Reporter’s Notebook : Old-style gear to fight current-day Ukraine war
Much is said about the high-tech World War III-style weaponry being employed by Ukrainian forces in their war with Russia. Still, so much of this fight looks more like World War I-style trench warfare: Along the dug-in eastern front in Kyiv’s war with Russia-backed separatists. And now in defensive fall-back positions in the south, around […]
3 American tourists found dead in Mexico City Airbnb likely killed by carbon monoxide poisoning
Three American tourists were found dead in their Mexico City Airbnb in what authorities say is most likely a case of carbon monoxide poisoning. The bodies of 28-year-olds Kandace Florence and Jordan Marshall, and 33-year-old Courtez Hall were found in an Airbnb vacation rental last month after the trio traveled to Mexico City to celebrate […]
Biden narrowly avoided a political rebuke. The next two years could be a governing gridlock
Read More With the next two years of his presidency on the line and Congress in the balance, Joe Biden picked up the phone on Tuesday night and began placing a series of congratulatory calls. At first, the president offered well-wishes to candidates widely expected to win their races, like Wes Moore, who was overwhelmingly […]
Iowa House race: Republican Zach Nunn defeats Rep. Cindy Axne, flipping seat for GOP
Post Content The Associated Press projects that incumbent Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, has been unseated by her GOP opponent, state Sen. Zach Nunn, flipping a key House seat as Republicans fight to regain a majority in the House. Axne was first elected to her seat in 2018 winning by narrow margins against the GOP incumbent. […]
Research: Youth Screen Time Up 52 Percent During Pandemic
New research has found the average screen time usage among youths aged 18 and under rose by more than 50 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Pediatrics, a meta-analysis publisher, included data on more than 29,000 youths aged 18 and under. Data were collected from 46…
Govs. Abbott and DeSantis, who clashed with Biden over migrant transports, easily win re-election
Post Content Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who both clashed with the Biden administration by transporting migrants from their states into the interior of the country over the summer, won their re-election races convincingly on Tuesday night. Both Republican governors saw their races called early in the evening as they handily […]
Californians overwhelmingly vote ‘no’ to sports betting in America’s most heavily funded ballot measures
Post Content The most expensive ballot proposition gamble in U.S. history went bust Tuesday as California voters overwhelmingly rejected sports betting initiatives by Native American tribes and the gaming industry. Nearly $600 million was raised in competing efforts to expand gambling and try to capture a share of a potential billion dollar market in the […]
Kansas immigration hawk Kris Kobach wins comeback bid for attorney general
Post Content Kansas has elected a tough-on-crime immigration hawk as its new attorney general. The Associated Press projects that Republican Kris Kobach has won his bid for Kansas attorney general against Democrat Chris Mann in the midterm election. KANSAS AG CANDIDATE ENDORSES LOWERING DRINKING AGE BACK TO 18 Kobach declared victory in central Topeka Tuesday […]
What is a runoff? Everything you need to know about the Georgia Senate candidates
Post Content Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock will face off against his Trump-endorsed GOP challenger, Herschel Walker, on December 6 in a runoff election. The Georgia Secretary of State announced Wednesday that the Peach State’s Senate race will advance on to a runoff election as neither candidate has been able to reach 50% of the […]
The winner of the midterms is not yet clear – but the loser is Donald Trump
Read More And the loser is … Donald J Trump. The identity of the winners of America’s midterm elections was not clear the morning after the night before – even at lunchtime on Wednesday the TV anchors could not tell their audiences whether Democrats or Republicans would be in control of the House of Representatives […]
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