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More voters are identifying as Democrats and shying away from calling themselves Republican, according to the latest quarterly data published by Gallup.Some 49%of voters surveyed leaned Democrat, including independent voters asked to pick one party or the other. Only 39% of respondents leaned Republican.That 10-point spread marks a sharp reversal from the four-point advantage that Republicans held over Democrats in the fourth quarter of 2024, when voters sent Donald Trump back to the White House and Republicans swept both houses of Congress. Democrats are seeing their most sizable advantage since 2008, when Barack Obama was elected president, according to the…

Conor Daly waves to the crowd before the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 24, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)Getty ImagesConor Daly is one of the most popular drivers in the NTT IndyCar Series because of his great sense of humor, ability to connect with the fans, and his popular SPEED STREET Podcast on Dale Earnhardt, Jr’s Dirty Mo Media.Saturday at WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca, Daly was introduced as the fulltime driver at Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, which returns to full-time IndyCar participation for the first time since the…

A man clad in a balaclava and brandishing a machete terrorises a worker at a petrol station before firebombing the building on the way out.A woman gives birth on the side of the road, unable to reach a hospital due to ambulance ramping and crater-like potholes, which also stop a fire truck in its tracks.A flood of water – emblematic of Victoria’s “tsunami of debt”, forecast to hit $199bn in the next four years – gushes from the steps of state parliament, towards a scared child.These are some of the AI-generated images being used as part of a social media…

Conservationists are hopeful that two bonding beavers who were released into the wild earlier in 2026 could help to strengthen the population of the creatures.The beavers, which live on the Holnicote Estate, Exmoor, Somerset, were captured on trail cameras grooming each other.The semi-aquatic rodents were released in February as part of the National Trust’s work to restore rivers, wetlands and floodplains on the 5,000-hectare site.National Trust ranger Mathieu Burtschell said: “The fact that they have paired up is a good indication that they have found the right conditions at Holnicote, with enough suitable habitat, food and space to establish a…

Shooting Stars of Ibadan secured a 1-0 victory over Tunisian side CS Sfaxien in their CAF Confederation Cup encounter at the MKO Abiola Sports Arena, Abeokuta, on Saturday. Lucky Emmanuel scored the decisive goal in the 25th minute to give the Nigerian side a deserved lead before the break. CS Sfaxien came out strongly in the second half, piling pressure on Shooting Stars in search of an equaliser, but the goal keeper was too good to let in any goal. However, the Shooting Stars defence remained resolute, frustrating the Tunisian side and preventing them from finding a way through. Shooting…

Karol G knew she had a club-ready record when she included “BbY WOW” on her latest album No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto. She admitted as much to Rolling Stone in August, expressing her desire for an emotional track with an infectious beat to make people want to dance. The song, which also features Spanish acts Judeline and Rusowsky, has quickly become a viral smash since its release. “BbY WOW” currently sits atop the Billboard Hot Latin chart, Apple Music’s Global 100 chart, and Spotify’s Global Top 50 chart, racking up over 78 million streams on Spotify and 21 million views…

My prayer for my mentor, leader and friend is that the God whom he has served so faithfully will grant him many more years in good health and strength; that the wisdom accumulated over seven decades will continue to benefit our country and coming generations; and that the seeds he has planted — in public institutions, in the Church, in education and in people — will continue to bear fruit long after the stories of our present politics have faded. It was already past 11 o’clock that night when I finally got home. We had spent much of the day…

The Edo State Healthcare Regulation and Monitoring Agency has ordered the immediate closure of Jess Royal Hospital in Benin after discovering that the facility had operated for more than 10 years without statutory registration. This was disclosed in a statement shared by the state government on Facebook on Saturday, stating that the hospital was neither registered with the Edo State Ministry of Health nor currently registered with EDOHERMA. According to the agency, the discovery was made during a monitoring exercise at an orphanage located in the same building as the hospital. The Chief Executive Officer of EDOHERMA, Dr Adesuwa Urhoghide-Edigin,…

Mental health organisations have “failed to acknowledge” the risk of violence from a minority of people with severe mental illnesses, the chief executive of Mind has said ahead of the closure of the inquiry into the Nottingham attacks.Dr Sarah Hughes, who has led mental health charity Mind for four years and has worked in the sector for almost four decades, said charities had shied away from addressing the risk of violence due to the fact it had increased the stigma and harassment around people with mental health conditions.The inquiry into the Nottingham attacks is examining the events leading up to…

… Proposed 4.1bn share offer could raise approximately ₦2.15trnBy Udeme Akpan The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the commencement of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, paving the way for what could become one of the largest capital market transactions in Nigeria’s history. The approval was conveyed in a letter to the Lead Issuing House, Vetiva Advisory Services Limited, and signed by the Director of the Securities and Investment Services Department of the SEC, Abdulkadir Abbas. According to the Commission, the proposed offering comprises 4.1 billion ordinary shares at ₦525 per share,…