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Wisconsin sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting

Wisconsin sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than 97,000 people in Wisconsin cast absentee ballots in person on the first day they could, leading to long waits at some polling sites that were made worse by an overwhelmed computer system that clerks use to process ballots. Republicans and Democrats have been pushing voters to cast ballots early, leading to the surge…Read more

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Fitness app Strava gives away location of Biden, Trump and other leaders, French newspaper says

Fitness app Strava gives away location of Biden, Trump and other leaders, French newspaper says

PARIS (AP) — An investigation by French newspaper Le Monde found that the highly confidential movements of U.S. President Joe Biden, presidential rivals Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and other world leaders can be easily tracked online through a fitness app that their bodyguards use. But the U.S. Secret Service told the newspaper…Continue Reading

Officials say North Korea has sent troops to Russia. What would that mean for the war with Ukraine?

Officials say North Korea has sent troops to Russia. What would that mean for the war with Ukraine?

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — American and South Korean officials said Wednesday that there’s evidence North Korea has dispatched troops to Russia in a potential escalation of the nearly 3-year-old war with Ukraine. If the soldiers’ goal is fighting with Russia in Ukraine, it would be the first time a third country puts boots on the ground in the war…Continue Reading

Wisconsin sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting

Wisconsin sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than 97,000 people in Wisconsin cast absentee ballots in person on the first day they could, leading to long waits at some polling sites that were made worse by an overwhelmed computer system that clerks use to process ballots. Republicans and Democrats have been pushing voters to cast ballots early, leading to the surge…Continue Reading

Blinken arrives in Israel as US looks to renew cease-fire efforts after the killing of Hamas leader

Blinken arrives in Israel as US looks to renew cease-fire efforts after the killing of Hamas leader

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday on his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. The U.S. hopes to revive cease-fire efforts after the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, but so far all the warring parties appear to be digging in…Continue Reading

Trump works the fry station and holds a drive-thru news conference at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s

Trump works the fry station and holds a drive-thru news conference at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s

FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, Pa. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania on Sunday before staging an impromptu news conference, answering questions through the drive-thru window. As reporters and aides watched, an employee showed Trump how to dunk baskets of fries in oil, salt…Continue Reading

Kansas City Chiefs owner backs kicker Harrison Butker’s new PAC supporting ‘traditional values’

Kansas City Chiefs owner backs kicker Harrison Butker’s new PAC supporting ‘traditional values’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The owner of the Kansas City Chiefs said Wednesday that he has no issue with kicker Harrison Butker forming a political action committee designed to encourage Christians to vote for what the PAC describes as “traditional values.” Butker announced his UPRIGHT PAC last weekend, during the Chiefs’ bye, in a series…Continue Reading

Trump says it would be a ‘smart thing’ if he spoke to Putin, though he won’t confirm he has

Trump says it would be a ‘smart thing’ if he spoke to Putin, though he won’t confirm he has

CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday refused to say whether he’s spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office, as reported in journalist Bob Woodward’s latest book. But if the two did speak, Trump said, it would be “a smart thing” for the United States…Continue Reading

North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN over report about posts on porn site

North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN over report about posts on porn site

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson sued CNN on Tuesday over its recent report that he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message board, calling the reporting reckless and defamatory. The lawsuit, filed in Wake County Superior Court, comes less than four weeks after…Continue Reading

Cyber criminals are increasingly helping Russia and China target the US and allies, Microsoft says

Cyber criminals are increasingly helping Russia and China target the US and allies, Microsoft says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia, China and Iran are increasingly relying on criminal networks to lead cyberespionage and hacking operations against adversaries like the U.S., according to a report on digital threats published Tuesday by Microsoft. The growing collaboration between authoritarian governments and criminal hackers has alarmed national…Continue Reading

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