The recent parliamentary elections in North Korea have once again attracted the attention of the whole world. The Workers’ Party of Korea, led by the country’s supreme leader Kim Jong Un, won almost an absolute majority in this election with 99.93 percent votes. This election was held in North Korea on Sunday this month (March 15, 2026), in which members of the 15th Supreme People’s Assembly were selected.

According to the country’s government news agency KCNA, not only did Kim’s party get huge support in this election, but the voting percentage also reached 99.99 percent, which is considered very unusual in any democratic system. However, what attracted people’s attention the most in this election is the remaining 0.07 percent votes which were not cast in support of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. In such a situation, it would be interesting to know which other person the people of North Korea supported during the rule of Kim Jong Un.

Who won 0.07% votes against Kim?

Actually, the electoral system of North Korea is quite different from the rest of the countries in the world. Here, there is only one candidate in every constituency, who is approved in advance by the ruling regime. In such a situation, voters have only two options, first they either accept the approved candidate, or second option they reject him.

This is the reason why no opposition party or leader got the 0.07 percent votes shown in the election results. Here is the percentage of people who voted ‘no’ or rejected the officially approved candidates.

North Korea accepted this after many decades

This time’s parliamentary elections in North Korea are being considered very special because after several decades, the country’s government media channel has publicly acknowledged that some people have voted against the candidates. According to reports, this is the first time since 1957 that the rejected votes have been made public.

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Leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh Assembly and former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has strongly targeted the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government of the state regarding the supplementary budget. Jairam Thakur said that the supplementary budget has torn apart the financial management, discipline and foresight of the Sukhu government.

Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur said that this budget has torn to pieces the three favorite words of the Chief Minister ‘Fiscal Prudence, Fiscal Management, Fiscal Discipline and System Transformation’. According to Jairam Thakur, before presenting the budget last year, CM Sukhu had said that he is the Finance Minister who reads the most.

Budget estimates proved completely wrong

Jairam Thakur said that the budget estimates proved to be completely wrong, everything is a matter of wind. The basic objective of the budget is to make realistic estimates. 70% additional expenditure shows that the government did not trust its own figures. This is a clear indication that the government failed to make its own financial plan.

Government has no control over expenditure

Jairam Thakur said that there is neither fiscal management, nor fiscal discipline and prudence nor any system in this budget. There is just chaos here. Such a huge supplementary budget shows that there is no control on expenditure and the government is spending money without planning. This supplementary budget itself is a certificate of the economic failure of the main budget government.

The Leader of Opposition said that last year’s capital expenditure was Rs 3941 crore which is 37% less than last time and is only 3.98% of the total budget. From this it is clear that development has come to a standstill in the state and the question arises where exactly Rs 98,975 crore is being spent. He said that this time the government did not even provide the documents of the supplementary budget. Because he had realized his failure.

Think your favorite team has improved its Super Bowl odds through free agency? Better start saving. 

Many hopeful NFL fans spend the offseason dreaming about their favorite team making the Super Bowl as they monitor offseason transactions and gear up for the NFL Draft. But attending the Super Bowl in person is a bucket-list item that will never get checked off for most American sports fans. 

The dream is becoming more of a nightmare. The median household income was about $83,730 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. With prices of almost everything going up, the idea of the average American football fan attending the Super Bowl appears to be more of a fairy tale.

Financial guru Ted Jenkin said the average American simply can’t realistically afford to attend the Super Bowl on a whim if their favorite team makes it. 

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Attending the Super Bowl in person is a “bucket-list” item that will never get checked off for most American sports fans. (Ishika Samant/Getty Images)

“The Super Bowl has become the biggest corporate hospitality event in America. When you look at resale tickets today, with prices for the Super Bowl being somewhere between $7,000 to $10,000, that means for the average American to attend, they would be spending four months of mortgage payments. Or if you look at the median income… two tickets to the Super Bowls is basically a fifth of your income,” Jenkin told Fox News Digital. 

Finder, a company designed to help consumers make informed financial decisions, published shocking data last month that revealed Super Tickets cost “approximately 7.1% of a projected annual median household income.”

The average ticket for the 2026 Super Bowl was $5,567 on the secondary market with the lowest-price seats going for nearly $4,000 and some premium tickets skyrocketing to over $30,000, according to TicketiQ.

Jenkin, the founder of Exit Stage Left Advisors, estimates that between corporate sponsors, NFL partners and hospitality, he estimates that 75% of the tickets for the Superbowl don’t even go up for resale. In addition to the rising cost of the actual ticket, Jenkin said that flights, hotels, food, souvenirs and other entertainment will also add up quickly. 

