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(AP News) If the high-stakes presidential election is causing troublesome thoughts, existential dread, or rifts with loved ones, there's no need to white knuckle through it. Take a deep breath. Literally. Meditation and mindfulness teacher Rosie Acosta says focusing on each inhale and exhale can help regain that grounding sense of control that may be drowned out by the spiraling uncertainty of election season. Experts like Acosta, who works in

(AP News) The beauty of Rourkela, India's city-changing idea is in its simplicity. Giving farmers affordable access to cold storage for their crops reduces waste and increases sales. What turned that idea into an award winner in the annual Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Mayors Challenge was the ambition of its execution. Rourkela made the cold storage affordable by powering it with solar panels. It enlisted women from the community to manage

Voting gives you the power to create positive change for your community and determine a better quality of life for you and your family. Voting together with your neighbors, family, and friends ensures that your shared values and issues are prioritized, that you play a key role in choosing who represents us, and where government funding and resources will go. The more we vote, the more powerful our voices become,

The Hill - Former President Trump on Tuesday suggested any Black or Hispanic voters who do not support him should have their head examined, echoing a similar comment he has made about Jewish voters backing Democrats. "Any African American or Hispanic- and you know how well I'm doing there - that votes for Kamala, you gotta have your head examined. Because they are really screwing you. They are really screwing

RALEIGH, N.C, (AP) - A North Carolina appeals court on September 27th blocked students and employees at the state's flagship public university from providing a digital identification produced by the school when voting to comply with a new photo ID mandate. The decision by a three-judge panel of the intermediate-level Court of Appeals reverses at least temporarily last month's decision by the State Board of Elections that the mobile ID

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Federal disaster personnel have resumed door-to-door visits as part of their hurricane-recovery work in North Carolina, an effort temporarily suspended amid threats that prompted officials to condemn the spread of disinformation. Over the weekend, reports emerged that workers with the Federal Emergency Management Agency could be targeted by militia as the government responds to Hurricane Helene. A sheriff's office said Monday that one man was arrested during an investigation,

The Hill - Georgia voters took to the polls in record numbers Tuesday, casting more than 300,000 ballots on the first day of early voting, according to officials. Gabriel Sterling, the chief operating officer of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's (R) office shared in a post on the social platform X that the Peach State had shattered its record. "With the record-breaking 1st day of early voting and accepted absentees we have had over 328,000 total

Sept 30 (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that requires automakers selling internet-connected cars to do more to protect domestic abuse survivors, a move that may expand such safeguards nationwide. As automakers add ever more sophisticated technology to their cars, instances of stalking and harassment using features such as location tracking and remote controls have begun to emerge. The bill passed the California state legislature with

ERIE, Pa. (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris announced a plan on Monday to give Black men more economic opportunities and other chances to thrive as she works to energize a key voting bloc that has Democrats concerned about a lack of enthusiasm. Harris' plan includes providing forgivable business loans for Black entrepreneurs, creating more apprenticeships and studying sickle cell and other diseases that disproportionately affect African American men. Harris already has

NEW YORK (AP) - The COVID-19 pandemic and the resetting of the economy that followed it made hourly workers more aware of their value. Some experts think employers should expect to field demands for flexible hours and other workplace incentives even as the labor market weakens. WorkJam, an online platform that was founded in 2014, has tried to be at the forefront of this shift. It provides clients such as