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Postal Service issues new rule for mail ballots, but its impact on the midterms is uncertain

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The U.S. Postal Service unveiled new requirements for mail ballots less than two weeks before some states begin sending them and in time for the conservative majority of the Supreme Court to clear the way for President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting the method to be used in November’s elections. The provisions are still subject to additional legal challenges and may not go into effect in time to meet the tight deadline to change procedures for the midterm elections. They would forbid the Postal Service from sending mail ballots from any state that does not comply with ...

Hubbard assisted by other departments at weekend fire

Local News

Staff report HUBBARD — The Eagle Joint Fire District was assisted this weekend at a house fire in the 100 block of Christian Avenue. When fire crews arrived at the scene, there was heavy smoke that could be seen coming from the roof of the structure. Hubbard crews were able to get the fire under control with the assistance from numerous other departments. The fire district’s social media site lists fire crews from Brookfield, Coitsville, Fowler, Girard, Liberty, Shenango (Pa.), Vienna and Youngstown for their mutual aid help on the structure fire Reports indicate there ...

Economists don’t expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices

Business News

The U.S. reopened a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico on Monday as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce record-high beef prices, though economists doubt the move will mean much to grocery store shoppers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said concerns about the New World screwworm’s spread lessened enough to allow the movement of cattle from Mexico at a crossing in Douglas, Arizona, about 230 miles southeast of Phoenix. Over time, it hopes to reopen other crossings in New Mexico and Texas. “Today, the border in Sonora is open for ...

US set for record mass visa revocation

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. If it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. history and would likely face legal challenges. Unless challenged or revised, the State Department is expected to announce in the coming weeks the revocation of so-called B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 whose holders have sought asylum or are now seeking asylum, according to State ...

US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months

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WASHINGTON (AP) — After a pause of more than two months, the U.S. military announced Monday that it once again carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused of trafficking drugs. It brings the overall death toll to 223 people killed in 67 strikes during the nearly yearlong U.S. campaign of bombing alleged drug boats off Latin America’s Caribbean coast and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. Southern Command says the campaign has resulted in the destruction of 64 speedboats, three “low-profile” ships and a semisubmersible craft. The ...

Canada to announce retaliatory tariffs as Trump tells its leaders to ‘fall in line’

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TORONTO (AP) — Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday after relations deteriorated sharply Monday, with President Donald Trump telling Canadian leaders to “fall in line” or face consequences “far WORSE” than existing tariffs and Prime Minister Mark Carney accusing Washington of trying to subordinate Canada. Trump also threatened new 50% tariffs on Canadian vehicles, auto parts and steel, while Carney said U.S. trade demands showed Washington wanted to “destroy our major industries,” including autos, steel and aluminum. Finance ...