With India drowning in crisis, Modi’s party loses big in a key election.

One of India’s feistiest opposition parties cruised to victory in a crucial state elections in West Bengal on Sunday, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a campaign held during a catastrophic Covid-19 surge. Top parties, including Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata organization, had campaigned relentlessly in West Bengal, one of India’s most populous states and a stronghold of […]

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Thousands of mask-free revellers dance at Sefton Park music festival with no social distancing in Covid test event

MASSES of maskless Brits have packed out a non-socially distanced outdoor music festival in Liverpool. Some 5,000 excited partygoers arrived at Sefton Park today for the pilot event as the UK sets its sights on returning to normality with the government navigating the country out of the coronavirus pandemic. ? Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest updates The idea of […]

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Former NASCAR driver Eric McClure dies at 42

Former NASCAR driver Eric McClure has died. He was 42 years old.  McClure raced in NASCAR from 2003-2016. Most of his starts came in NASCAR’s second-tier Xfinity Series. He raced in 288 races over 14 seasons and scored the only top-10 finish of his career in 2013 in the season-opening race at Daytona. McClure finished eighth in that race a […]

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California Democrats sharpen messaging against Newsom recall

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats sharpened their anti-recall messaging Saturday during the state party's annual convention, arguing removing Gov. Gavin Newsom from office early would roll back immigrant rights and criminal justice reforms, stall progress on the housing crisis and waste taxpayer money. The California Democratic Party gathering, held virtually, served as a venue for party leaders to energize […]

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