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Tue, December 17, 2024

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - CTV News

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[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - USA Today

Trump's Cabinet picks are generating controversy. For his supporters, they're just right.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - CNN

Many Trump voters still have doubts about him. Can he hold them?

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - The Irish Times

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[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - Toronto Star

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[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - AOL

Chinese 'spy' live updates: Agent linked to Princ .. med as MP warns Yang Tengbo 'was not a lone wolf'

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - The New York Times

An Offhand Remark by Trump Gives a Glimpse Into His Worldview

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - The West Australian

Real world pain hits business hard, as insolvencies and welfare numbers surge

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

'War of words' erupts between Jim Chalmers and Peter Dutton on nuclear energy

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - Business Standard

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Igor Kirillov: Notorious mouthpiece and man behind Russia's chemical weapons

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - The Marietta Times

Canada's finance minister resigns: Unpopular Trudeau faces biggest test of his political career

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

Will Justin Trudeau become first victim of Trump's tariff war?

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - The New York Times

The Ordinary Explanations Behind the Mysterious Lights in the Skies

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - CBC.ca

Trudeau faces frustrated MPs after Chrystia Freeland's shock resignation

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

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MWGF 2024 ends with 6 key resolutions for female equity in politics, public life

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Trudeau taps LeBlanc as finance minister after Freeland resigns

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

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Trump uses press conference to slam Biden over dr .. considering pardon for Eric Adams: Latest updates

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald

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MPs react to public naming of alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi arrives at Cochin International Airport

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - Business Insider

TikTok's CEO met with Trump as the fight to delay ban heads to Supreme Court

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - Business Standard

How Priyanka Gandhi's Palestine bag reignited Israel-Gaza debate in India

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - Yahoo

The key candidates to be Germany's next Chancellor

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - The New York Times

As Adams and Trump Get Cozier, Some N.Y. Republicans Recoil

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - NPR

Canada's finance minister resigns, posing biggest test of Trudeau's political career

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

Yeovil MP criticises Government's planning framework

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

Concerns and conflicting bids over devolution

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - Firstpost

Why did German Chancellor Olaf Scholz face no-confidence vote and lose? What next?

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

First Palestine, Then Bangladesh: What's Up With Priyanka Gandhi And Her Bags

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

B.C. byelection held as Trudeau government reels from Freeland's stunning resignation

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - The Financial Times

German frontrunner Friedrich Merz faces row over unfunded tax cuts

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

German election: Scholz loses confidence vote

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

Starmer's diplomacy downplays "epic scale" of Chinese spying

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

Langkah Zafrul: PKR and Umno must resolve tensions for Unity Government stability - Analysts

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - Politico

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[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - i24NEWS

'Ben-Gvir is destroying the government' - budget passes despite protest vote

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

Polls close in B.C. federal byelection as Trudeau .. rnment reels from Freeland's stunning resignation

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

Morning bid: Investors look past politics to central bank moves

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

Biden speaks of Oct. 7 and commitment to getting hostages home at Hanukkah reception

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

Trump Sues Iowa Pollster Ann Selzer for 'Brazen Election Interference' and Fraud

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - The New York Times

Biden Administration Takes First Step to Retaliate Against China Over Hack

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - MSN

Canada overshoots deficit target by C$20 billion as finance minister resigns

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ] - Detroit News

DTE Energy-linked nonprofit quietly gave $100,000 to House speaker fund amid outage anger

Mon, December 16, 2024

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The New Zealand Herald

Oranga Tamariki reviews of bootcamp participants' death and abscondings not due until 2025

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Lincoln Journal Star

Affordable homes and animals: Rooster can remain despite 'wise-size' Lincoln houses

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Politico Europe

Slovakia's leaders have started trading insults, revealing a country 'falling apart'

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Slate

The Only Way To Interpret ABC's Trump Defamation Settlement

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The New York Times

Trump Meets the Press

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Florida Politics

Jared Moskowitz reportedly being eyed to lead FEMA under Donald Trump

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - CNN

Florida Democratic Rep. Moskowitz a top contender to lead FEMA for Trump

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The New York Times

German Government Collapses at a Perilous Time for Europe

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The Real News Network

'Incredibly hypocritical': Hunter Biden's pardon and his father's mass incarceration legacy