“That’s probably another couple thousand as well. So, you could spend easily, for one ticket, almost $20,000 in a weekend,” Jenkin said. 

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Many hopeful NFL fans spend the offseason dreaming about their favorite team making the Super Bowl. (Jason Redmond/Getty Images)

Jenkin understands that in a perfect world, the NFL would work to make it easier for the average American to attend a Super Bowl. However, he’s a capitalist at heart and understands the NFL is a business. 

“It isn’t just the Super Bowl. If you look at the Masters or Formula One, or the NBA All-Star game, these have become luxury corporate events and the average American who wants to attend these things just simply can’t afford to go to any of them,” Jenkin said. 

University of South Carolina professor Stephen L. Shapiro, who serves as chair of the Tepper Department of Sport and Entertainment Management, believes the Super Bowl is simply an “ultra-premium event” that relegates average Americans to their couch. 

“The average fan, if their team makes the Super Bowl, it’s going to be a pretty steep investment for them to be able to go to the game,” Shapiro told Fox News Digital. 

“Each year the Super Bowl gets bigger and bigger in terms of a global spectacle,” he added. “I think there’s definitely a push to have more corporate hospitality and VIP experiences. So, you see a lot more catering to a premium audience, whether that be a corporate partner or whether it be people that are wealthy.”

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Denver Broncos fans cheer their team on against the New England Patriots during the fourth quarter of the Patriots’ 10-7 AFC Championship Game win at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on Sunday, January 25, 2026.  (Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post/Getty Images)

Shapiro also said the rise of an established secondary market for tickets is also working against the average fan.

“Once ticket resales went online with StubHub, it kind of changed the game. And so, now you have this dynamic where there are people purchasing tickets as brokers with an intention of reselling them for a profit rather than attending the game,” Shapiro said. “That market helped push up an already high-priced ticket for an event like the Super Bowl.” 

Shapiro believes NFL owners should be concerned that average fans have access to attend games live in order to cultivate new long-term consumers, at least for regular-season contests. 

“As for the playoffs and certainly the Super Bowl, it’s a premium event. I think it would be very challenging for the NFL to make these tickets affordable with the amount of people that want to go,” he said. 

The NFL Annual League Meeting is set to begin on March 29, free agency began earlier this month, and the NFL Draft is set for late April. All the offseason wheeling and dealing occurs with a common goal of reaching the Super Bowl – regardless of who can afford to attend. 

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Super Bowl LXI is set for Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and fans shouldn’t expect the game to become more affordable anytime soon.  

“I think for most Americans, here’s the way to solve your problem. You may not be live at the event, but you can always buy a 100-inch screen TV. It’ll be about 20% of the price, and you’ll probably have a better experience,” Jenkin said. 

Fox News Digital’s Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report. 

Several major countries of Europe and Japan have issued a joint statement on Thursday (March 19, 2026) on the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran amid the ongoing conflict and tension in the Middle East. These countries condemned the attacks being carried out by Iran on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz and called on it to immediately stop its actions.

Along with Japan, Britain (UK), France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands said in a joint statement that they will join the necessary efforts to ensure safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz and take steps to stabilize energy markets.

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— British Embassy Washington (@UKinUSA) March 19, 2026

What did the European countries say in the joint statement?

In a joint statement issued from the office of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the leaders of all the countries involved said that we request Iran to immediately stop all efforts to block the path of commercial shipping vessels through its attacks, threats, laying of mines, drone and missile attacks.

He said that Iran’s attack on merchant ships, oil-gas bases and civilian infrastructure in the Gulf is very serious and such interference in international shipping by closing Hormuz and creating problems in global energy supply is a threat to international peace, security and the entire world. In their statement, these countries have also talked about keeping the energy supply stable, releasing oil reserves if needed and helping the affected countries.

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The leaders also said that Iran has entered the 20th day of the war and the Strait of Hormuz is currently effectively closed. Freedom of navigation is a fundamental principle of international law. The impact of Iran’s actions will be felt in all parts of the world, especially among those who are most vulnerable.

It is clear from this statement that there is increasing concern about Iran’s retaliatory actions in response to the attacks by America and Israel. Along with this, oil and gas facilities have been damaged due to attacks from both sides, due to which the prices of oil and gas are increasing.

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The cabinet expansion which was awaited for a long time in the politics of Uttarakhand may soon become a reality. There can be an expansion of the cabinet in Uttarakhand on Friday i.e. tomorrow 20th March. There is a lot of movement from Raj Bhavan to the government. The swearing-in ceremony can take place at Raj Bhavan at 10 am on Friday.

Orders have been issued in the government regarding Uttarakhand cabinet expansion. In Uttarakhand, one cabinet minister each can be made from Haridwar, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Nainital and Dehradun. At present there are five vacant posts in the Dhami cabinet, the efforts to fill them have intensified. Along with this, the responsibilities which have been lying vacant for a long time will also be filled, so that a balance can be maintained between the organization and the government. The special thing is that this time regional balance will be given priority in cabinet expansion. A formula has been prepared to give a chance to the MLAs from the districts where there is no cabinet minister till now.

Some of these may get a place in the cabinet

According to the information, many names are under discussion in political circles. These include MLAs like Khajan Das, Vinod Chamoli, Munna Singh Chauhan, Adesh Chauhan, Vinod Kandari, Ram Singh Kaida and Diwan Singh Bisht. Some of these may get a place in the cabinet, while others can be satisfied by giving them important responsibilities.

It is being told that through this expansion, the government not only wants to honor the loyal and active MLAs of the organization, but is also preparing to solve the political equations keeping in mind the upcoming elections. In such a situation, the final list will be prepared keeping in mind regional, caste and organizational balance.

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Big change can be seen in the politics of Uttarakhand

Political analysts believe that this cabinet expansion can be an important part of BJP’s strategy before the 2027 assembly elections. While this will increase enthusiasm among party workers, it will also strengthen the efficiency and hold of the government. At present, everyone’s eyes are fixed on the final decision of Chief Minister Dhami. As soon as they get their consent, a big change can be seen in the politics of Uttarakhand.

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A shocking case of audacity of thieves has come to light in Katra locality of Kotwali police station area of ​​Basti district. Here a gang targeted a filled gas cylinder kept outside the house in broad daylight. After this incident, there is panic in the entire area and people are worried about the safety of their property.

At the same time, after the incident of cylinder theft, the victim’s family is very hurt as to how the stove will be lit in their house. Due to the shortage of cylinder gas, a filled cylinder was somehow found with great difficulty, but the thieves have got hold of that cylinder also. The victim’s family is very upset.

‘Waste of time with financial loss’

According to the victim Rahul Pal, he had obtained the new cylinder after a lot of hard work by standing in a long line at the gas agency. After reaching home, he kept the cylinder outside for safekeeping, but in the meantime the thieves made away with it. Rahul told that due to the theft of the cylinder, he has not only suffered financial loss, but he will have to go through the same long process to get gas again, which is very painful.

Thief’s actions captured in CCTV

The most shocking thing about the incident is that the thieves carried out it in a well-planned manner. It is clear from the footage captured in the CCTV camera installed nearby that the accused was already doing recce of the area. It can be seen in the footage that as soon as he gets the opportunity, the suspicious youth cleverly enters the courtyard of the house and takes the cylinder and escapes. There is huge anger among the local residents due to the fearless actions of the thieves.

Police started searching for the thief

As soon as information about the incident was received, the Kotwali police team reached the spot and captured the CCTV footage. According to the police, efforts are being made to identify the suspects on the basis of the footage. The police station in-charge said that patrolling has been increased in the area and this gang will soon be exposed. At present, after the face of the thief has come to light, the police has become active to catch him.

This incident has alerted the people of Katra locality. People say that now it has become unsafe to keep even small things outside the house. Police have also appealed to the public to keep their gas cylinders, vehicles or other valuables indoors and keep an eye on activities outside.

A Texas judge had a few choice words for a teenage defendant convicted of a violent convenience store robbery in which a worker was assaulted. 

Caden Fontenette, 18, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated robbery in Jefferson County on Tuesday, March 10, according to 12 News Now. 

The charges reportedly stem from Fontenette’s role in a violent robbery and assault of a Bulldog Express convenience store clerk in Nederland in October 2025, in which Fontenette and two others used a firearm to carry out the holdup. 

Surveillance video captured the moment one suspect brandished an apparent assault-style rifle and struck the clerk, officials reportedly said. Fontenette and the two additional suspects were subsequently taken into custody the same day.

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18-year-old Caden Fontenette pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery charges and was sentenced to 25 years in prison in  Jefferson County, Texas on March 10, 2026.   (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)

During Fontenette’s sentencing, Judge Raquel West admonished the teenager’s actions as she handed down her ruling. 

“Mr. Fontenette, there was a time some years ago there wasn’t really a question. Everyone – state’s attorneys – were recommending youthful offenders probation [to] give everybody an opportunity,” West said. “Things have just changed in such an incredibly dangerous way with young people doing what I just saw you do on that screen.”

The judge went on to show sympathy for the convenience store clerk victimized in the robbery, while imploring Fontenette to reflect on his actions.

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Judge Raquel West admonishes 18-year-old Caden Fontenette while sentencing him to 25 years behind bars stemming from aggravated robbery charges in Jefferson County, Texas on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.  (252nd District Court of Texas)

“I cannot imagine the fear that person had that was working in that store,” the judge added. “Just trying to go to work, make a living and go home.” 

“He has three people come in and not just grab a quick something and run out, but terrorize him for quite some time – pulling him around, yanking him around, putting guns in his face. All three of you.” 

Although Fontenette pleaded guilty to the charges, attorneys from both the defense and prosecution did not provide an agreed punishment recommendation, 12 News Now reported. The move subsequently left Fontenette’s sentence up to the discretion of the judge.

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18-year-old Caden Fontenette listens as Judge Raquel West sentences him to 25 years behind bars stemming from aggravated robbery charges in Jefferson County, Texas on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (252nd District Court of Texas)

During the sentencing, West turned to incidents in which Fontenette was caught fighting and “jumping people” while behind bars, describing him as “high-risk.” 

“So it makes it very difficult for me to go, ‘This is somebody that’s going to get out and behave, who can follow the rules,’ because you can’t even follow the rules in jail,” West said. 

“The pre-sentence report shows you’re at a high-risk level. That tells me that after they looked at everything, that you don’t unfortunately have a good likelihood of being successful if I were to put you on probation.”

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As West sentenced Fontenette to 25 years behind bars, a member of his family became emotional and began shouting in the courtroom, resulting in the individual being escorted out. 

West went on to describe her rationale behind the seemingly “harsh” sentence on the 18-year-old man. 

“Mr. Fontenette, I understand that this is harsh, and I know you believe that this is harsh, but I think that this is necessary,” West continued.

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“You’re still going to be young and you can make your life better. That’s going to be up to you.” 

The 25-year sentence came after lead prosecutor Tommy Coleman reportedly implored the court to protect the local community by keeping violent offenders off the streets. 

“I’m preaching to the choir,” Coleman said, according to 12 News Now. “Judge, prayer vigils and advisory committees, all that stuff’s fine. But you judge where the rubber meets the road, you are that person that can protect the community from somebody like this defendant.”

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“I’m not in the habit of begging,” he continued. “On behalf of this community, I’m begging that you send us this defendant to prison. The message that needs to be sent to this defendant and his circle of friends and anybody who would want to be like this defendant is that if you pick up a gun with the intent to commit violence, you’re going to pick up a 15-, 20-, 25-year prison sentence.”

However, defense attorney Charles Rojas reportedly asked the court to consider the defendant’s age and limited criminal history when making a sentencing determination. 

“He is a young offender,” Rojas said, according to the outlet. “I know the court is tired of hearing the same story over and over — young guys with guns in here. He’s got a limited criminal history, though. I believe this is his first felony.”

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Fontenette will reportedly be eligible for parole once he serves half of his 25-year sentence. 

The district attorney’s office and Fontenette’s defense attorney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Fox News Digital’s Adriana James-Rodil contributed to this report. 

Former Chief Minister of Haryana and senior Congress leader Bhupendra Singh Hooda reached Karnal and spoke openly on cross-voting and political developments in the Rajya Sabha elections. He has made serious allegations against the ruling party (BJP) of violating democratic norms during elections and forcibly canceling votes.

On the issue of cross-voting of Congress MLAs in the Rajya Sabha elections, Hooda made it clear that the party will not save anyone in this matter. When the media questioned that the Congress in-charge has so far revealed the names of only four MLAs, Hooda said that within a day or two the name of the fifth MLA will also be revealed. However, while giving a big statement, he also made it clear that the MLAs who have cross-voted will not lose their ‘Vidhyayakti’ (membership of the Legislative Assembly).

‘BJP tried to strangle democracy’

The former CM informed that he met the Governor today and informed him about the entire incident that happened during the elections. Hooda launched a scathing attack on the ruling party and alleged that democracy, the dignity of the Assembly and the honor of the MLAs have been hurt in the Rajya Sabha elections. He claimed that to win the election, all tactics were used, coercion was used and 4 votes were deliberately cancelled.

Bluntly on the statements of Kuldeep Vats and Shaili Chaudhary

Hooda gave a measured reaction to the statement given by Congress MLA Kuldeep Vats about ‘game of big bosses’. He said that Vats has not said anything wrong, this game must have been played by some big leader of BJP.

At the same time, Hooda took a tough stand on the statement of MLA Shaili Chaudhary, who was surrounded by allegations of cross voting, to release the videography and challenge her to leave politics. He bluntly said that Shaili Chaudhary should simply reply to the show cause notice sent by the party.