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People warn 'addiction takes away freedom of choice' as Rishi Sunak's smoking ban plans go ahead

WalesOnline - 5 days ago

The 'WTF Is Happening' Guide to the Supreme Court's 2nd Abortion Case -- By Kylie Cheung -- April 19, 2024 | 2:45pm

Jezebel - 5 days ago

Ballot bypass? Illinois sees lowest presidential primary voter turnout in decades

Chicago Sun-Times - 5 days ago

New York AG asks court to reject Trump's $175M bond for civil judgment

ABC News - 5 days ago

Labour leader urges unions to expose Poilievre's working-class overtures as 'fraud' -- April 18, 2024

The Globe and Mail - 5 days ago

City Council OKs $70 million in extra funding for migrant crisis

Chicago Sun-Times - 5 days ago

Supporters of Semi Bird beat back Washington GOP attempt to stop endorsement vote

The Columbian - 5 days ago

Mayor Brandon Johnson's $1.25B borrowing plan sails through City Council

Chicago Sun-Times - 5 days ago

Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside Trump Hush Money Trial

Inside Edition - 5 days ago

Final jurors seated for Trump's hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday

The San Diego Union-Tribune - 5 days ago

Jury seated in Trump's New York criminal trial -- Opening arguments could start Monday in first case against a former US president  

Voice of America - 5 days ago

Colorado governor signs 'for-cause' eviction protections into law. Here's what they'll do.

The Denver Post - 5 days ago

Will Taylor Swift Endorse Joe Biden in 2024?

New York Magazine - 5 days ago

Keeping Singapore special: PM Lee Hsien Loong's 20 years in office

The Straits Times - 5 days ago

New book reveals how the Daily Express helped fool Hitler

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Is Rishi Sunak playing politics or do benefits need to be reformed?

Independent UK - 5 days ago

Supports for passengers, farmers, artists: 7 bills from MPs and Senators to watch in 2024

CTV News - 5 days ago

Florida Democrats target Taylor Swift fans with 'Florida Dems!!!' text

Tampa Bay Times - 5 days ago

Kim Foxx won't take sides on request by man facing rape trial for 'certificate of innocence' in murder case

Chicago Sun-Times - 5 days ago

CTA touts its 'Second Chance' program for ex-offenders, but few end up with permanent jobs

Chicago Sun-Times - 5 days ago

Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

Los Angeles Times - 5 days ago

Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse in New York

CNBC - 5 days ago

Jury selection ends in Trump hush money trial

NPR - 5 days ago

Sadiq Khan rival promises to fine annoying London Underground passengers £1k

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Here's what's in the House foreign aid bills

NPR - 5 days ago

Rishi Sunak's plan to cut sickness benefits prompts charity fury

Independent UK - 5 days ago

Labour council mocked for claiming it will 'cost £25,000 to fill each pothole'

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Arizona Republicans now regret abortion ban they refused to repeal -- By TJ L'Heureux -- GOP lawmakers across the state are flip-flopping their way to outrage over Tuesday's court ruling.

Phoenix New Times - 5 days ago

Colorado lawmakers defeat supervised-drug use sites bill for third time in a year

The Denver Post - 5 days ago

Fury as Met Police officer is filmed accusing Londoner of being 'openly Jewish' -- EXCLUSIVE: Parliamentarians have slammed the viral clip as "disturbing and sinister".

Daily Express - 5 days ago

'Sleepy Don': Trump Falls Asleep (Three Times!) During Hush-Money Trial

New York Magazine - 5 days ago

The devout Christian mayor called by MP at centre of sleaze scandal

Independent UK - 5 days ago

'Deceptive' real estate firm tied to Loop's Monroe Capital sued by Kwame Raoul

Chicago Sun-Times - 5 days ago

Poland, Germany nab alleged anti-Ukraine spies -- Speed Read -- A man was arrested over a supposed Russian plot to kill Ukrainian President Zelenskyy -- By Peter Weber, The Week US

The Week - 5 days ago

Armenia accepts returning 4 villages under occupation to Azerbaijan

Daily Sabah - 5 days ago

Nigel Farage could double Tory vote and save them from crushing defeat, new poll proves -- EXCLUSIVE: Tory MPs are pushing for desperate measures to save the party as the latest weekly...

