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(Reuters) -Donald Trump and many of his fellow Republicans warn that noncitizens could vote in the Nov. 5 presidential election in significant numbers, potentially handing a victory to Democratic rival Kamala Harris. But there have been few known examples of noncitizens voting in recent U.S. elections. Here is what state officials and independent researchers have …

Factbox-Noncitizen voters a rarity in US elections, state and private reviews show Read More »

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) -Two U.S. pollsters commissioned by Georgian opposition forces called into question official results that showed the governing Georgian Dream party won last weekend’s parliamentary election in the South Caucasus country, as opposition parties prepared to hold a new protest next week. U.S. data and polling firm Edison Research, commissioned by …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Elections for seats on state supreme courts that once drew little attention have become prominent abortion battlegrounds since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision reversing its landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized the procedure nationwide. That ruling essentially moved the fight over reproductive rights to the states, clearing the …

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By AJ Vicens (Reuters) – Staff at U.S. voting machine companies have removed public information about themselves from the internet and have made contingency plans with local law enforcement ahead of the 2024 election, after suffering harassment in 2020, according to industry representatives.  Following the 2020 election, which Republican candidate Donald Trump falsely claimed he had …

Staff at US voting machine firms prep for doxxing, misinformation and ‘swatting’ Read More »

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Abbott and Reckitt’s unit Mead Johnson are not responsible for a young boy’s debilitating intestinal disease, a jury found on Thursday in a lawsuit that accused the companies of failing to warn of the risks of premature baby formulas. The ruling is a victory for the companies following large losses in …

Abbott and Reckitt unit secure win in infant formula trial Read More »

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge in Arizona ordered its secretary of state to release a list of registered voters who due to a glitch may not have provided proof of citizenship that is required by state law, a court filing showed on Thursday. A conservative organization had sued Arizona Secretary of State …

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By David Thomas (Reuters) – An appeals court on Thursday indefinitely suspended the New York law license of Kenneth Chesebro, a former lawyer for Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, after he pleaded guilty last year to a charge stemming from efforts to overturn Trump’s defeat in Georgia. Chesebro pleaded guilty in October 2023 to conspiracy …

Ex-Trump lawyer Chesebro’s law license suspended over fake elector scheme Read More »

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – While fake videos of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris spread across social media but fail to capture much interest, state officials are girding for what they consider a far more dangerous deception days before the U.S. presidential election – deepfake robocalls. Officials in states from Arizona to Vermont are preparing for …

Pastors and secret codes: US election officials wage low-tech battle against AI robocalls Read More »

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office said on Thursday “targeted disinformation” circulating online about the Nov. 5 U.S. election was probably a result of “foreign interference attempting to sow discord and chaos.” The office, working with state and federal officials to track the source of the disinformation, urged billionaire …

Georgia says US election disinformation likely coming from Russian troll farms Read More »