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Letters to the Editor: Democrats have to be likable if they want to win
1 month, 1 week ago

Letters to the Editor: Democrats have to be likable if they want to win

LA Times  

Former President Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris campaign in Georgia on Oct. 24. To the editor: Robin Abcarian ends her Nov. 11 column with quotes from people who voted for both President-elect Donald Trump and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. If Democrats ever want to win a national election again, they’d better find a way to be likable. Voter turnout was …

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California town agrees to $6 million reparations deal with black and Latino families of neighborhood razed in the 1960s
1 month, 1 week ago

California town agrees to $6 million reparations deal with black and Latino families of neighborhood razed in the 1960s

Daily Mail  

A California city is set to vote on whether to approve a nearly $6million reparations deal with black and Latino families whose neighborhood was razed in the 1960s. Members of the Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors group approved a $5.9million settlement for the destruction of their neighborhood in the 1960s It is also set to vote on a package that …

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Tech billionaire reveals he is endorsing Donald Trump in 2024 election despite being a 'lifelong Democrat'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tech billionaire reveals he is endorsing Donald Trump in 2024 election despite being a 'lifelong Democrat'

Daily Mail  

Tech billionaire Mark Pincus has revealed that he is voting for Donald Trump for president, despite being a 'lifelong Dem.' Pincus, who is worth an estimated $1.4 billion, founded video game company Zynga, which is most famous for the game Farmville Pincus said he had made the decision to vote for the Republican candidate despite supporting the past four Democratic …

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Iran Presidential Elections: Iran prepares for run-off polls as voters grow disenchanted
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran Presidential Elections: Iran prepares for run-off polls as voters grow disenchanted

The Hindu  

Over 20 years ago, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stood before a crowd at Friday prayers to denounce the U.S. for its disenchanted electorate. Iran will hold a run-off presidential election on Friday, only its second since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, after only 39.9% of its voting public cast a ballot the previous week. Meanwhile, public rage simmers after …

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German blue-chips warn of ‘extremist’ threat before EU elections
7 months, 2 weeks ago

German blue-chips warn of ‘extremist’ threat before EU elections

Al Jazeera  

Business alliance seeks to counter far-right populism and persuade 1.7 million staff to vote in upcoming election. Thirty companies, including BMW, BASF, and Siemens, announced on Tuesday that they have formed a “business alliance” to battle populism and promote “diversity, openness and tolerance”. The initiative also calls on the 1.7 million employees of the firms to vote in June’s EU …

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Oklahoma City Council sets vote on $900M arena to keep NBA’s Thunder through 2050
1 year, 2 months ago

Oklahoma City Council sets vote on $900M arena to keep NBA’s Thunder through 2050

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Council voted Tuesday to set a Dec. 12 citywide vote on a proposed 1% sales tax for six years that would fund a new $900 million downtown arena and keep the NBA’s Thunder in the city through at least 2050. The council also voted 7-2 to approve a letter of intent with the Thunder’s …

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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote, officials say
1 year, 3 months ago

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote, officials say

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final five-year term late Saturday in results announced much earlier than expected following another troubled vote in the southern African country with a history of violent and disputed elections. An opposition party spokesperson said within minutes of Mnangagwa being declared the winner that they would reject the …

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Aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from Turkey certain to continue — but for 6 or 12 months?
1 year, 5 months ago

Aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from Turkey certain to continue — but for 6 or 12 months?

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from neighboring Turkey is virtually certain to get a green light to continue from the U.N. Security Council — but the big question is for how long. The earthquake caused more than 4,500 deaths in northwest Syria and about 855,000 people had their homes damaged or destroyed, according …

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Board passes 4th year of state universities’ tuition freeze
2 years, 8 months ago

Board passes 4th year of state universities’ tuition freeze

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Students at Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities won’t see tuition increase next year under a unanimous vote Thursday by the the system’s board. The State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors passed what will be the fourth year of flat tuition, as the struggling system hopes the Legislature will approve hundreds of millions in additional funding in the …

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Ethiopia sets June 21 as new date for its delayed elections
3 years, 7 months ago

Ethiopia sets June 21 as new date for its delayed elections

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — Ethiopia will hold its delayed parliamentary elections on June 21, the country’s national electoral board announced Thursday, a vote that determines who will be prime minister. The elections were to have taken place on June 5, but were postponed earlier this month after officials said the electoral board needed more time to print ballot papers, train polling staff …

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Ethiopia again delays national election amid deadly tensions
3 years, 7 months ago

Ethiopia again delays national election amid deadly tensions

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia has again delayed its national election after some opposition parties said they wouldn’t take part and as conflict in the country’s Tigray region means no vote is being held there, further complicating Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s efforts to centralize power. The head of the national elections board, Birtukan Mideksa, in a meeting with political parties’ representatives …

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Electoral College vote in California cements Biden victory
4 years ago

Electoral College vote in California cements Biden victory

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — California electors on Monday cast the state’s 55 votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, formally cementing the Democratic presidential ticket’s victory over President Donald Trump. Biden and Harris, the home-state senator, carried the heavily Democratic state in a landslide on Election Day, defeating Trump by over 5 million votes. The state-by-state tally of …

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Russia’s Kremlev defies Olympic concern to win boxing vote
4 years ago

Russia’s Kremlev defies Olympic concern to win boxing vote

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Umar Kremlev of Russia was elected president of the troubled International Boxing Association on Saturday despite concerns of Olympic officials about his candidacy. “The question of recognition of AIBA will only be reviewed after the Olympic Games,” the IOC said Saturday in a statement noting Kremlev’s victory. IOC President Thomas Bach confirmed this week that AIBA had been …

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Trump spent $3 million on a Wisconsin recount which has boosted Biden’s total vote
4 years ago

Trump spent $3 million on a Wisconsin recount which has boosted Biden’s total vote

The Independent  

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The U.S. vote is about building back better
4 years, 1 month ago

The U.S. vote is about building back better

The Hindu  

The 2020 U.S. presidential election has been one of many firsts. On the Republican side, Mr. Trump will be the first U.S. President since 1992, the third elected President since World War II, and only the 11th President in U.S. history to lose a re-election bid. The Trump years This begs the question: if indeed Mr. Trump was seen as …

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U.S. Presidential Elections | Americans want the country to come together, says Biden
4 years, 1 month ago

U.S. Presidential Elections | Americans want the country to come together, says Biden

The Hindu  

Democrat Joe Biden said on Friday night that American voters have made it clear that they want the country to come together. “They made it clear they want the country to come together, not continue to pull apart,” said Mr. Biden, from his home State of Delaware. Although the popular vote does not determine the outcome, Mr. Biden leads Mr. …

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