Tag: acts
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Maine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College laws if Nebraska GOP acts
LINCOLNVILLE, Maine — As Republicans in Nebraska consider changing state law to give Donald Trump an extra Electoral College vote this fall, their Democratic counterparts in Maine have little recourse to even the score. The only two states that award Electoral College votes by congressional district, Republican-leaning Nebraska and Democratic-leaning Maine, play unusual roles in…
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Two Hong Kong men jailed for seditious acts under new security law
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong judge on Thursday jailed two men in the Chinese territory’s first sedition cases under a new national security law, one for wearing a shirt with a protest slogan and another for writing similar messages on bus seats. Chief Magistrate Victor So initially sentenced Chu Kai-pong, 27, to 14 months’…