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Continue Reading Trial begins in Elijah McClain death, which sparked outrage over racial injustice in policing
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Continue Reading Kim Jong Un stops to see a fighter jet factory as Russia and North Korea are warned off arms deals
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Continue Reading Jalen Hurts runs for 2 TDs, throws for a score; Eagles hold off fumble-prone Vikings 34-28
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Continue Reading California lawmakers sign off on ballot measure to reform mental health care system
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Continue Reading Former North Carolina Sen. Lauch Faircloth dies at 95
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Continue Reading A judge must now decide if Georgia voting districts are racially discriminatory after a trial ended
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Continue Reading In a court filing, a Tennessee couple fights allegations that they got rich off Michael Oher
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Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh associate sentenced to 20 years for helping disgraced attorney steal from clients
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Continue Reading Ohio attorney general rejects language for political mapmaking reform amendment for a second time
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Continue Reading Bill Clinton remembers Bill Richardson as skilled, informal US diplomat: ‘The bad guys liked him’
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Continue Reading Seattle police officer under investigation as footage shows him saying woman’s life had ‘limited value’ after she was fatally hit by police car
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Continue Reading Iowa teen found guilty of 2nd-degree murder and manslaughter in deaths of 2 students at school
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Continue Reading Dominican Republic to close all borders with Haiti in a dispute over a canal
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Continue Reading Louisiana, 9 other states ask federal judge to block changes in National Flood Insurance Program
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Continue Reading Planned Parenthood sues to expand South Carolina abortion access under strict new ban
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Continue Reading Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways
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Continue Reading Ex-Guatemala anti-corruption prosecutor granted asylum in US
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