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Texas Voting Rights Groups Cut Assistance Due to Legal Threats

Changes to Texas state law forced voting rights groups to reduce assistance to vulnerable voters due to threats of criminal penalties.

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WHAT'S REPORTED

  • ▸Voting advocacy groups dialed back assistance efforts to avoid facing criminal charges under new state law. — Salon

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Maine Voter Rolls Contain Dead and Duplicate Registrations

A conservative legal group filed a complaint alleging 3,181 potentially dead voters and 693 duplicate registrations remain on Maine's voter rolls.

WHAT'S REPORTED

  • ▸The complaint alleged 3,181 potentially dead voters and 693 duplicate registrations on Maine's rolls. — Fox News Politics
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Russian Newspaper Novaya Gazeta Shuts Down

Novaya Gazeta announced it is shutting down after three decades, blaming Kremlin persecution.

WHAT'S REPORTED

  • ▸Novaya Gazeta was formerly led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov. — Bloomberg Politics
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10/28/26
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Pakistan Closes Airspace to Taiwan Airlines

Pakistan closed its airspace to Taiwanese carriers in support of China's One-China policy.

WHAT'S REPORTED

  • ▸Pakistan's action marks the first such move by any country to close airspace to Taiwan carriers. — Bloomberg Politics
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James Gunn on DCU Batman and Harley Quinn

James Gunn says DCU's new Batman casting announcement is imminent while Harley Quinn's future depends on Margot Robbie.

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