What to Expect in Georgia’s Special Congressional Runoff

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three months after Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress following a public rift with President Donald Trump, voters in the northwest Georgia congressional district she once represented will pick a replacement to serve out the remainder of her term. Tuesday’s special congressional runoff marks the second time in less than a …

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Low-Voltage Utility Elections Face Surge of Attention as Electricity Bills Rise

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Rising household electricity prices and controversy over data centers are reshaping low-profile elections for control over utilities that build power plants and power lines — and then bill people for the cost. The tensions played a prominent role during last year’s elections in Georgia, New Jersey and Virginia, and now they’re …

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What to Expect in Wisconsin’s Spring Election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin voters will choose a new state Supreme Court justice in a Tuesday election that will either maintain or expand the court’s liberal majority. Meanwhile, the city of Waukesha will hold its first open-seat mayoral race in 20 years. The contests are among the notable highlights of Wisconsin’s spring election, where races …

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IAEA Confirms Impact of Recent Strikes Near Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

April 6 (Reuters) – The ⁠International ⁠Atomic Energy ⁠Agency on Monday ​said it can confirm ‌recent impacts of military ‌strikes ⁠close ⁠to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, but ​said that the plant itself was not ​damaged. The UN atomic watchdog said ⁠that ⁠the confirmation was ⁠based ​on its independent analysis of ​new satellite ⁠imagery and …

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Ukraine Says It Struck Russian Missile Carrier in Novorossiysk, Rig Near Crimea

KYIV, April ⁠6 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠Ukrainian military ​struck a ‌Russian warship ‌in ⁠the ⁠port of Novorossiysk as ​well as ​a drilling rig ⁠in the ⁠Black ⁠Sea near ​occupied Crimea overnight, ​Kyiv’s ⁠drone forces ⁠commander said. The attack targeted the ⁠Admiral Grigorovich missile carrier, Robert Brovdi said on the ⁠Telegram app. (Reporting by Yuliia Dysa; …

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Kremlin Says the Whole Middle East Is ‘On Fire’

MOSCOW, April 6 (Reuters) – The ⁠Kremlin ⁠on Monday said ⁠that the Iran war was escalating ​in both geography and economic impact, and ‌that the whole Middle ‌East region was “on fire” due to ⁠the ⁠U.S. and Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic. U.S. ​President Donald Trump, in an expletive-laden Easter Sunday social media post, …

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Liam Conejo Ramos constantly worries about being detained by ICE again, his parents say: “My boy is very different”

Minneapolis — Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, whose detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement sparked global outrage earlier this year, constantly worries about being detained once again, his parents told CBS News in an exclusive interview. It’s been over two months since Liam was taken into ICE custody in Minnesota, alongside his father, while wearing a …

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