Georgia election board orders hand count of votes in US presidential contest
Georgia’s Republican-controlled election board voted on Friday to require a labor-intensive hand count of potentially millions of ballots in November, a move voting rights advocates say could cause delays, introduce errors and lay the groundwork for spurious challenges in the battleground state.
Donald Trump says Jews will be partly to blame if he loses election
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that Jewish-American voters would be partly to blame if he loses the Nov. 5 election to Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate.
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
LOS ANGELES — Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won’t be making an impact.
US inflation data cemented big cut for one Fed official, dissent for another
Federal Reserve officials, in their first public comments since the U.S. central bank cut interest rates by half a percentage point, laid out on Friday the depth of the debate over the move, with one governor saying inflation was now so weak the large reduction was needed and another arguing price pressures remain so strong a smaller cut would have been better.
Biden, ‘Quad’ leaders to talk maritime security as China tensions grow
Tensions brewing in Asia’s trade-rich waters top the agenda as U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes leaders from Australia, India and Japan to his Delaware hometown for a diplomatic push to counter China in the waning months of his presidency.
Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire dim even as US keeps hope
U.S. officials have not given up hope of landing a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal but are increasingly pessimistic that a breakthrough can come anytime soon, according to sources and officials familiar with the matter.
Top Hezbollah commander among 14 killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander and other senior figures in the Lebanese movement in an airstrike on Beirut on Friday, vowing to press on with a new military campaign until it is able to secure the area around the Lebanese border.
Biden readies $375 million arms aid package for Ukraine
The United States is preparing a $375 million military aid package for Ukraine, breaking a months-long trend towards smaller packages for Kyiv for its military operations against Russia, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday.
On the trail of the mystery woman whose company licensed exploding pagers
BUDAPEST — She speaks seven languages, has a PhD in particle physics, an apartment in Budapest plastered with her own pastel drawings of nudes, and a career that took her around Africa and Europe doing humanitarian work.
Three Mile Island plans to reopen as demand for nuclear power grows
In a striking sign of renewed interest in nuclear power, Constellation Energy said Friday that it plans to reopen the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, the site of the worst reactor accident in United States history.
These voters don’t want to commit to Trump or Harris. Here’s why.
More than other voters, they tend to be young, and Black or Hispanic. They get more news from social media than most voters do. They worry about their economic security.
Democrats seize on Robinson scandal, hoping to sink Trump in akey state
A scandal engulfing Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina, the Republican nominee for governor, has Democrats feeling even more optimistic about Vice President Kamala Harris’ chances of winning a pivotal swing state.
A concert celebrates Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday, with music and thanks
ATLANTA — The night included gospel hymns and “America the Beautiful” and the B-52s lighting up the Fox Theater, one of the oldest auditoriums in Atlanta, with a performance of “Love Shack.” In one moment, the crowd was on its feet as Angélique Kidjo, the acclaimed Beninese musician, sang and danced. In another, they shimmied and sang along to a cover of “Ramblin’ Man.”
Georgia Election Board orders hand-counting of ballots
The Georgia State Election Board voted Friday to force counties to hand-count all ballots cast on Election Day, a move critics say could significantly delay the reporting of results in the battleground state and inject chaos into the postelection period.
SEC intends to seek sanctions against Elon Musk in Twitter probe
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it intends to seek sanctions against Elon Musk after he failed to appear for court-ordered testimony for the regulator’s probe into his $44 billion takeover of Twitter.
Freed Russian dissident Kara-Murza: Putin must not be allowed to win in Ukraine
Western governments and Russia’s exiled opposition should begin laying the groundwork for Russia’s democratic transition after President Vladimir Putin eventually leaves office, Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician, said on Friday.
Legal watchdog group warns pro-Trump lawyers against subverting democracy in November
After the 2020 election, legal watchdogs, outraged at some of their colleagues, filed scores of ethics complaints against lawyers who used their skills in questionable ways to help former President Donald Trump stay in power.
Vance says he will keep calling Haitians legally in Springfield ‘illegal’
Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, the Republican vice presidential nominee, said Wednesday that he would continue to describe Haitian residents in Springfield, Ohio, as “illegal aliens” even though most of them are in the country legally.
Alaska man arrested for threatening six US Supreme Court justices
An Alaska man has been arrested on charges that he threatened to assault, kidnap and murder six U.S. Supreme Court justices and some of their family members in online messages that contained violent and racist language.
U.S. launches civil rights probe into Mississippi sheriff’s office that employed ‘Goon Squad’
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi after several of its former officers known as the “Goon Squad” were prosecuted for torturing and sexually abusing two Black men.
