While the vendors pitched their latest voting machines in Concord, New Hampshire, this past August, the election officials in the room gasped. They whispered, “No way.” They nodded their heads and filled out the scorecards in their laps. Interrupting if they had to, they asked every kind of question: How much does the new scanner…
The US House of Representatives House Energy and Commerce Committee voted for a bill that, if passed, will give ByteDance 165 days to sell TikTok or it will be banned in the United States.
For the past month, my mail-in ballot for the upcoming primary election has been sitting on my kitchen counter collecting dust. Every day, I walk by it. I've even put a pen on top of it, as a reminder to fill it out, to do my civic duty. But I haven't even been able to bring myself to pry open the seal. And I'm hardly the only one. Of California’s roughly 22 million registered voters, only about 14% had returned their ballots as of Monday. Paul Mitchell, vice president of Political Data Inc.,...
About 400 more jobs at risk as cosmetics retailer struggles to pay suppliers in Australia after UK parent’s collapseThe Body Shop has filed for bankruptcy in the US and Canada and is struggling to pay suppliers in Australia as the group’s most profitable overseas businesses struggle with cash shortages after its UK parent’s collapse last month.The US arm of the ethical cosmetics group has ceased trading at its 50 outlets. On Saturday, it filed for Chapter 7 insolvency, under which assets are...
The $459bn spending package passed the Senate hours before several federal agencies were to suspend services.
Super Tuesday has arrived, and while preliminary information indicates that Los Angeles County residents are expected to turn out in record low numbers to vote in federal, state and local elections
Ohio Secretary of State and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Frank LaRose, right, talks with Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones, a Republican running for re-election, during a campaign event
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been handed a landslide victory in an election his opponents condemned as a sham. The last day of voting was marked by silent protests at polling stations.Also on the programme: We speak to the prime minister of the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and Grenadines about the political plan for Haiti; and the Moroccan police seized more than ten tonnes of cannabis resin from a fishing boat in Agadir. (Photo: Journalists stand in front of the screen with...
From the hush of isolated Siberian villages to the clamor of big cities to war battered towns in occupied parts of Ukraine, Russians voted in a presidential election overwhelmingly dominated by Vladimir Putin.
Nearly 80 Russian voters were present at the Hanoi-based polling station at 10:00 am to cast their ballots
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a rare third term in the vote beginning in April.
With November's election approaching, voters should be vigilant of generative AI's role in spreading misinformation and enabling election fraud. Here's how to spot AI content during the election season.