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Overcoming Language Obstacles: Fargo’s New Americans Offered Voting Assistance in Somali and Arabic

FARGO — First-time voters need to catch on to the basics, but picking up scoops on candidates seems daunting when English ain't your native lingo. It's like deciphering a secret code buried in the news or on the web. Tackling these language barriers, the League of Women Voters in Red River Valley joined forces with local champs, rolling out digital voting tools in English, Somali, and Arabic. These resources center on North Dakota's House and Senate hopefuls. "Folks will be stunned by our community's linguistic diversity,"…

Japanese court sentences two Americans to prison

A Tokyo court on Monday sentenced US Army veteran Michael Taylor to two years in prison and his son to one year and eight months for helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan, where he had been jailed. allegations of financial misconduct. Michael Taylor and his son Peter pleaded guilty and…

In the midst of pressure to quit, Farmajo is taking on bigger Europeans and Americans

In the midst of pressure to quit, Farmajo is taking on bigger European and American cities NAIROBI, Kenya - In the coming weeks, pro-establishment supporters from the federal government in Somalia could lead protests in major European cities and in the United States, Axadlehas learned what is said to be a choreographic step to question the "interference" of the country's internal…