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Early voting begins Saturday for the U.S. Senate primary elections and a number of local and statewide races in Louisiana, though the planned primaries for U.S. House of Representatives have been canceled.  The early voting period will run through May 9 with polls opening from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except for Sunday.  There […]

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here.The Michigan Bureau of Elections has formally demanded that Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop stop trying to change or cancel voters’ registrations in her county.If she doesn’t, she could face criminal charges, Jonathan Brater, the bureau director, wrote in a letter dated Thursday and obtained by Votebeat. She could also lose her ability to help administer elections in her northern Michigan county.“You do not have unlimited authority to conduct any action you see fit simply because you were elected to office,” Brater wrote, a direct response to a press release Bishop put out last week.Bishop declined to comment and hung up on a Votebeat reporter when reached by phone Thursday.Bishop, a Republican, has previously claimed that Antrim County’s voter roll is cluttered with people who are dead or no longer live in the county. In March, she sent postcards out to many voters warning them that if they did not confirm their address and registration, they could be deregistered. Records obtained by Interlochen Public Radio show that about 1,800 people received such notices — 8% of the county’s total registered voters as of November 2025.The state Bureau of Elections sent Bishop a letter on April 14 warning Bishop that her actions were illegal and fell outside her authority as a county clerk. In Michigan, municipal clerks — those at the city and township level — are in charge of maintaining voter registration lists.The notices have confused voters and municipal clerks alike. For instance, Banks Township Clerk Julie Chellis pointed out that a state guideline says unless a clerk has indication that a voter has moved or died, they should not be removed from the roll unless it’s been more than 20 years since they last voted — but many of the affected people are still active voters.“The list doesn’t make sense to me, because there are 18-year-olds on that list. Where did you get that list from?” she said. “There are people that are voting absentee, as we speak, that I have ballots coming for, who are on that list.”Relations between the bureau — which creates guidelines for clerks of all levels across the state — and Bishop have significantly deteriorated as a result of the controversy. The same day the state sent its latest letter, Bishop’s husband, a radio host known as Trucker Randy, spent much of his morning show raising money for Bishop to sue Brater as well as Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.It appears no suit has been filed yet. But a fundraising website set up by Bishop suggests that she is not planning to sue over the letters from the bureau, but rather over rules Benson and the Michigan Department of State have implemented or proposed on how to run elections.Trucker Randy said during his show Thursday that the decision to file suit came after God told Bishop to “pick up the sword.” They are working with Kevin Kijewski, a former Republican candidate for attorney general who provided the legal defense for one of President Donald Trump’s electors who allegedly submitted a false certificate of election to Congress in 2020. Kijewski told Votebeat on Friday that he did not comment on “potential client matters.”“Vicki just made the decision,” Trucker Randy said Thursday. “She says, ‘Somebody’s got to stop [Benson]. Somebody’s got to stop her.’ I said, ‘Well, why not you?’” In its April 14 letter, the Bureau of Elections asked Bishop to answer several questions about her actions by April 23. It appears she tried to respond to some of the questions on April 20 but had multiple typos in the email address to which she sent her answers. In its Thursday letter, the bureau said it had not received an official response from Bishop, although it acknowledged her April 19 press release. However, Angela Benander, a spokesperson for the Department of State, said Friday the Bureau of Elections had finally received Bishop’s response and was reviewing it.Benander also confirmed that the Bureau of Elections’ letter was already being prepared before Bishop announced her intention to sue.“This is unrelated,” she said.Hayley Harding is a reporter for Votebeat based in Michigan. Contact Hayley at hharding@votebeat.org.

حزبی دیموکراتی کوردستانی ئێران ڕادەگەیەنێت، لە سەرەتای شەڕی ئۆپەراسیۆنە سەربازییەکەی ئەمەریکا و ئیسرائیلەوە دژ بە ڕژێمی ئێران، کۆماری ئیسلامی زیاتر لە 114 جار بە مووشەک و فڕۆکەی بێفڕۆکەوان هێرشی کردووەتە سەر پێگەکانیان لە هەرێمی کوردستانی عێراق، ئەمەش لە کاتێکدایە کە ئەو حزبە حزبە لایەنێک نەبووە لەو ململانێیەدا. حزبی دیموکراتی کوردستانی ئێران ڕۆژی هەینی لە بەیاننامەیەکدا ڕایگەیاند، سەرباری ئاگربەستی نێوان ئەمەریکا و ئێران، هێرشەکان بۆ سەر پێگەی حزب و لایەنە کوردییەکانی دیکەی ئۆپۆزسیۆن،...

