Maine Voters Reject Plan to Tighten Voting Rules
The wide-ranging measure, backed by conservatives, would have eliminated two days of early absentee voting, required photo identification and limited drop boxes to one per town. Source: Original News
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Jay Jones Defeats the Incumbent, Jason Miyares, for Virginia Attorney General
Jones, a Democrat, overcame revelations that he had sent violent texts suggesting that a Republican official deserved to be killed. Source: Original News
California Passes Prop. 50 Redistricting Measure in a Win for Democrats and Newsom
The aggressive gerrymander could help Democrats flip as many as five House seats next year. While that could neutralize new maps in Texas, Republicans are redrawing more district lines elsewhere. Source: Original News
Tesla says Musk should be paid $1tn – will shareholders agree?
The car-maker is lobbying fiercely for the pay package, which is being voted on ahead of its AGM on Thursday. Source: Original News
France investigates Shein and Temu after sex doll scandal
Retailers Wish and AliExpress are also being investigated in relation to the offence of enabling minors to access pornographic content. Source: Original News
Oldest victim of Post Office scandal, 92, receives final payout
“I can settle up my affairs. I can turn the heating up full blast, and that will be wonderful,” 92-year-old Betty Brown told the BBC. Source: Original News
Britain sliding ‘into economic crisis’ over £85bn sickness bill
The number of people who are out of work for health reasons has grown by 800,000 since 2019. Source: Original News
For Dick Cheney, a Journey From Champion of War to Voice of Resistance
Dick Cheney was to many the embodiment of the unpopular and bloody Iraq war. But his late-in-life anti-Trumpism changed his image for some of his longtime critics. Source: Original News
On Eve of Shutdown Record, Trump Officials Threaten Pain Could Worsen
President Trump and administration officials indicated the fallout could intensify in the coming days, even as he has kept himself at a remove from the crisis. Source: Original News
Spanberger Wins Virginia Governor’s Race With Forceful Anti-Trump Campaign
Abigail Spanberger, a former congresswoman and C.I.A. officer, will be the first woman to serve as governor of Virginia, following a streak of 74 men. Source: Original News