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FILE PHOTO. Lindsay Clancy supporters gather outside Plymouth Superior Court on August 20, 2026. © Getty Images / John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe The lone juror who blocked Lindsay Clancy’s acquittal has spoken out for the first time after being doxxed and subjected to an intense ...
About 35 million people have been put into new House districts in the fight over congressional maps, report says PBS
Republicans are defending a 53-47 Senate majority this November, and for most of the past year, forecasters treated that math as close to settled. Democrats need to flip at least four Republican-held seats without losing any of their own, in a map that is offering them few obviou...
Democratic Senate candidates entered summer with a cash edge, while Trump-linked groups now pour money into increasingly crowded and costly ad markets.
The American automotive industry wants President Donald Trump to maintain policies that make it difficult for Chinese automakers to operate in the U.S. — or even ban them altogether.
Concerned private travel operators have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to order an independent investigation into the allocation of Hajj 2027 slots to Nigerian tour operators, alleging that 5,000 of the 15,000 seats originally allocated to private operators were diverted t...
Tragedy struck Okochiri community in the Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State on Friday morning when a fire outbreak killed a mother and her four children in their residence. The cause of the fire could not be immediately ascertained, although a source who spoke on condit...
Suspected thugs allegedly disrupted a campaign rally involving supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, in Warri, Delta State. The incident was brought to public attention by Esther Umoh, identified as...
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday that it will continue preparations for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) while awaiting the passage of a law resetting the anticipated polls.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is expected to import more chicken meat next year due to higher demand from the manufacturing and food service sectors, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
BANGKOK – As the Philippines grapples with the twin pressures of the raging Middle East war and persistent power supply constraints, additional support may lie just across the sea – in neighboring Malaysia.
Just two weeks after the Department of Education conducted a National Simultaneous School Safety Drill in both private and public elementary and high schools, at least three Grade 8 students were killed and six wounded in yet another shooting incident yesterday afternoon, this ti...
MANILA, Philippines — A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel “intentionally rammed” a ship of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) about 54 nautical miles off the coast of Palawan on Friday, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino information and communication technology talents are opting to work for private firms, if not for foreign employers, leaving the government short of ICT specialists.
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has opened a preliminary investigation into graft and administrative complaints against members of the Villar family, PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp. executives and 32 local water district officials over alleged water service anom...
Canada's privacy commissioner says they are actively 'engaged with the company' that was recently hit by a massive driver's licence hack.