Tag: states
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In key swing states, the lines at food banks are growing longer
Across the rural communities and industrial towns of western Michigan, semitrucks hauling thousands of pounds of food are pulling up to church parking lots and community centers where growing lines of people are waiting for a few boxes of free groceries. One truck can carry enough food for up to 600 households, but some days…
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A (sort-of) illustrated guide to the voting systems of three crucial swing states
Getting on the voter roll Arizona needs your name, address, date of birth, signature and driver’s license number if you have one, or the last four digits of your Social Security number if you don’t. Without those, you’ll have to show more ID to vote. You’ll have to swear under penalty of perjury that you’re…
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South Carolina to build state’s first individual monument honoring an African American
BEAUFORT, S.C. — South Carolina is preparing to put up its first individual statue for an African American on its Statehouse lawn, honoring a man who put on Confederate clothes in order to steal a slaveholder’s ship and sail his family and a dozen others to freedom during the Civil War. But Robert Smalls isn’t just being…
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How Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their running mates are dividing time between the 7 swing states
Seven states are set to decide the next president, a dynamic that’s illustrated by the candidates’ travel schedules in the final months of the race. While there have been some detours — former President Donald Trump is set to rally in deep-blue New York City on Sunday while Vice President Kamala Harris will head to…
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Battleground states flooded with voting lawsuits weeks out from Election Day
Political parties and groups have filed nearly 100 lawsuits across seven battleground states that could shape how votes are cast and counted ahead of Election Day and the legal battle that’s expected to follow. The majority of suits were brought by Republicans and allied groups who are focused on rooting out alleged voter fraud, despite…
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Dozens reported across 6 states
The Summary Four new presumed cases of bird flu in farmworkers in Washington state bring the U.S. total to 31. The risk that the virus will mutate to spread easily between people is low, but experts say ongoing transmission in cows is worrisome. The arrival of flu season brings added risks, as viruses can swap…
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E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in multiple states
Health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in multiple states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. It’s not yet known which ingredient in the hamburger is making people sick. At least 49 people in 10 states have been sickened in the outbreak. One person, an older…
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Kamala Harris rallies in a Pennsylvania bellwether county as she focuses on ‘blue wall’ states
ERIE, Pa. — Kamala Harris will rally voters Monday in Erie County, a bellwether that has a knack for predicting who carries Pennsylvania, having mirrored the outcome of this crucial battleground state in the last four elections. The Democratic vice president’s trip kicks off a campaign blitz this week in a trio of Northern battlegrounds…
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Biden, surveying Milton’s aftermath, announces $600M for rebuilding in Florida and other states
President Joe Biden announced while surveying storm-damaged Florida on Sunday that over $600 million will flow to states affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which ravaged Georgia and North Carolina as well. During remarks in St. Pete Beach, a barrier island city off of St. Petersburg, Biden said nearly $100 million of the money would…
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DNC rolls out six-figure ad buy in LGBTQ publications in battleground states
For the first time, the Democratic National Committee will invest in an advertising campaign dedicated entirely to LGBTQ publications in large metropolitan areas and several key battleground states. The DNC will roll out the ad campaign, worth at least $100,000, on Friday morning in 16 publications across eight states, and it is estimated to reach…