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Today: September 23, 2024

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Judge sides with conservative group in its push to access, publish voter rolls online

A federal judge has ruled that New Mexico election officials violated public disclosure provisions of the National Voter Registration Act by refusing to provide voter rolls to a conservative group and its public online database

Judge sides with conservative group in its push to access, publish voter rolls online
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Yes, we're divided. But new AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values

A new poll finds that most Americans share many core values on what it means to be an American despite the country’s deep political polarization

Yes, we're divided. But new AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values
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Maryland lawmakers debate tax and fee package. Some Democrats worry it may cost party the US Senate

A push for a revenue package that includes hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes and fees in the Maryland General Assembly is raising concerns among some leading Democrats

Maryland lawmakers debate tax and fee package. Some Democrats worry it may cost party the US Senate
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Expecting a lawsuit, North Dakota lawmakers estimate $1 million to defend congressional age limit

North Dakota lawmakers expecting a legal challenge to a congressional age limit, if passed through a ballot initiative in the June election

Expecting a lawsuit, North Dakota lawmakers estimate $1 million to defend congressional age limit
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What we know: Trump uses death of Michigan woman to stoke fears over immigration

Donald Trump traveled to Michigan and Wisconsin and used the recent death of a 25-year-old Michigan woman killed by a man that immigration officials say entered the country illegally to hammer President Joe Biden over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border

What we know: Trump uses death of Michigan woman to stoke fears over immigration
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Indonesian president-elect vows to further strengthen ties with Japan after visiting China

Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto said on a visit to Japan that he wants to “further strengthen” relations between the countries

Indonesian president-elect vows to further strengthen ties with Japan after visiting China
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Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a shortfall in troop numbers fighting Russia

Ukraine has lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 in an effort to replenish its depleted ranks after more than two years of war following Russia’s full-scale invasion

Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a shortfall in troop numbers fighting Russia
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Man who used megaphone to lead attack on police during Capitol riot gets over 7 years in prison

A Washington state man who used a megaphone to orchestrate a mob’s attack on police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison

Man who used megaphone to lead attack on police during Capitol riot gets over 7 years in prison
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Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska's GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system

Nebraska’s Republican governor is calling on state lawmakers to move forward with a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes

Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska's GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system
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US Sen. Rick Scott spends multiple millions on ads focused on Florida's Hispanic voters

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is spending millions of campaign dollars on ads focused on Florida’s Hispanic voters

US Sen. Rick Scott spends multiple millions on ads focused on Florida's Hispanic voters
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Nebraska lawmaker who targeted a colleague during a graphic description of rape is reprimanded

An outside investigator has found that a Nebraska lawmaker who invoked the name of a colleague while reading a graphic account of rape violated the body’s sexual harassment policy

Nebraska lawmaker who targeted a colleague during a graphic description of rape is reprimanded
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Treasury secretary heads to China to talk trade, anti-money laundering and Chinese 'overproduction'

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is heading to a China that is determined to avoid open conflict with the United States

Treasury secretary heads to China to talk trade, anti-money laundering and Chinese 'overproduction'
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New rule strengthening federal job protections could counter Trump promises to remake the government

The government’s chief human resources agency has issued a new rule making it harder to fire thousands of federal employees

New rule strengthening federal job protections could counter Trump promises to remake the government
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Lebanon's billionaire prime minister denies allegations of money laundering in France

Lebanon's billionaire caretaker prime minister has denied all allegations of money laundering after a complaint was formally filed in France by two anti-corruption groups this week

Lebanon's billionaire prime minister denies allegations of money laundering in France
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South Korea's president meets leader of striking doctors as he seeks to end their walkouts

South Korea’s president has met the leader of thousands of striking junior doctors and promised to respect their position during future talks over the government's contentious push to sharply increase medical school admissions

South Korea's president meets leader of striking doctors as he seeks to end their walkouts
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Myanmar resistance group says its drones hit targets in the capital, but army says it shot them down

Myanmar’s main pro-democracy resistance group says its armed wing launched drone attacks on the airport and a military headquarters in the capital, Naypyitaw, but the country’s ruling military said it destroyed the drones as they attacked

Myanmar resistance group says its drones hit targets in the capital, but army says it shot them down
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Russian minister casts prospective Ukraine peace talks as Western plot to win hesitant Global South

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that prospective negotiations to end the fighting in Ukraine could be successful only if they take Moscow’s interests in the account

Russian minister casts prospective Ukraine peace talks as Western plot to win hesitant Global South
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Election vendor hits Texas counties with surcharge for software behind voter registration systems

A California-based vendor of election services is charging several Texas counties tens of thousands of dollars in additional fees

Election vendor hits Texas counties with surcharge for software behind voter registration systems
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Governor orders transit agency to drop bid to tax NYC Marathon $750K for use of Verrazzano bridge

New York’s governor has ordered the state’s transit agency to drop efforts to impose a $750,000 fee on the New York City Marathon for using the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

Governor orders transit agency to drop bid to tax NYC Marathon $750K for use of Verrazzano bridge
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Nebraska lawmakers to debate a bill on transgender students' access to bathrooms and sports teams

A Nebraska bill to limit transgender students’ access to bathrooms and sports teams has advanced out of committee with just days to go until the end of the session

Nebraska lawmakers to debate a bill on transgender students' access to bathrooms and sports teams
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US Treasury Secretary Yellen meets foreign business leaders in China ahead of trade talks

The U.S. treasury secretary has started her trip to China with a morning meeting with American, European and Japanese business representatives in the world’s second-largest economy

US Treasury Secretary Yellen meets foreign business leaders in China ahead of trade talks
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Americans think a president's power should be checked, AP-NORC poll finds — unless their side wins

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion Research finds that while Americans say they respect the Constitution’s checks and balances and don’t want a president to have too much power, that view shifts if the candidate of their party wins the presidency

Americans think a president's power should be checked, AP-NORC poll finds — unless their side wins
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces book detailing her rapid rise in Democratic politics

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's new book “True Gretch” will detail her five-year tenure as governor and her journey along the way

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces book detailing her rapid rise in Democratic politics
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander vows retaliation for strike that killed top generals

The bodies of the seven Revolutionary Guard members killed in an airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran’s Consulate in the Syrian capital were laid to rest in Tehran amid nationwide protests

Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander vows retaliation for strike that killed top generals
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A pro-Western career diplomat faces an ally of the populist premier in Slovakia's presidential vote

A pro-Western career diplomat and a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico are facing each other in a presidential runoff to determine who will be the country's next head of state

A pro-Western career diplomat faces an ally of the populist premier in Slovakia's presidential vote

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