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Stickers await voters after they cast their votes on Election Day at Glenwood Center in Greensboro, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Storify: 2014 National Midterm Elections

Kevin Gross November 4, 2014

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The electoral battleground: National midterms 2014

The electoral battleground: National midterms 2014

Kevin Gross October 26, 2014

This year’s Nov. 4 midterm elections will occur across a heated political battleground. Currently, Republicans hold a majority in the House, while Democrats hold a slim majority in the Senate with...

A publicity shot used on the website of Tom Corbett (center, blue shirt), Pennsylvania's incumbent governor running for re-election. It has been found that the African-American woman (middle, immediately left of Corbett) was photo edited into the image. (www.TomCorbettForGovernor.com)

Political candidates scramble for African-American vote

Alicya Dennison October 26, 2014

After decades of neglect, the need for the black vote has Republicans scrambling to get their demographics up this election cycle. “Parties try to organize their campaign strategies around getting...

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The far-reaching implications of the dollar vote

Rachel Hinton October 26, 2014

Since mid-July, the season for attack ads was in full swing, with both political parties’ candidates doling out blows. As constant advertising bombardment commenced, bolstering odd facts and heinous...

Philadelphia largest city to decriminalize pot

Philadelphia largest city to decriminalize pot

Kevin Gross October 19, 2014

Decision could have ramifications in health-oriented drug policy The City of Brotherly Love just made waves in the world of drug policy as they passed a marijuana decriminalization policy that took...

Nation & World Briefs: Oct. 20

Nation & World Briefs: Oct. 20

Associated Press October 19, 2014

Ebola exposure spreads further to Dallas nurses Federal health officials said Thursday they still don’t know how two Dallas nurses caught Ebola from a patient, as criticism increased from lawmakers...

Turmoil in the East

Turmoil in the East

Kevin Gross October 12, 2014

Pro-Democracy riots continue in Hong Kong, raise questions of stability Long-bubbling discontent about issues of democracy in Hong Kong finally reached a boiling point, as tens of thousands of protesters...

Ebola scare spreads to U.S.

Ebola scare spreads to U.S.

Alicya Dennison October 12, 2014

Treatment strategies pose questions of equitability between Americans, Africans The first time his finances didn’t stand in the way of his travels to the United States, Ebola did. Thomas Eric Duncan,...

Gerrymandering poses questions for fair elections

Gerrymandering poses questions for fair elections

Kevin Gross October 12, 2014

With the November midterm elections beckoning, concerns are arising as to how the decisions of voters may be challenged via the constantly increasing effects of political gerrymandering. Gerrymandering,...

Michael Dunn found guilty of murder

Michael Dunn found guilty of murder

Kevin Gross October 5, 2014

Verdict in 'loud music shooting' may carry race-relation ramifications Jurors reached a unanimous verdict of “guilty of first-degree murder” in the trial of Michael Dunn, ending nearly two years...

Many Westerners pack bags, leave to join ISIS

Many Westerners pack bags, leave to join ISIS

Jackson Danbeck October 5, 2014

As ISIS expanded its territory over Iraq and Syria, many Westerners from outside the region have left their homes to fight for the Jihadist group. Their reasons for joining differ, from helping the...

Nation and World Briefs: Oct. 6, 2014

Nation and World Briefs: Oct. 6, 2014

October 5, 2014

Israeli, US leaders rift over settlement issue JERUSALEM - Israel’s prime minister dismissed a recent White House rebuke of Israeli settlement construction, saying in comments broadcast on Sunday...

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