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Lara Trump Threatens 'Four Years of Scorched Earth' If Trump Retakes Power

New York Magazine - 5 days ago

Democrats' Unproven Plan to Close Biden's Enthusiasm Gap

The Atlantic - 5 days ago

Rishi Sunak tells sicknote Britain to get a grip and find a job -- The crackdown comes as the number of people being signed off work hit a record 11 million last...

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Nicola Sturgeon breaks silence over husband charged over SNP finances

Independent UK - 5 days ago

Erdoğan seeks new momentum with Iraq in key visit

Daily Sabah - 5 days ago

Will the EU migration pact become a political flashpoint?

Irish Times - 5 days ago

Keir Starmer publicly backs Angela Rayner over tax row as he steps out with Labour deputy

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Democratic convention events getting Chicago treatment with new hospitality vendors

Chicago Sun-Times - 5 days ago

Colorado "assault" weapons ban faces likely key vote in Senate from father of mass shooting victim

The Denver Post - 5 days ago

Sunak dons red apron and gets to work cutting keys on Timpsons visit

Independent UK - 5 days ago

Toppling of "corrupt" Muizzu could spell end of Chinese influence in the Mald... -- Embroiled in a corruption scandal, President Mohamed Muizzu could find himself impeached if he...

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Making changes to Wales' 20mph law is easier said than done

WalesOnline - 5 days ago

Hillary Clinton mocks Trump with 2017 solar eclipse photo

Washington Examiner - 5 days ago

Poll suggests Labour's 'grey belt' pledge could significantly boost house building

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Four decades of strife and resistance: A deep dive into what's happening in West Papua

Global Voices - 5 days ago

Watch: Sunak calls for end to 'sick note culture' in welfare speech

Independent UK - 5 days ago

'Say that again!' Nigel Farage aghast at number dubbing themselves as English in UK city

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Humza Yousaf dubbed 'embarrassing laughing stock' as First Minister's Questions row erupts -- The SNP leader faced a pincer movement from Labour and the Tories this lunchtime.

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Do you back Rishi Sunak's smoking ban? Join The Independent Debate

Independent UK - 5 days ago

SNP MP humiliated by Rishi Sunak's six-word response to parliamentary question -- A nationalist MP was given a sharp response by the Prime Minister to a written question.

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Labour's humiliating U-turn after huge petition over 'ridiculous' Welsh 20mph speed limit -- Nearly half a million people - a record number for the Welsh Parliament - have backed calls to...

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Georgia draws criticism and protests as government debates the foreign agent bill

Global Voices - 6 days ago

Kari Lake Tells Arizonans They're Still Allowed to Drive 3 Hours for Abortion! -- By Kylie Cheung -- April 18, 2024 | 11:38am

Jezebel - 6 days ago

NYPD Arrests Pro-Palestinian Protesters at Columbia University: How It Happened

New York Magazine - 6 days ago

Gov. Jared Polis signs bill sending $24 million to Colorado schools seeing influx of immigrant students

The Denver Post - 6 days ago

Social media searches play central role at jury selection for Trump's first criminal trial

The Denver Post - 6 days ago

Ministers will be told to use AI to screen migrants for threats, adviser says

Independent UK - 6 days ago

Trump Juror Asked Judge to Remove Her From Hush Money Trial

Inside Edition - 6 days ago

Germany urges 'future-oriented' cooperation between EU, Türkiye

Daily Sabah - 6 days ago

Calexico resoundingly ousts town's first transgender mayor and a council ally

Los Angeles Times - 6 days ago

POLL - Should Afghan interpreters who helped UK troops be exempt from being sent to Rwanda? Have your say in our poll on whether Afghan interpreters who helped UK troops should be exempt...

Daily Express - 6 days ago

How concerned should Britain be about the security threat from China?

