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Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko sues WTA and its chairman for causing 'emotional distress'

Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko has filed an amended lawsuit that accuses the WTA Tour and its chairman, Steve Simon, of a breach of contract, negligence and the “negligent infliction of emotional distress."

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Woman charged with voter fraud after forging her dead mother’s name on ballot for Trump

Election officials caught the fraudulent during a routine check, ensuring it did not count toward official election results

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Postal Service reassures on mail ballots, says all centers operating in regions hit by hurricanes

The U.S. Postal Service says it has reopened all of its mail processing centers in areas of Florida and North Carolina hit by recent hurricanes

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Minnesota Republicans Demand Voter Roll Cleanup Update

House Republicans in Minnesota request update on voter roll cleanup efforts after noncitizens were improperly registered to vote. Importance of maintaining...

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X’s AI chatbot spread voter misinformation – and election officials fought back

When the Grok tool gave false information, a collection of election officials sprang into action to tamp it down

The Guardian - US

Secretaries of state call on Musk to fix chatbot over election misinformation

X’s Grok AI chatbot falsely told users ‘ballot deadline has passed for several states’

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Election officials push back against draft federal rule for reporting potential cyberattacks

A group of state election officials is urging the nation’s cybersecurity agency to revise a draft rule that would require election offices to disclose suspected cyberattacks to the federal government, casting the mandate as too burdensome on overworked local officials

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With a bit of Saudi topspin, tennis fans can overlook its brutal repression of women

The WTA finals host revealed its commitment to women’s rights by jailing a female activist

The Guardian - UK

Super Tuesday key takeaways: protest vote, low turnout and far-right machinations

Here’s what we learned as more than a dozen states cast ballots

The Guardian - US

Simon to relinquish role as WTA CEO, remain as executive chairman

WTA boss Steve Simon will relinquish his role as CEO but stay on as executive chairman, the governing body of women’s tennis said

The Hindu

WTA announces major leadership change after player criticism

Steve Simon has vacated the CEO position

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How the WTA Finals became the Fyre Festival of tennis tournaments

The chaos of the season-ending tournament in Cancun became an instant meme - but it raised serious questions about the future of the WTA

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How the WTA Finals became the Fyre Festival of tennis tournaments

The chaos of the season-ending tournament in Cancun became an instant meme - but it raised serious questions about the future of the WTA

The Independent UK

WTA responds to players’ criticism over ‘disrespectful’ organisation of WTA Finals

The WTA chief Steve Simon has responded to mounting criticism

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Iga Swiatek says female tennis players are united as they seek improvements from the WTA

Iga Swiatek says she and other women’s tennis players are more united than in the past as they seek changes on the WTA Tour, including improvements to prioritize the athletes’ well-being.

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Minnesota lawsuit seeks to bar Trump from ballot under 14th amendment

Petition argues that Trump’s activities to overturn 2020 election, including those on 6 January, amount to engaging in insurrection

The Independent UK

Minnesota seeks unifying symbol to replace state flag considered offensive to Native Americans

A state commission has begun designing a new state flag and seal for Minnesota

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Minnesota returns voting power to thousands. The question is whether they'll use it

A new law in Minnesota speeds up restoration of voting eligibility to the formerly incarcerated. Now advocates are fanning out to convince people to use those rights.

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Just 5% of women's players at Wimbledon have a female coach. The tennis tour wants to change that

Only six of the 128 women entered in singles at Wimbledon work with a female coach

The Independent UK

Saudi money could be headed to tennis next. Is it about sportswashing, women's rights or both?

Tennis appears set to follow the path of golf and other sports by doing business with Saudi Arabia and its $650 billion sovereign wealth fund

The Guardian - US

‘You’re able to vote now’: Minnesota Democrats pass raft of progressive reforms

The state was one of a few to secure a Democratic trifecta in 2022, and since then has passed abortion rights along with voting rights and democracy reform legislation

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Saudi Arabia is being considered by the women's tennis tour for possible business

Women’s tennis is looking into the possibility of getting into business with Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

People with felony convictions can now vote in Minnesota; secretary of state celebrates

People are celebrating Minnesota’s new law that restores voting rights to people who have left prison

The Guardian - UK

Tennis’s support for Peng Shuai has turned to dust with WTA’s China U-turn

The power of money has won out again as the game’s ruling body has decided to depart from its previous principled approach

Al Jazeera

Women’s tennis events to make China return after Peng boycott

WTA gives up on its boycott, making little progress on the situation that prompted it to move tournaments out of China.

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