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Georgia’s top election official calls for end to runoffs in the state

14 Dec 2022

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Georgia’s top election official on Wednesday called on lawmakers to eliminate the state’s unusual runoff election system, a week after Democrats again prevailed in a runoff for a closely fought U.S. Senate race. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, said runoff elections put a significant strain on election officials. …

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CSX revamps attendance policy as railroad unions push back on sick time

14 Dec 2022

By Lisa Baertlein and Rod Nickel (Reuters) -Rail operator CSX Corp is changing its workforce attendance policy for unexpected, short-term medical absences next year after U.S. railroads’ sick-time policies became a flashpoint in national labor talks. CSX is among the railroads that used so-called points-based attendance policies to reduce unplanned absences. Under the long-established policies, …

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Oregon governor lifts death sentences for 17 inmates facing execution

14 Dec 2022

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Oregon Governor Kate Brown, who leaves office at the beginning of the year, has commuted the death sentences of all 17 inmates facing capital punishment in the state, leaving them to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Democrat said she decided to use her executive clemency …

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U.S. special counsel subpoenas officials in Georgia, Nevada – W.Post

14 Dec 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith has issued a subpoena to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and authorities in Clark County, Nevada, according to The Washington Post, bringing the number of U.S. states to have officials summoned to six. The Post, citing a copy of the summons, said those subpoenaed were asked …

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Winter storm pummels north-central U.S. with snow, spawns tornadoes in South

14 Dec 2022

(Reuters) -A major winter storm pounded the heart of the United States on Tuesday, bringing heavy snow and freezing rain to the Northern Plains and spawning thunderstorms and destructive tornadoes in the South. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings across parts of Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas and said that spotters had confirmed twisters near …

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Biden signs marriage equality act to tune of Cyndi Lauper’s ‘True Colors’

14 Dec 2022

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law on Tuesday at a jubilant celebration that featured U.S. singer Cyndi Lauper performing “True Colors” in front of thousands of supporters on the White House lawn. The new law provides federal recognition to same-sex marriages, a measure …

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Some 1,500 migrants crossed Rio Grande into El Paso on Sunday – witness

14 Dec 2022

By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – About 1,500 people crossed the Rio Grande overnight from Mexico into El Paso, Texas, a Reuters witness said on Monday, amid an increase in migrant arrivals in the area ahead of the expiry of a pandemic-era order that blocks them at the U.S.-Mexico border. Some of …

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Alabama, Utah become the latest U.S. states to ban TikTok on state devices

14 Dec 2022

(Reuters) – Alabama and Utah on Monday joined other U.S. states prohibiting the use of Chinese-owned short-video sharing app TikTok on state government devices and computer networks due to national security concerns. The actions follow warnings from FBI Director Chris Wray last month who said the Chinese government could use the ByteDance-owned app to control …

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U.S. charges five Russians, two Americans with conspiracy on behalf of Russia

13 Dec 2022

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday unsealed a 16-count indictment charging five Russian nationals and two U.S. nationals with conspiracy related to a global procurement and money-laundering scheme on behalf of the Russian government. Among those indicted is a suspected Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officer, a Justice Department statement said. …

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