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☆ It Took Two Weeks to Call Every State in 2020. This Is When to Expect Results This Year.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Alicia Parlapiano | Lazaro Gamio | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Six of them — all but Alaska and Michigan — have competitive Senate races this year that could determine the balance of power in Congress. North Carolina Last polls close at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Competitive congressional races Senate, House (1 district) Timing of results State officials expect a quick pace of reporting, similar to 2020. How vote counting progressed in 2020 Race call 6 p.m.,Nov. 3 Midnight Noon,Nov. 4 96% rpt. How vote counting progressed in 2020 Race called 4 days later 6 p.m.,Nov. 3 Midnight Noon,Nov. 4 82% rpt. How vote counting progressed in 2020 Race called 1 day later 6 p.m.,Nov. 3 Midnight Noon,Nov. 4 100% rpt.

☆ Where voting has become more difficult
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Where voting has become more difficult U.S. states have enacted more than 30 new voting restrictions since 2020. Graphic of the United States showing where restrictive voting laws have been enacted between January 1st, 2021, and October 1st, 2022. From voter ID requirements to limits on mail-in voting, new laws are fueling tensions between Republicans and Democrats ahead of the U.S. midterms. Some states' laws restricted mail-in voting one way while easing it other ways. Advocates of expanding mail-in voting say limiting it hinders voters who cannot go to a polling place.

ATLANTA — Former President Barack Obama is set to headline a rally Friday for Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and the Democratic candidate for governor, Stacey Abrams, in the closing stretch of the 2022 election in this highly competitive battleground state. Georgia played a determinative role last cycle and could likely be in the same position two years later,” Obama adviser Eric Schultz said ahead of the event. Warnock, who was first elected in a 2020 special election, is polling neck and neck in recent surveys with Republican challenger Herschel Walker. "The state where we’re going downhill is Georgia," Schumer could be heard telling Biden. Asked about the remarks, Justin Goodman, a spokesman for the majority leader, told NBC News: “Schumer believes the Democratic candidates will win.”

☆ Former Trump aide Mark Meadows asks South Carolina judge to block Georgia grand jury subpoena in election-meddling probe
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows asked a South Carolina judge to block a subpoena demanding his testimony before a Georgia grand jury investigating possible criminal interference in the 2020 presidential election. Meadows' request Monday afternoon came hours after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas temporarily delayed a similar subpoena that the same grand jury issued to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. Meadows, a former Republican congressman, resides in South Carolina. Bannister said the subpoena was moot because it had required Meadows' appearance before the grand jury on Sept. 27. The grand jury in this case does not have the power to criminally charge individuals but can recommend charges.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Stacey Abrams lobbied for MLB All-Star Game to be moved out of Atlanta
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Georgia Republicans, including Kemp, have tied Abrams to the MLB’s decision, but there is no evidence that Abrams advocated for the All-Star Game to be moved out of the state. Abrams publicly expressed her disagreement with pulling the game from Georgia before and after the MLB’s decision. Following the passage of the bill, the MLB decided to relocate the All-Star Game out of Cobb County in Atlanta on April 2, 2021 (here). Kemp said in a July 2021 campaign ad titled “Not Backing Down” that “Abrams and the liberal mob forced the All-Star Game to move” (here). There is no evidence that Stacey Abrams lobbied for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game to be relocated or that she supported the boycott in Atlanta.

☆ Abortion: Clinics in 14 of 15 states have stopped providing services, survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The survey found that among 15 states that were enforcing either total abortion bans or near-total abortion bans between the decision and October 2, nearly two-thirds of clinics that once provided abortion care – 66 of 79 – had been forced to stop offering abortion services. That means there are no providers offering abortions in 14 of the 15 states, says Rachel Jones, principal research scientist at Guttmacher. The 15 states included in the survey are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The impacts of these closures are being felt far beyond these 15 states. States where abortions are still legal have seen large influxes of people who are traveling to get the procedure.

