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Billboards and quiet quitters: Is this the beginning of the end of MAGA?

The question has come up as the mid-terms approach, with Trump's approval ratings battered and the Iran war driving up inflation.

A large board with the message “MAGA: a national embarrassment” towers over the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bedford county. The largely rural area is overwhelmingly Republican, it voted for Donald Trump by thumping margins in the last three presidential elections.

Who will triumph in Melaka as 79 candidates battle for 28 state seats?

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New mall, parks and plans for a school under Toa Payoh West masterplan

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At McDonald’s for 16 years, he thought he knew the business. Then he joined Chagee

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Why is Putien’s founder working as an outlet manager despite running a $400 million F&B group?

Apple overtakes Nvidia to become world’s most valuable company

Binance seeks to shore up confidence after record US$6.3 billion heist; Trump weighs in 

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Boys can like pink, girls can be firefighters: Male pre-school teachers challenge gender stereotypes

Male pre-school teachers account for only about 1% of the 28,000 educators across 1,800 pre-schools.

Muhammad Aliff Mohamed Murat, lead teacher at My First Skool in Rivervale Crescent, during a musical activity on Oct 27.

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Singapore finish 141st in inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival

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‘Better late than never,’ says Balakrishnan on first Pakistan visit by S’pore leader in two decades

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Mass detentions stoke anger among young protesters in India

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Video shows tranquilliser failing to subdue bear in Japan factory rampage

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At McDonald’s for 16 years, he thought he knew the business. Then he joined Chagee

Tan Dawn Wei

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When tough love crosses the line to child abuse

Theresa Tan

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Trust but diversify: Lessons for Singapore from the haze-related friction with Indonesia

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Is pickleball here to stay? This sceptic turned near-convert hopes so

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How two high-speed trains collided in central Spain

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Green wall of Singapore teeming with life

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‘A never-ending effort’: She chases down illicit product peddlers in Geylang

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‘We’re breathing in the smoke even as we sleep’: Living with haze in Sumatra

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Mapping the 7.0-magnitude quake in Tibet

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The tragically short life of Trevor Neo

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Junk to jungle giants: Turning trash into towering artwork at Gardens by the Bay

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Friends with work benefits: Young S’poreans say work friendships help their careers, but carry risks

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