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Elon Musk calls Maduro a ‘dictator’ in tech billionaire’s latest blow-up against foreign leader

Associated Press Add Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to the growing list of foreign leaders with whom tech billionaire Elon Musk has picked a fight. Following the results of Venezuela’s presidential election, in which Maduro and his opponents each claimed victory, the owner of X took to the social media platform to accuse the self-proclaimed socialist

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Venezuela at a standstill as Maduro is declared winner but vote tallies have yet to be released

Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela is facing a political standstill after both incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and the country’s main opposition coalition claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election. Maduro’s ruling party considers the results of the election a settled matter. But opposition candidate Edmundo González on Monday said his campaign has the proof

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Federal appeals court rules against Missouri’s waiting period for ex-lawmakers to lobby

Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A federal court has ruled against a Missouri ban on lawmakers taking lobbying jobs shortly after leaving office. The 8th District Court of Appeals on Monday ruled Missouri’s ethics law violated the free-speech rights of former legislators-turned-lobbyists. Missouri had required a two-year delay for former lawmakers and staffers before

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Texas senators grill utility executives about massive power failure after Hurricane Beryl

Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A special committee of the Texas Senate has convened to hear executives from Houston’s largest utility provider explain the massive electricity failure that occurred when Hurricane Beryl hit the city on July 8. CenterPoint Energy’s chief executive officer told a panel of state senators in the Texas

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Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials say Russia, China and Iran are continuing to target voters in the U.S. with disinformation and propaganda related to the upcoming presidential election. Groups linked to the Kremlin are increasingly using commercial public relations firms in Russia or unwitting Americans to spread their false claims as

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Utility cuts natural gas service to landslide-stricken Southern California neighborhood

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Natural gas service is being cut in a neighborhood on Southern California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula due to worsening conditions in an area where a long-running landslide has damaged houses, roads and utilities. Southern California Gas Co. cited “significant strain” on its infrastructure in announcing that natural gas service would

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