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Memory card with uncounted ballots found in Georgia House race, launching investigation

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Previously uncounted votes in Seminole County put Republican Gerald Greene ahead as Georgia officials investigate the election error. (X | @MilaJoy)

A previously missing election machine memory card has reversed the apparent outcome of a closely watched Georgia House race. This can potentially narrow Democrats’ newly won majority before the new Legislature takes office. State election officials said on Friday that the uncounted memory card was discovered in Seminole County during a post-election review, changing the … Read more

In 1964, Elizabeth Hird and her husband bought Connecticut’s Outer Island; in 1995 she donated it in his memory so it could remain protected for wildlife, research and education

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In 1964, Elizabeth Hird and her husband bought Connecticut's Outer Island; in 1995 she donated it in his memory so it could remain protected for wildlife, research and education

Connecticut’s Outer Island (Image Credit: outerisland.org) In 1964, Elizabeth Hird and her husband, Basil Rauch, purchased Outer Island as a summer retreat in Connecticut’s Thimble Islands. More than three decades later, Hird made a decision that transformed the island’s future: in 1995, she donated it to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in memory of … Read more