08-06-2017 13:56 via ocregister.com

Polls open in U.K. election after campaign marred by attacks

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS
LONDON — British voters went to the polls Thursday for an election envisioned to be dominated by the country’s pending departure from the European Union but that ended up focusing on international terrorism following attacks in London and Manchester.
Voters are choosing 650 lawmakers for the House of Commons after Prime Minister Theresa May called the vote three years early, hoping to boost her majority before starting Brexit negotiations. But the att
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