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The New York Times

Fact-Checking Trump's First Post-Election News Conference

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The Globe and Mail

Eight highlights from the Liberal government's fall economic update

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Charlotte Observer

NC electors to cast votes on Tuesday for Trump and Vance ahead of 2025 inauguration

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Mother Jones

Trump Sounds Down to Pardon Eric Adams

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - CBC.ca

Federal deficit balloons to $61.9B as government tables economic update on chaotic day in Ottawa

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The New York Times

TikTok Asks Supreme Court to Block Law Banning Its U.S. Operations

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - CBC.ca

Chrystia Freeland resigns from Trudeau's cabinet and sources say Dominic LeBlanc will replace her

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Toronto Star

Chrystia Freeland's resignation triggers chaos and Liberal calls for Justin Trudeau to step down

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The Globe and Mail

Why did Chrystia Freeland resign and other questions about Trudeau's cabinet crisis, answered

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The Boston Globe

Jim Leach, Iowa Republican who opposed Iraq invasion, dies at 82

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The Australian Financial Review

Government departments pushed to defer spending ahead of election

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The Mirror

Every region in England to get a mayor with powers on housing and transport, vows Angela Rayner

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - justthenews

Trump transition calls for gutting subsidies for EVs and charging stations: report

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - USA Today

Randy Fine files bill again to ban Pride, Palestine, other flags at government buildings

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald

Dutton says nuclear will cost $331 billion. Chalmers adds $4 trillion to that

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - PBS

Supreme Court declines appeal from Peter Navarro, .. de set to return to White House after prison term

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Mother Jones

The FAA Head's Resignation is Another Massive Gift to Elon Musk

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The New York Times

Trump Covers Autism, the Border Wall and Drones in First Post-Election News Conference

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - thelondoneconomic.com

Susanna Reid nails the immigration debate

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - CTV News

Freeland quits cabinet: Poilievre is expected to address reporters shortly

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The Irish Times

Why does the Regional Group of Independents want the cean comhairle position?

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - bnnbloomberg

Freeland quits cabinet hours before economic update

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - CTV News

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet hours before economic update

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - PBS

Journalists anticipate renewed hostility under the incoming Trump administration

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The Conversation

The Conservatives have had a terrible few years - .. ese are the three first steps to recovery in 2025

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Mises Institute

"Personnel Is Policy" Means Democracy Is Dying

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - NPR

Germany's Scholz loses a confidence vote, triggering new elections

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Business Standard

Nehru, Indira's policies hurt Indian economy for first five decades: FM

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Sunderland Echo

Sunderland City Council warning of tough decisions, more service cuts and another tax hike

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Penn Live

States, including Pa., could see a crypto policy blitz in 2025 in spite of the risks

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - National Catholic Register

What Should Catholics Make of Elon Musk?

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The New Zealand Herald

Roads in, social housing out as Government forces councils 'back to basics'

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - London Evening Standard

Devolution will be the default for local government, Angela Rayner claims

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - CNN

Supreme Court leaves in place ruling requiring fo .. r Navarro to turn over presidential email records

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Graphic

The NPP has been punished for arrogance and mismanagement, may we never be like them - Ato Forson

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The Globe and Mail

Premiers united in wanting more border security and defence spending, Ford says

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Florida Politics

Randy Fine eyes end to 'political' flags in government buildings

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Daily Mail

Labour accused of trampling local democracy as An .. mergers - and elections could be ditched this May

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The New York Times

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's Health Secretary Pick, Is Set to Meet with Lawmakers

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Texas Public Radio

The federal EV tax credit has an uncertain fate

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - KCCI Des Moines

Longtime friend and colleague remembers Jim Leach as a positive influence

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Firstpost

Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim appoints former Thai PM Thaksin his Asean adviser

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - India Today

Rajasthan's running tussle over Galta peeth

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Rolling Stone

Pete Buttigieg Hits The Road One Last Time (For Now)

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The New York Times

Netanyahu Tells Trump Israel Must 'Complete Its Victory'

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The Independent

Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax changes will put 125,000 jobs at risk, chancellor warned

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Detroit News

South Korea's impeached leader avoids investigators as court begins meeting to determine his fate

