Voter rolls are becoming the new battleground over secure elections as amateur sleuths hunt fraud | AP News

Voter rolls are becoming the new battleground over secure elections as amateur sleuths hunt fraud | AP News

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A group has been impersonating government officials, harassing New York residents at their homes and falsely accusing them of breaking the law, state officials have warned.But what sounds like a scam aimed at people’s pocketbooks is actually part of a shakedown with a much different target: voters.State prosecutors have sent

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Kenya’s foreign minister reassigned days after touchy comment on country’s police mission in Haiti | AP News

Kenya’s foreign minister reassigned days after touchy comment on country’s police mission in Haiti | AP News

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s foreign affairs minister was moved to the tourism post Wednesday as part of a Cabinet reshuffle just days after the official said the country’s police in the Kenya-led Haiti peacekeeping mission would be deployed “within a short time.”Alfred Mutua’s statement came shortly after the U.N Security Council approved the force

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AP, theGrio join forces on race and democracy panel discussion, as 2024 election nears | AP News

AP, theGrio join forces on race and democracy panel discussion, as 2024 election nears | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press and theGrio have come together for a candid conversation about issues facing Black Americans ahead of the 2024 election and amid high levels of polarization, discussing topics ranging from targeted racial violence to barriers to voting.The panel discussion, titled “Race and Democracy: The Facts and The Fury,” is the

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Biden suggests he has path around Congress to get more aid to Ukraine, says he plans major speech | AP News

Biden suggests he has path around Congress to get more aid to Ukraine, says he plans major speech | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a likely roadblock from House Republicans on aid for Ukraine, President Joe Biden said Wednesday he’s planning to give a major speech on the issue and suggested there may be “another means” to provide support for Kyiv if Congress continues to balk.“I’m going to be announcing very shortly a major speech

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Morgan State shooting erupted during dispute but victims were unintended targets, police say | AP News

Morgan State shooting erupted during dispute but victims were unintended targets, police say | AP News

BALTIMORE (AP) — At least two people opened fired during a dispute between two groups at Morgan State University homecoming events Tuesday night, but the five victims were likely not the shooters’ intended targets, officials said.Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said preliminary evidence indicates the shooters were targeting one person, who wasn’t among the victims.

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