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Bill Barr Says He'll Back 2024 GOP Ticket, Claims Biden Is More Dangerous Than Trump
"Trump may be playing Russian roulette but a continuation of the Biden administration is national suicide in my opinion," the former attorney general said.
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Hindu nationalist Modi the favourite as India votes
India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a weakened opposition is pushed to the sidelines."I urge all those voting... to exercise their franchise in record numbers," he wrote in a post on X as the election began.
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Hindu-Muslim divisions sway voting in Indian district scarred by deadly riots
Hindu-Muslim enmity made way for peace in an Indian district that saw deadly riots a decade ago but religious divisions still influence residents who voted on Friday in general elections in which Hindu nationalism is a key theme. Villages are largely self-segregated by religion in and around Muzaffarnagar district, in the most populous northern state of Uttar Pradesh, but people say there is no longer tension between the majority Hindu and minority Muslim communities. Violent clashes broke out
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Nigerian court adjourns Binance and executives' tax evasion trial to May 17
A Nigerian court on Friday adjourned a tax evasion trial against cryptocurrency exchange Binance and two of its executives to May 17 after the matter was stalled because the exchange has not been formally served with the charges. Binance and its executives Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and head of financial crime compliance, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan who is a regional manager for Africa, face four counts of tax evasion.
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My Doctor Gave Me A Strange Exam. I Researched It Later — And What I Learned Left Me Disgusted.
"He entered the room. The nurse stood at a distance from the examination table, leaning against a countertop, like she didn’t want to be associated with him."
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India cenbank cannot let its inflation guard down just yet, MPC minutes show
India's success in the disinflation process should not distract the central bank's monetary policy committee (MPC) from the inflation trajectory's vulnerability to frequent supply-side shocks, Governor Shaktikanta Das wrote in the minutes of the April policy meeting released on Friday. It had raised the repo rate by a total of 250 basis points between May 2022 and February 2023. "Going ahead, while monetary policy seems to be on the right track, it is too early to ease guard against inflation,
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French teen dies from heart failure after knife attack near school
A 14-year-old girl has died of a heart attack in eastern France after her school locked down to protect itself from a knife attacker who lightly wounded two other girls, an official said on Friday.The two girls hurt in the attack were discharged from hospital on Thursday evening with only light wounds.
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