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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — First-term U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn lost his Republican primary race Tuesday to state Sen. Chuck Edwards, after the pro-Donald Trump firebrand’s personal and political blunders translated into voter unhappiness.
Election updates: Mixed results for Trump-backed candidates in GOP primaries
Voters headed to the polls Tuesday for primary races in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Idaho and Oregon.
Tight Pennsylvania GOP Senate race; Mastriano wins gov nod
As votes are counted, see the results from primaries in five states, including big races in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Oregon and Idaho.
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Conspiracy theorists flock to bird flu, spreading falsehoods
An outbreak of avian flu is forcing farmers to cull their flocks and leading to concerns about even higher food prices.
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May 18, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
The evacuation mission at the Azovstol steel plant in Mariupol continues, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. It follows the end of Ukrainian forces' "combat mission" at the complex. Follow here for live news updates.
In Buffalo, Biden mourns victims, says 'evil will not win'
President Joe Biden mourned with Buffalo’s grieving families on Tuesday, then exhorted the nation to reject what he angrily labeled the poison of white supremacy.
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Fall of Mariupol appears at hand
Ukrainian fighters leave steel plant they had held for months
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Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Idaho and Oregon primary results
CBS News projects Chuck Edwards will win the GOP nomination in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, defeating incumbent Rep. Madison Cawthorn.
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House 1/6 panel rejects Justice Dept.'s transcript request
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is rejecting a request from the Justice Department for access to the committee’s interviews, for now
Russia says nearly 700 more Mariupol fighters surrender
Russia said on Wednesday nearly 700 more Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol, while the United States became the latest Western country to reopen its Kyiv embassy after a three-month closure.
Razor-thin Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary may be headed for recount with Oz, McCormick in lead
Pennsylvanians Tuesday voted for who they want to represent their parties in the state's critical U.S. Senate election later this year. The razor-thin race between Pennsylvania Senate GOP frontrunners Mehmet Oz and Dave McCormick may be headed for a recount.
House Jan. 6 panel unlikely to call Trump, chairman says
House investigators are unlikely to call former President Donald Trump to testify about his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. That's according to Mississippi Rep.
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Watchdog report says Trump and Biden administration decisions drove collapse of Afghan security forces | CNN Politics
The US decision to leave Afghanistan under both the Trump and Biden administrations was the driving factor behind the swift collapse of the Afghan military as the Taliban swept across the country with stunning speed last summer, according to a scathing new inspector general report released...
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Winners and losers from Tuesday’s primaries
Tuesday was the most dramatic primary night so far this election cycle. High-profile battles were fought in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, while voters in Idaho, Kentucky and Oregon also we…
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Five takeaways from the Pennsylvania, North Carolina primaries
Key nominating contests in Pennsylvania and Oregon headed into Wednesday morning without any clear resolution. But the May 17 primaries in five states offered some valuable clues about where …
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AP Interview: Scottish leader stresses independence, NATO
Scotland's leader says the Russian war in Ukraine only makes Scotland’s drive for independence from the U.K. more important.
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Mariupol's fate in limbo after steelworks evacuation; Russia plays down NATO expansion
More than 260 Ukrainian fighters, including some who are badly wounded, have been evacuated from a steel plant in the ruined city of Mariupol.
Pennsylvania primary: Trump-backed 'Dr Oz' in cliffhanger vote count
Celebrity surgeon Mehmet Oz's bid to become the next Republican senator from Pennsylvania is in jeopardy.
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Democratic House primaries could foreshadow party's direction
With much of the focus this midterm cycle on statewide races and Republican momentum, several Democratic House primaries could indicate the direction of that party.
Oz and McCormick locked in tight race in high-stakes Pennsylvania GOP primary that could shape control of the Senate | CNN Politics
The Republican primary for Pennsylvania’s US Senate race, which could be key to determining control of the chamber in November, was too close to call early Wednesday as Mehmet Oz and Dave McCormick battled for the top spot with thousands of mail-in ballots still to be counted.
www.cnn.com‘She's not racist’: House Republicans dismiss furor over Stefanik immigration ad
“It’s one of the stupidest attacks I’ve ever seen,” one of her GOP colleagues said.
