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Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one
Judge weighs bid to block or reverse transfers of transgender inmates into a segregated prison unit
Italian diaspora wins a major battle in the fight for citizenship

Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one
Judge weighs bid to block or reverse transfers of transgender inmates into a segregated prison unit
Italian diaspora wins a major battle in the fight for citizenship

Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one

Wisconsin voters who have already returned their absentee ballots for the state's primary are not allowed to void those and request a new one, a judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling deals a blow to Democrats, who filed a lawsuit seeking to give voters a do-over because of a chaotic party primary in the governor’s race. The ruling is almost certain to be appealed with voting already underway in the state’s primary for governor. It creates another level of uncertainty in the waning days of a primary season that saw Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, who had been seen as a Dem

Judge weighs bid to block or reverse transfers of transgender inmates into a segregated prison unit

Italian diaspora wins a major battle in the fight for citizenship

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Scammers exploit South Lake Tahoe visitors with fake rental listings

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (KCRA) -- South Lake Tahoe, a favorite destination for millions of vacationers, is grappling with scams involving fake vacation rental listings.Ryan Lundquist, a visitor to the area, described his experience after renting a property through Airbnb."I was just surprised to see a placard on the back of the house that said 'if you rented on Craigslist, you've been scammed.' And so that's the gist of it," he said.The warning highlights a fraud scheme in the area involving fake vacation rental listings, particularly on Craigslist."Most of the scams

AgriStar plant fire sparks smoke advisory, water concerns

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FIFA hits Argentina with World Cup charges for scuffle and 'Malvinas' banner

FIFA lodged disciplinary charges against two Argentina players Wednesday for striking Spain opponents moments after the World Cup final and charged Argentina's soccer federation for players showing a political banner about the Falkland Islands after beating England in the semifinals. A list of disciplinary cases opened by FIFA against Argentina also include “discriminatory chants and gestures” by fans, alleged assault by an assistant coach after the final and “throwing of objects by spectators in relation to several matches” at the World Cup. Argentina midf

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Watch Dr. Anthony Fauci plead the Fifth at Capitol Hill hearing

�s most recognizable, most accessible and often most voluble authority on the nation’s public health crises.But on Wednesday, under intense scrutiny and the ever-present threat of prosecution, Fauci spent a congressional hearing that spanned well over two hours uttering only a single, 24-word sentence: “Under the advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution to refrain from answering your questions.”The retired government scientist, who guided the US Covid-19 pandemic response across two administrations, invoked his constitutional right agai

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Blanche nomination in peril as key GOP senator rails on DOJ over controversial fund

Todd Blanche’s nomination to be President Donald Trump’s attorney general is hanging in the balance with a key GOP senator saying the Justice Department has not done enough to guarantee that a controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund won’t move forward.The pushback from Texas Sen. John Cornyn comes as the Senate Judiciary Committee has been planning to advance Blanche’s nomination on Thursday – but without Cornyn’s support, the vote will fail.As of now, it’s unclear if that vote will move forward with Senate Republicans eyeing a 4 p.m. deadline to decide whether t

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Trump cites 'good' talks on Iran, reiterates threat to hit targets

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said there have been good talks with Iran even as he reiterated his threats to target Pickaxe Mountain as well as bridges and power plants if a deal is not made with Tehran.In an interview with Fox News, Trump said he wanted to avoid targeting Iran's bridges and power plants if possible. "It's a very, very delicate balance. So I think we have a very strong position right now. They know I'm going to do that if they don't make a deal," Trump told the "Fox and Friends" program. "We cannot have them break deals anymore.""We have had some very good talks," T

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'She killed the kids!' 911 call from Lindsay Clancy's husband brings tears to the courtroom

Lindsay Clancy sobbed in court Wednesday as jurors listened to the anguished 911 call her husband made after returning from an errand to find she’d strangled their three children in their Massachusetts home. On the roughly 7-minute recording, Patrick Clancy can be heard speaking with his wife upon finding her badly injured and bleeding in their yard, after she jumped from the home’s second-story window. “Look at me,” he says. “Say my name.” He then tells the dispatcher he's going to check on the children. Moments later, he howls and cries

This Congress is one of the oldest yet. Most Americans think that’s a problem, a new CNN poll shows

CNN Poll: Americans doubt Trump is paying enough attention to the country’s most important problems

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Cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan surpass 10,000 in ongoing outbreak

Michigan health officials reported 10,077 cases of cyclosporiasis on Wednesday, an increase of 397 cases since their last update a day earlier.An investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has linked the outbreak to iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants sourced from privately held Taylor Farms operations in central Mexico, but authorities are still looking for other potential sources given the size of the outbreak. Consumers in the U.S. have been steering clear of some restaurant chains and buying less lettuce in grocery stores as a multistate outbreak of a parasitic

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Rescuers search for survivors after a 7.1 quake kills 18 in southwestern Japan

Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, in southwestern Japan. The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit a day earlier in the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu also left at least 62 people injured, six of them seriously, the prefectural government said. The tally has been steadily growing, fanning fears it may continue to rise. Some of the most serious damage was at the Aeon

US weapons stockpiles continue to dwindle with permanent end to Iran war nowhere in sight

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Kavinsky, French DJ behind hit track ‘Nightcall,’ found dead at home in Paris

French DJ Kavinsky, best known for the electro track “Nightcall,” has died at age 50.The artist, whose real name was Vincent Belorgey, was found dead at his home in Paris on Tuesday, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported Wednesday.An investigation is underway to determine the cause of death, the Paris prosecutor’s office told BFMTV.Belorgey starting making music in the early 2000s and released his first EP, “Teddy Boy,” in 2006. He went on to open for French electronic music duo Daft Punk on their 2007 tour.“Nightcall,” released in 2010, is reminiscent of 1980s synth pop. It was used in

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Three Greek firefighters killed as wildfires strike further east in Europe

By Yves Herman, Nacho Doce and Lefteris PapadimasLE TEMPLE, France/LA VILAVELLA, Spain/ATHENS, July 29 (Reuters) - Three Greek firefighters died battling blazes during high winds on the island of Crete and the mainland as wildfires spread across Europe on Wednesday after days of devastating fires in Spain and France. Two firefighters became trapped in the Crete blaze near the village of Krya Vrysi while they were driving between fire fronts. Another died in a separate fire in the Peloponnese region, a fire department spokesperson told Reuters.Residents and tourists were evacuated from Krya Vr

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Fed leaves rates unchanged; three policymakers dissent in favor of a hike

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‘I have a lot more life here’: She couldn’t afford retirement in the US, so she relocated from California to Portugal

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Employees at the world’s biggest AI companies are calling for a slowdown in AI development

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Ross Douthat joins ‘60 Minutes’ as CBS races to rebuild the show

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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Rand Paul-led US Senate COVID hearing

Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, invoking his

Former Golden Globes owners sue Penske Media alleging fraud in acquisition of awards show

Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association have sued Penske Media and others, claiming they engaged in fraud to acquire the Golden Globe Awards

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Fauci takes the Fifth more than 100 times — and Republicans look to contempt charge

Voters outside Peru defined this year’s razor-thin election. It’s part of an ongoing trend in Latin America

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US thwarts an Iranian missile attack and launches strikes with Saudi Arabia against militias in Iraq

The U.S. military says it successfully intercepted an Iranian missile barrage and worked with Saudi Arabia’s forces to strike sites in Iraq that Tehran-backed militias have used to launch attacks in recent days

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls