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Jan 28 2024
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Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa's regional bloc as tensions deepen
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Three West African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday, accusing the bloc of “inhumane” sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations. The juntas said in a joint statement read on state television that they have “decided in complete sovereignty on the immediate
QuartzApr 17 2024
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VW workers in Tennessee begin voting in UAW union election
United Press InternationalApr 04 2024
Opinion
No hostility to voting in Minnesota, please
Minnesota is known for its relatively high voter participation rates and laws that seek to provide more, not less, opportunity for citizens to cast ballots.
Last year, Minnesota legislators wisely approved changing state law to allow the formerly incarcerated to vote. But this year, a legal challenge to that change highlights why it's important to protect voting rights on a number of
Star TribuneApr 16 2024
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Solomon Islanders cast votes in an election that will shape relations with China
Voters board the already overcrowded Fair Glory ferry in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Saturday, April 13, 2024, heading to Malaita Island to vote in a national election. The country in which China has gained most influence in the South Pacific, Solomon Islands, goes to the polls on Wednesday in an election that could shape the region's future. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP) Residents who live on
San Francisco ChronicleApr 16 2024
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House could vote on Ukraine aid this week, Speaker says
Fresh US aid for Ukraine will be put to a vote separately to the question of new military assistance for Israel, House Speaker Mike Johnson says.
Mr Johnson has stalled a House vote on a $96bn package aimed at helping both US allies, while he faces pressure from fellow members of his Republican Party.
But he said an Iranian attack on Israel over the weekend had increased the
BBC NewsApr 16 2024
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Moldova Sets Date for Crucial Presidential Election, EU Vote
Moldova is set to hold a presidential election and a referendum on joining the European Union on Oct. 20 after a court approved a draft amendment to the constitution defining European integration as a strategic objective.
Tuesday’s decision by the Constitutional Court in the capital, Chisinau, marks the final political step for the referendum. Both votes are decisive for the country,
BloombergApr 16 2024
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Nashville's East Bank development deal up for final vote
A year ago, the Metro Council vote on approving the new Titans stadium was a legislative slugfest that went down to the wire. No such drama is expected Tuesday evening when the council considers the ambitious East Bank redevelopment agreement with The Fallon Company. Why it matters: The development of the city-owned property will convert vacant land into housing, commercial buildings, green
AxiosApr 16 2024
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Baloise investor gaining support in campaign to lift voting cap
ZURICH, April 15 (Reuters) - Baloise (BALN.S) investor zCapital has won broad support for its campaign to change the voting regulations at the Swiss insurer, the asset manager said on Tuesday. zCapital, which owns a 0.7% stake in Baloise, wants to abolish a 2% ceiling on voting rights, arguing it would make the insurer more attractive to investors. The proposed reform is the latest attempt to
ReutersApr 15 2024
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Maine joins interstate compact to elect president by popular vote
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine will become the latest to join a multistate effort to elect the president by popular vote with the Democratic governor’s announcement Monday that she’s letting the proposal become law without her signature. Under the proposed compact, each state would allocate all its electoral votes to whoever wins the national popular vote for president, regardless of how individual
Washington TimesApr 15 2024
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Maine joins effort to elect president by national popular vote
Gov. Janet Mills said she will allow state lawmakers' bill to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact to become law without her signature. State lawmakers recently passed a bill to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and Gov. Janet Mills on Monday announced she will allow the bill to become law without her signature. Maine became the 18th jurisdiction to sign on to the
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