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'Enough is enough': NY prison assaults reach record levels in 2024

Prison violence worsened this year, with record levels of assaults on incarcerated individuals and staff reported in New...

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Facing rejection? 10 simple ways to turn a no into a yes

Rejection is part of the game in business, but hearing no doesn’t mean it’s the end. In fact, a no often opens up ne...

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For local officials, Trump win brings new and returning worries

Local officials are looking with some trepidation towards a second Donald Trump presidency, but this week assured reside...

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Members of the public chime in on state lawmakers’ push to redesign ballots

Witnesses urged lawmakers on a special legislative committee regarding ballot design to adopt office-block ballots and c...

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LIVE: Ramaphosa leads Presidential Imbizo in KZN

President Cyril Ramaphosa hosts Presidential Imbizo in Umgababa, KwaZulu-Natal....

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Hong Kong justice minister says he won’t ‘waver’ when asked about possible sanctions under second Trump term

No one should attempt to interfere with ongoing legal proceedings in Hong Kong, the city’s justice minister has said i...

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Otti Explains Reason For Relocation Of State University Campus

Abia State Government has defended its decision to relocate the Umuahia campus of the Abia State University to its main ...

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Google Searches By Americans Seeking To Leave U.S. For Canada, Others Skyrocket After Trump Election Victory

Some Americans, particularly women and marginalized communities, are seeking refuge in countries with more progressive v...

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Madonna tucks into explicit Donald Trump cake after his triumphant election win

Madonna certainly made her feelings known after it was revealed that Donald Trump would be elected as the 47th president...

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Auburn council picks from competing offers for vacant property

The Auburn City Council chose one offer over another at the regular meeting Thursday....

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Post election: Control of more state legislatures will be split between 2 parties

Despite outspending Republicans, Democrats didn’t achieve some ambitious goals in state legislative races. They lost p...

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CAF’s prize money boost for Women’s Champions League: A win for African Women’s Football and Edo Queens’ big opportunity

CAF, on Thursday announced a major boost in prize money for the 2024 Women’s Champions League, giving each team $150,0...

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Government steps in over housing plan row

The housing secretary will decide if plans for 8,400 homes near Sittingbourne can go ahead....

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Alan Duncan faces discrimination complaint after Israel outburst

Former Tory minister has previously been investigated for comments made on radio station LBC...

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Stardust group acknowledges 'real pain' caused by Antoinette Keegan's National Party candidacy

Keegan withdrew as an election candidate for the National Party yesterday....

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Long voter lines of mostly Republicans delay tally

Long lines of people — overwhelmingly Republicans — who exercised their right to vote in person and even register to...

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Final ballots confirm GOP hopes and trigger a House recount

The latest tally of the last 18,000 votes cast Tuesday on Election Day flipped the results of a contentious West Oahu se...

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#wegotmail: Why American politics matters to Filipinos

Explore the historical and contemporary significance of the US-Philippines relationship. From colonial ties to modern al...

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Plea deals for 3 defendants behind the 9/11 attacks are back on the table

A Guantanamo Bay detention camp judge has reinstated plea deals with three Sept. 11 defendants, ruling that Defense Secr...

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As First Lady, Melania Trump wants to be a positive, unifying force for good in return to White House

First Lady Melania Trump has filled the role before and understands the importance of the legacy she has been entrusted ...

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Wartime Ukraine waits to see what's in the 'surprise box' of Trump presidency

Ukrainians fear Trump will cut off military aid for the war against Russia, even as Ukraine's leader aims to win him ove...

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Trump must be strong against China to keep the peace

China has become a major threat. It meddled in our elections and bullied our allies while pursuing a massive military bu...

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Trump has potential to appoint a majority of the Supreme Court

Republicans are gearing up to lock in their remake of the judiciary under President-elect Donald Trump and a new Senate ...

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Former CIA officials worry Trump could politicize and weaponize intelligence agencies

Former intelligence officials worry that Donald Trump could try to turn the spy services into tools of political retribu...

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A brief history of Trump's second term

When the historians are finally released from prison, they will no doubt write of the warning signs we all ignored....

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Chuck Todd: This Democratic defeat — and the rise of Trump 2.0 — was a decade in the making

There’s something about an election that is both cleansing — especially for my pre-Election Day email inbox — and,...

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Take it from the leaders of these top unions: The workplace is not what it once was

From artificial intelligence to remote work, organized labour is facing new challenges, Martin Regg Cohn writes....

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A baffling ‘loophole’: He was denied a warranty for his new house because its alleged problems left it too incomplete to qualify

New homes built in Ontario are provided with a warranty by the builder that is backstopped by Tarion. But for certain ho...

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$10b warship decision months away despite China fears

The government has whittled down to two contenders for a lucrative navy project, but there are questions why a final dec...

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Readers sound off on pro-Palestine voters, another Trump term and cheap tickets

White Rock, British Columbia: As the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Kamala Harris needed, yet appeared to ...

