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People watch as firemen arrive to put out vehicle that was set alight during a protest in East Belfast following a stabbing incident in Belfast, Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
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U.K. leaders call for calm as protests break out after Belfast street stabbing
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U.K. leaders called for calm Tuesday after the arrest of a Sudanese man accused of trying to kill a man in a vicious stabbing on a Belfast street sparked fiery anti-immigration protests.
Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford, left, will face Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, right, in Nevada's race for governor this November.
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In Nevada, Trump's policies are making things tough for Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo
Paul Boger
Average reading and math scores for 9-year-old students rose from 2022 to 2025, according to the newest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
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President Trump, then former President Donald Trump, gestures to supporters at an election night watch party at the State Fairgrounds on February 24, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Also pictured is Republican South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, who is running for governor in 2026.
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