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A renewed push by Nebraska Republicans to move to a “winner-take-all” system in presidential elections has raised the prospect that the 2024 contest could end in an electoral college tie — with the House of Representatives deciding the winner. Nebraska and Maine are the only states that divide their electoral …

The NRL has conceded the Bunker got it wrong when stripping the Roosters of a crucial try on Thursday night. The Chooks were trailing 0-12 to Penrith in the first half when Joey Manu wrestled his way over the tryline to turn the momentum in favour of the home side. …

AFL great Brian Taylor has declared the umpires are “petrified of making mistakes” as the league’s score review system was again thrust into the spotlight during Collingwood‘s 20-point loss to the Lions at The Gabba on Thursday night. Slow score reviews were heavily criticised as the opening term of the …

Government plans to overhaul the country’s ailing railway system are significantly delayed while promised savings have yet to be achieved, according to a highly critical report by the government’s spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) assessment of how ministers’ plans were progressing found the government had failed to meet …

60 members of the House of Representatives members on Wednesday, February 14, proposed a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria and return the country to a parliamentary system as a replacement for the current presidential system.   The bill was prominently sponsored by Wale Raji, an All Progressives …

Arsenal are resurgent since their blip over New Year, winning their last three games and laying down a marker in the title race. Defeat at home to Liverpool would have all but guaranteed the Premier League trophy remaining in the northwest. Instead, the Gunners cut the gap on the Reds …

A mum has called out a predator who works at the JAMB CBT centre she took her teen daughter to for registration.   The mum explained that she used her own number to register her 15-year-old daughter for JAMB. When she got home, a guy who works at the centre began …

AUSTRALIA V PAKISTAN SECOND TEST – TEAMS Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood Pakistan: Imam-Ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen …

by Ranjit Devraj (new delhi) Thursday, December 21, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, Dec 21 (IPS) – Criminal justice systems in South Asia are failing women, despite stark statistics on the prevalence of violence. WHO estimates translate to one in every two women and girls in the region experiencing violence …

Martin Guzman was a college freshman at La Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, in 2001 when a debt crisis prompted default, riots and a devastating depression. A dazed middle class suffered ruin, as the International Monetary Fund insisted that the government make misery-inducing budget cuts in exchange for a …