The Countdown: Ranked choice voting
For the first time in history, New York City will use ranked choice voting for the 2021 primary and special elections.
For the first time in history, New York City will use ranked choice voting for the 2021 primary and special elections.
The investigation opened in January 2022.
Pakistan police officers say they have been "thrown to the beasts" in their battle against rising militancy after a blast at a city headquarters killed dozens of their colleagues."The state has tied our hands and thrown us to the beasts."
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Jonathan Ernst/ReutersFormer House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi says she’ll back California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff in the 2024 Senate race—but only if Dianne Feinstein doesn’t run for re-election.In a statement early Thursday, Pelosi offered heaps of praise to 89-year-old Feinstein, who she noted had “fought against the far right and for working families.”“Senator Feinstein has been a leader in strengthening our national security wrote,” Pelosi wrote.But then she seemed to signal that perhaps
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An El Paso, Texas, police officer was arrested on allegations of repeated sexual abuse of a child. He was relieved of duty, pending an investigation.
The Congressional Black Caucus wants Joe Biden to call for police reform at the SOTU, weeks after police brutally beat Tyre Nichols, who later died.
Far fewer civil servants went on strike on Wednesday than their trade union had predicted, Whitehall sources have claimed, citing the Government’s internal figures.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday attended commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi forces in the battle of Stalingrad, a long and grueling fight that resonates in the current conflict in Ukraine. Putin laid a wreath at the eternal flame of the memorial complex to the fallen Red Army soldiers in Volgograd, the current name of the city, which stretches along the western bank of the Volga River.
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The U.K. government said Thursday it will hold a public inquiry into whether the deadliest bombing in Northern Ireland’s decades of violence could have been prevented. An Irish Republican Army dissident group, the Real IRA, claimed responsibility. A court ordered the government to investigate in response to a legal challenge by Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was killed by the 225-kilogram (500-pound) bomb.
And the winner is... a 16-year-old Colombian whose videos of his life in the countryside landed him an award at TikTok's answer to the Oscars for social media influencers.Like in Hollywood, social media stars walked the red carpet in front of fans gathered to see the winners, which were chosen by social media users.
British energy giant Shell on Thursday unveiled record annual net profit of $42.3 billion thanks to surging oil and gas prices, sparking outrage from green groups and unions as the UK endures a cost-of-living crisis.Shell has revealed that windfall taxes imposed by the European Union and UK following the surge in earnings would cost the group about $2 billion.
Burkina Faso's prime minister, in a visit to neighbouring Mali this week, has suggested the two countries form a "federation" to boost their economic clout, his office said."We could create a flexible federation that would be mutually reinforcing and respect the aspirations of both sides," Prime Minister Apollinaire Kyelem de Tambela said, according to an official account of the visit published by his office on Thursday.
The House GOP plan to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from a key committee because of her comments on Israel. Also, Hunter Biden goes on the offensive.
The Bank of England on Thursday hiked its interest rate for a tenth time in a row as global authorities race to combat sky-high inflation.The European Central Bank also raised eurozone interest rates by the same amount Thursday, after the US Federal Reserve delivered a quarter-point increase Wednesday.
For Kim Petras, 2022 was a big year: The German singer-songwriter received her first Grammy nomination, made her acting debut with the HBO series “Los Espookys” and released a single with acclaimed pop music producer Max Martin. Inspired by the irreverent attitude of her Grammy-nominated duet, “Unholy,” which she and Sam Smith are set to perform at this weekend’s awards show, Petras decided to dive deeper into the waters of religious language and themes as she worked with Martin to write “If Jesus Was a Rockstar.” Petras, who is transgender, understands her subversive engagement with religion as a way of processing trauma.
President Joe Biden delivered a message of unity at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, the first time the annual event has been held since its leadership and structure were overhauled to distance it from a controversial private religious group. Every president since Dwight D. Eisenhower has spoken at the breakfast, which in past years has been attended by thousands. For decades, the event was overseen by the International Foundation, a Christian organization that has drawn increasing scrutiny over the years.
16 women have come forward claiming rape or sexual assault at the hands of a French fashion icon, and they say little has changed to protect their successors.
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