Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei kicked off the country’s presidential election on Friday, as Iranians decide whether they want to continue the country’s hardline conservative course or take a more moderate stance. Casting his vote in the capital Tehran, Khamenei urged the nation to participate in the vote to “prove the correctness and honesty […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei kicked off the country’s presidential election on Friday, as Iranians decide whether they want to continue the country’s hardline conservative course or take a more moderate stance. Casting his vote in the capital Tehran, Khamenei urged the nation to participate in the vote to “prove the correctness and honesty […]
Early voting starts Friday in Minnesota’s primary elections for U.S. Senate, eight U.S. representative seats, and seats in the state’s House of Representatives and state Secretary of State Steve Simon expects an “intense election year.” While the primary election is Aug. 13, voters can cast ballots in the 46 days leading up to the primary […]
PARIS (Reuters) – An opinion poll published in newspaper Les Echos on Friday said French far-right party National Rally (NR) further rose in its forecast and may reach as much as 37% of the popular vote, two days before the first voting round in parliamentary elections. NR was up by 2% from the last publication […]
Iranians were voting on Friday in a snap election to replace the late president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash last month. The election comes as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East. Voters face a choice […]
Ohio lawmakers voted Wednesday to increase penalties for people found guilty of stunt driving, street takeovers and attempting to flee law enforcement. The bill targets irresponsible behavior associated with reckless driving. The practice, referred to as hooning, often involves drifting, donuts and wheelies in public spaces, with some occupants in unsafe areas in the vehicle […]
TAMPA — Two years after Mayor Jane Castor’s administration first proposed hiking salaries, City Council members have agreed to follow the recommendation. A majority voted on Thursday to give themselves a more than $20,000 annual pay raise, or a nearly 40% boost. “It’s not just about us,” said council member Gwen Henderson, who championed the […]
A constitutional amendment ending all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude — largely targeted at forced prison labor — is headed to the November ballot in California, the latest state to take up an issue that’s gaining traction nationally. The “End Slavery in California Act,” introduced by California’s Legislative Black Caucus as part of a […]
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – Tesla is claiming Elon Musk won his legal battle over his $56 billion pay package because shareholders voted for the compensation, despite a judge rescinding it earlier this year, according to a court filing made public on Thursday. The company’s filing comes two weeks after Tesla shareholders voted […]
Ryan Wilson is having a good year. After having wrested back control of his members-only networking space in December, he said the Gathering Spot’s revenue has hit $20 million and keeps growing. The Atlanta-based company is now looking to open a fourth location, in Houston, by next year. But like many small-business owners in Georgia’s […]
France’s political future was up in the air Thursday with the far-right surging in polls but other forces fighting to the end three days before a high-stakes parliamentary vote. Depending on the result, President Emmanuel Macron could be left in a tense “cohabitation” with a prime minister from an opposing party, or with a chamber […]
France’s political future was up in the air Thursday with the far-right surging in polls but other forces fighting to the end three days before a high-stakes parliamentary vote. Depending on the result, President Emmanuel Macron could be left in a tense “cohabitation” with a prime minister from an opposing party, or with a chamber […]