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(Bloomberg) — Almost 1 billion Indians began voting Friday in elections lasting more than six weeks, weighing up whether to hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third five-year term to continue his mix of economic and Hindu nationalist policies. Most Read from Bloomberg Voting in the world’s biggest election takes place in seven phases until […]

A small crack in one of the pillars supporting the world’s largest lift-irrigation project was the opening that Sunil Kanugolu was looking for as he shepherded the election campaign of the opposition Congress party in the southern Indian state of Telangana late last year. Up against the regional Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party whose leader […]

More human remains were discovered Thursday that are believed to be those of a 19-year-old Wisconsin woman who was dismembered and slain after she went on a date with the suspect, police said. A person found a torso and an arm shortly after 7:30 a.m. on a remote stretch of tree-lined beach of Lake Michigan, […]

Apr. 18—It’s almost impossible to imagine, but New Mexico can learn a lesson in fair-minded politics from Kentucky. Sure, the commonwealth that gave us brave reformers Abraham Lincoln, Muhammad Ali and Harold “Pee Wee” Reese is belittled today because of devious maneuvers by Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. During the last year of Barack Obama‘s […]

Medan, Indonesia – When Michelle Tew, the owner of Malaysia-based food company Homiah, received a cease and desist letter from American-Korean celebrity chef David Chang last month, she felt “sadness and betrayal”. The letter informed Tew that she had 90 days to stop using the term “chili crunch” on the labels of her sambal – […]

Explosions were heard in Iran, according to CNN, which cited Iranian state media outlet FARS. There’s still a lack of clarity around the reported explosions, but there are multiple reports of an Israeli strike. This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates. Explosions were heard near an Iranian military base, and multiple reports, […]

Amidst growing gang violence and unrest, a Manchester man was able to escape Haiti in late March after being trapped for roughly a month. Frantzy Saintelus was born and raised in Haiti. He moved to the United States when he was 14. His family settled down in Manchester, New Hampshire and he has lived there […]

A Maryland high school student was arrested and charged with threat of mass violence after police say they discovered evidence revealing the teen had plans to commit a school shooting, authorities said Thursday. The arrest on Wednesday came after authorities discovered a 129-page document they say was written by 18-year-old Alex Ye, the Montgomery County […]

CHESTERFIELD — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a teen who went missing from his Enon home Thursday evening. Authorities say 17-year-old Conner Fukushima has an intellectual disability. Fukushima According to a police email, Fukushima walked away from his residence in the 1500 block of Mangrove Bay Terrace at around 6 p.m. […]

Apr. 18—The Marysville Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved to increase residential, commercial and industrial developer fees on Tuesday in order to help fund the construction or reconstruction of school facilities. Falling in line with the State Allocation Board’s inflation adjustment, residential developer fees for Marysville Joint Unified will increase from $4.79 […]

(Bloomberg) — The support rate for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fell to its lowest since he took office in 2022 after a stinging loss in an election last week that left him in a weakened positioned for the remaining three years of his term. Most Read from Bloomberg The approval rate for Yoon […]