San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China
San Francisco is the latest U_S_ city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.” April 19, 2024, 3:54 AM ET • 3 min read BEIJING — San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation […]
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Workers at Mercedes factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to vote in May on United Auto Workers union | #elections | #alabama
Workers at Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will vote next month on whether they want to be represented by the United Auto Workers union April 18, 2024, 12:56 PM ET • 2 min read DETROIT — Thousands of workers at a big Mercedes-Benz factory near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will vote next month on whether they want […]
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Arkansas governor’s office potentially violated laws by buying lectern: audit
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders ‘ office potentially violated state laws on purchasing, state property and government records when it purchased a $19,000 lectern for the Republican governor that’s prompted nationwide attention, an audit requested by lawmakers said Monday. Legislative auditors referred the findings in the long-awaited audit of the […]
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Copenhagen and Paris mayors exchange lessons learned after huge fires destroy landmarks
Copenhagen’s mayor says she has been in touch with her Paris counterpart to see what could be learned from the reconstruction of the Notre Dame cathedral in the French capital, after a fire devastated the Danish city’s 400-year-old stock exchange building By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press April 18, 2024, 5:42 AM ET • 3 […]
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Arkansas lawmakers question governor’s staff about purchase of $19,000 lectern
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday pointedly questioned Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ staff about the $19,000 purchase of a lectern that an audit says potentially violated laws on purchasing, property and government records. During a nearly three-hour hearing before the committee that requested the audit, the first-term Republican governor’s top aides faced […]
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Alabama lawmakers advance bills to ensure Joe Biden is on the state’s ballot | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state’s November ballot By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press April 17, 2024, 12:03 PM ET • 4 min read MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state’s November ballot, mirroring accommodations made […]
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Alabama: Voters to decide primary runoffs in new Congressional District | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama voters decided primary runoffs on Tuesday for the state’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District, setting up a potentially historic November race that could play a part in the battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Shomari Figures, a former top aide to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, defeated […]
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Arkansas lawmakers question governor’s staff about purchase of $19,000 lectern cited by audit
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday pointedly questioned Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ staff about the $19,000 purchase of a lectern that an audit says potentially violated laws on purchasing, property and government records. During a nearly three-hour hearing before the committee that requested the audit, the first-term Republican governor’s top aides faced skepticism […]
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Mayor of North Carolina’s capital city won’t seek reelection this fall
The mayor of North Carolina’s capital city has announced that she wouldn’t seek reelection this fall April 16, 2024, 6:18 PM ET • 2 min read RALEIGH, N.C. — The mayor of North Carolina’s capital city announced on Tuesday that she wouldn’t seek reelection this fall, citing in part health challenges and mentioning a new […]
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Audit says Arkansas governor’s office potentially violated laws with $19,000 lectern purchase | Nation & World News
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A long-awaited audit on a $19,000 lectern bought for Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee cites multiples potential violations of state law in the item’s purchase. The audit requested by lawmakers about the lectern that drew nationwide scrutiny and attention was released on Monday. The report said Sanders’ office potentially violated […]
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