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Month: February 2024

Bipartisan report seeks ways to counter extreme polarization that has created distrust in elections

By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan report is calling for greater transparency in elections and steps to make voting easier. It says extreme partisanship in the U.S. combined with a complicated and highly decentralized voting system have led to a loss of faith in election results among some. The report released

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California could legalize psychedelic therapy after rejecting ‘magic mushroom’ decriminalization

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A pair of California lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to allow people 21 and older to consume psychedelic mushrooms under professional supervision as part of an agenda to tackle the state’s mental health and substance use crises. It comes after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom

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California could legalize psychedelic therapy after rejecting ‘magic mushroom’ decriminalization

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A pair of California lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to allow people 21 and older to consume psychedelic mushrooms under professional supervision as part of an agenda to tackle the state’s mental health and substance use crises. It comes after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom

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New Serbian parliament inaugurated despite reports of election rigging and other irregularities

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s National Assembly has held a tense inaugural session as the ruling nationalists ignored widespread reports that parliamentary and municipal elections held in December were marred by vote rigging and numerous other irregularities. Opposition lawmakers gathered around the speaker’s stand as the session started on Tuesday,

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Haley goes after Trump and Biden as ‘grumpy old men’ while courting older voters in South Carolina

By Aaron Pellish and Kylie Atwood, CNN Hilton Head, South Carolina (CNN) — On a cool February night in this popular enclave for tourists and retirees to enjoy warmer winters, hundreds of Nikki Haley supporters packed into a restaurant where the former South Carolina governor repeated a familiar line. “Don’t you think it’s time we had

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