Mississippi Republicans revive bill to regulate transgender bathroom use in schools
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Here’s what we know about those arrested at NYC pro-Palestinian campus protests Tuesday night
By Shimon Prokupecz, Mark Morales and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — At Tuesday’s pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University and The City…
Continue Reading A former Milwaukee election official is fined $3,000 for obtaining fake absentee ballots
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Continue Reading South Carolina Senate approves ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
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Continue Reading Two months to count election ballots? California’s long tallies turn election day into weeks, months
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Continue Reading Eight tons of ground beef sold at Walmart locations nationwide recalled for possible E. coli contamination
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — More than 16,000 pounds of raw ground beef products were recalled by the US Department of Agriculture on…
Continue Reading Arkansas governor says state won’t comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students
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Continue Reading Death toll from heavy rains in southern Brazil jumps to 29, with 60 more still mising
Associated Press The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state has jumped to 29, with another 60 people missing,…
Continue Reading M23 rebels seize key smartphone mineral mining town in eastern Congo
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Continue Reading A North Dakota man is sentenced to 15 years in connection with shooting at officers
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Continue Reading The unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza hasn’t been seen since World War II, the UN says
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Continue Reading ‘This case is turning into a hamster wheel’: Family of slain University of Idaho student frustrated at pace of murder trial
By Jim Sciutto, Eric Levenson and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — The family of slain University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves on Thursday…
Continue Reading Sony Pictures and private equity firm interested in buying Paramount for $26 billion, AP source says
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Continue Reading Judge in landmark antitrust case grills Google, Justice during closing arguments
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Continue Reading Mexican cops find tents, question people in the case of 2 Australians, 1 American missing in Baja
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Continue Reading Russian trainers move to Niger airbase where small number of US troops remain
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Continue Reading United Methodists remove anti-gay language from their official teachings on societal issues
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Continue Reading Former Michigan House leader, wife plead not guilty to misusing political funds
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Continue Reading Turkey halts all trade with Israel over military actions in Gaza
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Continue Reading Fox News’ Bill Hemmer heads north — way north — for look at U.S. military preparedness
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Continue Reading ‘Their food makes people feel that they are at home.’ World Central Kitchen serves meals in Gaza again
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Continue Reading Judge grants autopsy rules requested by widow of Mississippi man found dead after vanishing
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Continue Reading Catch up on the day’s stories: Pushing back against book bans, IRS ramps up audits, Kevin Bacon gene
CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The Internal Revenue Service plans to ramp up audit rates of wealthy taxpayers and large…
Continue Reading Catch up on the day’s stories: Pushing back against book bans, IRS ramps up audits, Kevin Bacon gene
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Continue Reading IRS plans to increase audit rates of wealthy taxpayers by 50%
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Continue Reading A scroll for the king, a website for the people: Coronation document to be released digitally
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Continue Reading Witness says Alaska plane that crashed had smoke coming from engine after takeoff, NTSB finds
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Continue Reading Exiled Belarus opposition leader says she hasn’t heard from her imprisoned husband for over 400 days
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Continue Reading A $5,000 check won by Billie Jean King 50 years ago helped create Women’s Sports Foundation
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Continue Reading The Fed indicated rates will remain higher for longer. What does that mean for you?
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Continue Reading Wally, the emotional support alligator once denied entry to a baseball game, is missing
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Emotional support animals registrations in the United States reached 115,832 last year, by an industry group’s…
Continue Reading US airstrike targeting al-Qaida leader in Syria killed a farmer, American military says
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Continue Reading Jurors hear closing arguments in landmark case alleging abuse at New Hampshire youth center
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Continue Reading North Carolina congressional candidate suspends campaign days before primary runoff
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Continue Reading Alabama court authorizes second nitrogen execution
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Continue Reading Liberia passes a law setting up a long-awaited war crimes court
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Continue Reading Iowa investigator’s email says athlete gambling sting was a chance to impress higher-ups and public
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer An Iowa criminal investigator suggested to colleagues last year that busting college athletes for online sports…
Continue Reading ‘Ping pong-sized’ hailstones ravage famous French wine region
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Continue Reading Georgia governor signs law adding regulations for production and sale of herbal supplement kratom
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Continue Reading Heavy rain leads to flooding and closed roads in southeast Texas
HOUSTON (AP) — Torrential rain has caused flooding in southeastern Texas. Officials in one county are asking residents to leave. Water is being…
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'Behind the 8 ball': How research is trying to catch up on cannabis and kids
The 74 reports on how cannabis use has increased among teens and young adults with negative impact on their…
Continue Reading Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners
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Continue Reading Non-white pedestrians more often end up in the ER for vehicle-related injuries, report shows
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Continue Reading Head of Greek extreme far-right Golden Dawn party is granted early release from prison
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Continue Reading Dentist accused of killing wife tried to plant letters suggesting she was suicidal, police say
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Exxon Mobil’s $60 billion deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources has received clearance from the Federal Trade Commission, but…
Continue Reading Jill Biden is hosting a White House ‘state dinner’ to honor America’s 2024 teachers of the year
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Continue Reading What defines a heartbeat? Judge hears arguments in South Carolina abortion case
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Continue Reading NATO members ‘deeply concerned’ by activities such as sabotage on alliance soil. They blame Russia
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Scientists working in Indonesia have observed an orangutan intentionally treating a wound on their face with a medicinal plant, the first time this…
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A photograph of a beaming Princess Charlotte has been released by the Prince and Princess of Wales to mark her ninth…
Continue Reading Maryland is about to get $350 million from insurance in bridge collapse
The state of Maryland is about to get an insurance payment of $350 million related to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in late March,…
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Continue Reading Alabama lawmakers approve legislation to ensure President Biden is on the November ballot
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CHICAGO (AP) — Police say a 22-year-old man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was slain while off-duty and…
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Continue Reading Man who bragged that he ‘fed’ an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison
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SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — A Texas school board has accepted a voluntary separation agreement with its superintendent who was suspended after removing a…
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — A mass fish die-off in a reservoir in southern Vietnam’s Dong Nai province has shone a new light on soaring…
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By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday expanded two national monuments in California following calls from tribal nations,…
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By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest…
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LONDON (AP) — Prince William and his wife, Kate, have marked their daughter Charlotte’s 9th birthday by posting a picture of her smiling for the…
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NEW YORK (AP) — A festival celebrating Asian American literary works that was suddenly canceled last year by the Smithsonian Institution is getting…
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Continue Reading British police officer pleads guilty to terror charges for showing support for Hamas on WhatsApp
LONDON (AP) — A British police officer has pleaded guilty to terror charges for showing support on social media for Hamas. West Yorkshire constable…
Continue Reading Medicaid expansion discussions could fall apart in Republican-led Mississippi
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The first serious effort by Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature to expand…
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By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators wants restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology…
Continue Reading The Latest | Police break up protests, make arrests at UCLA, Dartmouth, New York schools
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Continue Reading Dubai flights canceled, schools and offices shut as rain pelts UAE just weeks after deadly floods
By Mostafa Salem, Abbas Al Lawati and Angela Dewan, CNN Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — Emirates was forced to cancel and delay several…
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PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the fourth straight time as inflation dropped and the economy…
Continue Reading Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge storage basin meant to keep cleaner the River Seine,…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump could face more sanctions over another round of potential gag order violations when his hush money trial resumes. The…
Continue Reading Body of 5th missing worker found more than a month after Baltimore bridge collapse, officials say
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Continue Reading Suspect in London sword attack appears in court on murder charge in death of teenage boy
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A 36-year-old man accused of wielding a sword to kill a teenage boy, severely injure two police…
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