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Utah Supreme Court crushes constitutional amendment deemed ‘counterfactual’ by lower court

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah voters will not decide this November on a constitutional amendment asking voters to cede power…

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Federal lawsuit challenging mask ban in suburban New York county dismissed

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- A judge on Wednesday dismissed a federal lawsuit challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing…

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Top aide for North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is resigning, adding to staff separations

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The top aide to North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson within state government is quitting, a state…

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Top Muslim-voter organization endorses Harris as Middle East conflict escalates

LANSING, Mich. -- Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the endorsement of one of the nation’s largest Muslim American voter…

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Diddy’s music streams jump after arrest and indictment

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ vast music catalog has seen a jump in streams since…

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10 homes have collapsed into the Carolina surf. Their destruction was decades in the making

2024-09-26 20:15:03 NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A slow-motion catastrophe has been playing out in the coastal North Carolina village of…

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Retirement on Arizona right-leaning high court gives Democratic governor rare chance to fill seat

FILE - The new Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, right, a Democrat, kisses daughter Hattie, middle, after Mayes took the…

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AP PHOTOS: Democrats are becoming a force in traditionally conservative The Villages

THE VILLAGES, Fla. -- The Villages, one of the world’s largest retirement communities, has long been known as a conservative…

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Titan submersible company co-founder says disaster 'can’t be the end of deep ocean exploration'

Titan submersible company co-founder says disaster 'can’t be the end of deep ocean exploration'

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Oregon removes over 1,200 voters from rolls for failing to provide proof of citizenship

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon elections officials said Monday they had struck over 1,200 people from the state's voter rolls after…

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Alsobrooks presses the case for national abortion rights in critical Maryland Senate race

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Angela Alsobrooks sees the erosion of reproductive freedom for women with her 19-year-old daughter in mind.“She’s a…

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Trial in daytime ambush of rapper Young Dolph 3 years ago to begin in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Young Dolph grew up riding his bike and playing basketball in a Memphis, Tennessee, neighborhood and later…

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Mark Robinson campaign hires a law firm in effort to refute porn-site message report

2024-09-25 13:05:13 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson said Tuesday his campaign has hired a…

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Jury awards teen pop group OMG Girlz $71.5 million in battle with toy maker over “L.O.L.” dolls

2024-09-25 10:45:03 NEW YORK -- Toy maker MGA Entertainment must pay $71.5 million in damages for infringing on the name…

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North Carolina absentee ballots are being distributed following 2-week delay

RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina counties started distributing absentee ballots Tuesday for the November general election to those who requested…

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Trump will attend Al Smith charity dinner that Harris is skipping to campaign in battleground state

Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he would be the sole featured speaker at this year's Al Smith charity dinner in…

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American hiker found dead on South Africa’s Table Mountain

An American woman who went missing while on a hike on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa has died…

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Alaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage

SEATTLE -- Alaska Airlines said it grounded its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to “significant disruptions” from…

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When House members travel the globe on private dime, families often go too

They are the U.S. House’s frequent fliers — representatives who have traveled the country and the world on official business…

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Kathryn Crosby, actor and widow of famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby, dies at 90

LOS ANGELES -- Kathryn Crosby, who appeared in such movies as “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”, “Anatomy of a Murder,”…

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