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Top stories - The New York Times
The Fight Over Ballots Has Already Begun in Wisconsin
Drop boxes, which had been used for years in Wisconsin until they were mostly banned after Republicans mounted legal challenges, are back. They have become the subject of bitter debate.6 days ago -
World - ABC News
Clashes break out at protests over arrested activists in southern Iraq
Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah demanding the release of activists arrested over earlier demonstrations, with clashes breaking out between protesters and ...October 18 -
Top stories - The New York Times
JD Vance and the Fight for Pennsylvania’s Catholic Voters
The Republican vice-presidential nominee is the only Catholic on either national ticket. His politics resonate with many white conservative Catholics.October 18 -
Politics - The Hill
The fight for AI labels
The Hill's weekly technology news digest. {beacon} Friday, October 18, 2024 LEADING THE DAY Lawmakers struggle for ways to distinguish real content from AI fakes Image © Getty Images ...October 18 -
World - The Guardian
Kamala Harris urged to flesh out climate plan amid warnings about Trump
Democratic presidential nominee has raised alarm about Trump’s plans but has not said much about her own. US politics – live updates As the US south-east struggles to rebuild after two deadly ...October 18 -
World - ABC News
Rights groups urge Thailand to release Vietnamese activist, saying he faces torture if extradited
A group of nearly three dozen rights groups are calling on Thailand’s prime minister to release a Vietnamese activist who has been ordered extradited home to face imprisonment on terrorism chargesOctober 18 -
World - The New York Times
Hamas Leader Killed in Gaza Fighting, Israel Says
The Israeli military confirmed that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, was killed on Wednesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he spoke with President Biden about working to ...October 18 - Israel -
Business - Inc.
Job Seekers Are Using AI to Fight AI
Job-seeking AI might help humans win the battle, but it may cost us the war.October 18 - Artificial Intelligence -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Parents fight to stop cuts to school transport
North Yorkshire Council will only fund bus travel to a child's nearest school from 2025.October 18 -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Theatre joins fight to save Zoe's Place
The theatre says if it sells a full house, it can raise £10,500 for the charity.October 18 -
World - Financial Times
Bondholders could make $14bn from emerging market restructurings, says Debt Justice
Campaign group says debt resolution in countries from Ghana to Ukraine means potential big profits for investorsOctober 18 -
World - Financial Times
Metals trader IXM bids to become China’s answer to Glencore
Chief executive Kenny Ives reshapes CMOC-owned firm and expands into lithium tradingOctober 18 - China -
World - Financial Times
Harvard donations drop sharply in wake of criticism over Israel protests
Donors and alumni cut gifts to west’s wealthiest university by 14% to below $1bn with endowment fund taking brunt of hitOctober 17 - Israel -
World - ABC News
Activist Paul Watson asks France for political asylum to avoid possible extradition to Japan
Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson, known for his decades-long fight against Japanese whaling and arrested in Greenland in July, has asked France’s president for political asylumOctober 16 -
World - The Guardian
Anti-whaling activist held in Greenland appeals for political asylum in France
Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd organisation faces extradition to Japan after arrest in Nuuk in July. Paul Watson, the anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland and awaiting possible extradition ...October 16 -
Business - Financial Times
South Africa’s ‘second miracle’ coalition fights to endure
Unity government led by ANC and Democratic Alliance works to resolve tensions as it passes 100-day milestoneOctober 16 -
Top stories - CBS News
How some politicians are fighting back against gerrymandering
North Carolina Democratic state Senate candidate Kate Barr is competing in an election she knows she can't win, but hopes to change in the future.October 15 -
Top stories - CBS News
How some are fighting back against gerrymandering
In North Carolina, one state Senate candidate is running to prove a point, even though she knows she can't win. In Ohio, voters will decide if the power to draw congressional districts should go to ...October 15 -
World - ABC News
Belarus adds 1 year to imprisoned opposition activist's sentence
A court in Belarus has sentenced an imprisoned opponent of hardline President Alexander Lukashenko to an additional year behind bars for disobeying prison officialsOctober 15 -
World - ABC News
A Saudi cartoonist has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, activists say
A Saudi cartoonist who once drew for a Qatari newspaper as a yearslong diplomatic crisis engulfed Doha has been sentenced to 23 years in prisonOctober 15 -
World - Financial Times
FirstFT: Israel grapples with shortage of air defence missiles
Also in today’s newsletter, Nvidia share price hits new record and tensions rise on the Korean peninsulaOctober 15 - Israel -
World - ABC News
Imprisoned Belarus activist who was a symbol of defiance hasn't been heard from for months
The last time any of Maria Kolesnikova’s family had contact with the imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist was more than 18 months agoOctober 15 -
World - ABC News
Canada, India expel each other's diplomats in escalating dispute over assassination
Canada says it has identified India’s top diplomat in the country as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist there and expelled him and five other diplomatsOctober 15 - India -
Top stories - BBC News
Fight begins to make mobile-free schools law
A law to ban smartphones in schools will be called for under a private member’s bill on Wednesday.October 15 -
Business - MarketWatch
Southwest’s stock falls after activist calls special meeting to elect new board
Southwest Airlines’ stock took a turn lower Monday, after activist investor Elliott Investment Management called for a special meeting to give shareholders a chance to elect “a completely ...October 14 -
World - The Guardian
Canadian police accuse Indian diplomats of ‘criminal’ activities including homicides
Accusations made hours after both countries expel senior diplomats in escalating row over killing of Sikh activist. Canadian police accused Indian diplomats and consular staff of “clandestine” and ...October 14 -
World - The Wall Street Journal
Canada, India Expel Diplomats in Escalating Dispute Over Sikh Activist's Killing
The decision is the latest flare-up between the countries since the killing of an activist in 2023.October 14 - India -
Business - Financial Times
Canada and India expel diplomats over killing of Sikh activist
Relations between two countries at new low after allegations by Canadian police of ‘clandestine activities’ by envoysOctober 14 - India -
Politics - The Hill
Georgia elections chair criticizes 'activist' board members
Georgia State Election Board Chair John Fervier slammed his Republican colleagues Monday, after the state passed new election rules regarding hand-counting ballots. Fervier, in an exclusive ...October 14 -
Business - The Wall Street Journal
Activist Investor Doubles Down on Calls for Executive Changes at BP
U.K. activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners is pushing BP to remove its chairman and lead independent director.October 14 -
World - ABC News
India recalls ambassador from Canada in growing dispute over allegation of involvement in assassination of Sikh activist
India recalls ambassador from Canada in growing dispute over allegation of involvement in assassination of Sikh activistOctober 14 -
Top stories - NBC News
Lilly Ledbetter, equal pay and women's rights activist, dies at 86
Women's rights activist Lilly Ledbetter has died, according to a family representative. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act became the first bill Barack Obama signed into law as president in 2009.October 14 -
Top stories - The New York Times
Harris Fights to Restore a Splintering Democratic Coalition
Defections from Black and Latino voters are making Kamala Harris more dependent on white, suburban voters — and complicating her path to victory.October 14