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Cash App owner Block pays $40 million fine to New York over 'serious compliance deficiencies'

New York state’s top financial regulator struck a $40 million settlement with Block Inc., the parent of Cash App, over...

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PDP postpones N’Central, S’South and S’West congresses

•Court affirms Egwu as South East zonal chairman From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja and Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki The Peoples Dem...

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Vehari DC opens Suthra Punjab Control Room at DC complex

VEHARI - Deputy Commissioner Vehari Imrana Touqeer on Thursday inaugurated the Suthra Punjab Control Room at the DC Com�...

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Education a powerful weapon for youth: MPA

VEHARI - “Education is the most powerful weap­on for our youth; providing quality education at the doorstep of Vehari...

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Democratic prosecutor in crime-torn Albuquerque launches bid for New Mexico governor

A Democratic district attorney in the eye of New Mexico’s tempest over crime and accountability is running for governo...

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Planned NADRA office in post office building criticised

VEHARI - The decision to establish a NADRA office in the existing Post Office building in Luddan has sparked public outr...

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Sargodha, Faisalabad Safe City Projects near completion

SARGODHA - The Sargodha Safe City Project has entered its final phase and is poised to make the northern region of the c...

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2027: Nsukka leaders endorse Mbah, cite massive projects in zone

Leaders of Enugu North Senatorial District otherwise known as Nsukka Zone have endorsed Governor Peter Mbah to continue ...

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Man killed, mother injured in road mishap

BAHAWALPUR - A man was killed and his mother injured when their motorcycle was hit by a truck in Kotla Musa Khan area....

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Man held for defrauding woman of Rs5m on pretext of govt job

MULTAN - Police have arrested a suspect accused of defraud­ing a physically disabled man and his student daughter of Rs...

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DC holds open court to address revenue issues

GUJRAT - Deputy Commissioner Gu­jrat Safdar Hussain Virk met citizens at his office to hear their complaints as part of...

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Two held for torturing woman

MULTAN - The Punjab Safe Cities Au­thority responded prompt­ly to a distress call from Multan, where a woman reported ...

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A Call for Reform

The Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, as amended up to the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, guaran­tees an array of ...

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Misplaced Rage

The comments made by renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani, a former judge of the Federal Shariat Court, deserve am...

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Mining Precautions

The World Bank’s private investment arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is set to provide $300 million i...

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Diplomatic Nuance

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s visit to the Republic of Belarus, where he is scheduled to meet President Alexander Lu...

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PM reaches out to Dutton after alleged terror plot

News that opposition leader Peter Dutton was allegedly targeted in an terror plot has prompted the prime minister to rea...

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FAIR Plan Fix: What are lawmakers doing to fix California's insurance and why is it taking so long?

FAIR plan problems are nothing new, but suddenly, everyone is paying attention to California's insurance crisis. Are we ...

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Judge sides with Trump: anyone in US illegally must register with fed government

A federal judge ruled on Thursday that anyone in the U.S. illegally must register with the federal government by providi...

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Supreme Court says government must facilitate release of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

A federal immigration official acknowledged last week that the removal of a Maryland man to El Salvador was an "administ...

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From Neglect to Care

Pakistan is, as is the wider region of South Asia, home to some of the most stunning architectural sites of the world....

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Rising Fees in Private Universities

I am writing to express concern over the excessively high tuition fees charged by private universities, and to question ...

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Danger at sea — NY’s offshore wind power will kill whales, ground ships and more

A wind-power company is dumping billions of pounds of rocks in NYC's vital shipping lanes to build dozens of massive gre...

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Election report card: Where do the major parties stand on addressing violence against women?

We sought to find out what the commitments of each major party are to end violence against women in the lead up to 3 May...

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With Tariff Escalations, US and China Enter a New Era

Experts say U.S.–China relations have crossed a key threshold; a showdown between the world’s largest and second-lar...

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Time: The greatest enemy of man... Afe Babalola

By Tunde Olofintila History teaches us that that there were Philosopher-Kings in Ancient Greece. Coming nearer home, her...

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The resurgence of banditry and herdsmen

By Fred Chukwuelobe From Benue to Plateau to Enugu. From Taraba to Uromi in Edo State. In parts of the South East, the S...

