Confusion Emerges Over New South Dakota Voter ID Requirements

County auditors in South Dakota are, in certain cases, deciding how to implement new voter ID rules on their own due to uncertainty over guidelines issued by the state’s secretary of state, as early and absentee voting for the primary election is well underway. Senate Bill 175, passed in the 2026 legislative session, requires new …

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Israeli Airstrikes on Southern Lebanon Kill 7 Amid Fragile Ceasefire

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill at least seven people and wounded others on Saturday as hostilities continue between Israel and Hezbollah despite a ceasefire. The Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon Saturday came as Israel’s military issued a new warning for residents of nine southern villages to evacuate. Israel’s military and Lebanon’s …

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Pope Leo XIV Encourages Wealthy US Catholics to Keep Donating

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday encouraged some of the wealthiest U.S. Catholics to keep on giving to support his charitable works, in an audience that confirmed how the election of the first U.S.-born pope has invigorated American Catholics and their donations. The Chicago-born Leo met with members of The Papal Foundation, a …

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Fighting Reaches Outskirts of Ukraine’s Stronghold Kostiantynivka

KYIV, May 2 (Reuters) – Russian troops are inching ⁠towards ⁠the city of Kostiantynivka in ⁠Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, trying to establish a foothold close ​to a heavily defended area, Ukraine’s top army official said on Saturday. Kostiantynivka, along with other ‌cities, forms a so-called fortress ‌belt in the country’s east – an area well …

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