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Horne 'surprised' by anti-trans bill vetoes that happen every year -- By Zach Buchanan -- Every year, Gov. Katie Hobbs spikes the same anti-trans bills. Schools chief Tom Horne says he's shocked it happened again.

Phoenix New Times - 2 days ago

Supreme Court gender case battle cost Scottish Government almost £160,000

Evening Standard - 2 days ago

Mother of hip surgery child sent 30 emails to hospital and only received reply after solicitor got involved

Irish Times - 2 days ago

Six in 100 state pensioners underpaid last year as urgent warning issued

Daily Express - 2 days ago

Bulgaria in talks with US hedge fund to expand TurkStream capacity

Euractiv - 2 days ago

This Amendment in the Republican Budget Bill Is Terrifying -- Emily Tamkin

Slate - 2 days ago

Paris and Beijing fail to reach agreement on Cognac tariffs

Euractiv - 2 days ago

Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department

Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago

Deal to trade Florida forest to golf developer is dead, state says

Tampa Bay Times - 2 days ago

Illinois immigrants closely following Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship

Chicago Sun-Times - 2 days ago

Trigger warning: Fico's year of 'revenge politics' after the assassination attempt

Euractiv - 2 days ago

PKK disarmament turning point for Kurdish politics in Türkiye

Daily Sabah - 2 days ago

ANALYSIS - Two words that perfectly sum up Keir Starmer's latest attempt to curb illegal migration

Daily Express - 2 days ago

Who's eligible for birthright citizenship in America? Find out in this history quiz

NPR - 2 days ago

All you need to know as the assisted dying Bill returns to Parliament

Evening Standard - 2 days ago

Trump says the US and Iran have 'sort of' agreed on the terms for a nuclear deal

The San Diego Union-Tribune - 2 days ago

Starmer meets Albanian PM for migration talks

Sky News - 2 days ago

To End Birthright Citizenship, Trump Is Rewriting Civil War History

Mother Jones - 2 days ago

Keir Starmer in major U-turn to deport migrants to overseas countries -- Overseas 'return hubs' will be used to house the migrants once they have exhausted all avenues...

Daily Express - 2 days ago

Average private school fees rise to more than £22,000 a year

Evening Standard - 2 days ago

Carney pushes middle-class tax cut at 1st cabinet meeting

CBC News - 2 days ago

Pleasanton City Council pushes ahead with higher water rates

The Mercury News - 2 days ago

Commentary: Nuclear reactors help power Los Angeles. Should we panic, or be grateful?

Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago

UK heading for 'earthquake' with Nigel Farage leading pack

Daily Express - 2 days ago

Trump's Real Secretary of State

The Atlantic - 2 days ago

Controversial €335,000 Dáil bike shed had no value-for-money assessment, report finds

Irish Times - 2 days ago

Scotland's largest NHS union accepts 8% pay increase

Evening Standard - 2 days ago

Keir Starmer sparks confusion after dodging question on fighting next election

Daily Express - 2 days ago

Türkiye on alert against provocations targeting terror-free initiative

Daily Sabah - 2 days ago

Land hoarders 'laughing' at local authorities as €20.5m owed in unpaid derelict site levies

Irish Times - 2 days ago

Mark Drakeford announces changes to Wales' planned tourism tax

WalesOnline - 2 days ago

Eluned Morgan told to give 'straight answer' in testy BBC Breakfast exchange

WalesOnline - 2 days ago

Sadiq Khan threatens huge tax bombshell in fresh blow to UK economy

Daily Express - 2 days ago

A woman's grisly death inflames debate over how California manages problem black bears

Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago

PM in talks with 'a number of countries' over return hubs for failed asylum seekers

Sky News - 2 days ago

Canada plans Arctic military expansion as part of sovereignty push

CBC News - 2 days ago

Royal College of Physicians adds voice of concern on assisted dying Bill

Evening Standard - 2 days ago

Trump to meet South African president amid deteriorating relations

NPR - 2 days ago

Starmer in third-country 'return hubs' talks for failed asylum seekers

Evening Standard - 2 days ago

Walters: Democrats seeking governorship strut their stuff for state's unions

The Mercury News - 2 days ago

Are there cracks between PM and chancellor?

Sky News - 2 days ago

Germany backs Trump's push for 5% NATO defense spending target

CNBC - 2 days ago

The rampant federal fraud that DOGE is largely ignoring

NBC News - 2 days ago

Rancho Palos Verdes is home to a Trump golf course. But his cuts are imperiling the city's landslide response

Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago

Supreme Court takes up birthright citizenship

ABC News - 3 days ago

Gavin Newsom Is Ending a Golden Age of California Progressivism

New York Magazine - 3 days ago

11 CONCRETE STEPS TO FIX THE HOUSING CRISIS

Euractiv - 3 days ago

Desperate Keir Starmer to crack down on smuggling gangs as migrant crossings surge -- Prime Minister travels to Albania for crunch talks over crushing people smugglers

Daily Express - 3 days ago

Barabak: Is there a middle ground on immigration? This Republican thinks so

The Mercury News - 3 days ago

Marriage equality: ten years on, has Ireland's progressive optimism disappeared?

Irish Times - 3 days ago

Over half of people 'worried' about falling sick amid sewage crisis -- There are concerns over water quality and reforms as bathing season begins in England.

