Posts Tagged Elections 2017
The Makeup of This Year’s Voter Turnout Could Determine Election
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 2, 2017
Credit: AP Photo / Alexander F. Yuan
Voters are headed to the polls this month to vote for three statewide races and every member of the House of Delegates. But the electorate this year will not look like the one that turned out last year for the presidential election. Michael Pope takes this look at odd-year voters.
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From NPR News- Protests And Pandemic Spark Record Gun Sales July 16, 2020Americans are on pace to buy more guns than ever, a surge driven by fears over the pandemic and protests. And nearly half of all the sales appear to be to those buying guns for the first time.
- Statue Of Protester Is Removed In England, One Day After Replacing Slave Trader July 16, 2020Officials in Bristol say the artist didn't have approval to erect the work on the plinth where the Edward Colston statue used to stand. The mayor says the search for a replacement will not be rushed.
- GOP Scales Back Convention Plans, Relenting On Virus Restrictions July 16, 2020Attendance will be limited to delegates for most of the event, a far smaller crowd than President Trump had insisted on. Health and safety protocols will also be in place.
- Money Tracker: How Much Trump And Biden Have Raised In The 2020 Election July 16, 2020See the latest campaign finance figures for President Trump and his challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden.
- America Went Shopping For Clothes Again In June July 16, 2020U.S. stores and restaurants got a boost in June as retail sales jumped 7.5%. Spending on clothes doubled. But this was before a new surge in the coronavirus prompted renewed shutdowns in some states.
- Protests And Pandemic Spark Record Gun Sales July 16, 2020
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- Coronavirus: Russian spies target Covid-19 vaccine research July 16, 2020The UK, US and Canada say state-backed hackers tried to steal coronavirus vaccine research.
- 'Almost certain' Russians sought to interfere in 2019 UK election - Raab July 16, 2020The government publishes a report on a leaked document used by Labour at the 2019 election.
- Shamima Begum can return to UK to fight for citizenship, Court of Appeal rules July 16, 2020The 20-year-old, who joined the Islamic State group in Syria, has been denied a fair hearing, judges say.
- British Gas workers told to sign new contracts or risk jobs July 16, 2020Parent company Centrica says a fresh wave of redundancies is a "last resort".
- Solar Orbiter: Closest ever pictures taken of the Sun July 16, 2020The European Solar Orbiter probe captures images just 77 million km from the Sun's surface.
- Coronavirus: Russian spies target Covid-19 vaccine research July 16, 2020
