Tag: Local News

Oz, Fetterman Urge Voters to Turn Out in Key US Senate Race

November 8, 2022
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PENNSBURG, Pa.—In one of the nation’s most-watched contests this election season, Pennsylvania’s two candidates for the U.S. Senate held Election Eve rallies to “get out the vote” at opposite ends of the state—symbolic of how far apart they feel in the current political environment. During his final campaign stop before the Nov. 8 general election,…

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Man Arrested After Throwing Beer Can at GOP Senator Ted Cruz

November 8, 2022
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Police arrested a 33-year-old man who allegedly flung a beer can at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) during a victory parade of the Houston Astros on Monday. Cruz was on a celebration float with family after the baseball team won the World Series over the weekend when an unidentified bystander threw a beer can that “struck…

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Judge Gives Over 1,000 Georgia Voters Extra Time to Mail in Absentee Ballots

November 7, 2022
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A Georgia judge on Monday agreed to have the ballot return deadline extended for about 1,000 Cobb County absentee voters who didn’t have their requested mail ballots sent out by elections officials. The consent order (pdf) from Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill means that the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration will send replacement ballots to the 1,046…

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Observers Say Low Voter Turnout Indicators in Detroit May Upend Whitmer’s Reelection Bid

November 7, 2022
2022 Midterm Elections2022 midtermsGretchen WhitmerLocal NewsMichiganPoliticsRegional-Local NewsTudor DixonUSUS News
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On the eve of the midterm election, the hotly contested race for Michigan governor between Democrat incumbent Gretchen Whitmer and GOP challenger Tudor Dixon remains a toss-up. Though the latest polls show Whitmer in the lead, 30-year veteran Michigan political consultant Jamie Roe believes Dixon is poised to pull off an upset. “The Democrats have a…

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Los Angeles Ballot Measures: Nov. 8 Election

November 7, 2022
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In the Nov. 8 election in Los Angeles, three citywide proposals are up on the ballot, which, if passed, would open the door for more affordable housing, add a new property tax to fund maintenance of public recreational spaces, and create a real estate sales tax for more homeless housing. Proposition LH: Affordable Housing The…

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Texas’s Mayra Flores Could Make History Again With Polls Neck and Neck

November 7, 2022
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HARLINGEN, Texas—Democrats called Republican Mayra Flores’s win in Texas Congressional District 34 this summer a fluke. Democrats, who didn’t put a lot of resources into the special election that Flores won, have reasoned that the midterms would draw out more of the Democratic base in the heavily Hispanic district. They were confident that Democrats would…

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Los Angeles to Vote Nov. 8 on New Tax Initiative to Fund More Homeless Housing

November 7, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A new tax proposal will be on the Nov. 8 ballot for Angelenos to vote on, which if passed, would create additional homeless housing from a new tax. According to early polls, homelessness is the top issue of concern for Angelenos heading into the election. Initiative Ordinance “ULA” proposed enacting a 4 percent property…

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Seaman Sentenced to 20 Years for Fatal Stabbing on Container Ship

November 7, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A Philippines national who fatally stabbed a fellow crew member on a container ship en route from Shanghai to Los Angeles was sentenced Nov. 7 to 20 years in federal prison. Michael Monegro, 44, pleaded guilty in May in LA federal court to one count of committing an act of violence against a person…

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Prop. 1 on Abortion Could Cost Millions, Jeopardize Care for Mothers

November 7, 2022
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Commentary Abortions aren’t free. Neither is what’s called “abortion tourism.” A controversy has erupted over how much Proposition 1, which if enacted Nov. 8 would put a right to abortion in the California Constitution, might cost state taxpayers if enacted. And how it would affect health care in general in California, especially for women wanting…

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San Diego Defense Contractor Sentenced for Providing Info to Chinese Government

November 7, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—A San Diego civilian defense contractor who pleaded guilty to accepting money from Chinese government representatives in exchange for providing aviation-related information from his American defense contractor employers was sentenced Nov. 7 to 20 months in prison. Shapour Moinian, 67, handed over information “related to multiple types of aircraft designed and manufactured in the…

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