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  • PoliticsAssociated Press

    AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi's US House primary runoff

    Two Republicans will compete on Tuesday for the right to challenge 16-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Bennie Thompson in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. Ron Eller and Andrew Scott Smith were the top vote-getters in the March 12 primary, but neither received the vote majority needed to avoid the runoff election. Eller, a military veteran and physician assistant, placed first in the primary with about 47% of the vote compared with about 36% for Smith, who has worked in commercial real e

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  • NewsThe Guardian

    Easter processions cancelled in southern Spain due to rainstorms

    Spain is hit by strong winds and rain from Storm Nelson and four drown on storm-battered coasts

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    Thai court acquits dozens of protesters who shut down Bangkok's airports in 2008

    A Thai court on Friday acquitted nearly 70 people of all charges related to mass protests that shut down Bangkok’s two airports in 2008 for about 10 days. The ruling by the Bangkok Criminal Court was the second this year finding that the protesters, who opposed a government headed by allies of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, had not committed serious criminal offenses in their activities. Members of the group, the People’s Alliance for Democracy, also briefly seized a state televisio

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    Ukraine and India, a historical ally of Russia, hold talks to strengthen ties

    India's foreign minister held talks Friday with his Ukrainian counterpart, who was visiting to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation with New Delhi, which considers Russia a historic ally from the Cold War-era. Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said in a post on the social media platform X that he and Dmytro Kuleba discussed “the ongoing conflict and its wider ramifications," and said the two would work together to boost relations between their countries. “India and Ukraine h

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

    None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. CLAIM: A video taken on Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge shows a large explosion that occurred before the structure fell into the water below. THE FACTS: The video is not related to the Key Bridge collapse.

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    Former South Africa leader Jacob Zuma is barred from running in elections, election authority says

    Former South African President Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections, the Independent Electoral Commission has ruled. The commission said at a media briefing on Thursday that it had upheld an objection against Zuma's candidacy in the May 29 elections. In July 2021, Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before a judicial commission that was investigating corruption allegations during his 2009-2018 presidency.

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  • NewsGlasgow Times

    Martha Wardrop: Investment needed in education and lifelong learning

    We know that education can transform people’s lives. There is a need to provide proper investment in our education system to ensure that it is accessible to all and celebrates diversity and nurtures talent.

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