Politics & Policy
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D.C. to install EV charging stations on city lamp posts, utility polls
Voltpost will build the Level 2 chargers, which add about 20 to 30 miles of range per hour of charging, on utility poles and lamp posts near city-owned locations
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Suspected hantavirus outbreak sickens cruise ship passengers, kills three, WHO says
Hantavirus infections are usually linked to infected rodents’ urine or feces and can cause extreme respiratory distress.
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United Airlines jumbo jet from Italy clips light pole, damages truck while landing in Newark
The incident occurred just weeks after a jetliner struck an emergency vehicle at LaGuardia airport New York City.
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Arizona Supreme Court rules that 97,000 residents wrongly listed in voter roll can vote in November
“We are unwilling on these facts to disenfranchise voters en masse from participating in state contests,” Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer stated in the ruling.
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Kamala Harris adviser claims vice president's comment about guns was meant as a 'joke'
Harris adviser Keisha Lane Bottoms said that the comment about shooting someone was meant as a joke, and claimed that the comment "humanizes" the vice president.
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New York City's COVID czar admits to holding 'private gatherings' during pandemic lockdown
Varma did not deny the comments he made in a video that was posted online on Thursday, but said they were secretly recorded and taken out of context by a "operative for an extremist right-wing organization."
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Boeing Defense, Space, and Security president and CEO to leave company after 15 years
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg thanked Colbert for his dedication to the company over the past decade and a half, and told employees that Steve Parker will oversee the division until a permanent successor is selected.
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General election in-person voting begins in three states
Polling places have now opened for early voting in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Virginia, but the first mail-in ballots of the general election season were sent out to voters in Alabama last week, which voters are allowed to return at any point up until Super Tuesday.
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Elon Musk makes major political donation to House Republicans
The tech mogul donated a total of $289,100 to the NRCC in August, according to the FEC filing. But despite the six-figure donation, the NRCC only raised $9.7 million in August while Democrats raised $22.2 million.
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Trump vows to save flavored vapes if elected
In recent months, Trump has made significant promises to voters ahead of the Nov. 5 election as he campaigns in a battlegrounds.
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Virginia prosecutors drop misdemeanor gun charge against GOP Rep. Spartz
She had faced a Class 1 misdemeanor, which carries a $2,500 fine and a maximum sentence of one year in prison.