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Groups rally in Montgomery, Ala. , to defend Black political representation
14+ hour, 4+ min ago (267+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. " Thousands of people rallied Saturday in the city considered the crucible of the modern Civil Rights Movement to push back against conservative states" efforts to dismantle congressional districts that helped secure Black political representation. The gathering in Montgomery…...
Some parents don’t want their kids to use tech at school. But districts are pushing back
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (704+ words) ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) " For high school senior Aliyah Pack, getting distracted during school is the norm. Kids in her Pennsylvania school district use i Pads starting in kindergarten, switch to Chromebooks...
Inside the furor plaguing Democratic National Committee leader Ken Martin
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (660+ words) NEW YORK (AP) " Democrats keep winning at the ballot box. And yet Ken Martin, the man leading the Democratic National Committee, is facing a crisis of confidence among party officials who are increasi...
Latter-day Saints church members" politics have shifted
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (36+ words) In the early 2000s, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were the most Republican-leaning religious group in the country. Those days are over, a new study has found. Between 2007...
Supreme Court voting rights ruling fuels a new push to defend Black representation
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (659+ words) ATLANTA " Same fight. New generation....
Florida pastors: Trump statue is a false idol
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (372+ words) MIAMI " After an Evangelical pastor presided over the unveiling of a golden statue of President Donald Trump at his Doral golf course last week, several Florida religious leaders are likening the homa...
Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (288+ words) WASHINGTON " Senate Republicans on Wednesday again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump's war with Iran, but the number of GOP senators voting against the war gre...
Drone strike sparks fire at UAE's only nuclear plant
14+ hour, 41+ min ago (194+ words) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates " A drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the United Arab Emirates" sole nuclear power plant on Sunday in what authorities said was an "unprovoked terrorist attack." N...
Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (569+ words) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates " A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another " a cargo ship near Oman " sank after being attacked, authorities said Thursday,...
Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (728+ words) NEW YORK (AP) " Democratic leaders, desperate to compete in red states where their party brand is toxic, are embracing something new this midterm season: not backing Democrats....