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Changing CGT, negative gearing won’t help housing supply: Treasury

Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy says curbing the capital gains tax deduction would have more impact on lowering house ...

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Republicans seize control of US Senate for first time in four years

Democratic efforts to oust Republicans Ted Cruz of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida collapsed....

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Gov Otti Calls Out Opposition’s Alleged Abuja Meetings Aimed At Undermining His Administration

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has alleged that opposition members are convening in Abuja and other locations with the ...

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Oregon election results follow usual pattern

Oregon had few surprises in the general election results that changed the political landscape very little. Tracking clos...

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Finding fault with youth of today nothing new

The phrase, “Times are bad, children no longer obey their parents”, is one you could easily catch when half-listenin...

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Edo Election: TAP Initiative Petitions ICPC, Seeks Probe

A non-governmental organisation known as TAP Initiative has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Relat...

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Ondo Poll: Trade Union Congress, Endorses Aiyedatiwa

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Ondo State yesterday declared support for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa ahead of the Novem...

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Zeleznikar holds edge over Munger in House 3B race

Hermantown votes have yet to be counted....

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PDP Demands Okowa’s Release, Alleges EFCC Is APC’s Agent

The deputy national youth leader of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Timothy Osadolor, has alleged that the Economic and ...

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Monte Cassino and brave Nepali Gurkhas

80 years is a whole life. Sometimes people are blessed with such an age and healthy memory that they will still recal...

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No Excuses For Low Performance, Otti Tells New Mayors

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has inaugurated the 17 mayors elected in last Saturday’s council election in the stat...

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Gallego takes lead over Lake on Election Night

Ruben Gallego, who leads in the Senate race as of 11:30 p.m., addressed his supporters, recounting his experiences as a ...

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GOP Appears to Hold on to California’s Central Valley Congressional Seat

Majority of voters are supporting the incumbent, preliminary election results show....

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Obi To Speak At Atiku’s AUN

The American University of Nigeria (AUN) has announced former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, as keynote speak...

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'I'm a Brit at Democrat party and all the people I met said same thing about Trump'

Kamala Harris' routes to victory are slim and dwindling - and her supporters will be going home tonight wondering what a...

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Donald Trump Projected Winner Of 2024 Presidential Election

Donald Trump Projected Winner Of 2024 Presidential Election...

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Trump victory slams Democrats' woke world view. Here's what's next

The Republican victory and the Senate election results, along with the very strong showing in the House, represents a me...

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Scott Morrison declares victory for Donald Trump, says he’ll have ‘positive impact’ on global security

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has declared victory for Donald Trump and warned that the Labor Government will nee...

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What were the issues that mattered most to Americans when they were voting?

Trump and Harris supporters had vastly different priorities going into this election....

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Progressive prosecutor in county where Laken Riley was found dead at hands of illegal migrant loses reelection

The progressive prosecutor in the county where Laken Riley, a UGA student was found murdered by an illegal migrant, lost...

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Republicans win control of US Senate, gains in House

Republicans have won control of the US Senate with victories in West Virginia and Ohio and have padded their majority in...

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Fox News projects Trump beats Harris in Wisconsin, flipping 'blue wall' state back to red

The Fox News Decision Desk projects Trump won Wisconsin, beating Harris and flipping the state back to red after losing ...

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Justice Court races in Las Vegas, suburbs see initial results

Nevadans can expect to see several newcomers on the bench across Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas Justice Courts...

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Fox News projects Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris to become 47th president of the United States

The Fox News Decision Desk projects Donald Trump has defeated Kamala Harris in a stunning victory, delivering him a seco...

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AI policing the way to go

THE police’s decision to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) in Bulawayo is a significant step towards enhancing cri...

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Prescott Joint Park and Recreation District levy gets voter support

In results released after 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, the levy was passing 66.4% to 33.6%, or 99 votes to 50 votes....

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Stock market today: Stocks, bond yields and bitcoin advance as US election brings Republican gains

Share prices and bond yields have surged as the Republican party gained control of the Senate and former President Donal...

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Johnson wins Rice Lake mayoral race by 33 votes

He defeated incumbent mayor Suzanne Herstad, who was appointed to finish the late Mayor John Werner's term after he died...

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Election Day 2024: Harris’ Paths To Victory Narrow As Trump Wins Georgia (Updated)

Harris has lost North Carolina and Georgia, making Pennsylvania a must-win for her....

