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Apr. 18—CHEYENNE — New to Cheyenne, but not to the Wyoming Legislature, 31-year-old Seth Ulvestad is running for the House District 11 seat, saying he aligns his views with the Wyoming Caucus. After the formation of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus started gaining members in the state’s House of Representatives, Republican lawmakers whose views didn’t line […]

(Bloomberg) — Israel was downgraded by S&P Global Ratings, which cited heightened geopolitical risks as it lowered the sovereign credit rating to A+ from AA- on Thursday. Most Read from Bloomberg The nation was cut by one notch to the fifth-highest score, on par with Bermuda and China. The outlook remains negative. “The recent increase […]

LAS VEGAS — A conference for a far-right sheriffs group this week drew a parade of felons, disgraced politicians, election deniers, conspiracy theorists and, in the end, a few sheriffs. The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, or CSPOA, met in Las Vegas’ Ahern Luxury Boutique Hotel conference center to publicly counter reports of extremism within […]

A Dorchester condo owner is standing up to the thieves who stole six packages off the porch of her building in broad daylight. The alleged theft happened outside a residence on Dix Street around 5 p.m. on Wednesday. The victim, Ally Burchill, says at least six packages were stolen by two masked men. The men […]

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country’s leader. The voters began queuing up at polling stations hours before […]

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country’s leader. The voters began queuing up at polling stations hours before […]

NEW YORK — In its first week, Donald Trump’s criminal trial is forcing the former president, a man who famously surrounds himself with sycophants, to sit quietly and listen to the unfiltered opinions of those typically kept at arm’s-length: People he might call his “haters.” During jury selection, Trump has heard himself described by those […]

Apr. 18—While my son Tom and I scrambled up a steep slope toward Mount Higby’s summit the other day, a mellifluous sound rose above the whistling wind, stopping us in our tracks. “Is that music?” I asked. We followed a rhythmic melody to a precipitous ledge, where a young woman perched cross-legged, perilously close to […]

SAO PAULO (AP) — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday announced the creation of two new Indigenous territories for Brazil, bringing the total number of new reserves during this term to 10. The Cacique Fontoura reserve will be in Mato Grosso state and the Aldeia Velha territory will be in Bahia state. They […]

Apr. 18—The Cumberland County Commission unanimously approved two resolutions Monday night that authorizes the county to use funds from debt service and a grant from the state for capital fund spending and courthouse repairs and renovations. The first resolution authorizes the issuance of interest-bearing general obligation capital outlay notes of Cumberland County. The resolution is […]