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This time, the contest was won by populist insurgent Randy Villegas. But what sets the outcome apart from similar primary battles is the stakes. The November race will test the theory, popular on the left, that voters will flock to progressive, anti-establishment candidates even in places that have traditionally favored Republicans. “A populist message isn’t …
By Duncan Miriri and Elias Biryabarema NAIROBI/KAMPALA, June 11 (Reuters) – Finance ministers in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will present their 2026/27 budgets to parliament on Thursday, with investors focused on how they will shield their economies from cost shocks linked to the Middle East war while keeping debt in check. East Africa is seen …
WASHINGTON (AP) — A rare lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad is growing more likely after President Donald Trump resisted calls from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill to immediately name a permanent head of the nation’s intelligence agencies. Trump has doubled down on his temporary pick for director …
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge is scheduled Thursday to consider arguments in a challenge to the state’s fledgling universal childcare program, an ambitious and closely watched effort to eliminate daycare costs for all working families. A lawsuit brought by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Duke Rodriguez and other plaintiffs challenges the process used …
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is waging a last-minute legal fight to execute a man with nitrogen gas on Thursday night, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to set aside a judge’s findings that the method violates the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Alabama’s nitrogen protocol is …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, as well as the attempted murders of a state senator and his wife, is due to appear in federal court Thursday to change his not-guilty plea, after federal prosecutors said they would not seek …
The Knicks set the record for the biggest NBA Finals comeback Wednesday night as they rallied from 29 points down to beat the Spurs 107-106.
June 10 (Reuters) – Florida’s Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to block a new Republican-drawn congressional map ahead of November’s midterm elections, giving the party a boost in its effort to retain a narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. The decision all but guarantees that the map, which is aimed at flipping as …
By Luc Cohen and Jasper Ward NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice formally asked a federal judge on Wednesday to dismiss its criminal case against Halkbank, saying it has no intention of prosecuting the Turkish state-run lender. A lawyer for Halkbank did not immediately respond to a request for comment. …
GENEVA, June 11 (Reuters) – The number of people displaced worldwide by conflict and persecution fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade, but levels of refugees facing long-term displacement remain unacceptably high, a U.N. refugee agency report said on Thursday. Last year, 5.4 million people fled their homes, bringing the total number of …