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A new president of the IOC will be elected Thursday as just the 10th leader in its 131-year history after one of the most open Olympic elections in decades

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52 h. ago Donald Trump: the president making anywhere but America great again | Marina Hyde

The US stock market is spooked and his henchmogul’s companies are floundering. Has the great dealmaker been building up the wrong nation?Naturally I assumed the feeling would pass, but one whole week after the US president turned the lawn of the White House into a crappy car dealership, I keep finding myself feeling optimistic. I know, I know. But if anything, I find myself feeling a little bit more optimistic every day – and sometimes a lot more. Not for America, which keeps electing him, but for the rest of the world. It really would take a heart of stone for governments from Beijing to Delhi to Warsaw to look at the clip of this old guy trying to sell his friend’s electric cars and not think: “Ooooooooh, that is very, very bad vibes. Still, it’s good for us!”In China they have ironically nicknamed Trump “the nation builder”, meaning he is doing an incredible, bigly impressive job of bolstering the Chinese nation. Not to be disrespectful to that ancient golf bore holding the littl...

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3 d. ago The Liverpool v Newcastle mismatch that summed up Carabao Cup final

Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle: As individual duels settled the Carabao Cup final, an oversight from Arne Slot reflected an off-day from the Premier League champions elect

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3 d. ago Asian shares advance after Wall St rallies to its best day in months, and China reports strong data

Shares have advanced in Asia after U.S. stocks rallied to their best day since November's election

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3 d. ago How Dan Burn and Alexis Mac Allister mismatch summed up Liverpool’s day to forget

Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle: As individual duels settled the Carabao Cup final, an oversight from Arne Slot reflected an off-day from the Premier League champions elect

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9 d. ago Trump calls Tesla boycott ‘illegal’ and says he’s buying one to support Musk

President makes statement in support of Musk’s ‘baby’ as company shares fall hard and owners sell vehiclesUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has signaled he intends to buy a “brand new Tesla” and blamed “Radical Left Lunatics” for “illegally” boycotting Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company a day after Tesla suffered its worst share price fall in nearly five years.Tesla’s share fell hard on Monday as markets reacted to the threat of a recession and Trump’s tariff plans. Tesla’s slide came amid widespread protests over the billionaire Musk’s influence in the federal government at Tesla dealerships, a boycott campaign, car owners selling their Tesla vehicles, and activists pushing members of the public to sell Tesla shares. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump to buy ‘a brand new Tesla’ in support of Elon Musk amid DOGE criticism

‘Tesla Takedown’ protests are sweeping the U.S. while the electric vehicle company’s share price has tumbled to pre-Election Day lows

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1 week ago AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Minnesota's special state House election

Voters in Minnesota will choose a new representative in a heavily Democratic state House district at the center of a post-Election Day drama to control the chamber

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2 w. ago Spurs teams up with energy giant with goal of teaching STEM skills to local kids

The nine week programme will culminate in a ‘Finals Day’ event at F1Ò DRIVE London, the in-stadium electric karting track

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3 w. ago Boston ordered to change its elections practices following ballot problems in November

The Massachusetts secretary of state’s office has ordered an overhaul of Boston’s elections practices after some city precincts didn’t initially have enough printed ballots on Election Day in November

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3 w. ago German election results 2025 – live: Trump hails ‘great day for Germany’ as Merz’s Conservatives claim victory

AfD set for strongest result ever while incumbent chancellor’s SPD on track for worst-ever outcome in fourth snap election in Germany’s history

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3 w. ago Affluent neighborhood at war over family's distasteful front yard display

Alexis Luttrell decked out her home in Tennessee with a decorative skeleton and skeleton dog ahead of Halloween last year, only to repurpose them to hold political signs a week later for Election Day.

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4 w. ago Yorkshire electrician Josh Padley jets to Saudi Arabia after his day shift to fight for boxing world title having replaced a fighter who was 'poisoned'

The part-time sparky from Yorkshire was not supposed to be in the ring this weekend, but he has jumped at the opportunity to fight on the big stage following a late withdrawal in Riyadh.

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4 w. ago German voters prepare to elect a new parliament. Here's what to expect on and after election day

German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years

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