Tag: vote
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Georgia’s opposition disputes result of crucial vote which could decide the country’s role in Europe
Georgia’s opposition disputed the results of its election Saturday after officials said the ruling party led the crucial vote which could decide whether the country pivots to embrace the West or falls back into Russia’s orbit. Many Georgians viewed the vote as a make-or-break referendum on the opportunity to join the European Union. Initial figures…
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Miami-Dade jurors vote death for man guilty of fatally beating woman in Hialeah
Eight years after a woman’s body was found in a grassy area on a Hialeah motel, completely naked, and covered in blood, a Miami-Dade jury recommended her killer should also die. Last week, those same jurors found Ronald Lopez Andrade guilty of raping and later killing 30-year-old Yaimi Guevara Machado. Late Wednesday evening, despite not all jurors…
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Philly’s Black motorcycle clubs hit the streets to encourage Black men to vote
PHILADELPHIA — For 30 years, the Rev. Alyn E. Waller has led his flock at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, the city’s largest Black congregation. But on Saturday, the good pastor led another kind of assembly: 100 Black men, mostly clad in leather, astride a pack of snarling motorcycles. “Here we are in Philly, 100 fellas…
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New Boeing CEO to give clues on company’s future, while striking workers vote on new contract
Boeing has already braced investors for a rough quarterly report. Now, new CEO Kelly Ortberg has the chance to share his vision for the troubled manufacturer, from a potential strike-ending labor agreement to a slimmed-down future. When he takes the mic for his first earnings call as Boeing’s CEO on Wednesday, more than 32,000 striking machinists will start voting on a…
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Moldova leader decries vote meddling after slim majority backs joining the E.U.
A slim majority of 50.39% voted “yes” in Moldova’s crunch referendum on European Union accession, preliminary results showed, after President Maia Sandu said that Sunday’s twin votes had been marred by “unprecedented” outside interference. The knife-edge finish — with fewer than 1% of ballots still to be counted — is far from a resounding endorsement…
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Black men are a coveted — somewhat movable — voting bloc. Seven told us how they planned to vote.
As Election Day approaches, the campaigns are putting significant time and attention toward courting Black men, seen as a crucial — and potentially movable — voting bloc in a tight presidential race. Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have rolled out policies, dispatched key surrogates and held events targeted at winning over these coveted voters.…
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Boeing workers to vote on new proposal that could end strike
Boeing and its machinists’ union have reached a new contract proposal, the union said Saturday, a deal that could end a more than month-long strike that has hobbled the manufacturers’ production. The ratification vote is set for Wednesday. Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su met with both parties earlier this week. “With the help of Acting U.S.…
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Asian American evangelicals’ theology is conservative. But that doesn’t mean they vote that way.
The Rev. Wayne Lee leads an English-speaking church of second- and third-generation Chinese Americans in the heart of Philadelphia’s Chinatown. His 120-strong evangelical Christian congregation in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania is under the same umbrella as two other immigrant congregations totaling 500 members who speak Mandarin and Cantonese, respectively. While those members hold…
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Nebraska Supreme Court rules convicted felons who completed their sentences can vote
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that convicted felons who served their sentences are allowed to vote, after the state’s top election official sought to keep them from casting ballots ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Nebraska has historically restored the voting rights of former felons two years after they completed the terms of their sentences.…
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DNC to skywrite ‘Vote Kamala’ over the Raiders-Steelers game Sunday
Democrats will be intensifying their football focus on Sunday, when the Democratic National Committee plans to fly messages over four NFL games in battleground states, the party told NBC News. Week 6 of the NFL schedule has a quirk where three matchups feature battleground-state teams: The Green Bay Packers host the Arizona Cardinals, the Carolina…