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DARE TO LIVE WITHOUT LIMITS: Reducing Stress

Each day you are exposed to stress inducing events and people. There are both minor and major situations you have to dea...

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THE MEX FACTOR: Campaign hangover

I don't know if you, like me, dear reader, have finished this election cycle fed up, tired, and exhausted, not only by t...

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Foreign secretary dismisses past criticism of Donald Trump in first interview since Republican’s victory

Foreign secretary David Lammy has dismissed his past criticism of Donald Trump in his first interview since the Republic...

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Fox News Hosts Suggest ‘Death Penalty’ For Donald Trump Prosecutors

Dana Perino said they "definitely need therapy and maybe also the death penalty." Greg Gutfeld agreed....

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BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, editors of Kannada news portals booked for allegedly spreading fake news

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya and Kannada news portals face legal action for allegedly spreading misinformation about a farmer's ...

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LHC orders early market closures, traffic restrictions to combat smog crisis

The Lahore High Court (LHC) directed that markets across Punjab close by 8 pm and imposed restrictions on heavy traffic ...

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David Lammy dismisses his criticism of Donald Trump as 'dishonest, xenophobic, narcissistic' as 'old news'

Foreign Secretary who previously described president-elect as a ‘neo-Nazi sympathising sociopath’ says he can build ...

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APC Chieftain Agbomhere offers panacea to bad governance, insecurity

The South-South Zonal Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Blessing Agbomhere, has offered solut...

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Harris Campaign Co-Chair Comes Clean On 1 Of Democrats' Massive Election Flaws

Robert Garcia, a Latino congressman, revealed that he was surprised over how the demographic turned out to vote for the ...

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President-elect Donald Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles is first woman in role

Wiles does not bring much federal government experience to the role, but has a close relationship with the president-ele...

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Starmer ‘missing opportunity of a lifetime’ by charming EU instead of Trump, warns Rees-Mogg

Sir Keir Starmer is “missing the opportunity of a lifetime” by prioritising relations with the European Union instea...

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Türkiye, Greece seek to ease tensions as Fidan visits Athens

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is visiting Athens on Friday looking to build on newfound trust with his Greek counterpart ...

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Ahead Of PM Modi's Nashik Rally, Congress Alleges 'Preferential Treatment' To Onion Farmers In Gujarat

New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) The Congress on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking why Gujarat's white onion fa...

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‘NCLT, NCLAT must ensure timely resolution, not be mere rubber stamp authority’: SC in Jet Airways ruling

A 3-judge bench, led by CJI, slammed the 2 bodies’ ‘growing tendency’ to disregard SC’s orders, besides politica...

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Hundreds throng Chennai's Marina beach to celebrate Chhath Puja festival

Hundreds gathered at Chennai's Marina Beach on Friday to celebrate the final day of Chhath Puja. The four-day festival, ...

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Swirling sparklers replaced with scary battlezone behemoths

Like Hallowe’en, Bonfire Night’s had a bit of a make-over. For one thing, Guido Fawkes himself seems to have lost hi...

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Melania knows exactly how to play First Lady this time round

Melania won't be erratic or amateurish this time round...

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For First Time, Australia Jails Someone Over Nazi Salute

A self-described Nazi became the first person in Australia to be sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed salute w...

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Faintly worried about his new-found Paul Hollywood hero worship

Kitchen gadgets are creeping back. We managed to cull the number of wired and wonderful things that lurked at the back o...

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MLA Bandipora urges govt to change existing policies of verification for govt jobs

Bhat said that such policies are unjustly penalizing innocent individuals, particularly youths and those from disadvanta...

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Response to August 5, 2019 should be as big as wrongs committed with people of J&K: Sajad Lone

Resolution passed by Assembly ‘meek and ambiguous’The post Response to August 5, 2019 should be as big as wrongs com...

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Kwara Harps On Tax Education At Early Age

Kwara State government on Thursday underscored the need for educating Nigerians at early stages of life on the need to p...

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Letter: More people need to have an open mind about climate change

This ignorance is not just something that affects the ignorant, but it has real-world consequences outside the lives of ...

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Dutton emboldened on cost of living, migration after Trump victory

Peter Dutton says there are “eerie parallels” with the political climate in the United States and Australia....

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Australia ‘could feel pressure from Trump to back Israel’

The Albanese government has tried to steer a middle ground on Middle East conflict, which has angered Jewish and Muslim ...

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Letter: Violent crime particularly scary for women

How can Tulsa citizens keep each other safe? What can local law enforcement do to prevent more incidents similar to this...

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Social media ban nearly past the post as queries remain

A social media ban for children younger than 16 is set to come into effect in 2025 after state leaders signed off on the...

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Malema not surprised by Mpofu’s decision to join MK Party

Malema also says he respects Mpofu for being open about all his intentions....

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Leader of the free world has never been a role Trump has embraced. The world has gotten the message

Based on Donald Trump’s first term and his campaign statements, the United States will become less predictable, more c...