French Mayoral Elections Gauge Far-Right Strength Before Presidential Ballot

By Ingrid Melander and Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) – French voters head to ⁠the ⁠polls on Sunday to elect their mayors ⁠in a closely watched ballot seen as a test of the strength of the far-right ​and the resilience of mainstream parties ahead of next year’s presidential election. Heading nearly 35,000 municipalities – …

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SEC’s Sankey Says Language in Tampering Rules Is ‘Archaic’ and NCAA Needs to Adjust Quickly

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey called NCAA language covering tampering rules “archaic,” but stopped short of urging the oversight body to halt tampering investigations, the way the Big Ten did earlier this week. Speaking to reporters Saturday at the SEC basketball tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, the commissioner said the new landscape in college sports, which …

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Russia Is Supplying Iran With Shahed Drones, Zelenskiy Says

March 14 (Reuters) – Russia is ⁠supplying ⁠Iran with ⁠Shahed drones to use against the ​U.S. and Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr ‌Zelenskiy told CNN in ‌an interview excerpt aired ⁠on ⁠Saturday. Zelenskiy told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria that it is “100% ​facts” that Iran has used Russian-made Shaheds to attack U.S. bases. Shahed drones ​have been …

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