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Marina Bay MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North–South (NSL), Circle (CCL) and Thomson–East Coast (TEL) lines in Singapore. Located in the Downtown Core district near Marina Bay, it serves the Marina One Residences, Marina Bay Suites and the Marina Bay Financial Centre. It was one of the last stations to be completed in the early phases of the MRT network, opening on 4 November 1989. The station was the terminus of the NSL until the line's extension in 2014. It became an interchange station with the CCL when the two-station branch extension from Promenade station was completed in January 2012. The TEL station platforms were completed in November 2022, becoming a triple-line interchange on the MRT network. The station features art as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit programme. The sculpture Flowers in Blossom II is over the CCL mezzanine. The CCL platforms feature photographs by Nah Yong En and the TEL station features murals by Tang Ling Nah. (Full article...)
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Governors in the United States are elected by each of the fifty states and five inhabited territories. The governor serves as the chief executive of the state or territorial government. The sole federal district, the District of Columbia, elects a mayor to oversee its government in a similar manner. As of 2024, there are twenty-seven states with Republican governors and twenty-three states with Democratic governors. For most states and territories, the current gubernatorial term ends and a new term begins in January, two months after the election; in Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota and Kentucky, the term begins in December. Governors serve four-year terms in most states and all territories; New Hampshire and Vermont have two-year terms for their governors. Thirty-seven states and four territories also have term limits that generally allow a governor to serve two consecutive terms. All fifty-five governors are members of the National Governors Association, a non-partisan organization that represents states and territories in discussions with the federal government. (Full list...)
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