HONOLULU (AP) — Two states could try a new way to reduce the influence of corporations and hard-to-track “dark money” groups that have been able to spend unlimited amounts on politics since the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling. Hawaii lawmakers on Friday sent a bill to the governor that would …
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — As a high school student in the 1970s, Lori Guess looked forward to packing up her oboe for a summer music camp in Sidney, Maine. The lakeside location and loon calls appealed to her, and it was a chance to connect with kindred spirits. Decades later, she’s still going to camp …
SINGAPORE, May 12 (Reuters) – Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, with conditions expected to get worse as the northern hemisphere’s summer approaches and El Nino weather patterns kick in, scientists warned on Tuesday. Fires from January to April have already caused unprecedented levels of damage, …
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed early Tuesday as optimism encouraged by a record rally on Wall Street clashed with anxiety about surging oil prices and a possible AI bubble. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.7% to 62,881.03. South Korea’s Kospi dropped 1.2% to 7,726.30, in what analysts are categorizing as fallout from overreliance …
LONDON (AP) — Tottenham Hotspur took a small and potentially crucial step toward retaining its Premier League status after drawing at home with Leeds United 1-1 on Monday. Spurs, just above the drop zone, moved two points clear of relegation rival West Ham. Tottenham went ahead in the 50th minute on Mathys Tels’ strike. However, …
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for Alabama Republicans to pursue a congressional voting map more favorable to their party ahead of November’s midterm elections, the latest fallout from the court’s seismic voting rights ruling. The justices lifted a lower court’s decision that had blocked state Republicans’ …
Host city Vienna has been bedecked in hearts and the contest’s “United by Music” motto for a week in which singers and bands from 35 countries will compete onstage for the continent’s musical crown. But five countries — Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Iceland — are boycotting to protest Israel’s inclusion. Several pro-Palestinian demonstrations …
By Nandita Bose and Nayera Abdallah WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 12 (Reuters) – Hopes for a peace deal on Iran faded on Tuesday after Donald Trump said a ceasefire with Iran was “on life support” as Tehran rejected a U.S. proposal to end the conflict and stuck to a list of demands the U.S. president described as …
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Representative Jen Kiggans faced calls from Democrats to resign for agreeing with a radio host after he said Democratic lawmaker Hakeem Jeffries should get his “cotton-picking hands off of Virginia.” Kiggans later said she was agreeing with the host that Jeffries, who is the House of Representatives minority …
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate calls with his Australian and British counterparts on Monday to discuss Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department said. Here are some details: • Rubio discussed “Iran and ongoing efforts to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz,” …