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Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump term

White House says 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row will face life in prison instead. United States President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row in his weeks in office before the second term of President-elect Donald Trump. The case has long attracted attention for what Amnesty International has …

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2 days, 2 hours ago

Congress destroyed democratic norms, alleges BJP leader

The Hindu

Calling the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ‘dictator in-chief’ for imposing Emergency and overthrowing State governments, the National General Secretary of BJP B.L. Santosh alleged in Mangaluru on Saturday, that the ‘Congress destroyed democratic norms’ in the country. ‘Nehru campaigned against Ambedkar twice’ When Ambedkar contested the 1952 Parliamentary elections from Bombay North Central, Congress leader Jawaharlal Nehru campaigned against …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Punjab: Voting for municipal polls underway

Deccan Chronicle

Chandigarh: Polling for election to five municipal corporations and 44 municipal councils and nagar panchayats are underway in Punjab, officials said on Saturday.The polling began at 7 am amid tight security arrangements and will continue till 4 pm, they added. The votes will be counted at the polling stations itself after the completion of the polling, the officials said.The five …

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Devendra Fadnavis's big claim: 'Urban naxals' involved in Rahul Gandhi's yatra

India Today

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has alleged that "urban naxal" outfits were involved in the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra, and they held a meeting in Nepal to hatch a conspiracy to destabilise BJP-led governments. "On November 15, a meeting was held in Kathmandu that was attended by some organisations which took part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra and issues …

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3 days, 21 hours ago

Portland, Oregon, swears in new government and mayor who campaigned to end homelessness

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. — A businessman with no experience in public office is taking over as mayor of Oregon’s biggest city as it embraces an entirely new system of government — one that’s so different, the City Council chambers had to be completely renovated. “Now it’s time for Portland’s new leadership to meet the moment we now face and solve the …

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4 days, 8 hours ago

More Labour MPs join revolt over WASPI women as it emerges Chancellor Rachel Reeves campaigned for compensation alongside her MUM for those who suffered 'injustice'

Daily Mail

Sir Keir Starmer is facing a growing backlash to his decision to block compensation for millions of Waspi women - as it was revealed the Chancellor once railed against the 'injustice' they faced alongside her mother. Sir Keir, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall – who ruled out a compensation package on Tuesday – are among …

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UK is 'taxing London stock market out of existence': Rachel Reeves urged to axe stamp duty on shares

Daily Mail

The boss of one of Britain’s biggest investment platforms claimed the Government is ‘taxing the stock exchange out of existence’ as he called for stamp duty on share trading to be scrapped. We simply can’t afford not to fix this issue.’ Tax plea: Figures show that this year, the London Stock Exchange has suffered the largest exodus of companies since …

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5 days, 6 hours ago

What Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The kids seen by Dolores Mejia around suburban Phoenix have been growing heavier in recent years. That’s why Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s pledge to “Make America Healthy Again” as he campaigned alongside Donald Trump caught her attention. “I started wondering where those extra pounds came from.” After hearing Kennedy out, she concluded: “We cannot trust the health organizations …

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5 days, 9 hours ago

Animal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan

Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of Karachi earlier this month, a veterinarian with a global animal welfare organization said Wednesday. Dr. Amir Khalil with the Vienna-based Four Paws told The Associated Press that the infection spread through 19-year-old Sonia’s body from her foot, raising concerns …

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5 days, 18 hours ago

What Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances

India Today

WASHINGTON: The kids seen by Dolores Mejia around suburban Phoenix have been growing heavier in recent years. That’s why Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s pledge to “Make America Healthy Again” as he campaigned alongside Donald Trump caught her attention. “I started wondering where those extra pounds came from.” After hearing Kennedy out, she concluded: “We cannot trust the health organizations we’ve …

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5 days, 18 hours ago

PM Modi lists out 'sins' of Congress towards Ambedkar: 'Nehru campaigned against him, denied him Bharat Ratna'

India TV News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a scathing attack on the Congress listed out its 'sins' towards BR Ambedkar and accused it of denying the 'Father of the Constitution' a Bharat Ratna and added that the party can no longer hide its misdeeds of several years. "If Congress and its rotten ecosystem think their malicious lies can hide their misdeeds of …

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5 days, 19 hours ago

After investigating Jan. 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Wrapping up their own investigation on the Jan. 6 2021 Capitol attack, House Republicans have concluded it’s former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney who should be prosecuted for probing what happened when then-President Donald Trump sent his mob of supporters as Congress was certifying the 2020 election. House Administration Committee Chairman Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., wrote, “Until we hold accountable …

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Victims of second Post Office software Capture promised ‘redress and justice’

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Postmasters who were victims of faulty accounting software before the Horizon …

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6 days, 18 hours ago

How Indira Gandhi's 1970 decision was final nail in One Poll coffin

India Today

After Independence, as India took baby steps towards democracy, it was through One Nation, One Election in 1951-52. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to take India back to the One Nation One Election system after five decades. STATE ELECTIONS BROKE OFF ONE NATION ONE ELECTION EARLIER India's first two elections saw polls for the Parliament and …

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1 week ago

Bernie Sanders says CEO murder came amid people’s anger ‘rising up’ over health insurance denials

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator who has campaigned for a …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for 2 Venezuelan men accused of killing Texas girl

Associated Press

HOUSTON — Prosecutors in Texas announced Friday that they will seek the death penalty against two Venezuelan men who are accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl after they had entered the U.S. illegally. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said her office would file an official court notice later Friday that prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Johan …

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1 week, 4 days ago

’Remade American politics’: Why Time naming Donald Trump Person of the Year did not come as a surprise

Live Mint

The US President-elect Donald Trump has been named the Time's 2024 Person of the Year following his victory against Kamala Harris during the US Presidential election on November 5. According to TIME, since Trump started running for President in 2015, no other individual has played an immense role in shaping politics and history the way Trump did. According to TIME, …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Biden says healthy women help US prosperity as he highlights White House initiative on their health

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is “so proud” that a women’s health research initiative he launched last year at his wife’s urging has already invested nearly $1 billion because a healthy female population improves U.S. prosperity. “That’s a fact,” he said in closing remarks at the first White House Conference on Women’s Health Research. Karoline Leavitt, …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Body of activist who disappeared from Netherlands found in Syrian prison

NL Times

After the fall of the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, the rebels who overthrew him opened the regime’s prisons, releasing thousands of prisoners and discovering dozens of bodies. The complex was nicknamed the “human slaughterhouse.” The Assad regime used it to imprison and torture political prisoners, among others. “As a family, we are disappointed that the Dutch government did not …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Election-denying failed MAGA candidate emerges as leading contender for Trump role: report

Raw Story

Two-time failed Republican candidate Kari Lake has emerged as a leading contender to become President-elect Donald Trump's ambassador to Mexico, Semafor reported Monday. She has also helped promote Trump's ongoing conspiracy theory that he won the 2020 election. Lake also campaigned on the need for a border wall, increasing judges to hear asylum claims, fast deportations and more border detention …

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Everyone from Richard Branson to the Pope wants Biden to ‘Trump-proof’ death row

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Biden was already facing calls last from opponents of capital punishment to commute the …

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2 weeks ago

Why Kirodi Lal Meena, agitator-in-chief of Rajasthan BJP, is in a spot

India Today

Indian politics has its habitual rebels. The BJP veteran resigned as the state’s agriculture minister in June, but chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma did not accept it—perhaps to avert any potential consequence or strategically to tire Meena out by leaving the matter hanging. He has, in turn, accused the BJP government of targeting him, declaring at a press conference on …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

An elephant dies of apparent heart failure in Pakistan weeks after family reunion

Associated Press

KARACHI, Pakistan — An elephant died Sunday of apparent heart failure at a Pakistani safari park, an official said, less than two weeks after being reunited with her sister. Sonia, who was almost 19, is the second elephant to die in two years in the southern city of Karachi, where she had lived since 2009. She was reunited recently with …

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A U.S. TikTok ban is nearing for social media app after another court defeat

LA Times

A man carries a “Free TikTok” sign in front of the courthouse where the hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway April 15 in New York. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Wildly popular Chinese social media app TikTok loses again in court, faces looming ban Perhaps no social media application more accurately provides insights into …

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Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump term

Congress destroyed democratic norms, alleges BJP leader

Punjab: Voting for municipal polls underway

Devendra Fadnavis's big claim: 'Urban naxals' involved in Rahul Gandhi's yatra

Portland, Oregon, swears in new government and mayor who campaigned to end homelessness

More Labour MPs join revolt over WASPI women as it emerges Chancellor Rachel Reeves campaigned for compensation alongside her MUM for those who suffered 'injustice'

UK is 'taxing London stock market out of existence': Rachel Reeves urged to axe stamp duty on shares

What Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances

Animal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan

What Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances

PM Modi lists out 'sins' of Congress towards Ambedkar: 'Nehru campaigned against him, denied him Bharat Ratna'

After investigating Jan. 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney

Victims of second Post Office software Capture promised ‘redress and justice’

How Indira Gandhi's 1970 decision was final nail in One Poll coffin

Bernie Sanders says CEO murder came amid people’s anger ‘rising up’ over health insurance denials

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for 2 Venezuelan men accused of killing Texas girl

’Remade American politics’: Why Time naming Donald Trump Person of the Year did not come as a surprise

Biden says healthy women help US prosperity as he highlights White House initiative on their health

Body of activist who disappeared from Netherlands found in Syrian prison

Election-denying failed MAGA candidate emerges as leading contender for Trump role: report

Everyone from Richard Branson to the Pope wants Biden to ‘Trump-proof’ death row

Why Kirodi Lal Meena, agitator-in-chief of Rajasthan BJP, is in a spot

An elephant dies of apparent heart failure in Pakistan weeks after family reunion

A U.S. TikTok ban is nearing for social media app after another court defeat