New Hampshire primaries led by Sanders, Buttigieg
After tying in the Iowa caucuses last week, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who managed a shocking win in the New Hampshire primaries in 2016 against Hillary Clinton, and Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana are leading the Democratic candidates' bid to win the presidential nomination against the Republican party's uncontested nomination of current US President Donald Trump.
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Singapore’s ruling party PAP wins 83 out of 93 seats in the parliament
Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party extended its unbroken rule in Friday’s election, but its vote share slipped near a record low as the main opposition party secured 10 seats, the most ever held by any opposition party. Having held power since independence in 1965, the PAP had been widely expected to win and carry Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. PAP’s popular vote fell to 61%, down from 70% in 2015
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Ex-Senator Tom Coburn dead at 72
Ex-Senator Tom Coburn dead at 72
Ex-Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, known for his fierce opposition to any proposition of government spending and nicknamed Dr. No, has died at the age of 72 due to prostate cancer. Coburn, originally a physician and Sunday school teacher, served in Congress for two decades, first as a House representative and then as Senator during the Bush and Obama administrations.
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Calls for Senator Richard Burr to step down amid coronavirus stock selloff scandal
It was recently made public that North Carolina's Republican Senator Richard Burr downplayed the coronavirus outbreak while getting rid of hundreds of thousands of dollars of stocks before the market collapsed as the pandemic spread. Senator Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called for Burr's resignation after the secretary of the Senate disclosed him and his wife had sold more than 33 stocks valued between 628,000 to 1.7 million USD.
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Democratic Hopeful Tulsi Gabbard drops out of the race
Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii has announced that she will be dropping out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. She was the last remaining woman still contending for the nomination and has now decided to endorse ex-Vice President Joe Biden instead of Bernie Sanders. She will return to Hawai and serve as a major in the Hawaii Army National Guard.
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