In gun law push, Tennessee governor's office memo says NRA prefers to 'round up mentally ill people'
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show Tennessee Gov_ Bill Lee’s administration accused the National Rifle Association of wanting to use involuntary commitment laws “to round up mentally ill people and deprive them of other liberties."
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As legal gambling surges, should schools teach teens about risk?
Warnings about the potential dangers of gambling could soon join education about drugs and alcohol in the nation's classrooms
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IMF says Sri Lanka's economic recovery shows signs of improvement but challenges remain
The International Monetary Fund says that debt-stricken Sri Lanka, which declared bankruptcy last year, is showing signs of economic improvement but its recovery still faces challenges
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UN anti-drug agency warns there is no let-up in methamphetamine trade from Asia's Golden Triangle
The United Nations anti-drug agency is warning that the huge trade in illegal drugs such as methamphetamine from Southeast Asia's ‘Golden Triangle’ shows no signs of slowing down
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National Spelling Bee champ Dev Shah goes from 'despondent' to soaking up the moment
Dev Shah is the champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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US to stop giving Russia some New START nuclear arms data
By Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States said it will stop providing Russia some notifications required
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College student accused of setting fire to Wyoming's only abortion clinic to enter plea
A college student who authorities say admitted setting fire to a building slated to become Wyoming’s only full-service abortion clinic is scheduled to appear in federal court
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Why the Trump tape is so important for the documents investigation
Nearly 10 months after the FBI recovered more than 100 classified documents from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, there have been no federal charges against the former president, but we're learning more about what the special counsel is looking at.
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Slower US job, wage gains expected in May
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON U.S. job growth likely slowed in May, with wages coming off the boil, potentially
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Newly approved US flights by Chinese airlines avoid Russian airspace
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON Chinese airlines are avoiding flying over Russian airspace in newly approved flights to and
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Underestimated McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as speaker, still threatened by far right
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is nothing if not a political survivor
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Canada's military and US firefighters to aid Nova Scotia's wildfire fight
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA Canada's government is sending the military to the Eastern province of Nova Scotia on
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