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Primary races in 5 states foreshadow contentious midterm elections
The Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary race is one of the most competitive races to watch.
Michigan nixes local election candidates from ballot, including one backed by Trump
A handful of high-profile candidates for several local elections in Michigan have been nixed from the ballot ahead of the August primary because of noncompliance with state campaign finance laws, the secretary of state’s office announced Tuesday. The state disqualified 11 candidates (four...
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Biden-Bezos feud escalates
A simmering feud between President Biden and Jeff Bezos has spilled into the open after the Amazon founder went on the offensive to criticize the White House’s approach to inflation and taxing weal…
thehill.comHow Trump-backed candidates fared on the busiest primary day
The former president's endorsement record Tuesday was mixed. While state Sen. Doug Mastriano won in Pennsylvania, elsewhere several other Trump favorites fell short.
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Why does Turkey oppose Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership?
Ankara says it will not open the alliance’s door to the two Nordic countries. Here is what you need to know.
Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War
Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman says the Russian military is holding more than 3,000 civilians from Mariupol at another former penal colony near Olenivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
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Takeaways: Election denier wins, bad behavior dooms Cawthorn
Former President Donald Trump’s influence was enough to elevate his Senate candidate to victory in North Carolina on Tuesday.
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U.S. reopens Kyiv embassy; Google's Russian subsidiary to file for bankruptcy
The status of the besieged Azovstal steelworks complex in Mariupol, a heavily-destroyed port city in southern Ukraine, remains unknown.
CNN Poll: Most Americans are concerned about the US and 'burned out' on politics | CNN Politics
Americans across political lines are united in their generally negative feelings about the US and its politics, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, with Democrats particularly unlikely to express political enthusiasm.
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How Extremist Ideologies Are Morphing
There are more extremists in the world than ever before, warns Elizabeth Neumann. But there are solutions.
www.politico.comEx-Trump Official Quits GOP, Says Republican Party Is Now A Threat To America
Miles Taylor says the Republican Party can't be saved.
Congress dives into UFOs, but no signs of extraterrestrials
Congress held its first hearing in half a century Tuesday on unidentified flying objects. And no, there is still no government confirmation of extraterrestrial life.
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Ted Budd says Trump endorsement was 'huge' for North Carolina Senate
Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., said backing from former President Trump has been a "huge" factor in his bid to become the next senator from North Carolina.
Mayorkas decries GOP attacks over baby formula at border facilities as "repugnant"
There's no indication the national baby formula shortage is connected to the distribution of formula to migrant babies in U.S. border custody.
www.cbsnews.comTight Pennsylvania GOP Senate race; Mastriano wins gov nod
As votes are counted, see the results from primaries in five states, including big races in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Oregon and Idaho.
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Ukrainians kill 'several' high-ranking Russian officers: Report
Ukrainian fighters have killed several high-ranking Russian officers in the city of Melitopol, further thinning out the country’s military leadership. The deaths of the unknown number of officers was reported by the regional administration in Melitopol, Ukraine, on Tuesday, according to a...
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Trump-backed 2020 election denier wins GOP primary for Pennsylvania governor | CNN Politics
Doug Mastriano, a leading voice advancing former President Donald Trump’s lies about election fraud, will win the crowded Republican primary for Pennsylvania governor, CNN projects.
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Behind Biden’s decision to not name names over the Buffalo shooting
The president wanted to get to the site of the shooting to grieve with the families and spotlight the problems he believes the country faces.
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Kotek wins Democratic nod in Oregon governor's race
The Democratic primary for Oregon governor in Tuesday's midterm elections will serve as a test between the party's moderate and progressive wings.
apnews.comJustice Department requests transcripts from Jan. 6 committee
The panel's chair, Rep. Bennie Thompson, said the committee won’t hand over its “work product” but might invite department officials to review the documents in committee offices.
