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Luna exits House Freedom Caucus over effort to block remote voting for new moms

Luna introduced a bipartisan measure to allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely around the birth of their child. ...

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Federal judge postpones DHS’s attempt to end Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans

A federal judge ordered to postpone DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's order to terminate the temporary protected status of hun...

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DHS ending participation in naturalization ceremonies in sanctuary jurisdictions

The Department of Homeland Security won't participate in naturalization ceremonies held in sanctuary jurisdictions movin...

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Calgarians want 'leadership that listens,' says Sonya Sharp, in announcing mayoral bid

While her full platform will be released in the summer, Sharp noted her campaign will prioritize affordability, public s...

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years

The ruling described the embezzlement of which she was convicted as 'a democratic bypass' that deceived the parliament a...

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Trump vents at Putin over Ukraine, hints at more tariffs

NBC reported Trump was 'pissed off' at Putin for casting doubt on Ukrainian President's legitimacy as a negotiating part...

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B.C. man arrested in U.S. accused of smuggling goods to Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program

Mohammad Jawaid Aziz faces charges of violating U.S. export laws and conspiracy. The export violations carry a maximum p...

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Tariffs could mean 160,000 lost jobs in second quarter, says Conference Board

The research group is also forecasting that tariffs will be lifted by the start of the third quarter...

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Trump White House mulls deciding who sits in press room

The White House said Monday it is "seriously considering" taking control of deciding which journalists get seats in the ...

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HCF CEO Sheena Jack announces retirement from one of Australia’s largest health insurers

Chief executive Sheena Jack has announced she’s retiring from her top role at HCF, one of Australia’s biggest health...

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Capitol Notebook: Proposed change to Iowa anti-bullying law advances

The definition that public schools use to identify bullying would change under legislation advanced Monday by Republican...

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Albanese rejects US trade complaints on eve of Trump’s Liberation Day

The White House has formally adopted long-standing trade gripes over Australia’s subsidised medicines, biosecurity and...

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Trump 'happy' that Tiger Woods is dating former daughter-in-law

Donald Trump said Monday he hopes Tiger Woods and his former daughter-in-law will be happy together in their relationshi...

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Dutton's airport link plan branded 'April Fools' joke'

A federal coalition plan to "redirect" funding for a controversial Melbourne rail loop project to an airport link has be...

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'Revenge': Inside Trump's 'unnerving' plan for 'curtailing freedom of the press'

After The Atlantic published editor Jeffrey Goldberg's bombshell "Signalgate" article on March 24, many national securit...

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‘Drop the dad, keep the baby’ is Chinese women’s new mantra

Just like the Americans, Chinese women are starting to give up on marriages, too. But many still want to be mothers. A n...

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RFK Jr.'s layoffs expected to gut worker safety agency, officials say

More than 800 employees at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health are expected to be cut....

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Wisconsin judicial race provides a critical test for Democrats’ anti-Elon Musk playbook

Billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk has played a major role in the uptick in spending in the Wisconsin Supreme Cou...

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Scoop: White House eyes leveraging debt ceiling "X-date" to pass budget

The White House is eyeing this summer's debt ceiling's "X-date" as a forcing mechanism to push the "one big, beautiful b...

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UK targets 10 percent pesticide reduction by 2030 to protect pollinators

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a long-awaited move, the UK government has unveiled its first official pesticide...

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East awaits PM Modi’s visit

by Prof. Emeritus Thangamuthu Jayasingam Former Vice Chancellor, Eastern University President, Batticaloa District Chamb...

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Supporters of bill to expand cancer coverage for Iowa firefighters, police are hopeful this will be the year it passes

Disability benefits for Iowa firefighters and police officers would be expanded to cover all cancers under legislation t...

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Bad driver’s fatal crash bust: Letters to the Editor — April 1, 2025

NY Post readers discuss a mother and her two daughters who died after being hit by a driver with a suspended license....

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California legislators propose national park honoring César Chávez and farm worker movement

Two California legislators on Monday introduced a bill that would create the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Move...