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Military Leaders Urge Bolstering of US Military to Counter CCP in Indo-Pacific

'Deterrence must be backed up by the real capability to fight and win,' said Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S...

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Former B.C. MLA launches CentreBC party, wants to 'push back' against polarization

VICTORIA - A former member of the British Columbia legislature has launched a new political party called CentreBC, aimin...

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LA leaders tout proposed bill to address RVs on city streets

Assemblyman Mark González announced AB 630, a bill aimed at "accelerating housing solutions" for homeless people livin...

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Second lawsuit filed against Valley dental office after assistant accused of child sex crimes

An East Valley dental office is facing a second civil lawsuit after a dental assistant is accused of sex crimes with thr...

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Immigrant children can’t find lawyers, are on their own in court

'My friends who stayed in Mexico were buried a month ago,' said a teenager desperate to make a life in the U.S....

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Trump's latest trade war with China is sorely needed

The president's long-standing skepticism of lowering barriers to China has been proven correct, as China has weakened U....

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U.S. House passes bill targeting voting by noncitizens, which is already against the law

The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday to require voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote, a...

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‘Reconciliation’ time: House and Senate GOP face the gritty work of spelling out the ‘big, beautiful bill’

It took some last-minute assurances from Speaker Mike Johnson, but the House on Thursday voted to move ahead with the �...

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'Budget Day' in Texas House as lawmakers debate state budget

The $337 billion budget determines the funding for different state departments and programs over the next two years....

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Americans are missing out on ‘China Chic’

Who said products made in China have no design? Just as Chinese brands are coming into their own, US President Donald Tr...

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A DOGE-gone shame: Musk's $2 trillion in promised cuts shrinks even more

Co-President Elon Musk dramatically scaled back the amount of "savings" his so-called Department of Government Efficienc...

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Kings County Library branches to close for Staff Development Day

All Kings County Library branches will be closed to the public on Friday, May 30, for a system-wide Staff Development Da...

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HIGH NOTES: Access to produce, learning media strategies, local grants

In Schenectady, Market 32/Price Chopper and the nonprofit Field & Fork Network in Buffalo recently partnered to offer a ...

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Trump endorses Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts as Osborn mulls challenge

President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts' reelection bid Thursday in a social media post that came ...

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Tensions arise over Speaker Mike Johnson's efforts to bring Rep. Elise Stefanik back into the fold

After Trump pulled Stefanik’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Johnson faces a conundrum on how to place ...

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'Lack of urgency is painful': Legal experts react to Supreme Court's deportation ruling

Legal experts weighed in Thursday afternoon after the Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to "facilitate" the...

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Labour Party and its unending crisis

From Sola Ojo, Abuja Political scientists and gladiators posit that the issue of internal misunderstanding is natural in...

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2027: APC’s chances in South-East bright –Uchendu

By Dickson Okafor Hon. Mark Uchendu, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Secretary to the Gove...

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As U.S. House GOP adopts budget, protesters rally against Medicaid reductions, tax cuts

WASHINGTON — Hundreds demonstrated outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday, urging congressional Republicans to rethink cutt...

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Climate crisis missing in election campaign

Soaring dry season temperatures and water shortages have not yet penetrated the political bubble of this general electio...

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Chinese officials claimed behind closed doors PRC played role in US cyberattacks: Report

Chinese officials reportedly acknowledged the PRC's role in cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure that occurred over the p...

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Labor’s attack on Dutton ‘cuts’ isn’t the full picture

Labor has said the Coalition will make cuts to education and Medicare if elected. It may not be the whole truth.The post...

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House leaders face growing horde of members grasping for higher office

Data: Axios research; Chart: Jacque Schrag/Axios.The cohort of House members eyeing higher offices keeps expanding, with...

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Supreme Court says government should seek return of wrongly deported Maryland man

The justices gave a partial win to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a Salvadoran prison because of what the governm...

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3 people injured in Highway 56 crash in Goodhue County

Two drivers and a passenger had non-life threatening injuries....

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Trump Cabinet goes full quack on fluoride and autism

President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. teamed up in a Cabinet meeting Thur...

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Kudos...

From recognizing community helpers to helping community organizations do even more good, the last seven days have seen N...