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National Assembly Clerk Reaffirms Commitment To Human Capacity Building

Torkwase Nyiekaa, Abuja The Clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji Sani Magaji Tambuwal, has reiterated his dedication t...

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Protesters demonstrate outside DNC over war in Gaza

Thousands marched through the streets of Chicago on the first day of the Democratic National Convention with a majority ...

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Agency Urges Quick Passage Of Bill To Establish National Council For Public Assistance

Torkwase Nyiekaa, Abuja Idealab Agency, a federal body dedicated to overcoming challenges faced by smallholder farmers a...

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Night 2 of DNC: What to expect from Barack and Michelle Obama

Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are set to speak Tuesday night at the Democratic Nati...

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Letter to the editor: Harris must acknowledge facts

Kamala Harris, in her infinite wisdom, has not the slightest perception of how history is chronicled for perpetuity....

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Tax credits approved for 46 apartments at Annie Wittenmyer complex; senior housing portion denied

A key financial hurdle for the redevelopment of the historic Annie Wittenmyer complex in Davenport into housing was clea...

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Biden receives moving ovation at DNC, delivers emotional address

President Biden received a rousing ovation as he took the stage on the first night of the Democratic National Convention...

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‘Mental Illness Is Real’: Tucker Carlson Tears Into Democrats Still Wearing Masks Outside

'Do you know how bad that is for your health? Which is why I'd rather smoke cigarettes any day,' Carlson said...

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Ekiti Outlines Interventions To Tackle Out of School Menace

YAQOUB POPOOLA The Ekiti State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Bimpe Aderiye has outlined a far reaching interventions b...

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Nigeria and the Chinese problem from Ogun State by Reuben Abati

“I hear the people of Ogun State have put the people of Nigeria in serious trouble with the Chinese.”The post Nigeri...

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American Opinion: Google the word ‘monopoly’: Federal judge rules against illegal market control for internet searching

From the editorial, "Consumers should be utterly free to pick Google if they like it best, and we think many will probab...

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Who will headline Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention?

The Obamas are expected to headline the convention's second night, a day after the unofficial farewell for Biden, who se...

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Editorial: Generative AI is an energy hog and that could hurt progress fighting climate change

The International Energy Agency estimates that in 2021, Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta collectively used 72 trillion...

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7 reasons to fear Kamala Harris' radical 'Medicare-for-all' schemes

Lifelong liberal Kamala Harris promised that "Medicare-for-all is our goal" and committed to abolish private health insu...

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Letters to the editor: More effective ways to increase safety; writers are artists; history of Harvest House

There are already great ways to get all around Boulder on a bike, I know, as I used to be an avid cyclist. And there are...

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Guest opinion: Mark Wallach: Boulder airport is an asset whose time has passed

The Boulder Municipal Airport is a lead-spewing, noise-generating facility contributing little or nothing to our economi...

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Scott Klug: Require Americans to work at polling places like jury duty

Nebraska’s novel approach engages citizens and builds trust in elections...

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Victoria County Commissioners to hold town hall meeting; Texas Supreme Court denies motion to compel County Judge

Victoria County Commissioners announced they will hold a town hall meeting in Bloomington on Thursday Aug. 22 at St. Pat...

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Colorado Democrats one seat away from Senate supermajority, as Republicans fight to maintain numbers

With just one seat needed to secure a supermajority in the Senate, this year's election is pivotal for Colorado Democrat...

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My View: It's never too late to learn an important life lesson

Live and learn. Isn’t that what we all hope to do? We live and then we think back on our experiences, and hope to be t...

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David French: Colleges can’t say they weren’t warned

We can certainly fault university administrators for their responses to campus unrest, but we can’t treat the students...

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Concern as drug-related deaths in Aberdeen rise

83 people died from drugs in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray last year – eight more than in 2022....

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Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech and more on Day 1 of the DNC

Biden’s speech capped a night in which Democratic lawmakers and party stalwarts took the stage. Here’s a look at som...

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More than 200 migrants crossed Channel in three boats on Monday

Three small boats arrived with 206 people on board on Monday, the Home Office said, bringing the provisional total for 2...

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Donald Trump says he wants Elon Musk in his cabinet as Tesla CEO says 'I'm ready to serve'

Trump also said he had "no choice" but to back electric vehicles as part of his campaign "because Elon endorsed me very ...

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How social inequality fuels ‘godmen’ culture

The so-called godmen preying on India’s poor are a symptom, not the disease. They thrive on a festering wound of inequ...

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Electric Picnic 2024: Son of Irish soldier murdered by IRA 'deeply hurt' that Wolfe Tones lead thousands chanting 'Ooo Ahh Up' The Ra at major music festival

The son of an Irish soldier who was gunned down by the IRA says he felt "cut to the bone" that the Wolfe Tones band led ...

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Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick admits he took Ozempic jab for weight loss

Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick admitted he took Ozempic jabs for several months to shed some pounds...

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'China, Canada to continue support in development of Bangladesh'

Adviser to the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that China and Canada will continu...

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Dipu Moni, Joy placed on remand in grocer murder case

Former social welfare minister Dipu Moni and former deputy minister for youth and sports Arif Khan Joy have been placed ...

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70 Feni villages submerged by heavy rain, upstream floodwaters

Continuous heavy rainfall combined with an onrush of water from upstream regions has led to severe flooding in Parshuram...

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DR MARTIN SCURR: Will taking antihistamines do me long-term harm?

I've had problems sleeping for years but taking an antihistamine tablet (cetirizine) a couple of nights a week really he...

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Obama and Emhoff are to headline the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday

Former President Barack Obama and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will speak on the second day of the Democratic National C...

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DNC business continues on Day 2 with Women's Caucus, Youth Council meetings

The Democratic Party gets down to more business Tuesday....

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Uddhav Thackeray invokes Shakti Bill amid Badlapur protest over sexual assault: ‘... but our govt was toppled’

Angry parents and locals protested in Badlapur, blocking trains and vandalizing a school after two kindergarten girls we...

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A warning to college students | Scam of the Week

Scam of the Week generally runs every Tuesday. Readers are welcome to contact reporter Jake Hutchison to report scams an...

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Madison leaders support bill investing in future of aerial firefighting

Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations Act would codify, expand, and improve NASA project and invest in...

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Mizzou student group ‘heartbroken’ after it was told to rename its Welcome Black BBQ

The Legion of Black Collegians at the University of Missouri said in a post on Instagram that it spent months fighting t...

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'Republicans for Harris' coalitions have launched in several swing states

The members want to galvanize support for Vice President Harris among Republicans wary of former President Donald Trump,...

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Editorial cartoon for Aug. 20, 2024

Editorial cartoonist Bruce Plante draws on Donald Trump's SNAFU about the "Medal of Honor."...

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Only God can stop Atiku in 2027– Group

A support group of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the Nigerian Youths for Atiku (NYFA), says only God can stop hi...