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Pete Johnson leads House 8A race

The DFL candidate has received 67% of the vote as of just after midnight Wednesday....

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Brewer elects 1 newcomer and an incumbent to school committee

Voters on Tuesday picked newcomer Erika Largay and incumbent Kevin Forrest for three-year terms....

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‘Win or lose, she’s our pride’: Thulasendrapuram village in Tamil Nadu rallies behind Kamala Harris

Residents of Thulasendrapuram, India, the ancestral village of Kamala Harris, anxiously watched the U.S. election result...

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Ohio’s Anti-Gerrymandering Ballot Measure Fails

The move would have taken power away from the Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting Commission....

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Amid uproar, Jammu & Kashmir Assembly passes resolution seeking restoration of special status

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed uproarious scenes as a resolution urging the Centre to reinstate the region's s...

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'Let That Sink In': Musk Post Celebratory Election Message on X

One of former President Donald Trump’s top surrogates was having the time of his life Tuesday night into Wednesday mor...

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Trump wins Georgia and North Carolina, moving closer to reclaiming the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has won the battleground state of Georgia, the onetime Republican stronghold that had v...

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J&K Assembly passes resolution restoring special status amid ruckus

Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary moved the resolution for restoring the special status of Jammu and Kashmi...

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Nevada passes voter ID measure

The Associated Press called the ballot question late Tuesday night....

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2024 Election Results: City council races in El Monte, South Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley area

We'll be updating results throughout the night for city council races in the San Gabriel Valley....

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Columbia County voters approve pool district levy in early results

Proposition 1, a $200,000 excess levy to fund the Dayton Community Pool restoration projects and any annual maintenance ...

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Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experience

After months of reporting on what polls described as a remarkably close race, news outlets finally have the chance to re...

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Politics News Today Live Updates on November 6, 2024: China hack enabled vast spying on US officials, likely ensnaring thousands of contacts

Politics News Today Live Updates: Stay engaged with the latest in politics, covering government policies, political deba...

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Min Leads Baugh in Battle for Congressional Seat in California’s Orange County

Preliminary results show Democrat Dave Min ahead of Republican Scott Baugh by 10 points....

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Brewer reelects 2 city councilors

Morin gathered 3,644 votes while Kimball received 2,861, according to unofficial results Wednesday morning....

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Harris Will Not Address Supporters on Election Night, Campaign Co-Chair Says

A Trump campaign spokesperson suggested the mood had shifted over at Harris’s watch party....

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'Tireless campaign': Reactions pour in after GOP challenger flips crucial Senate seat held by longtime Dem

Ohio Republican businessman Bernie Moreno is projected to win a seat in the U.S. Senate, replacing Democratic Sen. Sherr...

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Joy Reid Lashes Out At ‘White Women’ Who ‘Did Not’ Back Kamala Harris

'Black voters came through for Kamala Harris, white women voters did not'...

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Donald Trump extends lead in US presidential race

Donald Trump is leading in the US presidential election although the result remains unclear in battleground states that ...

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POLICE REPORTS: Stealthy prowler burglarizes home while residents are there

Someone burglarized a residence while the residents were at home between 6 and 7 a.m. Friday in the 2000 block of Denver...

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Letters: Rushed tax session ripe for bad policymaking

Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan is to create chaos. He is pushing half-baked ideas without regard to the public or the Legisla...

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Letters: Cassidy bill would help dialysis patients

Over 550,000 Americans with kidney failure — about 14,000 of them Louisianians — depend on dialysis, the only treatm...

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Nanos leads early in race for Pima County Sheriff

KGUN 9's Madison Thomas and Tina Giuliano have been closely following the race for Pima County Sheriff. They have an upd...

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Moderate GOP Rep Marc Molinaro projected to lose re-election after $35M battle in heavy blow to House GOP

Rep. Marc Molinaro is projected to lose his bid for a second House term in an election that was viewed as a proxy for na...

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Ballot measures targeting noncitizen voting approved in 8 states

Voters in eight states approved Republican-backed constitutional amendments designed to make clear that only American ci...

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Oregon Voters Reject Universal Basic Income and Ranked-Choice Voting

Voters also decided on measures to amend the state constitution to provide lawmakers with impeachment powers and set off...

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California 2024 election results map shows county-by-county live count of the presidential race

See a county-by-county breakdown of how California voted for president. Vice President Kamala Harris has won the state's...