SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters were split in early returns over a statewide ballot measure touted by Gov. Gavin Newsom as a necessary step to tackle the state’s ongoing homelessness crisis. Proposition 1 would be the first major update to the state’s mental health system in 20 years. The measure needs a simple majority … Read more
President Biden was projected to lose the Democratic caucuses in American Samoa to an obscure candidate in a surprising result that comes amid a string of Super Tuesday wins. The race was called Tuesday night by Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), who confirmed the results with the Democratic Party of American Samoa. Democrat Jason Palmer, an … Read more
Queensland has become only the second jurisdiction in Australia to criminalise coercive control. The landmark legislation passed in state parliament on Wednesday, more than four years after the tragic death of Hannah Clarke and her young children. Hannah, 33, and her children — Aaliyah, Laianah, and Trey — were set on fire in their car … Read more
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(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump each scored a number of sweeping Super Tuesday wins that brought them closer to their presumed 2024 presidential candidate rematch. Trailing behind is former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who defeated Trump in the Vermont Republican primary. The victory delivers Haley her biggest win since the … Read more
Canadians will have opportunities to pay tribute to former prime minister Brian Mulroney before his state funeral in Montreal later this month, officials say. Mulroney, 84, died in Florida “peacefully and surrounded by family” last Thursday, his daughter Caroline said. He served as the country’s 18th prime minister, leading the nation from 1984 to 1993. … Read more
As glitter and feather remnants disappear from Sydney’s Oxford St following last weekend’s Mardi Gras parade, construction works are kicking off on the thoroughfare. It’s the beginning of a 1km cycleway on the west end of Oxford St that will aim to make cycling simpler and safer for thousands of commuters and locals daily. The … Read more
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(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden will make his case to the American people as to why he should get to serve another term during this Thursday’s State of the Union address, during which he will lay out his administration’s priorities and accomplishments. Bill O’Reilly says that if Biden can’t get through the speech, his chances of reelection … Read more
The Deputy Leader of the Ontario NDP, Sol Mamakwa, blasted the Ford government Tuesday, suggesting it is failing to protect vulnerable Indigenous youth in the province. But the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Michael Parsa dismissed the claim, arguing that his Tory government is already working to better protect all children and youth … Read more