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Sri Lanka: Issues and challenges

By Professor G. L. Peiris D. Phil. (Oxford), Ph. D. (Sri Lanka); Rhodes Scholar, Quondam Visiting Fellow of the Universi...

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Party leaders see future of Canada-U.S. relations through different prisms on campaign trail

The key difference in the approach of the two major party leaders toward how they propose to deal with U.S. President Do...

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Yankees legend Suzyn Waldman on her most memorable broadcast moments: ‘I just kept talking’

“I’m the Yankees only longtime full-time daily female announcer. I started in ’87. I know everything about sports....

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Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D) concerned Congress isn't fulfilling its constitutional responsibilities

With all the headlines from Washington lately, you may wonder, "What's happening in Congress?" ABC13 sat down with a cou...

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Minnesota prosecutor urges lawmakers to impose stricter penalties for exposing children to fentanyl

A recent case of a child being exposed to fentanyl in northern Minnesota is fueling a push for change at the State Capit...

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The ‘religion’ of anti-religionists, good moms vs. suspicious schools and other commentary

“I resigned” from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, explains Jerry A. Coyne at The Wall Street Journal, because ...

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Why are New York taxpayers funding the Legal Aid Society as it promotes crime?

No sane person would pay a group to promote crime. Yet New York’s doing just that....

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Atupele Muluzi’s anticlimactic announcement sparks outrage and calls for resignation

By Jones Gadama Atupele Muluzi, the leader of the United Democratic Front (UDF), has faced intense backlash from Malawia...

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Fresh signs that New York needs to spike its ruinous clean-energy mandates

New York won't come close to its "mandatory" goal of slashing gas emissions by 40% by 2030, let alone achieving 100% zer...

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Get real about consequences for New York’s worst drivers

Don't stop at suspending their licenses; start routinely impounding their cars....

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Gov. Tim Walz outraged over Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Tuesday evening, Wisconsin's polls will close in what has become the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history....

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‘I took accountability’: One Nation candidate with multiple brushes with the law campaigning on law and order

Sakellarios Bairamis believes in 'stronger measures to tackle crime'. He's also faced criminal court proceedings on five...

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Free seas matter — and only the United States can protect them for the world

President Trump’s decision to hit the Houthis toward the goal of fully freeing the Red Sea to shipping again was funda...

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Letters: For Oakland to break with past, elect Loren Taylor mayor

Also: Transit audit | Measure T | Bridge trail | Open communication | Yosemite success. East Bay Times reader letters to...

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Former Hong Kong exam official accused of spreading rumours about student’s death during China exchange trip

Hong Kong’s security chief has accused a former examinations official of spreading rumours about the recent death of a...

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2027: PDP dares Tinubu, says nobody can manipulate Nigerians

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja A group of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders has vowed that nobody can manipulate Ni...

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Eid-el-fitr: PDP governors’ forum calls for peaceful coexistence

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) has called on Nigerians to continue to live together in peace a...

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Hegseth: Men and Women in Combat Must Meet ‘Same, High Standard’

'All combat roles will only have sex-neutral standards. Common sense,' the defense secretary says....

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Diddy Garners Default Victory As Judge Tosses Out 1995 Rape Allegations From Notorious B.I.G. Party

With six weeks to go until Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal trial for sex trafficking and more begins, the currently i...

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Coalition to loosen home loan rules to boost lending capacity

A Peter Dutton-led government would direct the prudential regulator to lower the home loan serviceability buffer if it w...

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Ex-Enugu LP guber candidate, Edeoga, returns to PDP, extols Mbah’s leadership

The 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Enugu State, Chijioke Edeoga, has returned to the Peoples De...

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I’m in a hurry to develop Edo State, change the narrative –Gov Okpebholo

Senator Monday Okpebholo, the Executive Governor of Edo State, in this interview, addressed key issues on good governanc...

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2027: APC begins re-election bid

•As President Tinubu hints on desire to win FCT From Ismail Omipidan, Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday, in...

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Love your school mascot? You just might be a white supremacist

"He is going to get banned from every diner on Long Island," comedian Ellen Karis told The Post over a lawsuit slamming ...