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Whistleblower: USPS mail ballot system could disrupt elections
A whistleblower is warning that the technology developed by the U.S. Postal Service to carry out President Donald Trump’s order exerting federal control of mail ballots could “derail the midterm elections,” saying it hasn’t been properly tested and risks “catastrophic failure” if implemented.
A Postal Service spokesperson said the agency is “carefully reviewing” the issues raised. Mail-in ballot processes remain unchanged for Americans for now.
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Map battle
Navigation platforms are all over the map after Trump’s Aug. 27 executive order renaming the body of water between the United States and Canada: Lake America.
Travel
Meet the married women traveling solo
Pam Allgood’s husband won’t fly or get on a ship, but that doesn’t stop her from crossing international borders. She just goes on her own. Allgood is among a rising crop of married women opting to travel solo or with friends, leaving spouses at home to embrace adventure.
“… I’ve always wanted to go to as many different countries as possible,” the 74-year-old Georgia former teacher told USA TODAY. “He’s known that ever since we first met, that once I retired, that was my number one goal.”
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