The Registrar of Voters’ office will open at least five early voting sites across the city.
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Louisiana Considered
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As Three Mile Island and a Michigan reactor aim to restart, critics question whether the cost of nuclear power makes sense.
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The board didn’t give the public sufficient notice before increasing its power, an attorney said.
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Louisiana officials expect to put tens of millions of dollars over the next two months into expanding juvenile detention centers that house children and teenagers accused of crimes.
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Now, after more than a decade of uncertainty and stagnation, new sources of funding have neighbors and developers feeling cautiously optimistic.
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With just 21 days left until Election Day, the race for East Baton Rouge's mayor-president is shaping up to be more competitive. Fundraising has already surpassed previous races, with Democratic challenger Ted James raising over $1 million. Behind James is incumbent Sharon Weston-Broome who has $611,835 in campaign contributions, also outpacing previous cycles.
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The indictment against Vikash Yadav points to a direct link between the Indian government and what prosecutors say was a murder-for-hire scheme on American soil.
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Two years ago, scientists surveyed the floor of Lake Michigan looking for shipwrecks. They found something mysterious and unexpected — a cluster of sinkholes on the lakebed.
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Iowa now has a six-week abortion ban. Some Iowa college students say schools aren’t doing enough to ensure access to emergency contraceptives and birth control. So they’re taking it on themselves.
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The August incident is under investigation by the police department's internal affairs division and is being reviewed by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
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Many homes were damaged or destroyed in North Carolina during Hurricane Helene and many more remain at risk from future storms. That's in part because state lawmakers have rejected or delayed efforts to modernize building codes.