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3 months ago
US politics

Arizona GOP county officials face charges after refusing to certify election on time

Two Arizona Republican supervisors face criminal charges for delaying the certification of the 2022 midterm elections.
The delay raised concerns about the potential disruption of future elections and the disenfranchisement of voters.
The Arizona secretary of state's office called for an investigation into the supervisors' actions.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US politics

South Carolina Democrats Elect First Black Woman to Run State Party

South Carolina Democrats elected Christale Spain, the former executive director of the state Democratic Party, as state party chair at their convention on Saturday.She ran with the backing of the party's top brass, including Representative James E. Clyburn, and will be the first Black woman to lead the state party.
www.cnn.com
11 months ago
US politics

Federal appeals court upholds several voter restrictions enacted by Florida Republicans

A federal appeals court has upheld several provisions of a restrictive election law in Florida that was passed by the GOP-controlled legislature in 2021.A divided panel of the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals reversed most of a ruling by a trial judge last year that said the provisions in question violated the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act by intentionally targeting Black voters.
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www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

In Nevada, DeSantis Sells Republicans on Ending Culture of Losing'

In black boots, jeans and an untucked shirt the fund-raiser dress code specified ranch casual Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Saturday tried to persuade Republican voters in Nevada still loyal to former President Donald J. Trump that the party's formula for winning elections was beyond its shelf life.
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www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
New York City

Choose Wisely, Choose Often: Ranked-Choice Voting Returns to New York

The last time New Yorkers went to the polls, they had to contemplate a governor's race and a slew of congressional races in the critical 2022 midterm elections.But there was one variable that they did not have to deal with: ranked-choice voting, which had been used the previous year in the mayoral election.
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

Creating Change Conference 2023 - San Francisco Bay Times

The National LGBTQ Task Force's annual Creating Change conference was held, for the first time ever, in San Francisco.The conference took place from February 17-21, 2023, at the Hilton San Francisco.Upon arrival, participants were greeted by streams of rainbow colors installed on the interior steps leading from the hotel's main entrance into the main lobby interior.
time.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk Says He Will Grant 'Amnesty' to Suspended Twitter Accounts

SAN FRANCISCO  New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting amnesty for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation.Read More: Twitter Is Collapsing, and Nothing Can Replace It The billionaire's announcement came after he asked in a poll posted to his timeline to vote on reinstatements for accounts that have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam.
moresan-francisco
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

Biden's press secretary violated Hatch Act, watchdog says

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre violated the Hatch Act for using the term mega MAGA from the briefing room podium, the US Office of the Special Counsel has determined, and has received a warning letter.Jean-Pierre was found to be in violation of the Hatch Act, a law that is supposed to stop the federal government from affecting elections or going about its activities in a partisan manner, when she said mega MAGA Republican officials who don't believe in the rule of law, according to a letter from OSC.
www.cnn.com
10 years ago
US politics

John King: Obama trying to get upper hand in looming showdown

Obama looking to position himself well in case government shutdown threatened Marco Rubio tries to turn tables on Obama, laying blame at his feet Republicans will likely use their recess to figure out how far to go with this fight Republicans are right in saying President Barack Obama's new economy road show is a rerun full of policy proposals and political attacks the country, and the GOP, have heard before.
Fox News
1 year ago
Media industry

Fox News Digital beats the competition as November's top news brand in multiplatform minutes, views

Fox News Digital had another successful month against its legacy media competitors in multiplatform minutes and multiplatform views, according to Comscore.In November 2022, Fox News Digital marked its 21st straight month as the No. 1 news brand in multiplatform minutes, reaching over 2.9 billion.That exceeded CNN.com's 2.47 billion multiplatform minutes and NYTimes.com's
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1 year ago
Europe news

Watch Live: WNBA star Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian prison

WNBA player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, holds a picture of her team as she stands inside a defendants' cage before a court hearing in Khimki, outside Moscow, on Aug. 4. Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool/AFP via Getty Images President Biden says WNBA star Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian prison.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Biden Is Making the Student Loan Mess Worse

