A new system to screen millions of mail-in ballots for this November’s US midterm elections was thrown together so hastily, and tested so little, that a single scanning glitch could see entire batches of ballots turned away, a whistleblower has told Congress. The project – a key part of Donald Trump’s new restrictions on voting – is “perilously rushed and potentially unlawful”, according to the US senator Richard Blumenthal, who disclosed the warning in a letter to David Steiner, the postmaster
The judge has told the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial to keep deliberating after it said it was unable to come to a unanimous decision in the controversial case of the mother who killed her three children. Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse in Massachusetts, does not deny strangling her children but says postpartum psychosis led to her actions. Prosecutors argue she knew what she was doing. Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility. The jury could c
The baseball season has entered the final month of the regular season. It is hard to believe how quickly everything is moving, but there is no slowing down, so we need to keep up. The NFL is about to start, College Football is back already, and the WNBA playoffs begin soon. Next month we get back the NHL and NBA, but first we need to finish this regular season and see how the playoffs stack up. The Mets won't be in the postseason, but today's opponent, the Rays, will be. The New York Mets had an
'Blobbing' world record broken, Guinness World Records says Robin Steiner was launched more than 92 feet into the air from a huge airbag nine stories high, doing somersaults before landing in a lake in Switzerland. Why 'Oreogate' is sparking a parenting debate A variety of news and talk shows featuring our flagship programming.21:27 All Access with Linsey Davis: Andrew Cuomo
King Haakon VIII swore an oath of allegiance before Norway’s parliament on Tuesday in the first major stage in the passing of the crown since the death of his father after 35 years on the throne. Wearing a ceremonial uniform, Haakon, who became king when Harald V died on Friday, promised to uphold Norway’s 1814 constitution with his 22-year-old daughter, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, by his side. “I promise and swear that I will govern the kingdom of Norway in accordance with its constitution
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The Israel Defense Forces captured Hamas' head of general security during a raid in Gaza, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said. An Israeli security official identified the Hamas leader as Mu'in al-Arabid, head of the General Security Apparatus, saying he was arrested during an Israeli incursion deep inside Hamas territory in Gaza. The IDF carried out airstrikes to cover the raid's withdrawal, adding that there were no Israeli casualties. "A short time ago, a senior Hamas terrorist was arres
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James Dyson says ‘complete dental system’ will also include toothpaste and mouth rinse that each cost £8.50 It is the live stream you never wanted to see but may find impossible to resist: rolling footage beamed live from inside your mouth while you are cleaning your teeth. Dyson, the home appliance maker that made its name inventing bagless vacuums and bladeless fans, has turned its attention to oral hygiene with a £420 all-singing, all-dancing toothbrush that can clean, floss and even spray ti
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The rise in U.S. yields Tuesday parallels similar moves around the world which were even more severe.
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A grandfather from Tennessee recently walked away from an Arkansas state park with a remarkable discovery : a yellow diamond. He made the discovery at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Pike County, Arkansas State Parks announced Aug. 29. At the time, Barry G. Smith of Germantown, Tennessee, was searching for diamonds in the park with his two granddaughters, Sage and Juniper. STUNNED COUPLE UNEARTHS 150-POUND MYSTERY HIDDEN BENEATH THEIR BACKYARD FOR DECADES "Not expecting anything more than a fu
