Who Is Michael Marra? All About Scotland’s New Scottish Labour Leader

Who Is Michael Marra? All About Scotland’s New Scottish Labour Leader

Michael Marra was elected leader of Scottish Labour on Saturday, Sept. 19, taking over from Anas Sarwar after the party’s worst Holyrood election result since devolution began. He won the members’ ballot in Edinburgh with 4,266 votes against Joe Fagan’s 2,485, becoming the eleventh person to lead the party during the devolution era. Sarwar stepped…

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Saudi-Houthi conflict escalates with attack near Riyadh airport

Saudi-Houthi conflict escalates with attack near Riyadh airport

Smoke and flames erupted near Riyadh’s main airport Saturday after Saudi Arabia issued its first air-raid alert in the capital since the latest escalation with Iran-backed Houthi rebels — raising fresh fears that the widening Middle East war could choke off another critical oil route. Video showed a massive plume of black smoke rising near…

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Jesse Calhoun Charged in Death of Sixth Woman Elizabeth Gibson

Jesse Calhoun Charged in Death of Sixth Woman Elizabeth Gibson

Jesse Lee Calhoun has been indicted in the death of Elizabeth “Libby” Gibson, making her the sixth woman whose death prosecutors have tied to the Oregon man who faces five second-degree murder charges. A Multnomah County grand jury indicted Calhoun on Sept. 16 for first-degree manslaughter, claiming he unlawfully and recklessly caused the death of…

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