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Between 2016 and 2020, the nonmajor party share of the presidential vote dropped from 5.7 percent to 1.9 percent. It's impossible to determine whether that factor had a decisive impact on the fact that Donald Trump won the former race and lost the latter; after all, he lost the popular vote in both elections. But if you accept the proposition that his conduct and character have placed something of a cap on his popularity, the availability of robust minor-party or independent candidacies to divert anti-Trump votes seems significant.

1. Israeli captives mistakenly killed in Gaza held white flag, official says  Al Jazeera English
2. Israel-Gaza latest news: Hostages were holding white cloth on stick when Israeli forces shot them, army says  BBC
3. Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by IDF in Gaza were holding makeshift white flag, official says  The Guardian
4. Israel-Hamas War: Hostages Shot by Israel Had White Flag, Early Inquiry Finds  The New York Times

‘People have rejected Congress’s poll guarantees’

Justice Smith stars in this comedy from Kobi Libii, which follows a secret society of Black people who work to make white people comfortable.

TRUMP UP BY 50 IN MICHIGAN GOP RACE? The political class has spent a lot of time obsessing about former President Donald Trump's lead in the Republican early-voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. There's been less time devoted to how Trump is doing in some bigger states that...

1. Sue Barker is 'massively disappointed' that BBC bosses have axed Question Of Sport after viewing figures plung  Daily Mail
2. Dan Walker turns from critic to supporter as he defends Alex Scott in face of Joey Barton slamming...  The Sun
3. A Question of Sport fans nostalgic as clip of Paul O'Connell giving the 'greatest answer in quiz history' resu  Daily Mail
4. Legendary A Question of Sport host Sue Barker breaks silence as BBC show axed 3 years after she was...  The Sun
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For those who suffer from the dreaded “red wine headache," a new study from the University of California, Davis offers some insights into why it occurs.

Terse missives suggest that neither attorney is in a talkative mood as they seek to walk the line between the case in Georgia and those in federal court.

With exactly a month to go until the first nominating contest of the presidential race begins in Iowa, Nikki Haley has a few things going for her. She's established as the non-Donald Trump candidate that members of the press (and betting markets) believe to have best chance of winning the nomination.

Hundreds of mourners started to gather about an hour prior to his funeral Mass at 11am at St James’ Church in Horsewood, Co Wexford.

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson is delighted with the attitude with Dean Henderson.

The prince is found to have been a victim of phone hacking and other unlawful acts by Mirror Group journalists with the knowledge of their editors

WWE star Liv Morgan, aka Gionna Daddio, found herself in legal trouble in Florida after being arrested for marijuana possession during a traffic stop near Orlando. The incident occurred just days after her appearance on the red carpet for the premiere of "The Iron Claw" in Los Angeles.

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has defended a decision to hold a closed trial of dozens of politicians, journalists, and activists charged in connection with objections to a Kyrgyz-Uzbek border demarcation deal.

It would be hard to overstate the impact TV commercials have had on business and culture around the world. In the United States, television ads generate tens of billions of dollars every year and reach their pinnacle at the Super Bowl. As with every powerful force, though, there’s a humble origin story behind today’s polished spots. And it played out 75 years ago Friday.

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The Congress Party on Saturday appointed Jitu Patwari as state President of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee, an official release by the party stated.

Rules of engagement breached in incident that resulted in death of three hostages, all in their 20s.

According to the report, India currently has 19 operational reactors with a total generating capacity of 6.3GW (gigawatts) or 6300MW (megawatts). The share of nuclear power in India’s electricity is 3.1 per cent. It says that eight more reactors with a combined capacity of 6.0GW are being constructed.