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Month: August 2024

North Carolina candidate sues state elections board over ‘ballot selfie’ ban

WRAL, SUSAN HOGARTH, X, CNN, Susan Hogarth/X By Laura Leslie Click here for updates on this story     RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A North Carolina state senate candidate has filed a federal lawsuit against North Carolina’s ban on “ballot selfies.” The lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression,

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Las empresas de Trump están recaudando millones de dólares de las campañas políticas republicanas, incluida la suya

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A finales del año pasado, el expresidente Donald Trump anunció su respaldo al propietario de un concesionario de automóviles Bernie Moreno para el escaño de Ohio en el Senado, elevando a un candidato no probado que nunca había ocupado un cargo público por encima de varios otros republicanos más prominentes. Dos

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Ahead of final campaign sprint, Black women leaders urge Harris to stay focused in the face of personal attacks

By Eva McKend and Arit John, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Halfway through the final night of the Democratic National Convention, actress and celebrity host Kerry Washington noted there are some who struggle – “or pretend to struggle” – with how to say Vice President Kamala Harris’ first name. “Confusion is understandable,” Washington said. “Disrespect is

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Fires break out on abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that Yemen rebels attacked in Red Sea

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fires broke out Friday on a Greek-flagged oil tanker previously attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels this week, with the vessel now appearing to be adrift in the Red Sea, authorities said. It wasn’t immediately clear what had happened to the oil tanker Sounion, which had been abandoned

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Senators demand the USDA fix its backlog of food distribution to Native American tribes

Associated Press A bipartisan group of senators is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsak after several tribal nations reported that a federal food distribution program they rely on has not fulfilled orders for months, and in some cases has delivered expired food. Last spring, the USDA consolidated from two contractors to one for

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Senators demand the USDA fix its backlog of food distribution to Native American tribes

Associated Press A bipartisan group of senators is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack after several tribal nations reported that a federal food distribution program they rely on has not fulfilled orders for months, and in some cases has delivered expired food. Last spring, the USDA consolidated from two contractors to one for

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Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status

Associated Press Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. The coalition filed suit Friday to halt the program launched by President Joe Biden in June, saying in court filings that

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Justice Department accuses RealPage of a scheme to help landlords hike rents in antitrust lawsuit

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit Friday against real estate software company RealPage Inc., accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices. The lawsuit, filed alongside attorneys general in states including North Carolina and California, alleges the company is violating antitrust laws

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Real estate company helped to artificially inflate rents across America, Justice Department alleges

By Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against the real estate company RealPage, alleging the company’s software uses landlord data to artificially inflate the price of rent across the United States by quelling competition in the market. According to the complaint, the Texas-based company uses

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