Ahead of the byelection in Blackpool South, the Guardian takes the temperature in the once prosperous northern coastal town, with many voters expressing complete apathy and disdain for the state of politics
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Sir Keir Starmer has revealed the moment he considered quitting as Labour leader. Sir Keir admitted he thought of stepping down as leader after Labour lost both the Hartlepool by-election and council seats in 2021. In an interview with Sky News on Wednesday (1 May), he said: It really hit me because my job was to turn around the party and take us from defeat to success and losing hurts in politics. It was a very very low moment. Sir Keir added: I did [consider quitting] because I didnt feel that I should be bigger than the party and that if i couldnt bring about the change then there should be a change.
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Abortion is still consuming U.S. state legislatures, courts and political campaigns two years after the draft of a Supreme Court decision that would upend the status quo was leaked
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Misinformation about India’s election is surging online as the world’s most populous country votes.
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The DEA wants to change marijuana to a Schedule III drug, and one Tennessee lawmaker says that could give Tennesseans access to medical cannabis in states that allow it.
![Denver Gazette, 9NEWS to host conversation on immigration [Video]](https://usanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mp_1457814_0_a9ae779216d54ebea6f6219acd895ece1140x641jpg.jpg)
Immigration is a top issue in Colorado. Denver Gazette, Colorado Politics and 9NEWS will hold a conversation on immigration on May 7: Mike Johnston, Mike Coffman.
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Tiff Macklem testified at a Senate committee that the spending plan tabled last month hasn’t changed the federal government’s fiscal track by much.
![Letter: Our public lands should not be exploited and will not help solve problems we have created ourselves on the land already developed [Video]](https://usanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mp_1456408_0_3YQWFL35NFA5ZOZ6WHCOQYLM6Mjpg.jpg)
Mark Eddingtons article Environmentalists excluded from speaking at congressional hearing in southern Utah hit many important points concerning what was an unfortunate and vivid example of the divided politics we are witnessing generally in this state and country, while using Earth Day in a feigned attempt to show love for our public land.
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The ongoing protests against the war in Gaza that have been galvanising students at colleges across the USA.
![Severe Weather Team 11 digs into the impacts WPXI [Video]](https://usanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mp_1456812_0_XGV4FRWUWJAYPFVNP6AQJQDXKQpng.jpg)
Across the globe and here in Western Pennsylvania, were seeing many impacts of a changing climate. From milder winters to more-intense storms, the Severe Weather Team at Channel 11 News will be digging into the facts to get beyond politics.
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Sports Minute! May 1, 2024: Honoring Aiden; Hoos get to host; Walsh honored