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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square)—U.S. voters and poll workers confronted defective scanners, false bomb threats, and flooding during a contentious Election Day 2026 in which control of Congress and the state houses were at stake.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Investigators have indications that a Learjet 60 began breaking apart before crashing in Palm Beach County on Sunday, killing all nine people aboard, a National Transportation Safety Board member said Monday.
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Reporting from Just the News
Family members have identified two victims as 44-year-old Adam Robinson and his wife Helen Sharp, who chartered a $2 million Learjet 60 from Austin to the Bahamas, which nosedived in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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Reporting from Just the News
The incident went viral on social media as footage showed the moment the plane hit the ground, appearing to collide with a vehicle in an intersection.
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Reporting from The Center Square
Republicans are underperforming in Polk County early voting, Gov. Ron DeSantis warned this week, though he said the turnout appeared to improve Friday.
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Reporting from Just the News
The president had initially canceled the physical rallies in Iowa and Kansas in favor of calling into tele-rallies as voters and candidates gear up for the midterm elections Tuesday. Both rallies will take place on Sunday.
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Reporting from Just the News
The president is pushing GOP gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds, who is also a congressman, as well as Sen. Ashley Moody and other candidates in the Sunshine State.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – American shrimp fishermen are asking federal trade regulators to block imports from a major Indian seafood producer accused of using forced labor to undercut domestic competitors.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(Legal Newsline) – A former Folgers Coffee employee has filed a lawsuit against the company, saying she was discriminated against due to her race and gender and eventually wrongfully terminated.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) –The Tampa City Council approved a $21 million community benefits agreement with the owners of the Rays’ stadium in a 4-3 vote Thursday.
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