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Opinion

Swiss voters appear to reject setting population cap at 10M

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GENEVA (AP) — Nearly 55% of voters in Switzerland on Sunday rejected an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country’s population at 10 million, early results showed. The populist Swiss People's Party, which has the most seats in parliament, has stirred ...

Almanac for June 15, 2026

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Today is Monday, June 15, the 166th day of 2026. There are 199 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1904, more than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat PS General Slocum in New York’s East River; it remained the deadliest individual event in the New York area ...

Grateful for McBroom’s efforts on Bacco Memorial Highway

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Bouquet We are the granddaughter and great-grandchildren of Medio J. Bacco, and we wish to commend and thank Ed McBroom for advocating to designate the portion of U.S. 8 from the Michigan-Wisconsin border to its intersection with U.S. 2 in Norway as the “Medio J. Bacco Memorial ...

Platner wants redemption, others a refund

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Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna conceded at a rally for the Maine senatorial candidate that Graham Platner's actions have not been sterling. Voters considering Platner don't like his "shameful" actions against women, the Californian said, but "they are willing to extend him grace and ...

Trump’s name poised to be removed from Kennedy Center

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge cleared the way for President Donald Trump's name to be removed from the Kennedy Center's exterior Friday, denying a last-minute request from the institution's board that would have kept the name in place. With storms gathering near Washington before a court-ordered ...