Respite for GOP frontrunner Trump after Michigan Supreme Court declines to hear appeal to disqualify him

Respite for GOP frontrunner Trump after Michigan Supreme Court declines to hear appeal to disqualify him

The Michigan ruling contrasts with a decision by Colorado’s top court last week to disqualify Trump under the same constitutional provision, known as Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump has vowed to appeal the Colorado ruling to the US Supreme Court.

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US ballot 2024: With party primaries around the corner, Americans worry about presidential vote

US ballot 2024: With party primaries around the corner, Americans worry about presidential vote

About one-quarter of US adults say they have “only a little” confidence or “none at all” that both the Democratic Party and Republican Party have a fair process for selecting a presidential nominee. About half of independents have that low level of confidence in both party’s processes, compared with one-quarter of Republicans and 19 per cent of Democrats.

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Mexico’s ganja-puffing ‘nuns’ fight to remove marijuana from narcotics, give it ‘holy weed’ status

Mexico’s ganja-puffing ‘nuns’ fight to remove marijuana from narcotics, give it ‘holy weed’ status

While prominent online, the women – five in total – are cautious about giving away too much about the location of their operations. They conduct business out of a two-story concrete false storefront with one finished room.

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Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, seeks peace with Jews for frequent antisemitic rants

Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, seeks peace with Jews for frequent antisemitic rants

Adidas has sold hundreds of millions of euros in remaining Yeezy shoes, donating part of the profits to groups like the Anti-Defamation League and the Philonise & Keeta Floyd Institute for Social Change.

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Stamping out corruption is Museveni’s pet topic, but it remains Uganda’s epitome as long as he’s in power  

Stamping out corruption is Museveni’s pet topic, but it remains Uganda’s epitome as long as he’s in power  

There is every indication that President Tibuhaburwa Museveni will make corruption a pet topic as long as he remains president. He will promise heaven on earth in stumping it out. However, increasingly many Ugandans are convinced that corruption is integral to NRA/M and its government.

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Israel vows there ‘are no magic solutions, no shortcuts in dismantling Hamas’ and it may take months

Israel vows there ‘are no magic solutions, no shortcuts in dismantling Hamas’ and it may take months

Israel is determined to destroy Hamas despite global calls for a ceasefire in the 11-week-old war. Since Hamas killed 1,200 people and captured 240 hostages on October 7 in the deadliest day in Israeli history, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded with an assault that has laid much of Hamas-ruled Gaza to waste.

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