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BJP Wins West Bengal, Upsets Trinamool Rule

NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday wrested control of West Bengal, an opposition stronghold, according to partial results from the Election Commission.

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Trump-Backed Spending Fuels Indiana Primary Battles

State Sen. Spencer Deery is crisscrossing his West Lafayette neighborhood on an electric scooter, slipping glossy flyers with his cell number into mailboxes and pleading with voters that he is not the Republican in name only that TV ads portray him to be.

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Bard President Leon Botstein to Retire After Epstein Review

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — The longtime president of Bard College announced his retirement Friday, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

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Will Trump's Surgeon General Pick Be Confirmed?

President Trump has nominated Dr. Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News Channel contributor, for the role of surgeon general. It's his third pick for this position, often called "the nation's doctor," responsible for promoting health

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Kurds Left in Limbo After Assad's Fall

QAMISHLI, Syria — The children running through the courtyard of a school in this northeastern city are a blur of motion. But they're not students at recess — they