The Conservative Party’s defeat in a Labour Party landslide represents the nation’s first change in government in more than a decade.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
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Texas coast prepares for Beryl’s wrath
The hurricane battered the Yucatan Peninsula Friday after hitting the resort town of Tulum, Mexico.
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U.S. employers add solid 206,000 jobs in sign of continued economic strength
Despite consistent hiring, relatively few layoffs and gradually cooling inflation, many Americans have been exasperated by still-high prices.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
New UK prime minister vows to heal wounds of distrust after Labour landslide
The result is a catastrophe for the Conservatives as voters punished them for 14 years of presiding over austerity, Brexit, a pandemic, political scandals and internecine conflict.
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Settlement tracking group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decades
The Palestinians view the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank as the main barrier to any lasting peace agreement and most of the international community considers them illegal or illegitimate.
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UN experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter
GENEVA — U.N. human rights experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and should release him “immediately.” The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, made up of independent experts convened by the U.N.’s top human rights body, said there was a “striking lack of any factual or legal substantiation” […]
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Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire
In recent weeks, with Gaza cease-fire talks faltering, fears have increased of an escalation on the Lebanon-Israel front.
Posted inHealth
U.S. will pay Moderna $176 million to develop mRNA pandemic flu vaccine
The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to accelerate development of a pandemic influenza vaccine
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Rudy Giuliani disbarred for lying about Trump’s 2020 election loss
The former New York City mayor argued in hearings last October that he believed the claims he was making on behalf of the campaign were true.
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Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until September after immunity ruling
The Supreme Court’s decision all but closes the door on the possibility that he could face trial in his 2020 election interference case before November.