Super Tuesday marked a nationwide success for former vice president Joe Biden as he was projected to win in nine states out of 15 contests, securing more than 300 delegates in the Democratic Party primary and an endorsement from billionaire Mike Bloomberg who pulled out of the race on Wednesday.
A total of 1,991 delegates are needed to secure the nomination and the successful candidate will run against US President Donald Trump in the November presidential election.
Results from Maine have yet to be announced, with the race being too tight to call. But Mr Biden's rival Bernie Sanders seized the biggest prize with a win in California that ensured he - and his embrace of democratic socialism - would drive the Democrats' nomination fight for the foreseeable future.
Suddenly, the Democratic Party's presidential field, which featured more than a half-dozen candidates a week ago, transformed into a two-man contest.
Mr Bloomberg announced his departure from the race after a disappointing finish on Super Tuesday.
His exit ended a novel electoral strategy, a vast experiment in political advertising, as Mr Bloomberg, 78, skipped the four early-voting states and instead focused on the 14-state Super Tuesday contest. His only victory on Tuesday came in the US territory of American Samoa.
Endorsing Mr Biden, Mr Bloomberg said: "I will work to make him the next president of the United States."
His media company, Bloomberg News, lifted its election coverage restrictions hours after his announcement.
Mr Biden surged ahead and is projected to win in states including Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Arkansas.
He is also expected to stage an upset in Massachusetts, the home state of Elizabeth Warren, marking a significant loss for her campaign. Early results showed Ms Warren in danger of finishing third in her state.
North Carolina, Virginia and Massachusetts would signal big wins for Mr Biden, as together they amount to 300 delegates.
In addition, the key state of Texas, which represents 228 delegates, went to Mr Biden after a tight race against Mr Sanders.
On the eve of Super Tuesday, a number of endorsements were made in Texas by former candidates Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Beto O'Rourke, who all pledged their support to Mr Biden.
He was also endorsed by Senator Tim Kaine, the 2016 Democratic vice presidential candidate, and former Virginia governor Terry McCaullife.
Progressive candidate Mr Sanders is expected to win in his home state of Vermont, in addition to Colorado and Utah.
Mr Sanders’ biggest victory is expected to be in California, with AP projecting he would win the state soon after polls closed.
However, the final results from California were delayed due to long voting lines and the state's mail-in voting policy.
California awards 415 delegates, the largest number available on Super Tuesday. In the build-up to the vote, Mr Sanders invested heavily in California, setting up 22 campaign offices in the state, compared to Mr Biden’s single California office.
Mr Biden, the biggest winner of the night, gave a fired-up speech from Los Angeles celebrating his victories, and trying to unify the party.
“Our campaign reflects the diversity of this party and this nation and that’s how it should be,” he said.
Two “anti-dairy” protesters interrupted the speech as Mr Biden was speaking.
But Mr Biden's closest rival Bernie Sanders was nowhere near conceding the race. In a defiant speech from Vermont, Mr Sanders blasted Mr Biden's record and insisted he was the better candidate to defeat Mr Trump.
He criticised Mr Biden's position on trade and for voting for the Iraq war.
"One of us in this race led the opposition to the war in Iraq – you're looking at him. Another candidate voted for the war in Iraq."
Mr Sanders later admitted that he was "disappointed" by Tuesday evening's results and said he was falling short in inspiring young people to vote.
“Of course I’m disappointed,” told a news conference at his campaign office in Burlington, Vermont. “I would like to win every state by a landslide. It’s not going to happen.”
Speaking about the youth vote, he said: “Have we been as successful as I would hope in bringing young people in? And the answer is no.”
The states voting were Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia, as well as US territory American Samoa.
Together, they account for 1,357 delegates, and a candidate is required to secure the support of 1,991 delegates to win the nomination.
Voter turnout in Texas was hit by coronavirus fears while power cuts left some California voters in the dark.
Meanwhile, a powerful tornado disrupted voting across stretches of Tennessee. Polling stations in three counties in the state suffered extreme damage and voters were redirected to cast their ballot at other locations within the state.
A judge extended voting hours in the Nashville area after four Democratic candidates sued to keep Super Tuesday polls open after the tornado damage.
Before Tuesday evening, Mr Sanders led the delegate count with 56, while Mr Biden was in the second place with 48.
Only a week ago, the former vice president’s campaign appeared to have run out of steam.
But he was buoyed by a big win in South Carolina on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Mr Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday night to mock rival Mr Bloomberg for eating doughnuts and licking his fingers on the campaign trail.
Farage on Muslim Brotherhood
Nigel Farage told Reform's annual conference that the party will proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood if he becomes Prime Minister.
"We will stop dangerous organisations with links to terrorism operating in our country," he said. "Quite why we've been so gutless about this – both Labour and Conservative – I don't know.
“All across the Middle East, countries have banned and proscribed the Muslim Brotherhood as a dangerous organisation. We will do the very same.”