Daily Express - 3 days ago

The Qatari Plane Is Just The Start -- What Next

Slate - 3 days ago

Legality of Trump potentially accepting gift of Qatari plane questionable: Experts

ABC News - 3 days ago

Sir Keir Starmer hints for first time how he'll vote on assisted dying bill

Daily Express - 3 days ago

I Thought David Horowitz Was a Joke—but He Foreshadowed the Trump Coalition

The Nation - 3 days ago

Why are Confederate Civil War leaders honored with Florida holidays? | Column

Tampa Bay Times - 3 days ago

A Texas abortion ban sponsor aims to clarify when doctors can do the procedure

NPR - 3 days ago

A new vape tax in Louisiana could be off the table. Here's where negotiations stand.

The Advocate - 3 days ago

Rachel Reeves sent nightmare warning of 'grim' future despite GDP boost

Daily Express - 3 days ago

David Lammy slams Vladimir Putin for not attending Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul

Daily Express - 3 days ago

Türkiye stands at heart of peace diplomacy

Daily Sabah - 3 days ago

Sex offenders and domestic abusers to WALK FREE from prison under bombshell Labour plan

Daily Express - 3 days ago

Cook thinks he can win over Burswood racetrack critics as consultation opens

Sydney Morning Herald - 3 days ago

An offer he couldn't refuse: ex-Commissioner Gentiloni turns lobbyist

Euractiv - 3 days ago

Slovaks least willing to defend nation compared to Czechs and Poles

Euractiv - 3 days ago

Trump visit to Qatar signals a change in US relationship with the Middle East

SBS - 3 days ago

EU scrutiny on Italy's rule of law amid ministerial no-show

Euractiv - 3 days ago

Putin and Trump to skip Ukraine peace talks Putin himself proposed

Euractiv - 3 days ago

Mabton mayor survives recall attempt, faces two challengers in August Primary

Apple Valley News Now - 3 days ago

'Nanny state' Britain means personal freedom to 'eat, drink, smoke and vape' in decline

Daily Express - 3 days ago

Blockbuster biography to be written about Nigel Farage amid Reform political earthquake - Lord Ashcroft says British politics has reached a 'turning point' with the rise of Reform UK

Daily Express - 3 days ago

Murdoch mums and bubs hospital hits another hurdle as builder goes bust

Sydney Morning Herald - 3 days ago

Finance Minister Champagne suggests Ottawa won't present budget this year

The Globe and Mail - 3 days ago

Yakima voters hold the keys: 159 candidates seek to shape local policies

Apple Valley News Now - 3 days ago

Labor played the Medicare card in its victory. Now it wants to own housing

Sydney Morning Herald - 3 days ago

Union accuses minister of 'passing the buck' on pay equity changes -- 15 May 01:39 AM

NZ Herald - 3 days ago

The MAGA-World Rift Over Trump's Qatari Jet

The Atlantic - 3 days ago

Nicola Willis condemns use of 'C' word in Parliament

NZ Herald - 3 days ago

House Minority Whip Katherine Clark on Trump in Qatar & House GOP

ABC News - 3 days ago

The big lessons for NZ in Australia's under-16 social media ban -- 14 May 05:32 AM

NZ Herald - 3 days ago

Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot brought up 'white genocide' in unrelated queries

CTV News - 3 days ago

City will let Tulsa FOP examine police disciplinary records in dispute over their release

Tulsa World - 3 days ago

Republicans Slide 'Nonprofit Killer' Law Into Tax Bill

Mother Jones - 3 days ago

South African leader and Trump will meet next week after US took in white South Africans as refugees

The San Diego Union-Tribune - 3 days ago

opinion - With a new cabinet in place, it's on to the business of governing - Kevin Lynch - and - Jim Mitchell - May 13, 2025

The Globe and Mail - 3 days ago

Republican plan to overhaul Medicaid advances; here's what to know, what's next

The Advocate - 3 days ago

Liberals plan fall economic statement but no budget this spring -- Video -- 1:59

The Globe and Mail - 3 days ago

Trump appeals for Qatar's help in persuading Iran to give up its nuclear program

The San Diego Union-Tribune - 3 days ago

Health vs. Wealth: Arizona groups coordinate to save Medicaid from GOP -- By Morgan Fischer -- A GOP budget proposal cuts Medicaid, which serves 2 million Arizonans, by $880 billion. These groups hope to stop it.

Phoenix New Times - 3 days ago

House Democrat pulls Trump impeachment vote

ABC News - 3 days ago

Louisiana legislators honor American Idol finalist John Foster: 'That kid is a star.'

The Advocate - 3 days ago

I was in the room for PMQs – Kemi Badenoch has one big problem -- The Labour leader reached for the Reform playbook in his attack on Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives

Daily Express - 3 days ago

Tim Temple gets rough treatment as Louisiana Senate takes up car insurance bills

The Advocate - 3 days ago

Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment

The San Diego Union-Tribune - 3 days ago

Gov. Jared Polis signs laws ordering universal health care study, emergency abortion protections

The Denver Post - 3 days ago

Louisiana's Bill Cassidy oversaw a hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. See what he asked.

The Advocate - 3 days ago

Trump joined by dozens of CEOs during his Middle East trip

CNBC - 3 days ago

Court strikes down state law that waived parental consent for some abortions

Tampa Bay Times - 3 days ago

Newsom blames California's $12 billion budget shortfall on tariffs, Medi-Cal spending on immigrants

The Mercury News - 3 days ago

City installs 11 more speed cameras near schools and parks

Chicago Sun-Times - 3 days ago