Biden's plan offers the worst of all worlds.(Bloomberg)President Joe Biden has often described his plan to cancel some federal student-loan debts as a "game changer."In one sense, this policy has indeed proved transformative - by making a bad system worse.Biden's plan provides $10,000 in relief to individual borrowers with annual incomes of $125,000 a year or less, or $250,000 for married couples.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Biden to continue family tradition of Nantucket Thanksgiving

Local President Joe Biden is expected to have conversations with his family over whether he should seek reelection in 2024.WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden 's family tradition of spending the Thanksgiving holiday on Nantucket may take on a more serious tone this year.Biden and his family decided together that he should run for president in 2020 and they are expected to launch another round of those conversations on the Massachusetts island this year as the president mulls whether to seek reelection in 2024.
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Law

Court ruling on Black political power in Alabama could affect maps in other states

Evan Milligan, center, plaintiff in an Alabama redistricting case, speaks following Supreme Court oral arguments on Oct. 4, 2022.The court on Thursday ruled in favor of Milligan in the case, ordering the creation of a second Alabama congressional district with a large Black population.Patrick Semansky/AP MONTGOMERY, Ala.
Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
10 months ago
Non-profit sector

A Care Economy is a Strong Economy - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar on "Remaking the Economy: Caring for the Care Economy."View the full webinar Jenn Stowe: The domestic worker workforce has had a history of exclusion and sexism and racism surrounding it because farm workers and domestic workers were left out of the New Deal in the 1930s.
LGBTQ Nation
10 months ago
Education

Enraged Republican rants about furries in school during floor debate as colleagues laugh

A Republican lawmaker in Illinois cited the myth that students are dressing up as animals and using litterboxes in school instead of toilets while ranting against a bill he opposed that had nothing to do with school policy.At issue is Illinois H.B. 1596, which would update some language in state family law.
Defector
1 year ago
Education

Tony Dungy Believed The Whole "Litter Boxes In Schools" Hoax

Sunday Night Football analyst Tony Dungy showed more life in a reply to a Daily Wire tweet than he did for the entirety of the Chargers-Jaguars game.In response to a video of Minnesota State Representative Sandra Feist pushing for menstrual products in all school bathrooms, the former NFL head coach jumped in the conversation on Wednesday with a now-deleted post about the whole "litter boxes in schools" hoax.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

So You Want To Be A Snap Star; Brands Play To Win March Madness Messaging | AdExchanger

Since competing creator programs on social media platforms have been falling flat, Snap's got a fresh influx of influencer demand on its hands.For example, creators complain that TikTok's influencer payout is paltry , while Meta decided to sunset its rewards program for Instagram Reels earlier this month.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Education

Parents' Bill of Rights passes GOP-led House, triggering fear of book bans and LGBTQ restrictions in schools

The GOP-led house on Friday voted to advance controversial legislation aimed at providing parents with more information and control over what is being taught in public school classrooms.The Parents' Bill of Rights act narrowly passed in a vote of 213-208, with just five republicans - most of them members of the House Freedom Caucus - voting against it.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

House GOP faces long odds in effort to overturn Biden investment rule veto

The House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday to try to override President Joe Biden's veto of a measure to overturn a retirement investment rule an effort that faces long odds in the narrowly divided chamber.Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday on a resolution to overturn a retirement investment rule that allows managers of retirement funds to consider the impact of climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors when picking investments.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

'Circular firing squad' derails GOP in new Congress

It's fair to say that many Republicans were hoping for a smoother opening day.Instead the House adjourned Monday without picking a speaker."The unsteadiness I see over there [in the House] concerns me.We get the majority, and then we start a circular firing squad," said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Republican leadership.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Afternoon, News: PBA Tried to Torpedo Charter Reform, Panicky Oregon Cowards Snatch Up All the Guns, and Republicans Gain Control of the House (Barely!)

