The midterm elections are just two months away. A switch to hand-marked paper ballots could easily be made by then, experts say.
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Biden touts chips law at Intel groundbreaking in Ohio
The president is taking partial credit for helping push bipartisan legislation through Congress to incentivize domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research.
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EU nations struggle to find joint approach on energy prices
Energy ministers of the EU’s 27 nations could not agree on whether and how to impose a price cap on Russian natural gas.
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Camilla becomes queen, but without the sovereign’s powers
The United Kingdom has a new woman to call queen for the first time in 7 decades.
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Half of Maine indigent cases are being defended by just 33 lawyers, analysis finds
Gubernatorial candidates Janet Mills and Paul LePage chart different paths to improve indigent defense.
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Capitol rioter who encountered senator gets over 4 years in prison
A Maryland man affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol.
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LG, Honda to set up U.S. joint venture to make EV batteries
The joint venture is to be set up this year, with the closing of the deal subject to regulatory approval.
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Chinese think tank: Virus curbs must change to help economy
Economists warn that China needs to boost growth that sank to 2.5 percent over a year earlier in the first half of 2022 after Shanghai and other industrial centers shut down starting in late March to fight virus outbreaks.
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Wall Street closes lower, adding to last week’s losses
The market is coming off its worst weekly pullback since mid-June after Fed chief Jerome Powell indicated on Friday that the central bank will raise rates into next year.
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State wins judgment against contractors accused of defrauding customers
Malcolm and Elizabeth Stewart abruptly hung up during a Zoom call on the first day of their civil trial, and will be ordered to pay more than $700,000 in restitution.