Along with choosing the next president and who will sit in Congress, voters across the United States are deciding more than 170 ballot initiatives. From rights for illegal immigrants and abortion funding to assisted suicide and the right to hunt, these issues are as emotional and important to many voters as the presidential race itself. […]
Voters Also Deciding Controversial Ballot Initiatives
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Ukraine’s Parliament Calls for Partial Re-vote
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Ukraine’s parliament Tuesday called for a new election in five disputed districts as hundreds continue to rally in the capital Kyiv against alleged vote-rigging in favor of the ruling party. Lawmakers passed the unbinding resolution Tuesday at the recommendation of election authorities. Ukraine’s Central Election Commission said Monday that five single-seat constituencies failed to comply […]
New Evidence Shows Surprising Reach of Eastern US Quake
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
Last year’s 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Mineral, Virginia, was felt over an area much larger than previously thought. In a new study, scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey report landslides triggered by the quake four times farther away from the epicenter, and over an area 20 times larger than expected, based on studies of other […]
Spain’s Constitutional Court Upholds Gay Marriage Law
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Spain’s top court has upheld the legality of the country’s gay marriage law, rejecting an appeal contending that marriage can represent only the union of a man and a woman. The county’s top court voted Tuesday to dismiss the appeal filed by the conservative Popular Party that has opposed it. Spain’s parliament passed the gay […]
Voters Head to the Polls in 2012 US Presidential Election
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
Voters across the United States are heading to the polls Tuesday, to decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama or pick a new American leader for the next four years, Republican challenger Mitt Romney. There were long lines of voters at polling places throughout the country, with some sporadic problems reported. Both candidates have dispatched […]
Voters Head to the Polls in 2012 US Presidential Election
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Voters across the U.S. are heading to the polls Tuesday, to decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama or pick a new American leader for the next four years, Republican challenger Mitt Romney. There were long lines of voters at polling places throughout the country, with some sporadic problems reported. Both candidates have dispatched legions […]
Ukraine Orders Partial Vote Re-run
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Ukraine’s outgoing parliament has ordered a partial re-run of voting in five disputed districts despite claims by the opposition that it won those seats. A nonbinding resolution was passed by parliament Tuesday after a call by the Central Election Commission declaring that the vote tally violated Ukrainian law and the country’s constitution. The opposition accuses […]
Heart Could Power its Own Pacemaker
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
Patients whose hearts need a bit of help keeping the beat are often given a pacemaker, which delivers electrical pulses to regulate heartbeats. The tiny electronic devices, surgically implanted beneath the skin on the chest, must be replaced every five to seven years when their batteries run out. But an experimental device that converts energy […]