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Clinton campaign lawyer sought to 'use' FBI, prosecutor says
A prosecutor says a lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign who is charged with lying to the FBI early in the Trump-Russia probe sought to “use and manipulate” federal law enforcement to create an “October surprise” in the final weeks of the presidential race.
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Printing errors mar mailed ballots in Oregon, Pennsylvania
Printing mistakes will force local election officials in Pennsylvania and Oregon to redo thousands of mailed ballots, a laborious process that could delay results for some closely contested races in Tuesday’s primaries.
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Woke universities' newest social justice crusade: Fighting 'fatphobia'
The University of Illinois Chicago’s school of public health has advised against using "stigmatizing" words like "obesity" as universities across the country seen to eliminate fatphobia in their quest for "health justice."
2020 election skeptic Doug Mastriano wins Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nod
State Sen. Doug Mastriano won Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial nomination on Tuesday despite a last-ditch effort by some state Republicans to coalesce the field around a different candidate they felt would fare better against state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the presumptive Democratic...
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DOJ files suit against casino mogul Steve Wynn seeking order that he register as foreign agent of China | CNN Politics
The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit seeking a court order requiring that casino mogul Steve Wynn register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
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US authorities find major cross-border ‘narco-tunnel’ to Mexico
Tunnel from Tijuana to San Diego had rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls, authorities say.
In meeting with US, Turkey gives mixed signals on wider NATO
The United States is struggling to get clarity from Turkey over the severity of its opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO.
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Biden says "hate will not prevail" after meeting with victims' families in Buffalo
"What happened here is simple and straightforward: terrorism. Terrorism. Domestic terrorism," the president said.
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Two Trump-backed candidates win U.S. midterm election primaries
Republican candidates endorsed by Donald Trump won their party's nominations for governor in Pennsylvania and for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina on Tuesday, underscoring the former president's clout in his party ahead of November's midterm elections.
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Jan. 6 committee chair says panel won’t provide DOJ ‘unilateral’ access
Jan. 6 committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said Tuesday that the panel may not provide the Department of Justice with “unilateral” access to its products after the department requested help w…
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Dr. Oz, McCormick say tight Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary won't be decided tonight; Fetterman wins Dem Senate primary, NBC projects
Voters in Pennsylvania decided critical primary races, including a Republican Senate contest that featured Mehmet Oz, Dave McCormick and Kathy Barnette.
Far-right election denier Mastriano wins GOP race for governor in Pennsylvania
Mastriano, who promotes Trump's claims of a stolen 2020 election, will face state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
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Madison Cawthorn: Republicans oust Trump-backed young congressman
Madison Cawthorn loses a bid to renew his title as America's youngest congressman.
www.bbc.comDems question whether Maloney can run DCCC while battling freshman colleague
The matchup isn't final, but many in the party are publicly and privately raising questions about Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney's decision to run in a certain New York district.
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Morgan McGarvey beats left-wing rival in Kentucky Democratic primary House fight
State Sen. Morgan McGarvey on Tuesday won the Democratic primary over state Rep. Attica Scott to replace retiring Rep. John Yarmuth, Kentucky’s only Democratic House member. The contest for the state’s Democratic-majority 3rd Congressional District in Louisville, Kentucky, came down to the two...
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'Heroes of our time' exit Mariupol steel plant; Kremlin calls it mass surrender: Live Ukraine updates
The Ukrainian military has "fulfilled its combat mission" in Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said, as rescue efforts continue. Latest news.
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Ukraine aid splinters the GOP
The Republican establishment is pushing back forcefully in defense of the $40 billion bill.
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Trump fundraiser Barrack sought UAE investment while lobbying for country, prosecutors say
The new indictment charges Barrack with nine criminal counts, including acting as an unregistered foreign agent and making false statements to authorities.
