Politics

Falsehoods, harassment stress local election offices in US

CARROLLTON, Ohio (AP) 鈥� With early voting less than three weeks away, Nicole Mickley was staring down a daunting to-do list: voting machines to test, poll workers to recruit, an onslaught of public records requests to examine.

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Loretta Lynn's songs resonate anew amid abortion debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) 鈥� Loretta Lynn, the Grammy-winning country music icon who died Tuesday at 90, lived through 鈥� and sang about 鈥� decades of advancements for women's social movements, achievements now endangered.

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Ukraine leader says Putin wouldn't survive nuclear attack

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) 鈥� Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday it was 鈥渉ard to say鈥� whether the risk of nuclear war had increased with his military's territorial gains, but he remains confident his Russian counterpart would not sur

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Sri Lanka begins crucial debt restructuring talks with China

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) 鈥� Sri Lanka鈥檚 president said Thursday his government has started debt restructuring discussions with China, an important step toward finalizing an International Monetary Fund rescue of the island nation from a severe economic

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With division at home, UK's Truss seeks to thaw EU relations

LONDON (AP) 鈥� After an acrimonious divorce and years of bickering, Britain鈥檚 government looks like it wants to make up with the European Union.

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Fetterman records show light schedule as Pa. lieutenant gov.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) 鈥� In his campaign for a crucial U.S.

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Solomon Islands leader rules out China base in his country

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) 鈥� The Solomon Islands prime minister assured Australia on Thursday that he would not 鈥渆ndanger his country鈥� by allowing China to establish a naval base in the South Pacific.

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Quebec elects record number of women, but will they be named to key cabinet roles?

MONTREAL 鈥� Quebecers made history Monday when they elected a record number of women to the province's legislature, but political observers say more is needed to ensure equality between men and women in politics.

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Climate Changed: Fiona demonstrated wild hurricane future, and need to adapt

HALIFAX 鈥� As she stood near the remnants of flattened homes in Port aux Basques, N.L., Denise Anderson said the thought of continuing to live next to the ocean is hard after a deadly storm foreshadowed the violence of weather to come.