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Early voting reaches such heights that some Georgia polls may be Election Day 'ghost town'

Early voting reaches such heights that some Georgia polls may be Election Day 'ghost town'

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga.
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Elections Nova Scotia warns of phishing scam trying to collect personal information

Elections Nova Scotia warns of phishing scam trying to collect personal information

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's elections agency is warning the public about an online phishing scam trying to collect personal information.
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Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their campaign's closing argument

Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their campaign's closing argument

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument before Election Day, using demeaning language and misrepresentations to paint an exceedingly narrow slice of the U.S.
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US officials say video falsely depicting voter fraud in Georgia linked to 'Russian influence actors'

WASHINGTON (AP) — A video that purports to show election fraud in Georgia by a man who claims to be from Haiti is fake and the work of “Russian influence actors,” U.S. intelligence officials said Friday.
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Judge dismisses Missouri lawsuit that sought watchers at early voting

Judge dismisses Missouri lawsuit that sought watchers at early voting

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge on Friday denied a Republican committeeman's effort to force the state's third-largest county to allow watchers or challengers to observe early voting.
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Embattled Republican candidate fights on in North Carolina governor's race

Embattled Republican candidate fights on in North Carolina governor's race

ELLERBE, N.C. (AP) — Addressing over 100 supporters outside an ice cream stand that's shaped like a giant strawberry, North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov.
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Georgia county says more than 3,000 absentee ballots being mailed late just days before election

Georgia county says more than 3,000 absentee ballots being mailed late just days before election

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Election officials in Georgia’s third-largest county said they’re late in mailing more than 3,000 absentee ballots to voters just a few days before the election. Election officials in Cobb County north of Atlanta were using U.S.
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OBSI becomes only banking complaints body as streamlining change takes effect

OBSI becomes only banking complaints body as streamlining change takes effect

TORONTO — Canadians now have a single place to appeal banking issues after the federal government's simplification of the system took effect Friday.
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Ontario's chief electoral officer seeks more tools to fight misinformation

Ontario's chief electoral officer seeks more tools to fight misinformation

TORONTO — The rise of artificial intelligence and its ability to rapidly spread misinformation and disinformation during election campaigns should be addressed by increasing transparency around political ads and allowing for the removal of misleading
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Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris . It’s also a measure of the influence the world’s richest man wields over American democracy.
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