is that industries with higher tariffs did not have higher productivity -- in fact, they had lower prod...

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Okpebholo, Deputy Will Not Disappoint Edo People – APC Chieftain

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Salifu Othman Usah has congratulated the new governor of Edo State Mo...

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Gov Otti Is Taking Abia Back To Inglorious PDP Years – Igara

Mr. Ceekay Igara, the National Vice Chairman (South East) of the Labour Party, in this interview with CHIBUIKE CHUKWU, e...

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Tammy Duckworth Has 1 Blunt Question For Trump's 'Dangerous' Defense Secretary Pick

The senator and Iraq War veteran hit back at Pete Hegseth's comments that women shouldn't serve in combat roles....

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Kabambe sees new Malawi beyond UTM convention

UTM presidential hopeful – Dalitso Kabambe has described the forth-coming party convention as an opportunity to mark t...

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Cash-strapped NHS Tayside limits sleep apnoea service in latest cost saving drive

Patients will be put onto a waiting list for diagnosis and treatment to save the health board cash....

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Man assaulted girlfriend and knelt on her neck until she passed out

The victim's mother witnessed some of the horrific assault via video call and begged William MacFarlane to stop....

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ALASDAIR CLARK: As Reform heads to Perth, will young men push them into Holyrood?

Nigel Farage's Reform UK has out-performed the Conservatives in some parts of Scotland, and the party is eyeing some Hol...

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Domestic abuser avoids prison after former partner found ‘covered in blood’ following horrifying home assault

When officers arrived, they found blood covering the woman’s face and spattered across the walls....

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Bar Harbor mansion owner building 24-car garage for antique autos

The 8,000-square-foot garage will take up the entire first floor, aside from a curving stairwell to an apartment on the ...

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Pacific finance needs top $2b as storms hit, seas rise

Pacific Island nations need climate finance to top $2 billion every year in addition to existing official aid, experts w...

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Politicians need to decide if Northern Ireland is desperately poor or so rich it requires no help

What passes for debate on a united Ireland is endlessly derailed by absurd claims from activists, academics and politici...

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Opinion: Why Suffolk's Surviving Winter campaign is more important than ever

This year's Surviving Winter campaign in Suffolk is likely to be more important than ever as more people are set to need...

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Cathedral among 14 historic buildings added to 'at risk' list

Norwich's Catholic Cathedral and medieval Norfolk and Suffolk churches are at risk of being damaged or lost, Historic En...

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Ireland needs its own Joe Rogan, someone to question liberal orthodoxies

There are lessons for Ireland from the US election about the disconnect between establishment voices and the feelings of...

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Exclusive: Reeves to reveal new mutual council with Nationwide and Co-Op

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out plans for a new mutual council today made up of some of Britain’s biggest custom...

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How Trump’s election sent Bitcoin soaring again

Technological solutions to the problem of too much government is something that appeals to appeals to both Bitcoin advoc...

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GOP incumbent projected to defeat Dem challenger in closely watched Arizona House race

Rep. Juan Ciscomani has been projected as the winner in the race for Arizona's 6th Congressional District, one of the mo...

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Tinubu labels PDP ‘reactionary party’ as APC rounds off campaign for Aiyedatiwa

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as a “reactionary political party,” ...

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Rudd spoke sense about Trump. It’s a vengeful News Corp that has the explaining to do

Media campaigns can be a force for good. This one by News Corp is a disgrace....

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Letter: Don't give in to fear-mongering

Fear has won. False stories on Venezuelan migrants in Colorado or Haitian refugees in Ohio had their intended outcome of...

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Editorial, 11/14: Affordable housing successes can fuel more investment

The recent announcement that all 192 units in the latest — and one of the largest — affordable housing projects were...

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Fight brews over state treaty as key talks loom

Negotiations on Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people will begin within days as the state opposition demands t...

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COP29 – Enhancing ambition and enabling action

This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference otherwise known as Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC or more co...

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ABC chair worried about rise of fact-less AI news

The threat to editorial guardrails due to the rise of AI and what it means for truth and democracy is worrying, accordin...

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PWDs urge INEC to ensure accessible polling units

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, persons with disabilities (PWDs) have called on the Independe...

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A new dawn for Japanese politics? Shigeru Ishiba and the rise of multi-party dynamics

After decades of LDP dominance, scandal forced Japan into its first minority government in 30 years. Shigeru Ishiba now ...

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CARL LEUBSDORF: Defeated Democrats face an uncertain future

In the wake of their sweeping election defeat, it didn’t take long for Democrats to turn on one another, seeking expla...

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Trump's DOGE With Musk At The Helm 'Riddled With Conflicts Of Interest' Says, Clinton-Era Official Robert Reich

The Department of Government Efficiency aka DOGE, not Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), which is going to be formed with Elon Mus...

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Lucas: Healey digs in on protecting illegal migrants in Mass.

Being the die-hard anti-Donald Trump progressive that she is, Healey just may be relishing her role in “standing up to...

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Tinubu: He Won’t Get Another Chance In PDP – Wike Knocks Atiku

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s chance...

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6 hospitalised as thugs attack PDP members

At least six members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State have been hospitalised following an attack b...

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Ogun PDP accuses APC of plotting to block participation in LG poll

The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused Governor Dapo Abiodun and the ruling All Progressives...

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Kano NNPP crisis: Party chair accuses Senator Kawu of fraud, anti-party activities

The crisis within the Kano State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has escalated as the state chairman, Ha...

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YSRCP-linked influencers face unprecedented crackdown by AP Police amid ‘en masse’ attack on Naidu govt

YSRCP chief claims 680 notices issued, 147 cases filed against party supporters & 49 arrested. Andhra home minister says...

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Union 'sweetheart deal' suspended in state crackdown

Members have hit out at a state government after CFMEU "perks" were put on ice as a campaign against the beleaguered uni...

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Liberals pressure Senate Democrats to confirm more Biden judges while they can

Demand Justice, a progressive organization focused on the judiciary, is set to bombard Capitol Hill with a message for t...

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Why I Won’t Back PDP Guber Candidate In Ondo – Wike Reveals As He Tackles Obaseki, Bala Mohammed

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that he has not been approached to support ...

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Why the Libs can’t do a Trump

The lesson for Peter Dutton is not to copy the Donald – which in an Australian context would be impossible anyway. Wha...

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Jobs still bright spot despite softer employment growth

There may be cracks appearing in the labour market but it's still strong compared to pre-pandemic norms and taking a lon...