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Nepali women still sidelined in post-uprising polls

Nepali women still sidelined in post-uprising polls

Nepali women risked their lives in last year's deadly anti-corruption protests that toppled the government. But when the country votes on Thursday, they will be largely absent from the ballot as candidates. The September unrest demanded the end of an entrenched political elite and the rise of

WATCH/EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: California Voter ID measure gets over 1 million signatures

(The Center Square) – An initiative imposing new voter identification requirements in California is one step closer to getting on the ballot. Roughly 1.35 million signatures were collected during the effort to get the California Voter ID initiative on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. That's well over

AI disinformation turns Nepal polls into 'digital battleground'

AI disinformation turns Nepal polls into 'digital battleground'

Slick AI-generated disinformation has flooded election campaigns in Nepal, which votes Thursday in the first polls since deadly protests triggered by a brief ban on social media overthrew the government. The September 2025 protests were driven by tech-savvy youth angry at job shortages and flagrant corruption by an

Montana unveils new ‘I voted’ sticker

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced last week the state has a new “I voted” sticker. The sticker will be available for the 2026 election cycle, a press release said. It’s red, white and blue and has an image of the state, as well as mountains. It came

On this day 50, 25 years ago: No hopes for fixing Pinckney Street, Stevi subdivision under scrutiny

March 2, 1976: On this date 50 years ago, Hamilton's street improvement plans seemed to be "going down the drain" when an estimate of $120,000 (about $680,000 in today's money) was deemed to be "too much" by Loyal Williamson, chairman

The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons

The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons

If you gathered every American with a prison record into one contiguous territory and admitted it to the union, you would create the 12th-largest state. It would be home to at least 7 million to 8 million people and hold a dozen votes in the Electoral College. In a

At least 25 killed at Pakistan's weekend pro-Iran protests

At least 25 killed at Pakistan's weekend pro-Iran protests

The death toll from Pakistan's violent weekend protests over the killing of Iran's supreme leader in US-Israeli strikes has reached at least 25, according to an AFP tally on Monday. The demonstrations against the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei erupted in several major Pakistani cities