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How the United Kingdom and France elections work and who will win.

Voters are mad as hell in the UK and France

Mathieu Doiret, Ipsos analyst, discusses the prospect of a hung parliament in France ahead of the second round of the elections.

Ipsos: Voters never intended to give Rassemblement National absolute majority in first round elections

(Reuters) - The second round run-off vote in France's parliamentary election on Sunday may lead to a hung parliament with no clear majority, opinion polls show, unless the far right wins enough seats to form its first government since World War Two. Here are some facts about the election and...

Explainer-French Election Run-Off: How Does It Work and What to Look Out For

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Initial results from France's snap parliamentary elections indicate a potential significant change in the country's political trajectory.

France faces potential political shift after right-wing party gains in snap election

Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) -France's far-right National Rally party is set to fall short of an absolute majority in Sunday's parliamentary election run-off, an opinion poll showed on Thursday, suggesting efforts by mainstream parties to block the far right might be working.

French far right likely to fall short of absolute majority, poll shows

ASTANA (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he believed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was sincere about wanting to end the war in Ukraine, but that he did not know how Trump planned to do so if elected. Putin, speaking at a news conference in Kazakhstan at the...

Putin Says He Thinks Trump Is Sincere About Ending Ukraine War

Calls from within the Democratic Party for President Joe Biden to step out of the presidential race continue to grow following his shaky debate performance against Donald Trump last Thursday. As the panic continues to reverberate through the party, several names have been bandied about as possible replacements: California Gov....

The Case for President Kamala Harris

Dallas, TX

Euless, TX

EULESS, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman accused of trying to drown a 3-year-old at an apartment complex pool in suburban Dallas after making racist remarks toward the child’s mother has been rearrested following an increase in her bond to $1 million, according to court records. Elizabeth Wolf,...

Bond Increased to $1M for Texas Woman Accused in Attempted Drowning Seen as Possible Hate Crime

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden, scrambling to defuse a political crisis over his shaky debate performance, will participate in a television interview on Friday that will be closely watched for signs of whether his mental sharpness is failing. Biden will travel to Madison, Wisconsin, to rally Democratic voters. During...

Struggling Biden Faces Test With ABC Interview, Vows to Fight On

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Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Oregon State

Manchester, NH

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A flight to Manchester, New Hampshire, was diverted Wednesday after a man allegedly exposed himself and urinated in the aisle of the airplane, officials said. The 25-year-old Oregon man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure after the flight landed at the Buffalo Niagara International...

Flight to New Hampshire Diverted After Man Exposes Himself, Federal Officials Say

CHICAGO (AP) — Two women died and three children were critically wounded in an early Thursday morning shooting on Chicago's south side, police said. The shooting occurred about 6:15 a.m. in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. A 42-year-old woman and a 22-year-old woman died, Deputy Chief Don Jerome said. Three boys, ages 8, 7 and 5, are in critical condition at Comer Children's Hospital.

Two Women Dead, 3 Children Critically Injured in Early Morning July Fourth Chicago Shooting

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

New York City, NY

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The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

MCLEAN, Virginia (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday acknowledged his performance during last Thursday's presidential debate wasn't his best, but blamed it on jet lag after two overseas trips earlier in June. Biden has faced mounting questions about his 2024 reelection bid after last week's shaky debate performance,...

Biden Says He 'Nearly Fell Asleep' During Debate After World Travel

Wisconsin State

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature's Republican-controlled budget committee can't legally block conservation projects initiated by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The decision marks a victory for Evers, whose relationship with Republican lawmakers has deteriorated since he took office in 2019, as...

Wisconsin Republicans Are Improperly Blocking Conservation Work, Court Says

Arkansas State

Camden, AR

CAMDEN, Ark. (AP) — An explosion at a defense weapons plant in Arkansas injured at least two people Wednesday and left another missing, the facility's operators said. The explosion happened at the General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems' plant in Camden, about 86 miles (138 kilometers) south of Little Rock, a company spokesperson said. The company initially called it an “incident involving pyrotechnics" but later confirmed it was an explosion.

2 Injured, 1 Missing After Explosion at Arkansas Defense Weapons Plant

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Wednesday that China warned its coast guard against interfering in the detention of a Taiwanese fishing boat, in what was seen as Beijing's latest attempt to assert its territorial claims in the Taiwan Strait. The incident comes as tensions have risen following the...

Taiwan Says It Was Warned by China to Not Interfere in the Detention of Taiwanese Boat Crew

NEW YORK (AP) — A Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted to New York's Kennedy Airport on Wednesday after passengers were served spoiled food, airline officials said. The redeye flight took off from Detroit around 11 p.m. Tuesday and landed in New York at 4 a.m. “after...

Delta Flight Diverts to New York After Passengers Are Served Spoiled Food

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Go Vote, Parties Tell French Voters Ahead of Cliffhanger Runoff

PARIS (Reuters) -Parties across the political spectrum urged French voters to vote massively on Sunday to tilt the outcome either way as opinion polls forecast the...

Go Vote, Parties Tell French Voters Ahead of Cliffhanger Runoff

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