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Maine has some of the country’s highest residential electricity prices, and elected officials are concerned that a surge in data-center power demand might further inflate costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Pérez-Oliva is deputy prime minister and minister of foreign trade and investment and was elected in December to Cuba’s National Assembly, a prerequisite for the presidency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

In fact, not one has ever been elected governor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Grover Norquist’s 1986 Taxpayer Protection Pledge has been signed by nearly 1,400 elected officials.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

By the end of election night, it was clear that although he had garnered less than 38 percent of the vote, Thompson had been elected.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield