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Chess: Gawain Jones wins London Classic amid recovery from tragedy

British champion completed a remarkable treble a year after the death of his wife Sue Maroroa Jones

The Guardian - UK

Chess: England out of the medals at European senior championships

England has been the most successful nation in senior events, but competition has become stiffer in Europe, while the US has won the world over-50 teams two years running

The Guardian - UK

Govt urged to make protocol after CIT boss was stood down for two years

An inquiry has suggested a solution to prevent this in the future.

The Canberra Times

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Chess: Yagiz Erdogmus, 13, on the verge of 2600 and closing on world age record

The Turkish teen is poised to achieve the landmark rating at September’s 193-nation chess Olympiad in Budapest

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Vachier-Lagrave wins $300,000 event while Firouzja loses in nine moves

The 33-year-old won the online CrunchLabs Masters, defeating Firouzja in the final, after previously eliminating the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen

The Guardian - UK

The controversy behind a school expansion and the CFMEU's alleged involvement

There have been allegations of corruption and union interference.

The Canberra Times

Chess: Nunn leads England over-65s to gold at world senior championships

Over-65s triumph, and over-50s take bronze behind USA, while England women also finish third in Krakow

The Guardian - UK

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Election officials push back against draft federal rule for reporting potential cyberattacks

A group of state election officials is urging the nation’s cybersecurity agency to revise a draft rule that would require election offices to disclose suspected cyberattacks to the federal government, casting the mandate as too burdensome on overworked local officials

The Independent UK

Chess: Jones and Mirzoeva win English championships as teenagers impress

Gawain Jones won the English Open after a playoff with Michael Adams while the former Russian Elmira Mirzoeva is the women’s champion

The Guardian - UK

Kentucky's secretary of state on early voting, voting centers

Early voting for next week’s primary elections begins Thursday and will last for three days.

WEKU

Kentucky Secretary of State predicts more early voting, 15 percent total turnout

Primary election day is a dozen days away, but by then, many Kentuckians will have already voted. Secretary of State Michael Adams said the absentee ballot request portal closed Tuesday at midnight and he expects the final total to match last May’s – about 18-thousand.

WEKU

Kentucky's Secretary of State chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award

Adams was selected for the award because he worked across party lines to expand early voting in the Bluegrass State and has spoken out against election denialism.

WEKU

New federal grants aimed to support elections. Many voting officials didn't see a dime

Voting officials cheered when it was announced that a portion of a multibillion-dollar federal grant program would go to election security. But in many cases, the allocations didn't go as planned.

WEKU

Chess: Adams wins seventh straight first prize as England’s girls set records

The eight-time British champion, 52, has played 63 games without defeat, while Ruqayya Rida, 12, scored against two GMs and Bodhana Sivanandan, eight, is the new world No 1 under-nine

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Freestyle Chess plans 2025 global Tour for Carlsen and the world’s top players

The world No 1’s impressive victory last week has put the random chess variant into the spotlight and its billionaire organiser plans to expand into all five continents next year

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen beats Caruana in freestyle final while Ding finishes last

The world No 1 recovered from a slow start to defeat young rivals Firouzja and Abdusattorov while China’s world champion has been unable to shake off a losing spiral

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"When my helmet hit the speedometer, it said 77mph, when I came to a complete dead stop": The story of The Godz, America's great lost biker band

In the early 70s there wasn’t really any such thing as heavy metal – but there were bands like The Godz who were willing to take things to the limit, even if it cost them their lives

WEKU

Kentucky Senate adopts toughened voter ID legislation

The Kentucky Senate has voted 27 to seven in favor of modifying voter identification requirements. Proponents say it strengthens current law, while opponents say it’s more restrictive.

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Chess: Adams wins in London at 52 while Royal, 14, aims for GM in Hastings

The eight-time British champion called the London Classic “my best ever result” while the young talent will be close to a new English age record if he scores his third and final GM norm

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Michael Adams still leads with two rounds left in London Classic

The eight-time British champion was close to defeat in round six, but stayed half a point ahead of his Indian and Iranian rivals going into the final two rounds

The Guardian - UK

Chess: England crush Netherlands at Euro teams and move into joint lead

England produced a stunning performance with three wins and a draw and now face joint leaders Germany on Saturday in round seven (of nine) at the European team championship

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Adams and Nunn score golden double in world senior championships

The eight-time British champion, 51, and the eminent author, 68, edged to tiebreak victories with strong final-round performances at the world over-50 and over-65 championships

WEKU

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams easily wins re-election

Kentucky’s Secretary of State has won a second four-year term. The Commonwealth’s top election officer pointed to that responsibility as the key to winning re-election.

WEKU

Does national politics trump all? Kentucky voters are about to find out

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who's challenging incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear, is trying to turn the gubernatorial race into a referendum on national politics.

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Many Kentucky counties are consolidating polling sites, raising concerns about access

Many Kentucky residents may have to vote somewhere new in this year's elections. That's because dozens of counties have consolidated polling places — a move that's raised concerns about ballot access.

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