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!GOOD AFTERNOON, PORTLAND!While some clouds are gonna be occasionally creeping in, you can expect more sunny skies and chilly winds with highs around 50 through Sunday!
Social Media Explorer
1 year ago
Online marketing

Elon Musk Unblocks Everyone He's Blocked On Twitter Over The Years (Including Me) - Social Media Explorer

FILE- Tesla CEO Elon Muss introduces the Cybertruck to Tesla's facility in this November 21st 2019 photo.... [+]
Associated Press I noticed something funny on Twitter today.I had Elon Musk appearing in my newsfeed.This might be a regular occurrence for most people on the social media platform, since he's a prolific tweeter, but Musk actually blocked me back in 2019.
Social Media Explorer
1 year ago
Online marketing

Elon Musk Says New Twitter CEO Probably In Place By End Of 2023 - Social Media Explorer

During the World, Elon Musk speaks virtually with Mohammad Al Gergawi, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs.... [+]
AP Elon Musk says he'll probably step down as the CEO of Twitter after he finds someone to take the role by the end of 2023.But I wouldn't bet on it.Musk was appointed CEO of Twitter in October 2022 after he purchased the company.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
World news

China, Saudi Arabia strengthen partnership on energy, defence

Beijing and Riyadh say they will firmly support each other's core interests' during an official visit by President Xi Jinping to the kingdom.Saudi Arabia and China have reaffirmed their cooperation on the global oil market and the principle of non-interference in internal affairs during a visit aimed at deepening strategic relations, at a time when Washington's ties with Riyadh appear increasingly frayed.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

77 Percent of Young Voters Said Student Debt Relief Motivated Them to Vote

The poll found that 12 percent of young voters said student debt relief was the only reason they voted.President Joe Biden greets students after speaking about student debt relief at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware, on October 21, 2022.Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images As President Joe Biden's student debt cancellation plan is held up in court, new polling finds that student debt relief was a major driver of votes in this year's midterm election - especially among young voters, who were crucial to delivering wins for Democrats in November.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Dick Simpson: Youth rally in the midterms to carry on the fight for democracy

Now that the U.S. Senate race in Georgia is over, the 2022 elections have finally ended.It is time to recognize that youth are voting to save our democracy.In the midterm elections in November, youth and women, because of the abortion issue and ongoing worries about the state of our democracy, voted in unprecedented numbers.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

Dems set to mostly avoid leadership battles as Pelosi departs

Their rise was set up when the current top three House Democratic leaders announced Thursday that they would step aside, with the current No. 3 leader, Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), even endorsing the new leadership trio.House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)endorsed Jeffries in a letter to Democrats announcing his own decision to step back.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

Dafna Linzer Will Leave Politico - Washingtonian

Politico executive editor Dafna Linzer will leave the publication this month, editor-in-chief Matt Kaminski told staffers in an email Thursday.Politico announced her hire last March, saying her "appointment is one of the critical steps we are taking this spring to position POLITICO for a great new era."
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Google to stop exempting campaign email from automated spam detection

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks about Gmail features at the Google I/O conference in Mountain View, Calif., in May 2018.(Jeff Chiu/AP)Google plans to discontinue a pilot program that allows political campaigns to evade its email spam filters, the latest round in the technology giant's tussle with the GOP over online fundraising.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

U.S. charges FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried with criminal fraud

Multiple U.S. regulators hit Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and chief executive officer of FTX, with fraud charges on Tuesday.(Ting Shen/Bloomberg)A trio of U.S. agencies filed a flurry of charges against disgraced cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried the day after he was arrested in the Bahamas at the request of the U.S. government.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Trump Is on the Defensive for the First Time in Years

Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.Trump formally entered the 2024 US presidential race, making official what he's been teasing for months just as many Republicans are preparing to move away from their longtime standard bearer.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

McCarthy Fails to Win First Two Ballots for Speaker of the House

Republicans took control of the House on Tuesday, but who will lead the chamber remains uncertain.House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, center, takes his seat as he arrives for the start of the 118th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 3, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee / Getty Images Republicans have officially taken control of the U.S. House of Representatives following their narrow victory in the 2022 midterm elections - but who will lead the party is still in question, as GOP leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) failed to garner the votes necessary to become Speaker of the House on Tuesday.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Police Units Formed By Republicans to Find Widespread Voter Fraud Come Up Short

