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Swing states: how Democratic vote stayed flat while Republican gains won it for Trump
Guardian analysis suggests Harris underperformed compared with 2020 – but in the states that mattered most it was Trump’s gains that won him the White House. Nationwide, the US election was ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Democrats look at late-night, weekend votes to confirm last Biden judicial nominees
Senate Democrats are expected to vote late into the night Monday in a frantic effort to confirm as many of President Biden’s nominees to the federal judiciary as possible before President-elect ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Trump wins West Virginia
Former President Trump is projected to win West Virginia, according to Decision Desk HQ. The Republican presidential nominee easily carried the Mountain State and will pick up its four Electoral ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Longtime music director at Michigan church fired for same-sex marriage
The longtime music director at a Michigan church said he was fired just a few months before retirement after officials learned that he was in a same-sex marriage.Top stories - NBC News - October 31 -
My husband became a conspiracy theorist. Would our marriage survive?
When we met, Arlo was a charming and adventurous photographer. Then the pandemic hit and he fell for fake news, financial scams and flat-Earthers. It’s a unicorn of a summer’s day in 2020; the kind ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Colombia outlaws child marriage after 17-year campaign
Country closes 137-year legal loophole, becoming one of 12 in Latin America and the Caribbean to entirely ban marriage for minors. Colombian lawmakers have approved a bill to eradicate child ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
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Thailand legalizing same-sex marriage is likely to bring a flood of tourists
Thailand's same-sex marriage law could add 4 million tourists and $2 billion in tourism revenue per year, according to a report commissioned by Agoda.Business - CNBC - 6 days ago -
Dreams of jewellery, phones and makeup: how young Iraqi girls are lured into marriage
Almost one-third of girls marry before they are 18, but a large number of unions end in abuse and failure. Now a new law could allow marriage from the age of nine. Huda* and her family, including ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Tim Kaine wins reelection in Virginia
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D) won his reelection bid Tuesday, fending off a challenge from Republican Hung Cao, Decision Desk HQ projected. Cao, who also ran for Congress in 2022, faced an uphill ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Sources: Ellis got equal pay settlement from USSF
U.S. Soccer reached a second, previously undisclosed financial settlement with former USWNT head coach Jill Ellis, who had threatened litigation over being paid less than her men's team ...Sports - ESPN - October 26 -
FCC commissioner claims Harris on ‘SNL’ violates 'equal time' rule
A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner has claimed that Vice President Harris’s recent appearance on “Saturday Night Live” violates the "equal time" rule. “This is a clear and ...Politics - The Hill - November 3 -
FCC regulator claims Harris appearance on SNL violates ‘equal time’ rule
But a spokesperson says ‘the FCC has not made any determination regarding political programming rules’. A US government communications regulator has claimed that Vice-President Kamala Harris’s ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
Graham equals record as nine-try Scotland beat dogged Portugal
Darcy Graham equals Duhan van der Merwe's Scotland try-scoring record in a comfortable nine-try victory over Portugal at Murrayfield.Top stories - BBC News - November 16 -
Tearful Rory McIlroy equals Seve Ballesteros with double celebration in Dubai
Rory McIlroy was in tears after joining Seve Ballesteros on six order of merit titles in Dubai on Sunday. There can be no doubt the late, great conquistador would have been impressed with the way ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 17 -
Protecting Nature, With the U.S. on the Sidelines
As the world gathers this week for U.N. biodiversity negotiations, the U.S. hasn’t ratified a decades-old treaty to protect nature.Top stories - The New York Times - October 31
