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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Najib Razak, 69, is Malaysia’s first ex-prime minister to go to jail – a big fall for a veteran British-educated politician whose father and uncle were the first and third ministers of the country, respectively. The huge 1MDB financial scandal directly linked to him was not only a personal blow, but also shook, at least temporarily, the control his party, the United Malays National Organization, had over Malaysian politics . UMNO had traditionally enjoyed the support of the country’s ethnic Malay majority and had headed the National Front coalition government since the country gained independence from…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Najib Razak, 69, is Malaysia’s first former prime minister to go to prison — a major setback for a British-educated veteran politician whose father and uncle they were the country’s second and third prime ministers, respectively. The huge 1MDB financial scandal directly linked to him was not only a personal blow, but also shook, at least temporarily, the control his party, the United Malays National Organization, had over Malaysian politics . UMNO had traditionally enjoyed the support of the country’s ethnic Malay majority and had headed the National Front coalition government since the country gained…

Two Crawford County sheriff’s deputies and a Mulberry police officer have been suspended with pay after making an arrest Sunday morning. A video posted to Facebook, which can be seen above, shows officers beating a man they were arresting on the sidewalk at Kountry Xpress near Mulberry. The Crawford County Sheriff identified the three law enforcement officers as Deputy Levi White, Deputy Zack King and Officer Mulberry. Thell Riddle. Arrest incident The incident began at a gas station in Alma. Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said a man named Randall Worcester threatened an employee, who called police. Police issued a…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Najib Razak, 69, is Malaysia’s first former prime minister to go to prison — a major setback for a British-educated veteran politician whose father and uncle they were the country’s second and third prime ministers, respectively. The huge 1MDB financial scandal directly linked to him was not only a personal blow, but also shook, at least temporarily, the control his party, the United Malays National Organization, had over Malaysian politics . UMNO had traditionally enjoyed the support of the country’s ethnic Malay majority and had headed the National Front coalition government since the country gained…

ROCHESTER, NY – Tuesday is primary day in New York for a handful of New York state congressional and Senate races. In the Finger Lakes region, there is a three-candidate Republican primary for New York’s new 24th Congressional District. This district now includes all of Wayne and Cayuga counties. This is the second primary this summer after all the delays and back and forth over proper redistricting procedures. The redrawing of political maps in the state means that registered Republican voters in Wayne and Cayuga counties will help decide who the Republican candidate for Congress in the 24th District will…

Biography of Sanna Marin: Sanna Marin is a Finnish politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Finland since 2019. Taking office at the age of 34, Sanna Marin is the youngest person to hold the office in Finland’s history. She is also the third youngest national leader in the world after Dritan Abazovic of Montenegro and Gabriel Boric of Chile. Sanna Marin is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland and has been a Member of Parliament since 2015. Sanna Marin was elected Prime Minister of Finland on 8 December 2019, following the resignation of Antti…

HAMBURG, NY – After a legal challenge to the new district maps, New Yorkers are now voting in the primary election runoff. In this round, candidates Nick Langworthy and Carl Paladino face off in the 23rd Congressional District Republican primary. Paladino has been a controversial figure in Western New York politics for years, including making racist remarks directed at former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama. Langworthy has served as the Erie County chairman of the New York Republican State Committee since 2019. Both self-described Trump loyalists have traded blows in several political TV and radio ads….

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A local North Carolina grand jury on Monday advanced its consideration of possible criminal charges against state Attorney General Josh Stein and two aides over an investigation into a political ad targeting Stein’s 2020 election opponent. After hearing from a State Bureau of Investigation agent, the Wake County grand jury requested in writing that the Wake County District Attorney’s Office file an indictment for consideration “against anyone” of three people, including Stein himself. The Democratic attorney general, his 2020 campaign manager Eric Stern, and current state Justice Department chief of staff Seth Dearmin, a former Stein…