Millions of Americans overseas can vote — but few do. Here’s how to vote as an American living abroad.

[ad_1] As millions of Americans headed to the polls in 15 states for Super Tuesday 2024, there are around 2.8 million Americans living overseas who are also eligible to vote in U.S. elections, according to government data. But historically, only a tiny percentage of these eligible expatriates actually cast ballots. According to the Federal Voting…

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After years of protest by Native Americans, massive dam removal project hopes to restore salmon population in Northern California river

[ad_1] Copco, California — The Yurok Tribe has been tied to the Klamath River in Northern California, and the abundant salmon that once swam through it, for 10,000 years. “One of our oldest stories talks about the connection between us and the river and the salmon in it,” said Frankie Myers, a member of the…

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Texas fire chief who spent 9 days fighting historic wildfires dies responding to early morning structure fire

[ad_1] The volunteer fire chief of Fritch, Texas, a Panhandle city among the hardest hit in the state’s deadly historic wildfires, died on Tuesday after responding to a structure fire unrelated to the wildfires.  Hutchinson County officials announced Zeb Smith’s death, saying it came after his “tireless efforts over the past week.”  “Chief Smith, a…

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