Politics

Georgia election board says counties can do more to investigate election results

ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� Georgia's State Election Board voted Tuesday to require county election officials to make a 鈥渞easonable inquiry鈥� before certifying election results to the state, signaling that fights about approving election results could intensify th

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How Tim Walz became beloved by young voters with a message that the GOP is 'weird'

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Even before he was on the shortlist for vice president, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was working to portray Donald Trump and Republicans to the American public as 鈥渏ust weird." 鈥淭hese are weird people on the other side.

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Some Democratic backers of Josh Shapiro see a missed chance for a Jewish vice president

PHILADELPHIA (AP) 鈥� Vice President Kamala Harris鈥� choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate disappointed fans of Pennsylvania Gov.

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Kamala Harris's running mate, Tim Walz, hails from state with close ties to Canada

WASHINGTON 鈥� Vice-President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate Tuesday, marking a major milestone since her move to the top of the Democratic ticket ahead of the November presidential election.

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FACT FOCUS: False claims follow Minnesota governor's selection as Harris' running mate

Vice President Kamala Harris鈥� announcement on Tuesday that Minnesota Gov.

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Judge rejects bid by Judicial Watch, Daily Caller to reopen fight over access to Biden Senate papers

DOVER, Del. (AP) 鈥� A Delaware judge has refused to vacate a ruling denying a conservative media outlet and an activist group access to records related to President Joe Biden鈥檚 gift of his Senate papers to the University of Delaware.

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Tories reject allegation they are behind bot posts after Poilievre rally

OTTAWA 鈥� The Conservatives say they have no connection to a rash of conspicuously similar social-media posts that flooded the X platform following a Pierre Poilievre event in northern Ontario last week.

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Global stock volatility hits the presidential election, with Trump decrying a 'Kamala Crash'

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is hoping a dramatic sell-off in the U.S. stock market creates an opening to attack his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, over who is best positioned to shepherd the economy.

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Saskatchewan latest province to restrict cellphone use in school classrooms

REGINA 鈥� The Saskatchewan government is following the lead of other provinces in announcing that students won't be allowed to use cellphones in class in the upcoming school year, a move critics call a distraction from more pressing issues like fundin

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Prime minister speaks to health workers, members of Black community in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG 鈥� Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made brief stops in Winnipeg on Tuesday to meet with members of the Black community and health-care workers. Trudeau spoke to several dozen people at a morning event hosted by Black History Manitoba.

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