Alaska Governor Vetoes Election Bill Citing ‘Significant Operational Burdens’

April 30 (Reuters) – Alaska Governor Mike ⁠Dunleavy ⁠on Thursday vetoed a major ⁠election reform bill, citing “significant operational burdens” and unspecified legal challenges. The ​bill, at least a decade in the making, sought to allow absentee and other ‌voters to track their ballot ‌and see when it had been received and counted. It also …

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US Air Force Plans to Buy Five More Boeing E-7A Surveillance Aircraft

April ⁠30 (Reuters) – ⁠The U.S. Air ⁠Force plans to buy ​five Boeing E-7A Wedgetail surveillance ‌aircraft, in addition to ‌two prototypes already ⁠under ⁠contract, Secretary of the Air Force Troy ​Meink told a House subcommittee on Thursday. The future of the ​airborne early warning and control system ⁠aircraft (AWACS) ⁠was thrown into ⁠doubt ​last …

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For War Powers Resolution Purposes, US Hostilities With Iran That Began in February Have ‘Terminated’, Official Says

WASHINGTON, April ⁠30 (Reuters) – ⁠For War ⁠Powers Resolution ​purposes, the United ‌States’ hostilities ‌with ⁠Iran ⁠that started in February have “terminated”, ​a senior Trump administration ​official said late on ⁠Thursday. “Both ⁠parties agreed ⁠to a ​2-week ceasefire on ​Tuesday, ⁠April 7 that has ⁠since been extended,” the official said. “There has ⁠been no exchange …

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Californians Now Paying 6 Bucks a Gallon for Kicks on Route 66

By Daniel Trotta, Georgina McCartney and Shariq Khan CARLSBAD, California, April 30 (Reuters) – Motorists commemorating the centennial of U.S. Route 66 – a celebrated ⁠symbol of ⁠carefree road trips – were paying $6 a gallon for gasoline in California on ⁠Thursday, the highest price in two years and a brewing political flashpoint as elections …

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