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After months publicly absent from the campaign trail, Democrat Xavier Becerra has increased public appearances and begun airing television ads as mail ballots reach California voters.

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The ad opens with a shot of a quiet neighborhood street in western Nebraska, a bright red content warning about sexual assault splashed across the top of the frame. “I have a story to tell,” a woman’s voice states, “about our senator, Pete Ricketts.” Jody Snogren goes on to…

News The 19th · 2 weeks ago

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The post He Tried to Set Limits on His State’s School Vouchers. Billionaires Helped Bankroll a Campaign to Unseat Him. appeared first on ProPublica.

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Documents obtained by The Intercept show the military is trying to deploy autonomous AI agents to hack its adversaries. The post The Army Wants to Sic AI Agents on Its Enemies. What Could Go Wrong? appeared first on The Intercept.

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Protect America by Stopping Putin Now The post Wicker Visits War-Torn Ukraine appeared first on U.S. Senator Roger Wicker.

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Echelon Insights’ Patrick Ruffini told POLITICO he thinks polling is overstating Democrats’ chances of flipping Senate races in historically deep-red territory.

News Politico · 2 weeks ago

I try to avoid political predictions. But it’s safe to say that whatever happens on Nov. 3, most of us will end up disappointed. Certainly, if our preferred candidates don’t win. But even if they prevail, the embers of excitement will cool. And by the summer, whatever our leaders…

News Alabama Reflector · 2 weeks ago

The race in Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District features a well-entrenched Republican incumbent and a Democratic newcomer. The 3rd Congressional District in east Alabama, covering includes Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Lee, Randolph, St. Clair and…

News Alabama Reflector · 2 weeks ago

The sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures. Until now, no industry had driven the U.S. economy with such force since the railroad expansion of the late 1800s, when…

News Idaho Capital Sun · 2 weeks ago

Just when you thought the SEC and Big Ten were the biggest and baddest conferences in the land, along comes the Big 12 with three teams in the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 and the ACC with the No. 1 team

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Despite what polls and political analysts say, Democrat Charles Booker says he’s ready to win the race for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat next month. In an interview with the Kentucky Lantern, Booker said the race against Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr “feels like the perfect…

News Kentucky Lantern · 2 weeks ago

This column was originally published in the Northern Kentucky Tribune. LEXINGTON, Ky. – It’s been 30 years or more since Kentucky was a bellwether state in national politics, but it might be this year. Part of it, at least. That part is the section of Kentucky that the nation may…

News Kentucky Lantern · 2 weeks ago

The post Ken Paxton’s Anti-Abortion Influence Already Extended Beyond Texas. He Could Take It Further in the Senate. appeared first on ProPublica.

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Hampton Roads Ventures backed a $12 million investment in a grocery store in rural Marion, $10 million for a farm equipment distribution center in Martinsville and $3 million for a supermarket in Louisiana in the past year. And once again, none of its projects were in Norfolk.…

News Virginia Mercury · 2 weeks ago

With just over two weeks until the Nov. 3 general election, anxieties over federal interference on Election Day, as well as fears about the security of casting a ballot in the first place, are ever-present in conversations about election integrity in Michigan. Advocates and…

News Michigan Advance · 2 weeks ago

If you’re alarmed about the proliferation of data centers — gargantuan, windowless megastructures that power social media, live-streaming, cloud storage, e-commerce, text messaging, cryptocurrency, online betting, artificial intelligence and near-universal security surveillance —…

News Virginia Mercury · 2 weeks ago

Dominion Energy plans to add more than 39 gigawatts of new power generation over the next 20 years as electricity demand surges across Virginia, according to the company’s latest filing with the State Corporation Commission. Over that period, Dominion plans to build more than…

News Virginia Mercury · 2 weeks ago

Ken Block’s campaign calculus rests squarely on the numbers. Battling against entrenched party politics as an independent candidate for governor with only modest name recognition and even less campaign cash, he looks to polling as proof he can beat Democratic rival Helena…

News Rhode Island Current · 2 weeks ago

By Mechelle Hankerson / WHRO When Isle of Wight voters scan their ballot this election season, they’ll notice something different: Instead of names next to bubbles, voters will find a space to write in a name for recently vacated school board seat. Former school board member…

News Virginia Mercury · 2 weeks ago

Researchers travelled to a remote Pacific Island to confirm whether an object first spotted on satellite imagery in 2020 solved the mystery of the pilot's disappearance.

News BBC US & Canada · 2 weeks ago

• “Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. visits Virginia Beach to address healthcare shortages.” — WAVY • “Virginia elementary student found with handgun in backpack, police say.” — WTVR • “Virginia voters to decide whether to enshrine same-sex marriage right in constitution.” — NBC4 Washington…

News Virginia Mercury · 2 weeks ago

The sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures. Until now, no industry had driven the U.S. economy with such force since the railroad expansion of the late 1800s, when…

News Rhode Island Current · 2 weeks ago

Bears are having a very bad year. Across much of the United States, a warm winter and persistent drought have decimated the natural foods that black and brown bears rely on. With nearly every station at the buffet in short supply, the adaptable eaters are turning to human food.…

News Stateline · 2 weeks ago

Max Engling was a twenty-something Republican staffer for an obscure congressional committee when Kevin McCarthy first encountered him more than a decade ago.

News Indiana Capital Chronicle · 2 weeks ago

As far back as grade school, Jennifer Walker was sure she’d become a teacher. Then, her experiences at Providence’s Classical High School super-charged her ambition with a passion to become a two-way bilingual teacher. Many of her Classical classmates spoke Spanish at home but…

News Rhode Island Current · 2 weeks ago

A group of people who say they were abused as children under the state’s care argue that New Hampshire officials have pulled the rug out from under them. Now, they want the state Supreme Court to intervene and make New Hampshire stay true to a promise they say was made to them.…

News New Hampshire Bulletin · 2 weeks ago

Six years after a national sexual assault scandal roiled the state’s flagship university, Louisiana lawmakers question if the reporting system implemented in its wake provides enough information. In 2020, LSU became engulfed in controversy following a USA Today investigative…

News Louisiana Illuminator · 2 weeks ago