Mexico’s ruling party again picks woman to run for mayor of capital
[1/2]Aspiring candidate for the position of mayor of Mexico City and Iztapalapa Mayor Clara Brugada, attends an event in the municipality of Iztapalapa, in Mexico City, Mexico September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha Acquire Licensing Rights MEXICO CITY, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Mexico’s ruling party on Saturday picked veteran politician Clara Brugada to be its candidate […]
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Police probe fake London mayor video on pro-Palestinian marches
London Mayor Sadiq Khan during a ceremony at Piccadilly Circus on the eve of the first day of Ramadan, in London, Britain March 21, 2023. March 21 2023. Anna Gordon/REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – A post shared on social media purporting to show the mayor of London saying pro-Palestinian marches […]
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US judge orders new congressional map in Georgia, citing harm to Black voters | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A voter casts his ballot for midterm elections at a polling station in Marietta, Georgia, U.S., November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Bob Strong/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 26 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday ordered Georgia lawmakers to draw a new congressional map for the 2024 election, ruling that the current Republican-backed plan illegally diluted […]
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Arkansas orders Chinese-owned seed producer Syngenta to sell US farmland
CHICAGO, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Arkansas ordered Syngenta to sell 160 acres (65 hectares) of farmland in the U.S. state within two years on Tuesday because the company is Chinese-owned, drawing a sharp rebuke from the global seeds producer. U.S. farm groups and lawmakers are increasingly scrutinizing foreign land ownership due to concerns about national […]
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US Supreme Court scrutinizes South Carolina voting map deemed racially biased | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a bid by South Carolina officials to revive a Republican-drawn electoral map faulted by a lower court for moving 30,000 […]
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South Carolina Democrat’s House bid runs through US Supreme Court | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
South Carolina Democrat Michael B. Moore poses on the grounds of the International African American Museum where he served as founding president and CEO in Charleston, South Carolina in an undated photograph. Moore is vying to unseat Republican incumbent Nancy Mace in South Carolina’s 1st congressional district. Ashley… Acquire Licensing Rights Read more WASHINGTON, Oct […]
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Pilot error led to Alaska crash killing billionaire Petr Kellner, NTSB says | #alaska | #politics
An undated handout picture shows Czech billionaire Petr Kellner, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska, posing for a photograph. PPF Group/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The March 2021 helicopter crash in Alaska that killed billionaire Petr Kellner and four others was likely caused by pilot […]
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El Paso, Texas ‘at a breaking point’ as migrants flood border, mayor says
Sept 23 (Reuters) – The surge of migrants crossing the U.S. border from Mexico has pushed the city of El Paso, Texas, to “a breaking point,” with more than 2,000 people per day seeking asylum, exceeding shelter capacity and straining resources, its mayor said Saturday. “The city of El Paso only has so many resources […]
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Fire at fuel tank in Russia’s Sochi sea resort extinguished -mayor
Sept 20 (Reuters) – A fire at a fuel tank near an airport in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi has been extinguished, the city’s mayor said on Wednesday. “There were no casualties,” the mayor, Alexei Kopaigorodskyi, said on the Telegram messaging platform. “The airport and the entire transport system are operating as normal.” […]
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Alabama lawmakers place another bet on U.S. Supreme Court partisanship in voting map appeal | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Sept 8 (Reuters) – Alabama Republicans were at it again on Monday, when they asked the U.S. Supreme Court to change a voting rights law after the justices rejected identical arguments just three months ago, and despite defying the court’s order to comply with laws against racist voter suppression. The state on Sept. 11 filed […]
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