Tag: Elections

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US Supreme Court upholds Jim Crow 2.0 & Pulse nightclub survivor speaks out on gun violence

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The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a voting-rights challenge to Arizona’s election laws, ruling the state may discard legal ballots that are cast in the wrong precinct even if doing so results in throwing out a much higher percentage of votes cast by Latinos, black people, and Native Americans than whites. Five years after the shooting at Pulse nightclub that claimed 49 lives, Patience Murray still struggles physically and mentally with what happened that night. “There will never be a point where I’m done learning or done healing,” she said. “And I just have to accept that.” … Read More >US Supreme Court upholds Jim Crow 2.0 & Pulse nightclub survivor speaks out on gun violence

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French interior minister calls poor regional election performance a failure for President Macron’s party

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Speaking after La Republique En Marche (LREM) suffered disappointing results in regional elections, with just 11% of the vote, France’s interior minister Gerald Darmanin said it’s a failure for president Emmanuel Macron’s party. … Read More >French interior minister calls poor regional election performance a failure for President Macron’s party

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US freaking out as Iran elects next president

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Hardliner Reisi won at Iran’s recent presidential election, which saw a record-low turnout and murmurs of electioneering in his favor. Is Iran’s new president a “brutal hangman” or a “defender of human rights?” And what does his election portend for relations between Tehran and Washington? RT America’s John Huddy (in for Rick Sanchez) sets the scene. Then RT America’s Faran Fronczak joins with details about the election and its implications before former naval intelligence officer John Jordan and Prof. Mohammed Marandi of the University of Tehran share their insights. … Read More >US freaking out as Iran elects next president

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Gaddafi’s son seeks Libyan presidency 10 years after NATO-backed campaign plunged country into chaos – media

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The son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is reportedly eyeing his country’s highest office a decade after his father was overthrown and murdered by NATO-backed rebels, triggering years of civil unrest. … Read More >Gaddafi’s son seeks Libyan presidency 10 years after NATO-backed campaign plunged country into chaos – media

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Bibi’s done? Anti-Netanyahu coalition notifies Israeli president that it has formed new government after Arab party joins

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Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett have put together a governing coalition to oust PM Benjamin Netanyahu, just minutes before time ran out. For the first time in history, an Arab-Israeli party will be on board. … Read More >Bibi’s done? Anti-Netanyahu coalition notifies Israeli president that it has formed new government after Arab party joins