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Washington State Works to Combat Rising Traffic Deaths
In recent years, Washington State has witnessed a troubling increase in traffic fatalities, prompting officials to implement measures to reduce the number of accidents and improve road safety. The state reported 750 traffic fatalities in 2022. Spokane county has seen...
What’s Behind the Increase in Fatal Accidents?
The new statistics for automobile accident deaths are out and the news isn’t good. The country saw fatal accidents rise in 2022 when experts thought they might decrease. The pandemic in 2020 significantly skewed accident data, but experts believed the pattern that...
NumbersUSA: More Than 185k Aliens Classified as ‘Got-Away’ Just This Fiscal Year Alone
A recent report by nonpartisan immigration-reduction organization NumbersUSA revealed that a source in Customs and Border Protection said that in excess of 185,000 aliens have eluded capture by Border Patrol this fiscal year so far. The CBP source providing this...
Why has the U.S. economy fared so much better under Democratic presidents than Republicans?
By David Leonhardt of the New York Times Blue at the top, red at the bottom Has the economy fared better under Democratic presidents or Republican presidents over the past century? The sensible answer might seem to be: It’s probably been similar. Presidents, after...
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Sir John Curtice: The map that shows Reform’s triumph was much more than a protest vote
9 hours agoShareSaveSir John CurticeProfessor of politics at the University of StrathclydeShareSaveBBCThere is no doubt that Reform performed well in Thursday's local council elections. The party won most votes, most seats and overall control of most councils.True,...
Labour minister sorry over grooming gangs remark
Leader of the House of Commons Lucy Powell has sought to clarify her remarks after she appeared to describe grooming gangs as a "dog whistle" issue, prompting a backlash from political opponents.During a heated debate on BBC Radio 4's Any Questions on Friday,...
Farage hails election results, as Labour and Tories digest losses
The Labour and Conservative parties are digesting the results of England's local and Mayoral elections after Reform UK made major gains at their expense. With counting complete, Nigel Farage's party took control of 10 local councils, won two mayoral races and added a...
What might Reform do with its newly-won power?
3 hours agoShareSaveJennifer McKiernanKate WhannelPolitical reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesFollowing this week's local elections, Reform UK has, for the first time, won control of local councils.It is now in charge in 10 areas, and there are a further four where it is...
Chris Mason: Fireworks for Reform as Labour and Tories write election post-mortems
For all of the noise and the numbers following this week's elections in England, two sentences tell you much of what you need to know.Nigel Farage arranged a fireworks display and a party.The prime minister and the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch have both written...
Henry Zeffman: Seven things we have learnt from the election results
17 hours agoShareSaveHenry ZeffmanBBC chief political correspondentShareSaveReutersThe patchwork of different election results across England has been truly fascinating, throwing up all sorts of lessons. Here are seven things we have learnt from the contests: These...
‘Not Labour enough’: MPs’ despair at voters’ verdict on government
19 hours agoShareSaveIain WatsonShareSaveGetty Images"We are losing to everyone, everywhere."That could be a quote from a Conservative, as the previous party of government struggles to rebuild trust with the electorate.But it isn't.It's a despairing message from a new...