Elections & Voting

Politics Oct 14

Florida Democratic Primary Tests Whether a Black Candidate Can Win Over Black Voters

A Black Democrat is running to become Florida's first Black governor, and his campaign is betting that direct outreach to the state's Black voters can overcome the name recognition gap in a crowded primary field.

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Sports Oct 12

Yahoo Sports Opens Fan Voting for Week 7 National High School Football Player of the Week

Yahoo Sports has opened its Week 7 fan vote for national high school football player of the week, letting readers pick the top performer from a slate of nominees.

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Business Oct 11

Retirees With Cash Win as Fed Rate Hikes Deliver 5% Yields, Punish Borrowers

The Federal Reserve's campaign to tame inflation has created sharply different outcomes for retirees depending on whether they hold cash or carry debt.

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Politics Oct 11

Arizona Democrat Says She Was Raped While Running for Congress, Cites Hundreds of Women Who Responded

A Democratic House candidate in Arizona's 8th District says she was sexually assaulted during her campaign and came forward after receiving messages from hundreds of women sharing similar experiences.

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Politics Oct 10

Trump Attacks Michigan Democrat Over Muslim Faith After Senate Debate

President Trump targeted a Michigan Democratic Senate candidate's Muslim identity on social media the morning after a debate that put anti-Muslim rhetoric at the center of the midterm race.

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Politics Oct 10

Trump to Import Russian Diesel in Reversal of U.S. Sanctions Pressure

Trump says the U.S. will buy diesel from Russia to lower fuel prices before November's midterm elections, easing sanctions pressure on Moscow.

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Politics Oct 9

Anthropic Bans Election Interference and Model Abuse in Updated Usage Policy

Anthropic has updated its usage policy to explicitly prohibit using its Claude AI models for election interference, voter suppression, and other abuses.

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World Oct 9

Air Pollution Blunts Bees' Sense of Smell, Threatening Crop Pollination

New research shows that when common air pollutants combine, they break down the chemical signals flowers rely on to attract bees and moths — a finding with direct consequences for global food crops.

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Politics Oct 9

Kalshi Traders Give 87% Odds Gas Stays Above $4 Through Election Day

Prediction market traders see an 87% chance the national average for gasoline stays above $4 per gallon on Election Day, with diesel near $6.28 and Democrats' Senate odds rising to 63%.

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World Oct 9

BBC Polls Washington Crowd on Death Penalty as National Support Holds Near 50-Year Low

The BBC interviewed Americans and international tourists in Washington, D.C., about capital punishment, a debate that persists even as Gallup finds support for the death penalty at its lowest level in decades.

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Politics Oct 9

Treasury Sanctions 17 Tankers in Iran's Shadow Fleet Over War Funding

The Treasury Department hit 17 vessels tied to Iran's sanctions-evading oil trade, its latest move to cut off revenue funding regional military operations as U.S. gas prices climb before the midterms.

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World Oct 9

Curtis Flowers, Wrongfully Imprisoned for 23 Years, Dies at 56

Flowers spent 23 years on Mississippi's death row before prosecutors dropped charges in 2019. His case became a national symbol of racial bias in jury selection after a landmark Supreme Court ruling.

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Business Oct 8

Fed Minutes Show Officials Backed September Rate Cut but Rejected Steady Series of Hikes

Federal Reserve officials supported September's rate cut as insurance against stubborn inflation but saw no case for a sustained hiking campaign, according to meeting minutes released Wednesday.

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Politics Oct 6

Separatist Parti Québécois Projected to Win Quebec Election, Reviving Sovereignty Test for Canada

The Parti Québécois is projected to win Quebec's provincial election, setting up a possible third sovereignty referendum in the French-speaking province — though only about 30% of Quebecers currently support separation.

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Business Oct 6

Fairshake Crypto PAC Network Backs 32 House Candidates With $120 Million War Chest

The crypto industry's largest political network is backing 32 House candidates this midterm cycle, including at least $1 million each for six incumbents, as it sits on $120.4 million in cash.

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Politics Oct 5

Byron Donalds Targets 20% of Black Vote in Florida Governor Race

Florida Republican gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds says he is aiming to win more than 20% of the Black vote, a threshold no recent GOP statewide candidate in Florida has reached.

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Politics Oct 4

Latter-day Saints Women in Arizona Defect From Republican Candidate Over Scandal

Women in Gilbert, Arizona, a heavily Latter-day Saints suburb of Phoenix, say they cannot vote for a scandal-plagued Republican candidate despite decades of conservative loyalty.

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Business Oct 4

Brazil Election: Wall Street Bets on Bolsonaro as Prediction Markets Show 60% Win Probability

Brazilian stocks have rallied alongside Bolsonaro's polling numbers as investors bet on fiscal discipline over Lula's spending promises in the October runoff.

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Politics Oct 4

70 Latino Democrats Demand DGA Spend Big on Hinojosa in Tightening Texas Governor Race

More than 70 Latino Democratic leaders signed a letter pressing the Democratic Governors Association to invest heavily in Hinojosa's campaign as Texas becomes unexpectedly competitive.

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