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Security expert encourages states to utilize SCOTUS ruling on ballot counting
Wade Miller thinks Monday's ruling underscores the importance of the SAVE America Act and the necessity of national election legislation.
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You Vote: With SCOTUS decision on late-arriving ballots and Speaker Johnson's warning, what now?
The implications of the case are fairly narrow, as the case only determined that federal law did not bar states from tabulating ballots received after election day but postmarked by it.
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Trump claims rise in socialist candidates is 'biggest threat to our nation'
“I think it’s the biggest threat to our nation there is, maybe since our founding," Trump said. "That includes World War I, World War II, September 11, it includes the Pearl Harbor attack.”
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WHO issues alert as Nipah virus outbreak prompts quarantines in Asia
The Nipah virus, known for its high fatality rate and ability to spread between people, has raised concern among governments, with some officials saying it has “pandemic potential.”
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Two Texas Democrats win runoff elections in races with extremely low voter turnout
The runoffs were held in two races that had numerous candidates on Nov. 5 and no candidate received 50% of the vote
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Voters trust GOP more than Dems on economy, security, immigration, Dems leading in other areas: poll
On the question of which party voters generally trust more across important issues, the results were 41% for Republicans compared to 39% for Democrats.
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Eugenics revived: Red states, civil libertarians urge SCOTUS to fix precedent behind COVID mandates
Courts have been botching 1905 precedent upholding mandate for vaccine that actually stops transmission since Buck v. Bell, which upheld forced sterilization of "imbeciles," and especially in COVID era, SCOTUS hears.
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More than 70,000 in metro Nashville experiencing sixth day without power
Outages from ice storm are concerning to state officials in light of another blast of arctic air on its way.
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Federal judicial manual contains climate-advocacy materials biasing judges, coalition of AGs says
A coalition of 27 Republican attorneys general is demanding that the Federal Judiciary Center remove material from an influential reference manual that's been cited by the Supreme Court.
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Faster, smarter and more realistic: Power grid charts path forward for AI
Steps are being taken, but experts warn that supply chain bottlenecks could prevent new generation sources from coming online in time to meet capacity needs – creating a mismatch between what clears in the market and what can actually be built on schedule.
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Dr. Oz hits back at Newsom over civil rights complaint
Turks and Armenians have a long history of ethnic tensions, with much of the animosity dating to the Turkish genocide of Armenians during World War I.
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Trump lifts Venezuela oil sanctions as Caracas works to mend ties with Washington
Washington has sought an eventual transition of power in Caracas away from the remnants of the Maduro government, though the timeline for such a move remains ambiguous.
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Canada's Mark Carney praises Trump's Fed Chair pick: 'Fantastic choice'
Current Chairman Jerome Powell's term is not set to expire until 2028 and Trump's authority to fire him remains ambiguous.