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Congressional, state redistricting maps become law October 27, 2023 07:02 AM (The Center Square) – The North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday voted into law new congressional and state legislative district maps that are expected to face legal challenges. Senators voted 27-17 along party lines to approve House Bill 898 to redraw the state’s 120

Just 0.08% of Illinois gun owners register banned firearms in Week 3 of registry October 27, 2023 07:01 AM (The Center Square) – Fewer than a tenth of a percent of the state’s Firearm Owners ID card holders have registered with Illinois State Police their semi-automatic firearms that are now banned by state law. Of

Republican Jewish Coalition summit takes on added significance amid Gaza war October 27, 2023 07:00 AM When most of the GOP 2024 field speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition annual summit in Las Vegas this weekend, the No. 1 topic they will touch on is the continuing war between Israel and Hamas that has dominated

Spokane sheriff wants more scrutiny of use-of-force incidents October 27, 2023 07:00 AM (The Center Square) – Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels said Tuesday that he wants increased scrutiny of use-of-force incidents involving deputies within the agency. To that end, Nowels said he intends to assign a lieutenant to the internal affairs department who is

November to Remember: Sheila Jackson Lee leads roundup of intriguing mayoral races October 27, 2023 07:00 AM The 2023 elections may not have the fireworks of 2024, but there is still plenty up for grabs. In this “off-year,” most of which takes place on Nov. 7, Virginia will be keenly watched, particularly by followers of Gov.

For an object that barely ever leaves our palms, the smartphone can sometimes feel like an arcane piece of wizardry. And nowhere is this more pronounced than when it comes to the fickle battery, which will drop 20 percent charge quicker than you can toggle Bluetooth off, and give up the ghost entirely after a

You’re now able to check in with a friend or family member when you arrive at a destination. If you dillydally for some reason on the way to this destination, the system will try to check in with you, and if you don’t respond, it will share location data, battery level, and cell service status

if you’ve updated your iPhone to iOS 17, you now have access to Contact Posters—a feature that allows you to personalize how you appear on other people’s devices when contacting them. It works within the Contacts app, Phone app, FaceTime, Messages, and AirDrop, as well as third-party calling apps. You can customize the poster to

Democrats’ hollowed-out center October 27, 2023 06:06 AM For the whole three-week duration of the speakerless House, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) sought to seduce his Republican colleagues with the siren song of bipartisanship. “This is about what is good for the American people, not as Democrats or Republicans but as Americans,” Jeffries told PBS

The day after Elon Musk closed his deal to buy Twitter, the company’s Seattle office held a Halloween party for employees and their children. Rebecca Scott Thein dressed in bright green to play an alien to her daughter’s Buzz Lightyear. Thein, whose job at Twitter (now X) was to help the platform plan for and