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Conservative group pushes proposals to tighten voting laws

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press
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by Rayos Syndication User

The conservative Honest Elections Project is proposing new voting restrictions and election safeguards. The organization was launched by a major Republican strategist for the 2020 elections but stayed out of the vote’s aftermath. Honest Elections did not buy into the lie that fraud led to Donald Trump’s loss. That falsehood has already helped spark a drive in GOP-controlled states to restrict voting. Honest Elections has followed up with recommendations. A handful may be bipartisan but most would increase election safeguards by potentially making it more cumbersome to vote and are likely to be opposed by Democrats.

The Latest: Brazil health officials urge lockdowns, curfews

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by Rayos Syndication User

SAO PAULO — Brazilian health officials are urging nationwide lockdowns and curfews because hospitals are running short of intensive-care unit beds as COVID-19 claims more than 1,000 lives each day in the country. “The return of the pandemic in several states is making their private and their public assistance networks collapse and has brought imminent risk of spreading it to…

VIRUS TODAY: States ease restrictions despite warnings

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by Rayos Syndication User

Here’s what’s happening Monday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY: — With the U.S. vaccination drive picking up speed and a third vaccine on the way, states eager to reopen for business are easing coronavirus restrictions despite warnings from health experts that the outbreak is far from over and that moving too quickly could…