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Lebanese Turkmen village suffers under escalating Israeli airstrikes

Lebanese Turkmen residents of the historic city of Baalbek, about 67 kilometers (41.6 miles) northeast of Beirut, live i...

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Shoplifter jailed for stealing more than £850 worth of chocolate, coffee and more

Stephen Shanahan, 34, of no fixed abode, stole coffee, meat, chocolate, alcohol and beauty products from shops in Church...

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'Told ya.': Fellow comedian not surprised by Tony Hinchcliffe's divisive Puerto Rico diss at NY Trump rally

"Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences," Peng Dang added. "Like, you can say whatever you want but be ready...

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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus orders inquiry into anti-Semitism at universities

Ugly episodes of anti-Semitism have besmirched Australian universities since October 7, and now the government will inve...

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#EndBadGovernance Protest, Wake-Up Call For Northern Leaders – Gov Inuwa

Following the meeting held in Kaduna State on Monday, the 19 Northern governors have described the recent #EndBadGoverna...

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Harris reaches for a big moment in her closing argument for 'turning the page' on Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris will pledge to Americans that she’ll work to improve their lives while Republican Donald ...

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Pittsburgh’s most competitive congressional race reflects changing political landscape

The 17th Congressional District is one of the nation’s most evenly divided. It straddles communities that represent we...

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How Pa.’s attorney general candidates plan to approach the opioid epidemic

Pennsylvania’s next attorney general will have discretion over prosecuting drug cases and suing big drug companies. He...

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My Turn | Latest NIL challenge has similar overtones to Shannon case

"As lawsuits multiply, the prospect of imploding college athletics grows incrementally with each passing day," UI Profes...

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Our Turn | We repeat: Time to get rid of elected auditor position

"The current auditor’s ineptness and lack of attention to detail points out again the role of auditor should not be an...

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Brian Gaines | Down the homestretch: Poll watching

In the final days of the 2024 presidential election campaign, poll results are ubiquitous. As of today, many show a tie ...

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How to tell if you’re going to lose your job to AI, according to a computational neuroscientist

Public interest has exploded since OpenAI released ChatGPT in November 2022. Within two months, it had a record 100 mill...

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My Turn | Why Cunningham Township ballot question No. 1 is wrong

"The only solution for ending the Palestinian occupation in the West Bank will be via negotiations that will end in a tw...

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Jim Dey | Elected officials must sit and take it when citizens speak

Riven by intra-party turmoil and targeted by critics for spending tax dollars to talk the public into supporting a sales...

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My Turn | Election judge program emphasizes youth participation

“It’s ... difficult to get (election) judges to serve because people are getting threatened, they’re being followe...

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My Turn | The constant acts of futility

"In our constant focus on Black males with guns shooting other Black males, what gets under the glove and too unnoticed,...

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Lagniappe | Whose voice do you hear when you close your eyes to remember?

Anyone who follows Illini sports knows what I know ... Brian Barnhart is a treasure....

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The secret to the most productive meetings may be these simple exercises you do beforehand

Ever feel like your meetings are a jumble of scattered minds, with everyone thinking in different directions? In today�...

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My Turn | A mostly true history of Halloween

"When I was a little tyke in the early '50s, I thought Halloween was all about two things: candy, especially paraffin ca...

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Midlife Musings | Managing election stress in the final stretch

"This election seems even more divisive than the last one. And this time around, there’s less to distract me. I’m re...

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City Council preps questions on Pittsburgh police chief's impending retirement

Pittsburgh City Council members hope to have some questions answered Tuesday afternoon about the departure of Pittsburgh...

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PDP’s resurrection; Mehbooba should read writing on wall and work like her father

Last Friday PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti announced dissolution of her party’s structure and ...

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Free prescription medicines and 40,000 extra healthcare staff included in Sinn Féin’s healthcare plan

Sinn Féin’s healthcare plan also includes a measure to employ 250 GPs on public contracts....

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A fact-check about what Trump and Harris are saying about Jan. 6

Former President Donald Trump often misrepresents what happened on Jan. 6, even referring to convicted rioters as “hos...

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What can a new president accomplish on the first day? A look at Trump, Harris plans

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Georgetown law professor Stephen Vladeck about the powers a president has to enact change...

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In a visit to Baltimore, Biden will announce $3 billion to reduce carbon emissions at US ports

The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports a...

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‘Out of 10, I give myself 12’ – McKenzie on first 100 days in Office

Out of ten I give myself 12, I have achieved so many things in the 100 days....

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Harris-Trump showdown: The Vice President to give closing argument with White House as backdrop

Vice President Kamala Harris will ask Americans to turn the page on former President Trump, as she delivers her closing ...

