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Will Mayor Lurie’s coat tails remain long in November? Transit backers hope so.

San Francisco's mayor is giving voters discordant messages heading into the next election. But he's likable and popular enough that it may not matter. Will…

Why Iran is ‘CONVINCED’ it has the ‘UPPER HAND’ against Trump

Osun poll: NSCDC deploys over 10,000 personnel to boost security

THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 10,210 personnel to reinforce security during Saturday’s Osun governorship election. This is contained in a…

Director Jane Schoenbrun: ‘I’m trying to queer the rules of horror’

New 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' puts Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder through a bloody libidinal portal. The post Director Jane Schoenbrun: ‘I’m…

Barrister group asks court to overturn decision clearing democrat Margaret Ng of misconduct linked to 2019 protest conviction

Hong Kong’s professional body for barristers has asked a court to overturn its own disciplinary board’s decision clearing pro-democracy figure Margaret Ng of misconduct linked…

Volunteer groups help maintain NYC parks as budget remains flat

Leona Chin started a volunteer group for Kissena Park, where her daughter cycles on the velodrome. Volunteer labor has increasingly become part of how city…

Lebanon’s Politics of Appeasement and the Illusion of Lausanne, 1949

Israel’s initial expectation of rapidly concluding a formal peace treaty with its northern neighbour in the immediate aftermath of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War proved entirely…

Reform’s polling continues to nosedive

In the past few months, Reform UK has lost a lot of its sheen with UK voters. This problem is worsening too, with Reform now…

Police stop church service at Unical ‘to avoid bloodshed’

THE Cross River State Police Command has said it intervened in a conflict at the Chapel of Redemption, University of Calabar (Unical), quelling a Sunday…

Trump ‘low-keying it’ with Iran, shifts to economic pressure

Democrats promise stricter oversight of immigration detention company if they win majority

Protestors outside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey run by GEO Group. GEO Group runs at least two dozen migrant detention centers…

Travis Barker: Drumming is ‘like oxygen to me’ | AP interview

It’s not just a race. It’s a route. Running the “Softrock 100” from Silverton to Telluride and back

Taking four days to cover the 100-mile Hardrock racecourse through the San Juans is a nod to the original intent of the iconic ultramarathonTaking four…

Please don’t drink the lake water

Plus: Mayor Frey spending $3k on candles; what Craig v. Flanagan means on the national level; scooter night in Minneapolis; and more. The post Please…

Black-majority schools in Texas receive more Fs than A ratings, leaving parents with tough choices

Black Texas families weigh whether to send their children to schools with more academic resources — but potentially fewer of their values.

While data centers boom in Texas, their plans stay shrouded in secrecy

Data center developers can use nondisclosure agreements and shell companies to shield the details of their deals from the public. Even state officials also say…

Why did Israel reject Trump’s deal for Gaza?

PHOTOS: Tribal blessings from atop Mount Blue Sky

Photojournalist Cheney Orr joined Native American hikers to mark 150 years of Colorado statehood and to bless the future

Drones with the power to knock down an active shooter at 60 mph being tested at Colorado school

The company making the drones says they give schools a faster way to respond to a shooter