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☆ Russia is putting an enlistment office at its border as people continue to flee amid fears Putin will try to seal up country
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A local official said that an enlistment office will be put at one of Russia's borders with Georgia. Poland warned that Russia could close its borders, and told its citizens to leave the country. On Tuesday, a local Russian politician said on Telegram that an enlistment office will be set up in the North Ossetia Alania region, which lies on the border between Russia and Georgia. "In addition, a mobilization point of the military registration and enlistment office will be deployed at the checkpoint in the near future," Sergeev said. "They tried scaring us, saying they'll drag us to the enlistment office, telling us the border is closed – typical military humor," he told Al Jazeera.

☆ Arizona judge says state can enforce near-total abortion ban
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Arizona can enforce a near-total ban on abortions that has been blocked for nearly 50 years, a judge ruled Friday, meaning clinics across the state will have to stop providing the procedures to avoid the filing of criminal charges against doctors and other medical workers. An injunction has long blocked enforcement of a law, on the books since before Arizona became a state, that bans nearly all abortions. The ruling also means people seeking abortions will have to go to another state to obtain one. In another state, Wisconsin, clinics have stopped providing abortions amid litigation over whether an 1849 ban is in effect. Georgia bans abortions once fetal cardiac activity and be detected and Florida and Utah have bans that kick in after 15 and 18 weeks gestation, respectively.

And rather than worship the divine, the crowd was there to herald the malign: Donald Trump and his brand of hateful, intentionally divisive politics. Similar to a creed, Trump shared his litany of election-denial lies that have come to constitute the Republican Party platform. The intentional coupling of MAGA politics with religious imagery isn’t merely a rhetorical act, either. Trump’s Ohio rally is hardly the only recent example of a politician appropriating religious symbols to seize power. Here, too, Christians are speaking out against his hijacking of the church for right-wing politics.

☆ H.R. McMaster was so worried Rudy Giuliani was a foreign agent that he made sure he was in the Oval Office whenever Giuliani visited, book says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump's former national security advisor was worried that Giuliani was a foreign "influence agent." McMaster was so concerned about Giuliani that he made sure he was in the Oval Office whenever Giuliani visited Trump, the book said. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyDonald Trump's one-time national security advisor, H.R. McMaster, was deeply concerned that former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani was an agent of a foreign government and made sure he was in the Oval Office whenever Giuliani paid Trump a visit. McMaster served as Trump's national security advisor from February 2017 to March 2018.

☆ Some of Congress' youngest members have famously flamed out. Can a candidate be too young to serve?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

More youthful representation would better serve the country, young members of Congress say. But members of Congress, political scientists, and strategists generally don't blame age for these downfalls — leaders both young and old are prone to controversy. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made history in 2019 as the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, at 29. "I was always accustomed to being the youngest," Schatz told Insider at the Capitol. The nation needs "more principled members of Congress," Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, 35, told Insider, adding: "It doesn't matter their age."

☆ Is this Nigerian teen the next women's golf prodigy?
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-22 | by ( Jackie Prager | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

She remembers the day her dad took her to a golf course in Abuja, where she saw a boy teeing off. As she continues to make a name for herself and her country, Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari is taking notice. "He just keeps playing golf and he really loves the sport, even though he's not winning." Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: Golf's greatest-ever prodigies Arguably the greatest golfer never to go pro, Bobby Jones is one of the sport's most influential figures. According to the Nigerian Golf Federation, there are only 58 courses in the country.

☆ I had an abortion using 'sick time' at work. These days, I worry others won't have the same privacy I did.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-09 | by ( Julie Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

After the overturning of Roe v. Wade, I fear others won't have the same freedom or right to privacy in the workplace as I did. That was the lie I told my boss when I took a couple of days off to have an abortion. Privacy surrounding healthcare decisions in the workplace, among many other things, took a giant leap backward when Roe v. Wade was overturned on June 24. A ban on abortion after six weeks went into effect in South Carolina just days after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The rollback of Roe v. Wade isn't just about abortionIt's also about privacy and the right to live your life the way you want.