ایالات متحده با وجود آتش‌بس در عملیات نظامی «خشم حماسی» با جمهوری اسلامی، در تداوم نبرد «خشم اقتصادی»، سه صرافی و چند شرکت صوری ایرانی را تحریم کرد و به شرکت‌های کشتیرانی جهان بابت پرداخت عوارض عبور از تنگه هرمز هشدار داد.

Artist Maka Uddin's exhibit, including paintings and photos, is rooted in themes of identity, diaspora and nostalgia.

One program will be developed by Central Lakes College for an Eagan company. The other two are for manufacturers with locations in Brainerd and Fosston.

Trabalhadores e trabalhadoras do estado de São Paulo realizaram mobilizações em diversas cidades pelo Dia do Trabalhador, nesta sexta-feira (1º). Atos ocuparam diversas regiões do estado, como a Praça Roosevelt, no centro da capital paulista, o Grande ABC e diversas cidade do interior. A grande marca dos atos neste ano foi o processo de descentralização, […] Fonte

Mediat e huaja vijojnë të kenë në qendër të sugjerimeve të tyre Shqipërinë si një nga destinacionet më të bukura për tu vizituar për 2026. E radhës është e përditshmja izraelite “Jerusalem Post” ku në artikullin e fundit shkruan se e shtrirë mes Ballkanit dhe Greqisë, Shqipëria ofron gjithçka që mund të ëndërroni: kulturë dhe […]

The county had worked out a unique agreement with the state Department of Transportation after the government delayed approving the county's use of project labor agreements.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is planning to export 500,000 metric tons of copper to the United States, a fivefold increase in the export commitment made in January by state-owned miner Gécamines SA. “The Congolese government’s intention, through Gécamines, to start exporting its own copper is becoming a reality,” said Jean-Claude Mputu, spokesperson […]

This article is also available in English. Read it here. Los supervisores del condado de San Diego planean lanzar una nueva iniciativa de arte y cultura, ya que la ciudad y el gobierno federal están recortando la financiación para las artes. El miércoles, la presidenta de la Junta de Supervisores del Condado, Terra Lawson-Remer, y la […]

سطح تهدید بریتانیا پس از حمله با چاقو به دو مرد یهودی در لندن، از «قابل توجه» به «شدید» ارتقا یافت

Uptown News spotlights the unveiling of more than 100 Pride flags throughout Hillcrest to show year-round Pride; The Arc of San Diego holds its 2026 Annual Gala “Joie de Vivre” on May 16; plus backlash to Mayor Gloria’s proposed budget cuts with residents calling it “Hunger Games,” new Art Spectrum LGBTQ+ show in Balboa Park, and a father-son duo stopping at Petco Park on their cross-country bike tour for St. Jude.

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تورم افسارگسیخته «مواد خوراکی» در ایران، چه به سر جامعه خواهد آورد؟ گفت‌وگو با جمشید اسدی

Командование зафиксировало поражение двух истребителей Су-57, истребителя-бомбардировщика Су-34 и еще одного самолета неустановленной модификации

Six months before Election Day, Democratic voters are embracing change, taking a clear risk by picking less established and more polarizing candidates to represent them on the ballot this fall.

The U.S. Supreme Court, pictured April 9, 2026. Some progressives are seeking to restructure the court after seeing decisions in recent years they believe have provided political support to President Donald Trump and Republicans. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)]]>

سەرۆکی ئەمەریکا ڕایدەگەیەنێت لە هەفتەی داهاتووەوە باجی گومرگ بە ڕێژەی 25٪ زیاد دەکرێت لەسەر هەموو ئەو ئۆتۆمبێل و بارهەڵگرانەی کە لە یەکێتی ئەوروپاوە هاوردەی ئەمەریکا دەکرێن. سەرۆک دۆناڵد ترامپ لە تۆڕی کۆمەڵایەتی تروس ڕایگەیاند، "بە پشتبەستن بەو ڕاستییەی یەکێتی ئەوروپا پابەند نییە بە گرێبەستی بازرگانیمان کە بە تەواوی لەسەری ڕێککەوتبووین، خۆشحاڵم ڕایدەگەیەنم هەفتەی داهاتوو ئەو باجی گومرگیانە زیاد دەکەم کە لە یەکێتی ئەوروپا وەردەگیرێن بۆ ئەو ئۆتۆمبێل و بارهەڵگرانەی کە دێنە ناو ویلایەتە...

Trois cent vingt manifestations étaient prévues en ce 1er-Mai dans toute la France, avec un peu plus de 300 000 personnes qui ont manifesté, selon la CGT, 158 000 selon la police. Un 1er-Mai, sous le signe de la lutte pour le maintien du pouvoir d’achat sur fond de reprise de l’inflation et alors que les prix de l’énergie explosent, avec une hausse des prix du gaz de plus de 15 % ce 1er mai.