Special election police units formed in three Republican-led states to perpetuate Donald Trump's voter fraud lies have so far been unable to uncover evidence of widespread voter fraud in their investigations of the 2022 midterm elections, further cementing that, as election officials have said, such fraud doesn't exist.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
US Elections

Sen. Mitch McConnell says 'diminished' Trump losing grip on GOP ahead of 2024

The "Old Crow" is scratching back a little.Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)took an understated end-of-year victory lap over former President Donald Trump, saying his nemesis has been "diminished" by a seemingly unending string of legal and political setbacks."Here's what I think has changed: I think the former president's political clout has diminished," McConnell told NBC News.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US Elections

Trump Plans Limited Role in Georgia Senate Runoff

Donald J. Trump will not cross the Florida state line to campaign with Herschel Walker during the final week of the Georgia Senate runoff election, after both camps decided the former president's appearance carried more political risks than rewards, campaign officials for the two Republicans said on Monday.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US Elections

Trump Plans Limited Role in Georgia Senate Runoff

Donald J. Trump will not cross the Florida state line to campaign with Herschel Walker during the final week of the Georgia Senate runoff election, after both camps decided the former president's appearance carried more political risks than rewards, campaign officials for the two Republicans said on Monday.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US Elections

A worrisome poll number for Donald Trump

A version of this story appeared in The Point newsletter.To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.Donald Trump is running for president.But according to a new Quinnipiac University national poll, a whole lot of people wish he wasn't.Nearly 6 in 10 Americans (57%) said it is a bad thing that Trump is running again, while just 34% said it is a good thing.
Towleroad Gay News
1 year ago
US Elections

Factbox-Which Republicans Could Run For President In 2024? - Towleroad Gay News

By Katharine Jackson
(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to runfor the White House again in 2024 has potential rivals gearing up to take on a divisive Republican leader left bruised by his party's midterm election losses.Here is a look at his possible challengers for the Republican nomination:
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
Strategists and party leaders have said Trump, 76, remains the odds-on favorite for the Republican nomination in 2024.
Nieman Lab
1 year ago
Media industry

More news organizations will realize they are in the business of impact, not eyeballs

In 2023, more news organizations are going to realize they are in the business of impact, not of eyeballs and attention, leading to shifts in the way they plan their work and attract revenue.I realized this as I looked back over my first year leading the Center for Public Integrity, and saw the impact that our investigative reporting has delivered.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Media industry

MSNBC And CNN Shed Viewers in 2022, While Fox News Found New Ways to Dominate Even With Democrats

Drew Angerer/Getty Images.As 2022 comes to an end, Fox News's dominance over the American cable news landscape remains total, with the network finding new ways to beat the competition.In terms of total day viewership, Fox News was the only one of the top three networks to grow year over year in both the key 25-54 age demographic and in terms of total viewers.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

2022: The Year in Pictures

2022 was no stranger to big news stories.Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, midterm elections, and the list goes on.But visually, it's those spaces in between that yield the interesting images.Captured moments that may not be headline worthy, but they create the fabric of the communities we live in.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian embassy says US denied visit to Soviet graves in Alaska

A group of Russian diplomats prevented from visiting the graves of Soviet soldiers who died in World War II, state media report.Russia's embassy in Washington, DC says a group of Russian diplomats visiting Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, has been prevented by US authorities from visiting the graves of Soviet soldiers who died during World War II, according to Russian state media.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

Steve Martin and Martin Short Trade Barbs, and Eulogies, on S.N.L.'

