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ROCHESTER, N.Y.--Fire officials in Rochester were investigating a fire that damaged the Susan B. Anthony Museum House early Sunday. Firefighters responding to an alarm at approximately 1 a.m. arrived to find the back porch of the museum engulfed in flames.... The fire department listed the cause of the fire as suspicious. The house, a National Historic Landmark, was built in the mid-18th century and was Anthony’s home and also the site of her arrest in 1872 after she cast her ballot in a presid

( Reuters)-Barbados on Wednesday will hold general elections called by Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the Caribbean nation's first vote since it became a republic last year by removing the British Queen as its sovereign.... Mottley on Monday said the opposition had filed a court injunction seeking to stop the election.... The lawsuit alleges that the exclusion of people quarantined due to the coronavirus is a violation of voting rights, according to local media reports....

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Howard Mortman is the sort of person who reads old copies of the Congressional Record for fun.... The McLean, Va., resident is the communications director at C-SPAN, so it kind of makes sense.Wp Get the full experience. Choose your plan ArrowRight On Wednesday, Howard was curious about what happened in Congress on Jan.... Stanley E. Bowdle, a Democrat from Ohio’s 1st District.“ I approach this subject with some trepidation and emotion, ” Bowdle began....

HONG KONG — From her first protest at age 12, Jackie Chen believed she could help bring democracy to Hong Kong.... Chen, 44, is not sure if she will ever vote again.“ If we continue to participate in this game, it’s like we’re accepting what they’re doing, ” she said.... “ That would make me feel like an accomplice.” The Chinese government has upended the political landscape in Hong Kong, redefining the city’s relationship with democracy....

It removes several Texas Education Code lesson requirements that were proposed by Democrats in prior education legislation to be implemented in the upcoming school year.... Some Texas educators told ABC they believe the fight against" critical race theory" is a veiled attempt to turn back the clock on racial equality.... " Since[ critical race theory] is so prevalent in higher education and since we see it popping up in public schools, that's why it needs to be addressed." MORE: Critical race