Malaysia’s king on Friday granted former Prime Minister Najib Razak a rare royal clemency, allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison term for graft under house arrest. The decision came at a suddenly convened Pardons Board meeting, a week after the board deferred Najib’s latest clemency a...
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Editor’s note: To help readers learn more about the candidates running for statewide seats, The Texas Tribune is sharing information about the Republican, Democratic and third-party candidates. For more information on midterms and the voting process, check out our election resour...
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In the days leading up to the GOP primary runoffs in May, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a stern warning about Bo French, a Republican running for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission that regulates the state’s oil and gas industry. “His agenda would wreck the miracle that we have in...
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By opening the door this week for Canada to become the first “associate member” of the European Union, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered Prime Minister Mark Carney hope, but also an illusion. There are many ways to take steps toward joining the world’s bi...
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A powerful bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near a building housing police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 30, police and rescue officials said. Bilal Faizi, a senior rescue official, said the bombing occurred in Kohat, a dis...
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Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating after a body was discovered under a bridge in northwest Houston late Thursday night. Deputies were called to the area of 18200 Homestead Road around 9 p.m. Thursday after a passerby stumbled upon the body. Houston Fire Dep...
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A shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Friday left two 14-year-old students and the teenage gunman dead and wounded at least 10 people, local government and police officials said. The shooting at Banga National High School in the South Cotabato town of Banga “...
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Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied Friday in a government-organized show of defiance after months of war, pledging their readiness to take up arms in the biggest such demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February. Iran's government has sought to ral...
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Iran says it has struck an oil tanker trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, South Korea says it is considering expanding the operations of a naval operation in the Gulf of Aden off the Arabian Peninsula to protect its ships and oil routes, but it won't send troops to...
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Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election , which features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin’s political dominance. Authorities spread the election over the weekend in a bid to boost turn...
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The deadly collapse of a multistory building in Gaza has drawn new attention to the hardships facing Palestinians there nearly a year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas promised to kickstart reconstruction. But as talks faltered, plans for rebuilding stalled. Many residen...
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Episode: 1630 In which we ponder a very subjective notion of reality. Today, nature changes before our eyes.
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As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters that Democrats have let crime run amok, he’s digging into the country’s political past to reference one of the most controversial campaign advertisements that relied heavily on racist tropes. During a campaign stop Wednesday in G...
