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First Nations premier to lead a Canadian province after historic election win in Manitoba
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Canadian province of Manitoba has elected the first First Nations premier of a province in Canada. Manitobans elected an NDP government led by Wab Kinew, who was raised as a young boy on the Onigaming First Nation in northwestern Ontario, later moving...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
LNP/LancasterOnline. September 27, 2023. Editorial: Automatic voter registration is a win for Pennsylvanians. Now we need open primaries. Voting should be easy and accessible to all Pennsylvanians who are eligible to cast ballots. That should be the bottom line for...
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
Vicksburg Post. September 29, 2023. Editorial: Conquer apathy and improve voter turnout The general election is Nov. 7, and we’ve got to do better on voter turnout than we did in the primary. The turnout for the Aug. 8 primary election was...
The US warns of a Chinese global disinformation campaign that could undermine peace and stability
WASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the world, China’s Xinjiang region is notorious, a place where ethnic Uyghurs face forced labor and arbitrary detention. But a group of visiting foreign journalists was left with a decidedly different impression. On a tour in late September sponsored...
Pakistan announces big crackdown on migrants in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s government announced a major crackdown Tuesday on migrants in the country illegally, saying it would expel them starting next month and raising alarm among foreigners without documentation who include an estimated 1.7 million Afghans. The country’s...
Trump turns his fraud trial into a campaign stop as he seeks to capitalize on his legal woes
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's court appearances are no longer distractions from his campaign to return to the White House. They are central to it. The dynamic was on full display this week as the former president and GOP front-runner returned to New York for the opening days of a...
North Carolina retiree group sues to block 30-day voter residency requirement
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina laws requiring citizens to reside in the state and within a precinct at least 30 days before an election date to be eligible to vote are unlawful and must be blocked, a union-affiliated retiree group said in a federal lawsuit this week. Lawyers...
Wisconsin Senate Republicans vote to reject commissioner who backed disputed top elections official
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate's elections committee retaliated Tuesday against one of the three Democratic elections commissioners who tried to block them from voting to fire the state's nonpartisan top elections official earlier this year. The...
Longtime state Rep. Jerry Torr won't seek reelection, will retire after 28 years in Indiana House
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime state Rep. Jerry Torr will not seek reelection next year to his central Indiana seat and will retire at the end of his current term after 28 years in the Indiana House, he announced Tuesday. The Carmel Republican represents House District 39, which...
Wisconsin Democrat Katrina Shankland announces bid to unseat US Rep. Derrick Van Orden
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic legislator from central Wisconsin announced Tuesday that she is running for U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden's seat next year. State Rep. Katrina Shankland, of Stevens Point, joined a crowded field of Democratic challengers in western Wisconsin's 3rd...
