Nation and World
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The U.S. election system has safeguards. But human nature is a vulnerability
Oct 31, 2024 1:27 pm - Hacking a local election system in the United States wouldn't be easy, and secretly altering votes on a scale massive enough to change the outcome of the presidential race would be impossible, election officials have said, thanks to decentralized systems, paper records for nearly all ballots, exhaustive reviews, legal due process and decades of work by American election officials, volunteers and citizens.
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Kamala Harris says Trump’s comments on women ‘are offensive to everybody’
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As America votes, these big energy projects hang in the balance
Oct 31, 2024 8:53 am - The outcome of next week’s US presidential election is poised to have profound implications for a handful of multi-billion-dollar energy projects.
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US applications for jobless benefits fall as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels
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Inflation gauge closely watched by the Fed falls to lowest level since early 2021
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Spain searches for bodies after flood of the century claims at least 95 lives
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About 8,000 North Korean troops are near the Ukrainian border, US diplomat says at UN
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North Korea’s long-range missile test signals its improved, potential capability to attack US
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North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says
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Supreme Court’s conservative justices allow Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations