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Over 98% of union members, which range from physician assistants and pharmacists to clinical lab scientists and language interpreters, voted in favor.
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Shawna Chen, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
Early voting has now been extended until Friday at 5 p.m. for Bucks County, which swung about four points in favor of President Joe Biden in 2020.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Nov. 2024
China condemned a North Korean missile test launch in 2017 and voted in favor of several U.N. Security Council resolutions cranking up economic pressure on North Korea the same year, causing tensions to boil between the two countries, according to a Brookings Institution report.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Marion County Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell and Anne O’Connor, a stand-in Thursday evening for the election board chair, voted in favor of the additional hours at the township sites.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
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Shawna Chen, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
Early voting has now been extended until Friday at 5 p.m. for Bucks County, which swung about four points in favor of President Joe Biden in 2020.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Nov. 2024
China condemned a North Korean missile test launch in 2017 and voted in favor of several U.N. Security Council resolutions cranking up economic pressure on North Korea the same year, causing tensions to boil between the two countries, according to a Brookings Institution report.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Marion County Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell and Anne O’Connor, a stand-in Thursday evening for the election board chair, voted in favor of the additional hours at the township sites.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
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“In favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20favor. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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