Tag: Advance

District 12 candidates, Stutsman County Commission candidates advance

Jun. 11—JAMESTOWN — All District 12 candidates seeking seats in the North Dakota House of Representatives and Senate will advance to the general election in November. In the District 12 Senate race, incumbent Cole Conley, R-Jamestown, received 1,196 votes while Democratic challenger Olivia Schloegel got 389 votes in unofficial results. In the District 12 House […]

Blinken, in Middle East, pushes ceasefire while Israeli troops advance

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Daphne Psaledakis CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Middle East on Monday hoping to deliver the ceasefire that President Joe Biden proposed last month, in an all-out push by Washington to secure an end to the Gaza war. Speaking after meeting Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi […]

Dee Warner murder case can advance toward trial, judge rules

ADRIAN — Evidence presented in Lenawee County District Court shows Dee Ann Warner is dead and the open murder and evidence tampering charges against her husband, Dale Warner, should advance to circuit court for further proceedings, a judge ruled Friday. Visiting Judge Anna M. Frushour’s ruling came at the conclusion of the preliminary examination in […]

Justice Jackson reports a $900,000 book advance and tickets from Beyoncé

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson collected nearly $900,000 last year for her upcoming memoir, one of four Supreme Court justices who reported sizable income from book deals. Jackson also disclosed she received four tickets to a Beyoncé concert valued at $3,700 from the singer herself. The details were included in annual reports of […]

Spain is recognizing Palestinian statehood to advance peace

Spain’s left-wing government formally announced the recognition of a Palestinian state on Tuesday, after the decision was made last week along with Norway and Ireland. “This is a historic decision that has a single goal: To help the Israelis and the Palestinians achieve peace,” Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said in a statement outside his official […]

Battles rage outside Kharkiv as Ukraine tries to hold back Russian advance

There are some towns that Ukraine can just never afford to lose, and Lyptsi is one of them. But the grip the nation keeps is tenuous: The streets are aflame from an airstrike moments earlier when we race in, under the cover of darkness. Night affords them the only respite from drone assault; the hours before we arrive have seen the town hit eight times. Yet […]

US lawmakers advance bill to make it easier to curb exports of AI models

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to advance a bill that would make it easier for the Biden administration to restrict the export of artificial intelligence systems, citing concerns China could exploit them to bolster its military capabilities. The bill, sponsored by House Republicans Michael McCaul and John Molenaar […]

Fogle, Morton advance in Lexington 1st Council District

A Lexington councilwoman will face her former aide in November’s general election. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Councilwoman Tayna Fogle received 39% of votes cast during Tuesday’s primary. Tyler Morton received 58%. Coming in third was Darnell Tagaloa, a Pepsi sales account executive, with 4%, according to unofficial results from the Kentucky Board of Elections website. All […]