☆ Thousands of Russian tech workers pulled off a perilous escape from their crumbling homeland. Now they face an anti-Russian backlash, reluctant banks, and sky-high rents.
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-14 | by ( Belle Lin | Masha Borak | Kylie Robison | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

While Kristina is leaving Russia soon, she said she has received threatening messages including, "You are the Putin enemy," and "The police are already after you." To staunch the outflow of talent, the Russian government has offered some tech workers favorable loans, mortgage rates, and even income-tax exemptions. Even after securing a precious visa or a flight out, Russian immigration officers closely monitor departing workers' every move. According to Alexandra, Russian workers are also transferring their funds into cryptocurrencies in order to access funds outside the country. As Russian workers establish their new lives in exile, some say they're worried about the costs they've paid.

Below, CNBC Select rounded up four of the best personal loan lenders that still accept applicants who have credit scores of 580 or lower. According to Upstart's website, applicants with a credit history should apply with a minimum credit score of 300 (though, Upstart also accepts applicants with no credit history). Sometimes, a potential borrower may have a low credit score because they have extremely limited credit activity. Other times, a lack of credit history may result in them having no credit score at all. OneMain Financial generally accepts applicants with at least a poor or fair credit score (the exact credit score minimum is not disclosed but for reference, a poor credit score is considered to be between 300 and 579 and a fair credit score is considered to be between 580 and 669).

Below, CNBC Select rounded up five of the best personal loan lenders that still accept applicants who have credit scores below 670. Sometimes, a potential borrower may have a low credit score because they have extremely limited credit activity. Other times, a lack of credit history may result in them having no credit score at all. Many personal loan lenders offer amounts starting around $3,000 to $5,000, but with Upgrade, you can apply for as little as $1,000 (and as much as $50,000). Common personal loan definitions you should knowHere are some common personal loan terms you need to know before applying for one.

There are many things you can use a personal loan for, including a wedding, a funeral, a home renovation, debt consolidation or a big emergency. Just like with any other form of credit, personal loan lenders will typically want to measure the creditworthiness of applicants by looking at their credit scores and credit history. Fortunately, though, some personal loan lenders can still consider such applicants. CNBC Select rounded up some personal loan lenders that may still approve applicants who don't have a sufficient enough credit history to generate a credit score. While SoFi generally accepts good or excellent credit for its personal loan products, borrowers can apply for a loan using a co-applicant.

Johnson & Johnson has said it would provide a fair amount of money to the subsidiary to pay claims. Johnson & Johnson, valued at more than $450 billion, had about $31 billion in cash and marketable securities on hand at the end of the third quarter, securities filings show. One would absorb all the talc liability; the other would carry on the business free from the threat of billion-dollar judgments. Levesque replied that the “technical aspect” of the subsidiary bankruptcy wasn’t likely to cause concern about J&J’s creditworthiness. Is that what you're saying?” asked Jeffrey Jonas, a Brown Rudnick lawyer representing a creditors committee comprising talc plaintiffs.

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So Select rounded up some personal loan lenders that offer expedient funding so you can cover large expenses in a pinch. This lender provides personal loans for just about every purpose except for higher education and small businesses. Funds are also generally disbursed quickly — 92.6% of personal loan applicants receive same-day funding if they sign their agreement before 7 p.m. Personal loan interest rates range from 4.99% to 17.99%. *Your LightStream loan terms, including APR, may differ based on loan purpose, amount, term length, and your credit profile.

☆ Moldova și Georgia au convenit să recunoască certificatele de vaccinare anti-COVID
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Demersuri similare au fost înaintate ministerelor de Externe din România, Turcia, Cehia, Grecia, Polonia, Estonia, Letonia și Lituania. Georgia este a treia țară care va recunoaște certificate de vaccinare moldovenești. Anterior, o decizie similară a fost luată de Ungaria și Ucraina.

Organizations: Externe Locations: România, Turcia, Cehia, Grecia, Polonia, Estonia, Letonia, Lituania, Georgia, Ungaria, Ucraina

☆ Mariana Durleșteanu: Avem un scrutin în care riscăm ca oamenii deștepți să se distanțeze de oamenii buni, pentru că simt jocul, fariseismul și ipocrizia
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-19 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Unimedia.Info | Bogdan Țîrdea | ) unimedia.info time to read: +2 min

„De ce ați menținut pragul electoral de 5%, care este unul exagerat pentru realitatea politică moldovenească. La conceptul autohton „turism politic” cu referire la traseismul politic din Legislativ, ar trebui să mai lansăm în circuit un concept nou „turism electoral”. Următorul Parlament trebuie să reducă pragul electoral și să stimuleze promovarea forțelor noi în loja puterii legislative. Desigur, 53 de partide, care puteau participa în scrutin, este exagerat de mult, dar nici de a alege între două formațiuni Republica Moldova nu este pregătită. Pe lângă faptul că și pragul electoral de 5% este unul ridicat pentru sistemul nostru politic.

Organizations: Socialiștilor Locations: Georgia, Legislativ, Comuniștilor, Republica Moldova

☆ Dionis Cenușa: Dacă „Trio-ul asociat” prinde rădăcini, acesta ar putea fi folosit ca argument împotriva PaE
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-15 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +6 min

Dionis Cenușa: Dacă „Trio-ul asociat” prinde rădăcini, acesta ar putea fi folosit ca argument împotriva PaEFederația Rusă nu a venit deocamdată cu o reacție la inițiativa de creare a Trio-ului asociat din cadrul Parteneriatului Estic (Moldova, Georgia, Ucraina), dar este sigur faptul că, dacă această inițiativă va prinde rădăcini, atunci vor exista tentative de a discredita Parteneriatul Estic, în sensul că Trio-ul va fi folosit ca un argument împotriva Parteneriatului Estic. Se va interpreta precum că „UE renunță la celelalte trei state (Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaidjan) care nu fac parte din Trio-ul asociat”. Este foarte bine că există state care vor să adere la UE și, probabil, trebuie să existe și o reacție pozitivă din partea Bruxelles-ului”, a menționat el. Potrivit lui Dionis Cenușa, această inițiativă este încă o oportunitate pentru a vorbi despre integrarea europeană în Republica Moldova și la nivel regional. Dezbaterea publică „Trio-ul asociat” din cadrul Parteneriatului Estic: necesitate, obstacole și provocări pentru Moldova” este ediția a 188-a din ciclul „Dezvoltarea culturii politice în dezbateri publice”.

Persons: Dionis, Liebig, Dionis Cenușa, Maia Sandu Organizations: Federația, Estic, UE, Universitatea Justus, NATO, Summit, Parteneriatului Estic, Agenția Locations: Federația Rusă, Moldova, Georgia, Ucraina, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Moscova, Giessen, Germania, Bruxelles, Republica Moldova, Chișinău, Președinției, Trio, Kiev, Tbilisi

☆ 26 May - Independence Day of Georgia
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-26 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +6 min

26 May - Independence Day of Georgia2021 marks 103 years of the Democratic Republic of Georgia as well as 30th anniversary of the restoration of independence from the Soviet Union. The new chapter of Georgian history is directly linked to May 26, 1918, when Georgia gained freedom from the Russian Empire and established the First Democratic Republic of Georgia. On 26 May 1918, Georgia’s independence was declared by the First Meeting of the National Council of Georgia. Despite the short period of its existence (1918-1921), the Democratic Republic of Georgia had a significant impact on the development of the Georgian statehood in a long run. Since the start of the Russia’s invasion and occupation of Georgia, international community has witnessed unprecedented ethnic cleansing of Georgians and continues violation of human right.

Organizations: Democratic, First Democratic, National Council of, Georgian, Independence, Independent Georgia, Russian Federation, State, EU, NATO Locations: Georgia, Democratic Republic of Georgia, Soviet Union, Russian, First Democratic Republic of Georgia, National Council of Georgia, Russia, Abkhazia, Tskhinvali, Moldova, Republic of Moldova

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