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Starlink drama puts spotlight on Musk's global stature
Elon Musk and his business's role in a recent dispute over Ukraine's access to Starlink and its military network is putting a spotlight on the tech mogul's outsized influence on the international stage. Following about 10 days of confusion and finger-pointing over what caused the…
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Child care costs, student loans squeeze families ahead of midterms
Parents and former students are feeling the burn from the costs of education ahead of midterm elections increasingly focused on affordability. From student loans to child care, education costs can take hundreds or thousands out of a budget for families already struggling with…
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Congress’ 65-year defense bill streak could be in jeopardy
Congress’ annual defense authorization bill is on shaky ground this year amid partisan infighting, threatening to upend the legislation’s unblemished 65-year streak of passage. The must-pass Pentagon policy bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), is facing…
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Lingering Democratic divisions could preview 2028 challenges
Democrats are weeks away from the start of the next presidential primary — a contest many in the party have been eagerly anticipating since their devastating loss in the 2024 race. But the divisions that could shape the 2028 race are already on full display, even as Democrats…
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Gen Z trusts elections, but not Washington
For younger voters, election-related corruption is less of a concern than for older generations. Four percent of Gen Zers say they're worried about election fraud and cheating ahead of the midterms, compared with 14 percent of millennials, 21 percent of Gen Xers and 23 percent of…
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Backlash to AI data centers threatens GOP's grip on Ohio, Texas
Salience around AI data centers is growing this election cycle as the fight over the infrastructure's costs and environmental impacts may be threatening Republicans in battleground states like Texas and Ohio. Grassroots movements in rural communities, particularly where President…
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TABOR and the Colorado state budget are on the ballot. These charts show why.
Two November ballot measures take aim at the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and the state budget crisis: Amendment 87, which would raise taxes on higher earners to fund schools, childcare and healthcare, and Proposition NN, which would redirect taxpayer refunds to public education
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Becerra widens lead in governor's race as voter focus shifts to Trump, new poll shows
LA Times/Berkeley poll on California governor's race, October 2026
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This L.A. city board is more than 150 years old. A ballot measure could quietly hasten its end
The five Public Works board members are appointed by the mayor and earn about $200,000 a year. They oversee more than 5,500 city employees working in sanitation, street repairs, sewer systems and more.
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Election denialism is on the ballot in Arizona. These volunteers are pushing back
Ordinary citizens across the country are participating in grassroots efforts to guard against possible election interference by the Trump administration.
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Utah’s prosecutor seeks fifth term as he leads national discussion on holding ICE agents accountable
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Do Utahns benefit when their governor travels the world? Cox responds
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‘We’ve been going through this for 10 years’: Why the ad targeting Amy Acton feels so unsettling
CINCINNATI — When Cindy Cromwell saw the TV ad that Republican Vivek Ramaswamy created with Democrat Dr. Amy Acton’s estranged mother saying she lied about documented childhood abuse, Cromwell’s immediate reaction was “revulsion” — but not shock. Over the years, Cromwell, 82, has…
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These women just want to govern. On the right, many only care that they’re Muslim.
Munira Abdullahi was having a particularly terrible week. It was one week before the midterm elections, and her phone kept pinging: another Islamophobic post falsely claiming she was a terrorist, an enemy to America and a communist. As the first Muslim woman and first Somali…
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So, do you come to Milwaukee often?
It's Algonquin for "The Good Land." Plus: The Apartment Depot; Happy trails, Gardens of Salonica; and more in your Minnesota news roundup. The post So, do you come to Milwaukee often? appeared first on MinnPost.
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Low-budget, last-minute Halloween costumes, MinnPost edition
You may not win any costume competitions, but that bit of buckthorn and pound of ground beef will be the talk of the party. The post Low-budget, last-minute Halloween costumes, MinnPost edition appeared first on MinnPost.
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How AIPAC and AI Spent Their Money This Midterm Election
Intercept staff take stock of the big spenders this election cycle. The post How AIPAC and AI Spent Their Money This Midterm Election appeared first on The Intercept.
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In contested majority-Black legislative districts, candidates focus on affordability
Four majority-Black legislative districts where Republicans did notably well in 2022 will be contested again this fall. The contests include three districts in the Black Belt region as well as an open seat in Anniston left by Rep. Barbara Boyd, D-Anniston, who is retiring from…
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Former Tuberville player joins Doug Jones on campaign trail in Auburn
AUBURN — Former Auburn University football player Victor Horn joined Democratic gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones at a campaign stop in Lee County, his opponent’s home county. More than 300 people attended the rally as Jones drew comparisons between himself and U.S. Sen. Tommy…
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AFCON returns to 2-year cycle after CAF reverses quadrennial decision
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will cohost the next AFCON in 2027, with subsequent tournaments in 2028, 2031 and 2033.
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'It Didn’t Work': Republicans Scramble As Trump Grounds Himself Before The Midterms
Both parties are now battling over conservative voters who nonetheless loathe Trump.
News HuffPost Politics
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Commentary: Wasted opioid settlements are a new low in the West Virginia exploitation story
As a neighbor back home in Union once put it: “It’s called Almost Heaven, because we’re close to dying every day.”
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Bhutan glacial lake outburst triggers flash floods
A glacial lake outburst in northern Bhutan has triggered flash flooding.
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PFAS detected across many Chesapeake Bay waterways, report finds
This article was originally published by the Chesapeake Bay Journal, an award-winning nonprofit news organization that has been covering environmental issues in the Bay region for more than 30 years. Forever chemicals are polluting a substantial majority of tested waterways in…
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Trump administration has slow-walked 380K potential immigrant voters
The Trump administration cut naturalization sharply over the past year, leading to accusations it’s holding back hundreds of thousands of people who might have voted in the midterms.
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DHS Citizenship Agency Reverses Biden Giveaways to 2.2 Million Migrants
A little-known agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ended a myriad legal giveaways to 2.2 million migrants welcomed by President Joe Biden. The post DHS Citizenship Agency Reverses Biden Giveaways to 2.2 Million Migrants appeared first on Breitbart.
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Wounded Turkish Mafia Boss Executed in Spanish Hospital in Presumptive 'Settling of Score'
A Turkish mafia boss was executed in his hospital bed Thursday by an unknown individual in Tarragona, Spain, days after he had been ambushed and shot multiple times, local outlets reported. The post Wounded Turkish Mafia Boss Executed in Spanish Hospital in Presumptive…
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Election officials brace for federal interference but expect to persevere
As concerns rise about the potential for federal influence over the results of next week’s midterm elections, many voting experts and advocates remain confident that the nation’s highly localized systems of administering and counting votes will persevere. Facing sinking…
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‘Medically frail’ Medicaid enrollees won’t have to prove they can’t work to keep coverage
Medicaid recipients who are disabled or have a chronic illness will not have to prove they are unable to work to be exempted from new work requirements that take effect next year, a federal judge ruled Thursday. The decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston grants…
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Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate as Justice Department escalates investigation
Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denied Thursday that she knew anything about an effort to put another candidate on the Alaska ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent as the Justice Department escalated a criminal investigation with new grand jury subpoenas.
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