A court fight is unfolding over voting rules. President Donald Trump's plan for mail voting has been blocked by a judge, at least for now. This plan would have allowed the postal service to refuse certain ballots.
The Trump administration has filed an appeal of this decision. A federal judge had blocked the plan from taking effect for two weeks.
Further details on the appeal and the court's decision are available from the source, including the role of the Supreme Court in this matter.
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Federal officials are planning to declare the end of this summers outbreak of cyclosporiasis tied to iceberg lettuce, the Washington Post reported. The outbreak, spanning 20 states, has sickened at least 11,458 people, among whom 495 have been hospitalized and two died, according...
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In the tropics, the Pacific Ocean remains busy with a tropical depression, Post Tropical Cyclone Lowell and one disturbance. Meanwhile, the Atlantic is acting like the left out sibling with no one to play with. Today marks a new record in the Atlantic basin. It is the latest date...
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On Sept 11, 2001, Hanna Born and her sister were at daycare inside the Pentagon when American Airlines flight 77 crashed into the west side of the building. I think one piece of the message that my parents made very clear to us the entire time growing up was just how fortunate ou...
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Today marks 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which left nearly 3,000 people dead and forever changed the United States. On that morning, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes. Two were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center i...
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As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, newly released documents are renewing attention on the long-term health crisis still impacting first responders and survivors. New York officials released a trove of documents showing the city was aware o...
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Waco attorney recalls escape from World Trade Center during 9/11 attack
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By Hannah Webb | News Editor The sky was blue. So were the ribbons tied around cars; so was the train that Meredith Sutton was supposed to take beneath the World Trade Center. Twenty-five years later, those shades of blue remain scattered through memories of Sept. 11, 2001 — a cl...
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By Carson Vercoe | Sports Writer It was a slow first 40 minutes. Baylor was trying to crack the tough Marquette defense but came up short multiple times. But things changed in the 43 rd minute when senior midfielder Aryanna Jimison got the chance to put the Bears in front. “Same ...
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By Cannon Fritz | Reporter When senior safety Michael Allen walks into Baylor’s locker room, he does not need to say much. His teammates already know what he represents. They have watched him lead in ways that do not require a spotlight, but in ways that begin long before he ever...
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By Joana Karoshi | Staff Writer “If you could change something about Baylor’s campus, what would it be?” That is the question San Diego sophomore Noah Seroter asks in a reel Baylor Student Government posted on Instagram last week, urging students to complete a new survey about ca...
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By Kamryn Anthis | Staff Writer With burgers on the grill and students voting for their favorites, Kappa Alpha Theta’s annual CASA Cookout and Concert turned Fountain Mall into a competition Thursday. Fraternities from across campus competed in a burger-grilling competition while...
