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Business - The Wall Street Journal
NBCUniversal to Stream Local Sports on Peacock, in Bid for Cord-Cutters
Regional channels carrying the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics and other teams are to be made available on the streaming service.October 16 -
Top stories - ABC News
Election Day restrictions in Georgia raise red flags
Voters in the battleground state of Georgia are now facing more barriers to casting their ballot, but there are ways around them, experts warned.October 16 -
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Politics - The Hill
Why Texas Democrats see this local race as key to turning state blue
Democratic Party activists have been on a mission to flip all of the state’s urban counties — once Republican bulwarks — as they look to chip away at the GOP’s decades-long hold on the state. ...October 16 -
Politics - The Hill
50-50 elections are bad for America
It doesn't strain credulity to imagine that a close race could lead to a disputed outcome, which could then lead to violence.October 16 -
Politics - The Hill
Secret Service calls for new local units in push to prevent mass shootings
Secret Service officials encouraged law enforcement agencies across the nation to adopt behavioral assessment units in an effort to curb targeted violence in a Wednesday report issued by the ...October 16 -
World - ABC News
Kashmir gets a largely powerless government 5 years after India stripped its special status
Leaders of Kashmir’s biggest political party have been sworn into office to run a largely powerless local government for the first time after India stripped the region of its special status five ...October 16 -
Top stories - The New York Times
What You Need to Know in Case of an Election Crisis
We have just a short time to understand the challenges across state legislatures, Congress, executive branches and elected judges.October 16 -
Politics - NBC News
Vance addresses gender gap indicated by election polls
Addressing the potentially historic gender gap in public polling between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for the first time, Ohio Senator JD Vance pitched the Republican ticket to an audience of ...October 16 -
Business - Financial Times
23andMe succumbs to a dismal genetic destiny
Was it nature or nurture? In the unhappy case of a DNA testing company and its sliding share price, the answer is bothOctober 16 -
Top stories - NBC News
Chuck Todd: Will Biden cost Harris the election?
For a country that seems evenly divided over politics and polarized about many cultural issues, a durable majority does agree about one thing: They don’t like the Biden presidency.October 16 -
Top stories - BBC News
Could conspiracy theories and AI impact the US election?
How disinformation and advanced technology might influence the 2024 voteOctober 16 -
Top stories - The New York Times
Judge Blocks Hand-Counting of Election Ballots in Georgia
The ruling was confined to the current election, halting the measure from going into effect for 2024 while the judge further weighs its merits in the future.October 16 -
Politics - The Hill
Hurricanes, the election and misinformation
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Storm misinformation stokes election fears The flood of conspiracy theories and rumors amid the severe ...October 15 -
Top stories - The New York Times
Local Officials Cannot Refuse to Certify Election Results, Georgia Judge Rules
The ruling cuts at the heart of a key argument made by right-wing activists since the 2020 election, when Donald Trump sought to disrupt the certification process as part of his bid to subvert the ...October 15 -
Tech - The New York Times
Meet the Election Denier Forecasting a Trump Win in the 2024 Election
Seth Keshel has become a darling among election deniers by factoring widespread voter fraud — the existence of which has been widely debunked — into his election predictions.October 15 -
Politics - The Hill
Hurricane misinformation stokes fears ahead of election
The flood of conspiracy theories and rumors following the severe weather in the South is sparking concerns that political figures’ embrace of misinformation is just the beginning as the general ...October 15 -
Top stories - NBC News
Local election officials in Georgia must certify results, judge rules
County election boards in Georgia are not allowed to refuse to certify election results, a state judge ruled on Tuesday.October 15 -
Sports - The New York Times
Local M.L.B. Broadcasters Call 162 Games. Then the Playoffs Start Without Them.
Instead of joining the Mets’ postseason run, Gary Cohen’s season in the radio booth came to a close two weeks ago.October 15 -
Top stories - ABC News
Georgia judge rules certification of election results is 'mandatory'
With just weeks to go until the presidential election, a Georgia judge has ruled that certification of election results by county officials in the state is "mandatory."October 15 -
Politics - The Hill
Georgia judge rules county election officials must certify election results
A Georgia judge ruled Tuesday that county election officials may not delay or decline to certify election results based on suspicions of fraud. Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney wrote in ...October 15 -
World - Financial Times
America’s dead heat Trump-Harris election
In a country divided into mutually hostile camps, no easy resolution to the polarisation seems likelyOctober 15 -
Politics - The Hill
Trump’s GOP moves to dramatically revamp election rules
Republican allies of former President Trump have embarked on a sweeping effort to restrict voting and purge voter rolls across the country since the 2020 election, something critics fear could ...October 15 -
World - ABC News
Campaigning begins for Japan's parliamentary election
Official campaigning has begun for Japan's Oct. 27 parliamentary electionOctober 15 -
Politics - The Hill
Americans trust local government over Congress, media: Gallup
Americans trust local government more in comparison to Congress and the media, according to a new poll. The Gallup survey, released Monday, shows 67 percent of respondents said they had a "great ...October 15 -
Business - CNBC
Overtourism: It's not the tourists — it's local 'lack of management,' says sustainability expert
Overtourism can be alleviated by better awareness and management at the local level, said Randy Durband, CEO of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council.October 15 -
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 -
Politics - The Hill
Get ready: Republican election disruption is coming
Whichever presidential candidate is leading on that night, and however many ballots still need to be counted, Donald Trump will claim victory and dare the world to dispute him.October 14 -
Business - CNBC
ServiceNow, Coreweave and others to invest $8.2 billion in UK data centers to fuel AI growth
American enterprise software giant ServiceNow and cloud computing startup CoreWeave plan to invest billions of dollars in their U.K. operations.October 14 -
Politics - The Hill
What polls are saying three weeks from the election
Ultimately, with three weeks left before the election, the polls reflect one fundamental point: This race will be extremely close.October 14 -
Top stories - The New York Times
In Rural Wisconsin, Race Is an Undercurrent of the Presidential Election
Former President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on his opponent could affect the vote. “It’s a stirring of the pot,” one voter said.October 14 -
Business - CNBC
China's Ministry of Finance is taking aim at local debt problems before tackling broader economic challenges
In his opening remarks on Saturday, Minister of Finance Lan Fo'an laid out four measures, starting with increasing support for local governments in resolving debt risks.October 14 -
World - Financial Times
How Trump allies are sowing election doubts
Rightwing organisations have spent months and millions of dollars contesting ballot procedures and voter eligibilityOctober 14 -
World - ABC News
An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 20 people at a school in central Gaza, according to local hospitals
An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 20 people at a school in central Gaza, according to local hospitalsOctober 13 -
Top stories - CBS News
Alejandro Mayorkas says election disinformation is "extremely damaging"
Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas also noted on Sunday that he's "incredibly concerned" about misinformation that's spread in the aftermath of two hurricanes.October 13