A certain playful rivalry has always been the heart of the partnership between Steve Martin and Martin Short.So, taken to its logical extension, the two should be at their funniest when imagining themselves at each other's funerals.That was the idea behind their opening monologue on this weekend's Saturday Night Live, which paired the enduringly popular comedians (and stars of the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building) as hosts on a holiday-themed broadcast that also featured the musical guest Brandi Carlile.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

More maps: Redistricting commission releases new draft Assembly maps, proposing big changes for southern Brooklyn * Brooklyn Paper

It's the redistricting process that never ends!The state's Independent Redistricting Commission last week unanimously voted to approve and release a new draft Assembly map that could make some big changes to Brooklyn's representation in the lower chamber.New York's once-a-decade redistricting process has stretched on for months as the parties battle it out over district lines - after the Independent Redistricting Commission failed to produce new maps for the state Senate, Assembly, and the House of Representatives by their deadline in January, the Democratic-majority state legislature took over and drew their own maps.
therealdeal.com
1 year ago
LA real estate

House Listings Drop 26% in L.A. County During November

Miller Samuel's Jonathan Miller (Douglas Elliman, Getty) During November, the number of listings for single-family homes declined 26 percent in Los Angeles County, according to The Elliman Report, compiled by appraisal firm Miller Samuel on behalf of brokerage Douglas Elliman.There were 1,794 listings in L.A. County in November compared to October, when there were 2,426 homes listed in the county.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US Elections

5 Key Factors That Will Decide the Georgia Senate Runoff

Georgians on Tuesday will decide whether Senator Raphael Warnock, the Democratic incumbent, or Herschel Walker, the retired football star nominated by Republicans, will represent them in the Senate next year.The coda to the midterm elections comes after an intense, monthlong runoff contest in which Democrats spent nearly twice as much as the G.O.P.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

Republicans shrug off Trump '24 bid: 'The excitement's just not there'

The morning after his account was reinstated - a development once viewed as a significant lift to Trump's candidacy - Fox News Sunday spent more time talking about the ticketing debacle surrounding Taylor Swift's upcoming tour."The people talking about [Trump's campaign announcement] in my circles, it's almost like it didn't happen," said Bob Vander Plaats, the evangelical leader in Iowa who is influential in primary politics in the first-in-the-nation caucus state and who was a national co-chair of Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign in 2016.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US Elections

Trump's Drag on Republicans Quantified: A Five-Point Penalty

Image John Gibbs, a Michigan House candidate, received an endorsement from Donald J. Trump in April.Mr. Gibbs went on to defeat a Republican incumbent who had voted to impeach Mr. Trump, but then lost last week by 13 points against the Democrat Hillary Scholten.Credit...Brittany Greeson for The New York Times Donald J. Trump's announcement on Tuesday that he would run for president in 2024 came at an especially awkward time for Republicans.
Theregister
1 year ago
Marketing

Facebook approved 75% of ads threatening US election workers

Just before the US midterm elections last month, researchers from non-profit Global Witness and New York University submitted ads containing death threats against election workers to Meta's Facebook, Google's YouTube, and TikTok.YouTube and TikTok caught the policy-violating ads, removed them, and suspended the associated advertising accounts; Facebook, however, authorized most of the death threats - 15 out of 20 - to be displayed.
Advocate
1 year ago
Marketing

Elon Musk Joins Anti-LGBTQ+ Libs Of TikTok to Mock Fired Employee

The wealthiest man in the world, who had proclaimed himself a free speech absolutist before banning comedian Kathy Griffin from Twitter for mocking him, and who, in the two weeks of owning the social media platform, has overseen a mass exodus of employees (both firings and resignations), a radical increase in hate speech, and advertisers pulling contracts left and right, spent time making ableist jokes to a right-wing hate account on his $44 billion app.
Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty
1 year ago
Boston real estate

Boston condo buyers can live with rates under 7% Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

When Boston condo mortgage rates hit 6 percent in September, buyers were taken aback.Not since 2008 had rates been so high.But as rates soared past 7 percent, homebuyers' perspectives changed.So in the past two weeks, as the average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage fell to 6.67 percent - down from a peak of 7.16 percent one month ago - agents began to see a spate of activity from prospective buyers.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk says he will grant 'amnesty' to suspended Twitter accounts

The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, in April.New Twitter owner Elon Musk says he is granting "amnesty" for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation.Gregory Bull/AP SAN FRANCISCO (AP)  New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting "amnesty" for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation.
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