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The New Zealand Herald

Christopher Luxon's final post-Cabinet press conference of year

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - cnbctv18

Kejriwal accuses Centre of failing to ensure women's safety, BJP hits back

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Business Standard

Centre must act on Bangladesh minority issues: Priyanka Gandhi in LS

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - New Republic

Transcript: ABC News' Sudden Surrender to Trump's Fury Alarms Experts

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - RTE Online

Harris defends Lowry engagement as talks to form next government continue

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The Age

NDIS gets $1b injection to slow growth even as budget slides into deficit

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The West Australian

Federal Government finds $14.6 billion for Budget .. gh to cover $25.1 billion in unavoidable spending

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

Last look: America's messed-up housing market

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Fox Business

The federal deficit keeps growing and the Congressional Budget Office has solutions

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

Germany's Scholz expected to lose confidence vote, triggering early election

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

Let's talk about Bidenomics

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - USA Today

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Florida Politics

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

EV rule change in England under Labour government could be 'fatal'

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

Maharashtra: Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi leaves for Mahabaleshwar

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Houston Chronicle

Fact check: Mike Johnson claims only about 1% of federal employees work in the office

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

Priyanka Gandhi carries 'Palestine' bag to Parliament in solidarity with Palestinians

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

Nigel Farage refuses to take 'woke' anti-bullying training for MPs

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - legit

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - FOX59 News

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Dhaka Tribune

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

Labor's energy pathway will 'overbuild' and 'overspend'

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Express & Star

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - moneycontrol.com

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Reuters

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

Sanders on Trump's Jail Comment: Looks Like 'Dictatorship'

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Business Standard

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Boston Herald

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Deccan Chronicle

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Express & Star

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

European 'peacekeepers' in Ukraine? A horrible idea.

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

Donald Trump's incoming administration is filled with 'losers'

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - cnbctv18

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The Irish Times

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - Seattle Times

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - World Socialist Web Site

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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - New Jersey Globe

Stomping Grounds: Does broadcast TV still work?; Drones and more drones; and low-turnout runoffs

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ] - The Age

Pallas needed a bigger bucket to douse Victoria's spending

Sun, December 15, 2024

[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - The Daily Telegraph

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - Detroit News

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - The Cincinnati Enquirer

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - The Australian Financial Review

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - Hindustan Times

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - The Australian Financial Review

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - The New Zealand Herald

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

Mike Waltz says federal agencies "pointing at each other" on drone sightings

[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - Sky News Australia

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - The Times of Northwest Indiana

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - ABC

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - Daily Mail

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - The Daily Signal

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

Top Eric Adams adviser resigns from embattled mayor's office

[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

Zelenskyy: Ukraine coordinates food aid with Syria

[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

Ex-CIA staffer offers theory on mysterious drone sightings says feds need to be more 'transparent'

[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

Keir Starmer branded 'arrogant' for dismissing Rw .. : 'How does he know it wouldn't be a deterrent?!'

[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

South Korea detains current and former heads of military intelligence

[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

Donald Trump and Elon Musk's unprecedented alliance

[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - MSN

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[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - Rolling Stone

Dozens of Trump Donors Score Key Roles in Administration

[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ] - India Today

BJP interested only in politics, not in discussing people's issues: DK Shivakumar

Germany's Scholz loses a confidence vote, triggering new elections

^{Published on Monday, December 16th 2024 at 12:00 GMT by NPR}

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had hoped for this outcome when he called for the confidence vote, analysts say. His aim: to win fresh elections in February and come back with a stronger mandate.

The article from NPR discusses how German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has successfully passed a vote of confidence in the Bundestag, securing his position amidst ongoing political challenges. Scholz's coalition government, consisting of his Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens, and the Free Democrats (FDP), faced internal disagreements and public scrutiny over issues like economic policy, climate change initiatives, and handling of the Ukraine conflict. Despite these tensions, the vote of confidence was seen as a strategic move to stabilize the government and push forward with their legislative agenda. The article highlights the significance of this vote in the context of Germany's political landscape, where coalition governments often face difficulties in maintaining unity. Scholz expressed his commitment to continue addressing key issues like energy transition, social justice, and European solidarity, while critics argue that the vote was more about political maneuvering than genuine confidence in his leadership.

Read the Full NPR Article at:
[ https://www.npr.org/2024/12/16/g-s1-38426/germany-scholz-confidence-vote-elections ]

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