Politics & Policy
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Trump-backed candidate officially wins Honduras presidential election
The election officials made the official call nearly a month after the Nov. 30 election, and announced that Asfura received 40.27% of the vote.
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App offers alternative to classroom phone ban
As the concern over cell phones in the classroom rises, banning them from schools will not solve the deep-rooted issue, says the founder of Opal, a phone app that helps users with daily screen time and blocks games and social media. The movement to ban the
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Georgia judge grants investigating board access to Fulton County 2020 presidential ballots
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that the Republican-led Georgia Election Board will have access to 2020 presidential ballots and documents, but it will need to cover the estimated $400,000 cost of producing the materials.
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Was a natural gas ban eventually planned for Washington state?
For proponents of I-2066, which would prohibit a ban on natural gas by state and local governments, the admission is a tacit acknowledgement that the state eventually planned to do just that.
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House Judiciary GOP releases report on how FBI 'prebunked' Biden allegations before 2020 election
According to the report, the FBI warned social media companies that a Russian hack-and-leak operation would likely include "real or manufactured evidence concerning links between the Biden family and Ukraine, including the oil company Burisma."
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Harris-Walz campaign server exposed after it bans sleuth who uncovered Reddit manipulation scheme
Fake volunteer "Reddit Lies" throws "dead man's switch" after campaign bans them from Discord server used to assign volunteers to post preferred news, data and talking points on Reddit.
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Maine offshore wind auction draws a few takers
Only half of the areas offered for lease by the federal agency were bid on, far less than offshore wind leases in previous rounds.
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Feds award $150M for energy clean energy projects
The projects will span across 28 states and territories and six international locations as part of the second and final installment of the $250 million Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies, or AFFECT, grant program.
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$211 million energy saving home rebates program pilot launches in Michigan
MiHER consists of two programs: the $105.7 million Home Efficiency Rebates program and the $105.3 million Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates program
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Voter confidence rattled after voting machines malfunction across Illinois
In viral social media posts, voters say they walked out of a Schaumburg early voting site after the ballot scanner stopped working.
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Watch Live: Trump holds rally in Rocky Mount, NC
Former President Donald Trump is speaking in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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Colorado voting system passwords were posted online: secretary of state
"This does not pose an immediate security threat to Colorado’s elections, nor will it impact how ballots are counted," the Colorado state department said.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger endorses Kamala Harris for president despite 'disagreements' with her platform
The former Republican Governor of California says a second Trump term would be "four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful."