House District 91: Peggy Gossett-Seidman takes slight lead over Andy Thomson

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Taiwan detects 16 Chinese warships around island
Taiwan said Thursday it detected 16 Chinese warships in waters around the island, one of the highest numbers this year, as Beijing intensifies military pressure on Taipei.The defence ministry's tally of Chinese warships on Thursday was the highest since May 25, when 27 navy vessels were detected during Chinese military drills held days after Lai's inauguration. burs-amj/dhc
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Asian markets rise after Wall St record; eyes on China
Equities mostly rose in Asian trade on Thursday following another record day on Wall Street fuelled by inflation data that reinforced expectations for a US interest rate cut next week, while traders also remained hopeful for more measures to stimulate China's economy.The euro remained under pressure ahead of an expected rate cut by the European Central Bank later on Thursday, while France's President Emmanuel Macron fights to appoint a new prime minister following the removal of Michel Barnier l
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Suspense mounts as Macron prepares to unveil new French PM
French politics was on hold Thursday during a day trip to Poland by President Emmanuel Macron, who is expected to name a new prime minister a week after MPs toppled the government.Former prime minister Michel Barnier, whose government had support only from Macron's centrist camp and his own conservative political family, was felled last week in a confidence vote over his cost-cutting budget.
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Hardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to young children
Ominike Marvis has lost count of the number of times her 6-year-old son has had malaria. Nigeria, the continent's most populous country, has the biggest burden with about a quarter of the cases. According to a World Health Organization report released Wednesday, there were an estimated 263 million cases of malaria and 597,000 deaths worldwide last year, mostly in children under 5.
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South Korea's Yoon vows to fight 'until the very last minute'
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed on Thursday to fight "until the very last minute" in a defiant address defending his shock decision to declare martial law and deploy troops to the country's parliament last week.Yoon, staring down an impeachment vote in parliament on Saturday, vowed to "fight with the people until the very last minute".
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'Taste of love': Donkey milk cheese meets success in Albania
"Donkey milk has the taste of love," said Fatiko Basha as she caressed her favourite, Liza, before collecting the animal's milk.Legends aside, it "heals children, is a natural remedy for respiratory tracts, allergies and the immune system", Fatiko Basha said.
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South Korean president vows to ‘fight to the end’ in defiant speech
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to “fight to the end” as he faces calls to step down over his failed attempt to impose martial law.
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European Central Bank likely to cut rates while weighing US trade concerns and France's chaos
With U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatening new tariffs and political chaos engulfing France, the European Union's second largest economy, the question ahead of the European Central Bank meeting Thursday is not whether it will cut interest rates, but by how much. Analysts see a quarter-point rate cut from the current ECB benchmark rate of 3.25% as the most likely option when the bank's rate-setting council meets at its skyscraper headquarters in Frankfurt.
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Middle East latest: Israeli airstrikes kill 28 in Gaza, including 7 children, health officials say
Palestinian medical officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 28 people in the Gaza Strip, including seven children and a woman, hours after the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The committees were set up by displaced Palestinians in coordination with the Hamas-run Interior Ministry. On Wednesday, the U.N. General Assembly approved resolutions demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and expressing support for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban.
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Fears for the future as drug deaths among young Finns soar
At a popular meeting spot for substance abusers near central Helsinki, even the addicts warn that Finland has a spiralling drug problem, particularly among young people. Another 7.5 million euros is to be spent helping young people with substance abuse and violence problems.
TODAY
The 1 food you should be eating more of, according to the new, proposed US dietary guidelines
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
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Nationalist minister tests Slovak culture, LGBT limits
Slovakia's Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova has sparked uproar by dismissing several heads of major cultural institutions and halting projects steered by LGBT+ associations under the pretext of promoting "Slovak culture".Their idea of culture is completely different from ours," Kusa said.
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Blown off course, turbine giant Orsted seeks second wind
Long dependent on fossil fuels before emerging a champion of offshore wind power, Danish company Orsted is now struggling to restore its business after dropping several major projects."A few years ago, they had the ambition of being a major green actor but now we don't hear that they want to change the world," climate editor Jakob Martini of business newspaper Finans told AFP. Orsted is seeking to refocus on offshore wind and "earn money from that core business", said Martini, who has been follo
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US says China military activity elevated around Taiwan, but not a response to Lai's trip
The de facto U.S. embassy in Taiwan said on Thursday that Chinese military activity in the region is currently elevated but it did not see that wider activity as a response to President Lai Ching-te's recent U.S. visit. Lai, who China detests as a "separatist", returned from a trip to the Pacific last Friday, during which he made what are officially transits in Hawaii and the U.S. territory of Guam. Taiwan's defence ministry on Monday went on the alert after reporting a large rise in Chinese military activity, both around the island and more broadly in the East and South China Seas.
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South Korea’s ruling party backs impeachment as president refuses to step down over martial law
South Korea’s ruling party has thrown its support behind attempts to impeach embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated decision to declare martial law that sparked a political crisis and widespread public anger in the country.
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Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks over killing of gay University of Mississippi student
A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. in the 2022 killing of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, a gay man who was prominent in the LGBTQ+ community at the University of Mississippi.
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Foster care advocate challenges claim that Rep. Nancy Mace was 'physically accosted'
A foster care advocate is challenging Rep.
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Wendy’s is offering 12 days of free food in December
Wendy’s is caroling door-to-door with buy-one, get-one-free deals including Breakfast Baconator, Saucy Nuggs, Dave's Single and more.
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How an ex-inmate of brutal Syria jail overcame trauma by helping others
Riyad Avlar spent 20 years languishing in Syria's jails, including a decade in the infamous Saydnaya prison, the scene of some of the Bashar al-Assad government's most brutal abuses. "I am sure we'll see Bashar al-Assad in court one day," predicted Avlar, who is Turkish.
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Attorney for suspect in health care CEO killing says he needs to see evidence to assess ‘truthfulness’ and ‘accuracy’
Luigi Mangione’s lawyer said Wednesday that he wants to examine the fingerprint and ballistics evidence police say they have against his client who has been charged with murder, among other counts, for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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