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Maldives Votes in Presidential Runoff Overshadowed by India and China
As voting began on Saturday in the presidential runoff in the Maldives, the race was proving to be as much a referendum on the competition between India and China for influence as it was a chance to determine the small island nation’s next leader. The pro-India incumbent, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, has trailed Mohamed Muizzu, the mayor of the capital,…
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WGA Votes to End Work Stoppage
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike is officially over. On the 148th day of the work stoppage, the board of the WGA West and council of the WGA East voted unanimously on Tuesday to lift the strike order as of 12:01 a.m. PT on Wednesday. following a tentative agreement on a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture…
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Voters kick up a stick over sewage as four-in-10 Tory supporters say they could back other parties if their MP votes against a ban on releasing human effluent into rivers
The public could vote with their noses at the next election amid widespread anger at the amount of sewage being released into Britain’s rivers. A new poll today shows that support for a ban on releasing effluent into waterways could shape which parties people back at the ballot box. And in a sign of potential problems ahead for Rishi Sunak,…
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‘Camilla’s an avid Strictly fan: she told me she used up all her votes on me!’: In his memoir, Johannes Radebe reveals how he hid his sexuality. It was only when he was paired with a man on Strictly that he came out to his mum…and won a royal admirer
We talk glibly about life journeys — the trope has become a reality TV cliché — but the one Strictly professional dancer Johannes Radebe, has made, both figurative and literal, is extraordinary. Growing up as a gay child in a dirt-poor South African township, young Johannes had a penchant for heels and feathers. Against all odds, he started dance classes,…
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Prominent Yes supporter Peter FitzSimons highlights a column declaring if Australia votes No it might be 'our greatest day of national shame'
Prominent columnist and author Peter FitzSimons has declared that the Indigenous Voice to Parliament fails it will be Australia’s ‘greatest day of shame’. FitzSimons made the comment while tweeting an opinion column with the same headline from lawyer and investment banker Duncan Murray, arguing that the No campaign has employed ‘a disingenuous dog-whistle’. He labelled such sentiments as ‘rabidness at the margins’.…
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Florida judge slams DeSantis' redistricting map as 'unconstitutional' over its impact on black voters after Democrat congressman Al Lawson lost his seat by just 20 votes
A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Ron DeSantis comes in direct violation of the state’s constitution, a judge has ruled – based on the belief it diminishes the ability of black voters. Citing proposed divisions in the state’s northern region, Circuit Judge J. Lee Marsh aired the decision Saturday – along with instructions for lawmakers to follow so that a new map that better…
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U.K.’s New Alcohol Taxes Are Aimed at Keeping Pubs Open and Votes Flowing
When Britain’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, a teetotaler, dropped in on a west London beer festival on Tuesday, he was looking for votes rather than pints while promoting a government policy that he said would ease the financial squeeze on some of Britain’s drinkers. Yet not everyone is convinced by the new set of alcohol tax rates, which are expected…
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Spain Elections: Results Show No Party With Enough Votes to Govern
Spain was thrust into political uncertainty on Sunday after national elections left no party with enough support to form a government, most likely resulting in weeks of horse trading or potentially a new vote later this year. Returns showed most votes were divided between the center right and center left. But neither the governing Socialist Party of Prime Minister Pedro…
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