Alabama lawmakers to convene to redraw maps US Supreme Court declared unfair to Black voters
Alabama's governor has set a special session for lawmakers to redraw congressional maps that the nation's high court declared unfair to Black voters
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New Jersey casinos want 10 more years of internet gambling, but NJ may only approve for 2 more
New Jersey’s casinos want to expand the state’s tops-in-the-nation internet gambling market for another 10 years, but state lawmakers may only approve it for an additional two
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Deputies accused of abusing Black men are fired by Mississippi sheriff amid federal probe
Mississippi deputies accused of beating and sexually assaulting two Black men before shooting one of them in the mouth have been fired
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Doctors give mixed testimony on whether tests show brain damage in the Pittsburgh synagogue killer
Jurors considering a death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue killer Robert Bowers heard mixed testimony from doctors about whether medical scans showed any significant brain damage — a central point of contention in his lawyers’ strategy to spare his life
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Texas power use breaks record in heat wave -ERCOT
Power use in Texas hit a preliminary all-time high on Tuesday as homes and businesses cranked up air
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Judge skeptical of Trump's plea to move NY criminal case to federal court
A judge appears poised to reject Donald Trump's attempt to move the New York criminal case that accuses the former president of falsifying business records to federal court.
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US asks what's next for Russia's Wagner in Middle East, Africa
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON The United States is examining how the Wagner Group's short-lived mutiny
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UN urges Israel and Palestinians to halt West Bank violence in statement backed by US and Russia
The U.N. Security Council is urging Israel and the Palestinians to avoid actions that can further inflame tensions in the volatile West Bank
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Honduras copies El Salvador's playbook in anti-gang crackdown
Observers say that a crackdown in Honduras on gangs in the nation’s prisons is eerily similar to one carried out last year in neighboring El Salvador by President Nayib Bukele
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US imposes new sanctions related to gold dealing to fund Wagner Group
The US Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four companies involved in "gold dealing" and one person they say made "weapons deals" tied to the Wagner Group.
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Trump's version of US election law rejected once and for all
The news Tuesday is that the US Supreme Court squarely rejected the fringe legal theory by which far-right activists and supporters of former President Donald Trump hoped to be able to ignore election outcomes.
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New Jersey lawmakers eye tax break for offshore wind developer Orsted
New Jersey lawmakers are considering letting Danish offshore wind developer Orsted keep tax credits that it otherwise would have to return to ratepayers
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