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NEW YORK - New York City officials want to take their smoking ban outdoors.

NEW YORK - In New York, the last state to comply with a federal law calling for simpler voting, the switch to a fill-in-the-dot ballot fed into machines had a bumpy start, with scattered reports of delays caused by flustered poll workers and malfunctioning equipment.

BROOKLYN, Mich. - Michigan International Speedway says it's banning smoking in most areas in response to a state law change that takes effect May 1.