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Iowa farmer Aaron Lehman was already paying a hefty price for health insurance, but his premium is set to skyrocket in January when major government subsidies expire, after US President Donald Trump's Republican party declined to extend them.

Myanmar’s military junta is staging the country’s first general election since its coup in 2021. Western critics have dismissed it as a “sham”, while the generals have insisted that the polls are “free and fair”. Posting on X, Tom Andrews, the United Nations rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar, called the election “a theatre of the absurd”. He may be right but it is also beside the point. Andrews was a long-time foreign supporter of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose second-term government was...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu activity is very high in New Jersey, moderate in Pennsylvania and minimal in Delaware.

Tuerk said the failed override vote leaves intact his original budget with a 4% tax increase. However, City Council's lawyer said the veto leaves the city in limbo with no budget for 2026.

Japanese tech investor SoftBank said Wednesday that its stake in OpenAI is now around 11 percent after completing the second stage of a $41-billion investment in the maker of ChatGPT.

Bangladesh bids farewell on Wednesday to former prime minister Khaleda Zia with a state funeral expected to draw vast crowds, mourning a towering leader whose career defined politics for decades.

The unmistakable smell of durians from rows of trucks laden with the thorny greenish-yellow fruit signals the arrival of the long-awaited season for lovers of the “king of fruits” in Sarawak, Malaysia, boosted by an abundant supply of local durians now flooding the market. The surplus, particularly of the “kampung” variety from the south of the state, inspired trader Akmal Hakim Saidan, 29, and his siblings to offer rock-bottom prices – as low as 1 ringgit (0.25 US cents) per fruit to draw...

Ronan Keating says he hopes his BBC One concert will help people who are finding things difficult.

Ronan Keating says he hopes his BBC One concert will help people who are finding things difficult.

Ronan Keating says he hopes his BBC One concert will help people who are finding things difficult.

Using weighted pieces and magnetic boards, players of the hybrid sport must complete each move in one breath.

Using weighted pieces and magnetic boards, players of the hybrid sport must complete each move in one breath.