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Supreme Court clears the way for Trump mail voting order

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections. The decision ...

How the No. 2 pencil became an American school supply staple

For generations of Americans, a sharpened No. 2 pencil has represented childhood and coming of age. Still a fixture of back-to-school shopping lists, it outlines a child’s first letters, erases their mistakes and lets them doodle in the margins when they daydream. For decades, sweaty hands clutched the ridged yellow wood on test day. “Bring two sharp No. 2 pencils,” generations of Americans were told, as they prepared to fill in bubbles on the SATs and other standardized tests that might shape their futures. Whether it’s true that Scantron machines could only read No. 2 ...

Feds sue Girard-area landlord, allege sexual harassment of female tenants

The Justice Department announced Monday that it has filed a lawsuit against the owner and manager of rental properties in the Girard area, alleging he engaged in sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, alleges that Alfred Falgiani Jr., 72, of Girard, sexually harassed female tenants beginning in 2008. According to the complaint, Falgiani offered housing-related benefits in exchange for sexual contact, made unwelcome sexual comments and advances to female tenants, subjected ...

MAGA Inc. spends $827K to back Darline Graham on final day of South Carolina GOP Senate runoff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The final day of South Carolina’s Republican U.S. Senate runoff campaign on Monday came with a major cash infusion for Sen. Darline Graham from MAGA Inc., the super PAC that supports President Donald Trump and aligned Republicans but has spent little thus far on the president’s midterm candidate picks. The spend of nearly $830,000 came as Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman wrapped up their compressed campaigns to win South Carolina’s GOP nomination in a special primary to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on November ballots. Tuesday’s Senate runoff tests ...

On the record: Weathersfield

Weathersfield WHAT: Board of education meeting Wednesday PRESENT: Cheryl Basista, Mark Bodo, Sam Caputo, Josh Garris and Matt Glidewell The board: • Approved seeking bids for the planned $1.2 million addition for Seaborn Elementary School. Officials have said because of increased enrollment and plans to house special needs students within the district instead of at other locations throughout the county, the board approved moving forward with a 2,500-square-foot addition to Seaborn.. Dohar said the enrollment for grades kindergarten to sixth who are housed at the school has ...