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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When voters start to get their mail-in ballots next week or vote in person in May, they will discover something a bit unusual. There are four statewide ballot questions and some local ones, too. In a primary election, it’s usually a ballot for just Democrats and Republicans, but not this year. READ MORE: Pine-Richland Head Football Coach Eric Kasperowicz And Entire Coaching Staff Will Not Return In Fall All voters get to vote on a number of significant ballot questions. “It’s very important for people to know that there’s a lot on the ballot for every voter in this primary,” Ruth Quint told KDKA political editor Jon Delano on Wednesday. Quint, who prepares the non-partisan website for the League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh, says the first two ballot questions are state constitutional amendments on emergency powers. “It shifts a lot of control from the governor’s role over to the role of the legislature,” said Quint. A “yes” vote on these … [Read more...] about Multiple Ballot Questions Face Voters In This Year’s Primary

FBI Director Christopher Wray told Senate Intelligence Committee members on Wednesday that the agency is opening an investigation into various Chinese government actions every 10 hours. “We're opening a new investigation into China every 10 hours, and I can assure the committee that's not because our folks don't have anything to do with their time," Wray said at the committee’s annual worldwide threats hearing. “We have now over 2,000 investigations that tie back to the Chinese government,” he added. ADVERTISEMENT Wray’s comments came in response to a question from Sen. Marco Rubio Marco Antonio Rubio Jon Stewart accuses VA of being 'an obstacle' to burn pits medical care Family policy that could appeal to the right and the left Exclusive: GOP senators seek FBI investigation into Biden Pentagon nominee MORE (R-Fla.) on Chinese and Russian influence efforts. “I don't think there is any country that presents a more severe threat to our innovation, our … [Read more...] about Wray: FBI opens investigation into China every 10 hours

Intelligence leaders warned Wednesday of growing threats from China and domestic terrorism fueled by misinformation on social media at a hearing on worldwide threats to the nation. Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee grilled Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines Avril Haines Overnight Defense: Biden makes his Afghanistan decision Intel assessment warns of increasing threats from China, Russia Hillicon Valley: Intel heads to resume threats hearing scrapped under Trump | New small business coalition to urge action on antitrust policy | Amazon backs corporate tax hike to pay for infrastructure MORE , along with the leaders of the CIA, FBI and National Security Agency, on threats ranging from pulling troops out of Afghanistan, to disinformation and domestic terrorism, to cyberattacks. The hearing, which lasted just under three hours and was mostly bipartisan in nature, stood in stark contrast to the last worldwide threats briefing in 2019, when … [Read more...] about Intelligence leaders warn of threats from China, domestic terrorism

The leaders of the nation’s intelligence agencies on Wednesday joined bipartisan members of the Senate Intelligence Committee in pushing for measures to encourage the private sector to report breaches and to deter malicious hackers from attacking critical infrastructure. The discussion came as Congress is under increasing pressure to act after the discovery of both the SolarWinds hack, in which likely Russian hackers compromised nine federal agencies, and new vulnerabilities in a Microsoft email application exploited by a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group to breach thousands of companies. “We are troubled in terms of being able to understand the depth and breadth of an intrusion based upon the fact that, for a number of good reasons, some of them obviously legal, that much of the private sector does not share this information readily,” Gen. Paul Nakasone, the director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, testified during the Senate … [Read more...] about Intelligence leaders push for mandatory breach notification law

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 14 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields has a date and an opponent for her mixed martial arts debut with the Professional Fighters League. Shields will fight Brittney Elkin on June 10, the promotion told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The bout in Atlantic City, New Jersey, will be the beginning of Shields' daunting quest to add MMA titles to her boxing success, which includes professional world titles in three weight classes. Shields announced her decision to take up MMA late last year, telling the AP she was determined to claim championship belts in both combat sports. She has been training in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at Jackson Wink MMA Academy, the famed gym where former UFC champions Jon Jones and Holly Holm hone their craft. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "I … [Read more...] about Claressa Shields to make MMA debut with PFL on June 10