Amanda Smith

Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power

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Amanda Smith

Some Republicans in Congress are pushing to require a citizenship question on the questionnaire for the once-a-decade census and exclude people who ...

Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere

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Amanda Smith

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an atmosphere – ...

Georgia appeals court to hear Trump’s bid to disqualify Fani Willis

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Amanda Smith

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump notched another win on Wednesday in his campaign to slow the criminal cases against him ...

Severe storms battering the Midwest bring tornadoes

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Amanda Smith

DETROIT (AP) — Severe storms barreled through the Midwest early Wednesday, a day after two reported tornadoes struck one Michigan city and ...

Stormy Daniels, Who Told of Sex With Trump, Returns to Stand on Thursday

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NEW YORK — When Donald Trump met Stormy Daniels, their flirtation seemed fleeting: He was a 60-year-old married mogul at the peak ...

This month is make-or-break for ballot measures

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SACRAMENTO, California — The official deadline to qualify measures for California’s ballot does not arrive until the end of June, but the ...

Biden campaign goes after Trump on health care in $14 million ad boost

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President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign on Wednesday announced $14 million in new spending across battleground states while launching an ad hitting former ...

TikTok sues to block US law which could ban app

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Image source, Getty Images Article information Author, Natalie Sherman Role, Business reporter, New York 7 May 2024 TikTok has filed a lawsuit ...

From arming teachers to corporate tax breaks: Tennessee’s new, extreme laws

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Amanda Smith

Tennessee’s Republican-dominated legislature passed a litany of starkly conservative laws this year, ceding little quarter to gun control advocates and democracy activists ...

EVs are getting better fast, and you want one. Here’s why you might want to lease, not buy

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Amanda Smith

I’d lease, not buy, if I were shopping for an electric vehicle today. Not because I doubt EVs’ benefits, convenience or reliability, ...