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Morning Glory: Israel strikes back

Iran has tried big attacks against Israel twice and failed. Maybe Israel's latest response was enough to teach them who'...

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Letters: Voter apathy isn't the problem with English Montreal School Board elections

"If the EMSB hopes to continue to serve as a voice of the English-speaking community, we must vote. And to vote, we must...

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Momentum shifts against Kamala Harris just days before election and here’s why

Election momentum shifts away from Kamala Harris as election nears. Republicans getting good news with with early turnou...

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Musk and friends are smothering the internet’s truth seekers

Groups studying disinformation have dubbed been a 'censorship industrial complex'....

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Why DEI is important for both businesses and democracy

Since the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action in 2023, leaders have struggled to respond to the backlash against...

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Harris called Trump a 'fascist.' Experts debate what fascism is -- and isn't

Vice President Harris and Trump's former chief of staff say Trump fits the definition of "fascist." Scholars who agree s...

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Don’t be scared. Political discourse at work can serve 3 important functions

Political discourse is discouraged in the workplace for fear of creating division, enabling workplace harassment, or eng...

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Where the unclaimed dead of South Carolina's prisons are laid to rest

When inmates die in South Carolina's prisons, their bodies are returned to their families. Some of the deceased, however...

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The West underestimates North Korea at its peril

Signs of a radicalisation in North Korean policy have proliferated over the past year....

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The economics of thinness (Ozempic edition)

The pursuit of thinness, especially for young girls, has come at a great cost....

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In a razor-thin race, Trump's complicated ties with Georgia's governor could matter

Trump fell out with Gov. Brian Kemp after 2020, when Kemp rebuffed his efforts to overturn Georgia’s election result. ...

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Saskatchewan Party's Moe says government must do better after election win

REGINA - Saskatchewan residents are waking up to another Saskatchewan Party government, after Premier Scott Moe secured ...

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Trust is broken, and that’s the most damaging COVID legacy

The year-long COVID inquiry found missteps in a once-in-a-century pandemic have undermined trust in vaccines, science an...

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‘No accountability’: David Amess’ daughter demands answers over his murder

The daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess has said the government's anti-radicalisation scheme Prevent failed her fath...

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Donald Trump Jr: UK-US relations ‘certainly not’ off to good start if Trump wins

Donald Trump Junior criticised the UK Labour government at an event in Pennsylvania after the Trump campaign accused the...

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Good policy was good politics – until COVID came along

Mercifully the authors of the pandemic inquiry report have sidestepped the terms of reference and called out the behavio...

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Everyone's Veterans Honors Club and talent donation volunteer work

When discussing the advancement of a country, volunteer activities based on mature civic consciousness and diverse citiz...

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$13 million EMS base, animal shelter groundbreaking set for Nov. 8

The county's new EMS headquarters will sit on 4 acres at the corner of Drexel Road and South Sterling Street in Morganto...

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'Untapped voters': Experts explain how campaigns turn out vote in Michigan, other battlegrounds in final days

Campaigns will focus on getting their voters to the polls in Michigan in the last week of the election, hoping to maximi...

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Nifty at 90: Cooperstown woman enjoys many lifelong traditions

(The Nifty at 90 series in today’s newspaper spotlights Maryetta Waldman Dutko of Cooperstown. The article was submitt...

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CAIRNS: Voting should always be something that makes us proud

My 18-year-old niece voted in her first presidential election this week. Early voting had begun in the state where she l...

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GUEST VIEW: Prop One fueled by disinformation

There is a widespread misconception that pro-life laws are designed to criminalize women for obtaining abortions, especi...

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Learning the virtues

Today, my friend arranged to go on a pilgrimage to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, I...

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'I'm not a Nazi', Trump insists as Kamala Harris blasts ugly rhetoric

More than 47 million Americans have already cast ballots in early voting....

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Georgia to recount ballots at some polling stations after election fraud allegations

The country’s central election commission said ballots from five polling stations randomly selected in each election d...

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To enshrine abortion rights into Florida constitution, the change needs 60% approval

Florida voters have a higher threshold for passing constitutional amendments than most other states, including for the p...

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PM Modi Inaugurates Bharatmata Sarovar: A Milestone In Water Conservation & Rural Development

(MENAFN - EIN Presswire) PM Modi inaugurates Bharatmata Sarovar with Savji Dholakia and dignitaries, symbolising a commi...

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Let Nature Positive reforms die: WA premier

West Australian Premier Roger Cook says he would prefer to see the Albanese government’s Nature Positive reforms are s...