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A co-founder of the embattled venture capital firm Fearless Fund has stepped down as operating chief

Jun. 25, 2024 19:07 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the co-founders of an Atlanta-based venture capital firm that supports women of color has stepped down as chief operating officer as the company battles a lawsuit that has become emblematic of a conservative backlash against corporate diversity programs. ...

UK's gambling watchdog says 5 more police officers allegedly placed bets on election date

Jun. 25, 2024 14:40 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Britain's gambling regulator has alleged that five more police officers bet on the timing of the country's July 4 national election, the Metropolitan Police said Tuesday, as claims widen that people close to the government used inside information for their own profit. ...

Argentina’s President Javier Milei meets Czech leaders to wrap up his trip to Europe

Jun. 24, 2024 16:06 PM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — Argentina’s self-described anarcho-capitalist President Javier Milei wrapped up his brief trip to three European Union countries by visiting the Czech Republic on Monday. Milei met Czech leaders, including his counterpart, retired Gen. Petr Pavel and conservative...

Conservative-backed group is creating a list of federal workers it suspects could resist Trump plans

Jun. 24, 2024 10:36 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — From his home office in small-town Kentucky, a seasoned political operative is quietly investigating scores of federal employees suspected of being hostile to the policies of Republican Donald Trump, a highly unusual and potentially chilling effort that dovetails with broader...

In the race to replace Sen. Romney, Utah weighs a Trump loyalist and a climate-focused congressman

Jun. 23, 2024 10:46 AM EDT

OREM, Utah (AP) — As he led a crowd of picnicking families in the “YMCA” dance, Trent Staggs gleefully waved a “Utah for Trump” flag at a recent campaign rally — one more not-so-subtle reminder to voters that he is backed by the former president in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen....

UK election betting scandal widens as a fourth Conservative Party official reportedly investigated

Jun. 23, 2024 09:43 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The chief data officer of Britain's Conservative Party has taken a leave of absence, British media reported Sunday, following growing allegations that the governing party's members used inside information to bet on the date of Britain’s July 4 national election before it was...

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, criticized for saying West provoked Putin to invade Ukraine

Jun. 22, 2024 08:35 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform U.K party, is facing wide-ranging criticism across the political spectrum over his claim that the West provoked Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine, including of being an appeaser. In a BBC television...

Bather, beware: British beaches and rivers have a sewage problem. It has seeped into election talk

Jun. 21, 2024 17:29 PM EDT

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England (AP) — Endurance swimmer Joan Fennelly is undaunted by frigid water and long distances, swimming year-round in the wild. But she takes extra precautions in her own backyard. The River Thames is one of Britain's many waterways contaminated with sewage and agricultural...

Long a Republican state, Louisiana is redder than ever under new governor

Jun. 21, 2024 17:03 PM EDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has long been reliably red. The Bayou State has voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential election since 2000, with residents overwhelmingly supporting Donald Trump during the past two, and the GOP has held a majority in the statehouse for years. ...

What happened this week in the UK election campaign, from a betting controversy to Farage's ambition

Jun. 21, 2024 10:54 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The U.K.'s general election campaign is less than two weeks away now, and the prevailing trends don't appear to have changed much. The left-of-center Labour Party is the clear favorite to defeat Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives, with Keir Starmer looking set...