Comments by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, made to 9NEWS political reporter Marshall Zelinger about legal fund gifts, prompted the investigation of the SoS candidate. DENVER — A third ethics complaint against Republican Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters will be investigated by the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission. On Tuesday, the commission …
Read More »Ontario election day is June 2. Here’s how to vote
Ontario voters will head to the polls on June 2. Have questions? We have answers. Am I eligible to vote? You must be 18 years of age, a Canadian citizen and a resident of Ontario. And you need to be on Elections Ontario’s voters list. How do I know if …
Read More »Celtics co-owner donates $2M to protect Florida manatees
MIAMI (AP) — A co-owner of the Boston Celtics is donating $2 million toward protecting the Florida manatees and their habitat following two seasons of record-breaking manatee mortalities in the state. Fox Rock Foundation will give $1 million each to the nonprofits Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida and Save …
Read More »Doug Mastriano, a Far-Right 2020 Election Denier, is Pennsylvania Republicans’ Choice for Governor
Doug Mastriano, a central figure in former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Pennsylvania, won the state’s Republican primary for governor on Tuesday, making the general election a referendum on democracy in the place where American representative government was born. The Associated …
Read More »Ottawa moves to formally ban sanctioned Russians from entering Canada
OTTAWA — Canada wants to ban any Russian sanctioned over the war in Ukraine from entering the country, a move that could affect upwards of 1,000 people and counting. The federal government introduced a bill in the Senate on Tuesday to amend existing immigration law, in order to make explicit …
Read More »State Dept pushing to see Griner; NBA Commissioner weighs in
The State Department said Tuesday that it still pushing to have regular contact with WNBA star Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury, who has been detained in Russia for nearly three months. A consular official was able to meet with Griner last week, when her pre-trial detention in Russia was …
Read More »U.S. Gun Production Triples Since 2000, Fueled by Handgun Purchases
WASHINGTON — The United States is in the middle of a great gun-buying boom that shows no sign of letting up as the annual number of firearms manufactured has nearly tripled since 2000 and spiked sharply in the past three years, according to the first comprehensive federal tally of gun …
Read More »Alberta premier to learn fate Wednesday in party review of his job performance
EDMONTON – Albertans are to learn Wednesday whether Premier Jason Kenney has enough support from his party to keep his job — but political observers say whatever the outcome, it won’t end the rancorous political melodrama. “It’s going to be chaotic no matter what the result is,” political scientist Duane …
Read More »Louisiana bill limiting trans athletes nears governor’s desk
A bill that would keep transgender women and girls in Louisiana from competing on college and K-12 women’s and girls’ athletic teams was approved Tuesday 72-21 by the state House, moving the bill closer to the desk of Gov. John Bel Edwards, who vetoed similar legislation last year. The Senate …
Read More »With Gas Pumps All but Dry, Sri Lanka Faces Its ‘Most Difficult Time’
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — When he was turned away from a gas station in Sri Lanka’s capital on Monday after waiting in line for six hours, Ravi Chandra, a tour manager, decided to return before dawn the next day to see if his luck would improve. Tuesday was no better: …
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