Independent UK - 6 days ago

Biden's Uncle (Probably) Wasn't Eaten by Cannibals

New York Magazine - 6 days ago

Nicola Sturgeon's husband charged in connection with embezzlement of SNP funds

Daily Express - 6 days ago

First lady Jill Biden to speak at Anschutz Medical Campus event in Aurora

The Denver Post - 6 days ago

Why Are Republicans Suddenly Sounding So Pro-Choice?

New York Magazine - 6 days ago

Rachel Mitchell tries to navigate Arizona abortion ban ruling -- By Stephen Lemons -- Maricopa County Attorney calls on lawmakers to enact "reasonable" abortion law, says women won't be prosecuted for abortions.

Phoenix New Times - 6 days ago

Security agencies warn election officials to brace for attacks on US presidential race -- US agencies issue guidance to state, local election officials as new reports indicate Russian, Chinese, Iranian meddling campaigns are gaining momentum

Voice of America - 6 days ago

Northern Ireland has weathered Jeffery Donaldson's shock departure - for now

Irish Times - 6 days ago

Nicola Sturgeon's husband re-arrested as police probe SNP's finances

Independent UK - 6 days ago

Dead to Rights: Florida's New Juvenile Social Media Law Is in First Amendment Crosshairs -- By Patrick McCaslin -- Free speech advocates are aiming to ensure Florida's juvenile social media law dies a swift death long before its implementation date.

Miami New Times - 6 days ago

Blow for Rishi Sunak as Downing Street drops spring target for Rwanda migrant flights

Daily Express - 6 days ago

A bill hiking taxes for many short-term rentals in Colorado dies in first committee hearing

The Denver Post - 6 days ago

He embraced Donald Trump, and then abandoned him. How did he do it?

Tampa Bay Times - 6 days ago

Latest Ipsos poll shows Tories at their lowest rating in 45 years

Independent UK - 6 days ago

Sleepy Don turns a New York courtroom into 'one long campaign stop.' Will it help Trump?

Los Angeles Times - 6 days ago

Humiliation for Nicola Sturgeon as SNP forced to drop key target after epic failure -- The final goal of reaching "net-zero" by 2045 will remain, but it is thought SNP bosses could...

Daily Express - 6 days ago

UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker as sleaze allegations swirl over possible misuse of party funds

Independent UK - 6 days ago

Why a Second Trump Term Will Make the Middle Class Pay

New York Magazine - 6 days ago

Sunak doubles down on refusal to help Afghan heroes - Rwanda bill live

Independent UK - 6 days ago

Inside Germany's Orwellian crackdown on Palestine Congress

Global Voices - 6 days ago

Huge double blow to Rishi Sunak as scheming House of Lords cause Rwanda delays -- Labour peers in the scheming House of Lords have delayed the Rwanda Bill back even further -...

Daily Express - 6 days ago

Column: Changing our lives is scary. But the climate crisis is way scarier

Los Angeles Times - 6 days ago

A whiff of wishful thinking about Hunt's declaration of economic 'soft landing'

Sky News - 6 days ago

Türkiye and Iraq's 4-point agenda

Daily Sabah - 6 days ago

Supreme Court to decide if ban on homeless encampments is 'cruel and unusual'

ABC News - 6 days ago

Penny Mordaunt takes swipe at Angela Rayner in blazing Commons attack on Labour

Daily Express - 6 days ago

What's inside the $95-billion House package focused on aiding Ukraine and Israel

Los Angeles Times - 6 days ago

How China is trying to turn Xinjiang from concentration camp into tourist paradise

Global Voices - 6 days ago

'Giving you the facts!' Nigel Farage puts Ed Balls in his place over election swipe on GMB - The Brexit architect highlighted his victories in European elections after the GMB host took a...

Daily Express - 6 days ago

This Year's Democratic Convention Won't Be a Replay of 1968

New York Magazine - 6 days ago

Did Sadiq Khan ally just let slip London Mayor's secret plot for new pay-per-mile charge?

Daily Express - 6 days ago

Cyprus issue looms large in Türkiye-EU relations

Daily Sabah - 6 days ago

Tory MP suspended for allegedly demanding campaign cash to pay 'bad people'

Daily Express - 6 days ago