It is 10 years since a ground-breaking report into the Muslim Brotherhood by Sir John Jenkins.
Among the former diplomat's findings was an assessment that “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” has “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
The prime minister at the time, David Cameron, who commissioned the report, said membership or association with the Muslim Brotherhood was a "possible indicator of extremism" but it would not be banned.
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Flydubai offers three daily direct flights to Sarajevo and, from June, a daily flight from Thessaloniki from Dubai. A return flight costs from Dhs1,905 including taxes.
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The Travel Scientists are the organisers of the Balkan Ride and several other rallies around the world. The 2018 running of this particular adventure will take place from August 3-11, once again starting in Sarajevo and ending a week later in Thessaloniki. If you’re driving your own vehicle, then entry start from €880 (Dhs 3,900) per person including all accommodation along the route. Contact the Travel Scientists if you wish to hire one of their vehicles.
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European Tour: 6 events, 16 rounds, 5 cuts, 0 wins, 3 top-10s, 4 top-25s, 72,5567 points, ranked 16th
PGA Tour: 8 events, 26 rounds, 6 cuts, 0 wins, 4 top-10s, 5 top-25s, 526 points, ranked 71st
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Most memorable achievement: Leading my first city-wide charity campaign in Toronto holds a special place in my heart. It was for Amnesty International’s Stop Violence Against Women program and showed me the power of how communities can come together in the smallest ways to have such wide impact.
Favourite film: Childhood favourite would be Disney’s Jungle Book and classic favourite Gone With The Wind.
Favourite book: To Kill A Mockingbird for a timeless story on justice and courage and Harry Potters for my love of all things magical.
Favourite quote: “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” — Winston Churchill
Favourite food: Dim sum
Favourite place to travel to: Anywhere with natural beauty, wildlife and awe-inspiring sunsets.
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How much of your income do you need to save?
The more you save, the sooner you can retire. Tuan Phan, a board member of SimplyFI.com, says if you save just 5 per cent of your salary, you can expect to work for another 66 years before you are able to retire without too large a drop in income.
In other words, you will not save enough to retire comfortably. If you save 15 per cent, you can forward to another 43 working years. Up that to 40 per cent of your income, and your remaining working life drops to just 22 years. (see table)
Obviously, this is only a rough guide. How much you save will depend on variables, not least your salary and how much you already have in your pension pot. But it shows what you need to do to achieve financial independence.
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- Unregulated structured products or complex investments often used to bypass traditional safeguards.
- Lack of clear information, vague language, no access to audited financials.
- Overseas companies targeting investors in other jurisdictions - this can make legal recovery difficult.
- Hard-selling tactics - creating urgency, offering 'exclusive' deals.
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Clinical psychologist, Dr Saliha Afridi at The Lighthouse Arabia suggests three easy things you can do every day to cut back on the time you spend online.
1. Put the social media app in a folder on the second or third screen of your phone so it has to remain a conscious decision to open, rather than something your fingers gravitate towards without consideration.
2. Schedule a time to use social media instead of consistently throughout the day. I recommend setting aside certain times of the day or week when you upload pictures or share information.
3. Take a mental snapshot rather than a photo on your phone. Instead of sharing it with your social world, try to absorb the moment, connect with your feeling, experience the moment with all five of your senses. You will have a memory of that moment more vividly and for far longer than if you take a picture of it.
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The two riders are among several riders in the UAE to receive the top payment of £10,000 under the Thank You Fund of £16 million (Dh80m), which was announced in conjunction with Deliveroo's £8 billion (Dh40bn) stock market listing earlier this year.
The £10,000 (Dh50,000) payment is made to those riders who have completed the highest number of orders in each market.
There are also riders who will receive payments of £1,000 (Dh5,000) and £500 (Dh2,500).
All riders who have worked with Deliveroo for at least one year and completed 2,000 orders will receive £200 (Dh1,000), the company said when it announced the scheme.
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Trans fat is typically found in fried and baked goods, but you may be consuming more than you think.
Powdered coffee creamer, microwave popcorn and virtually anything processed with a crust is likely to contain it, as this guide from Mayo Clinic outlines:
Baked goods - Most cakes, cookies, pie crusts and crackers contain shortening, which is usually made from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Ready-made frosting is another source of trans fat.
Snacks - Potato, corn and tortilla chips often contain trans fat. And while popcorn can be a healthy snack, many types of packaged or microwave popcorn use trans fat to help cook or flavour the popcorn.
Fried food - Foods that require deep frying — french fries, doughnuts and fried chicken — can contain trans fat from the oil used in the cooking process.
Refrigerator dough - Products such as canned biscuits and cinnamon rolls often contain trans fat, as do frozen pizza crusts.
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- Over 500 Gazans have been evacuated to France since November 2023
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- The Foreign Ministry launched a review to determine how authorities failed to detect the posts before her entry
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