U.S. business groups criticize Biden's Taiwan arms sales policy
U.S. business groups on Tuesday criticized the Biden administration's Taiwan arms sales policy, arguing in a public letter that it was too restrictive and failed to address challenges posed by China's military to the democratic island.
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Two children hospitalized due to baby formula shortage
Two children were hospitalized in Tennessee this month due to the nationwide baby formula shortage, according to a Memphis hospital. The children, both of whom had “specific dietary requirements,”…
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Controversies sink reelection bid of GOP Rep. Cawthorn
A rundown of the U.S. House races to keep track of for Tuesday's midterm in five states, including Oregon, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
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Under political pressure, Biden officials toughen border message
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas toured the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas on Tuesday as he pushes a tougher message of restoring consequences for people crossing illegally, countering criticism from Republicans and some Democrats of President Joe Biden's approach.
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Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops
Russia says that nearly 1,000 Ukrainian troops who doggedly defended a giant steelworks in Mariupol have surrendered.
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Should Congress spend time discussing UFOs? Americans weigh in
Americans discussed whether they believe in UFOs and how they felt about Congress holding a hearing on them.
Ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio planning congressional run for newly drawn district
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio may be making a return to politics, this time for a run in a congressional district in the state. The former mayor is eyeing a run for New York’s newly drawn 10th Congressional District, the seat vacated by Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler as he fights...
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Trump friend sought millions in UAE investments while lobbying for UAE
A superseding indictment adds two new counts of making false statements to investigators to charges last year that Thomas Barrack was an unregistered lobbying for the UAE.
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Judge mulls prospect of collision between Jan. 6 committee report and Oath Keepers trial
The seditious conspiracy trial is slated to begin Sept. 26, and the committee is eyeing a September release of its final report.
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Prosecutors allege Michael Sussmann planned "October Surprise" against Trump in September 2016 FBI meeting, as trial gets underway
Michael Sussmann is charged by special counsel John Durham with one count of lying to the FBI. His defense calls the accusations "nonsensical."
www.cbsnews.comWinners and losers from Tuesday’s primaries
Tuesday was the most dramatic primary night so far this election cycle. High-profile battles were fought in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, while voters in Idaho, Kentucky and Oregon also we…
thehill.comMadison Cawthorn loses his seat in Congress after a turbulent 2 years in office
Cawthorn, the youngest member of Congress, lost his seat in a Republican primary contest on Tuesday.
Midterm updates | Idaho attorney general loses GOP primary
Follow along for AP's live coverage of the May 17 primary races in five states, including Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
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Top Navy leaders visit aircraft carrier following recent suicides among crew | CNN Politics
The Navy’s top leaders visited the USS George Washington following a number of recent suicides among crew members as the Navy continues to investigate the deaths.
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Wisconsin Republicans sued for submitting their own electors in 2020 presidential campaign
The plaintiffs, two Democratic 2020 presidential electors, are asking a Wisconsin judge to declare that submitting the alternate slate of electors was unlawful.
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Biden calls Buffalo shooting 'terrorism,' says 'white supremacy is a poison'
The president and first lady Jill Biden paid their respects at a memorial set up at the Tops market where a gunman killed 10 people and wounded three others last weekend.
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Russia-Ukraine updates: 2 US veterans who joined Ukrainian forces missing
Updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Australia's Opposition leader says he will travel to Quad if wins election
Australia's Opposition Labor leader Anthony Albanese said if he wins Saturday's general election he will travel to Tokyo for a meeting of the Quad group of the United States, Japan and India, scheduled just three days later.
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Pelosi warns baby formula shortage could trigger indictments
"When all of this is done ... I think there might be a need for indictment,” the House speaker said. Several committees have launched probes into the nationwide shortage.
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Little fends off Trump-backed primary challenge in Idaho governor primary
Idaho’s incumbent Gov. Brad Little (R) successfully fended off several Republican challengers on Tuesday, one of whom was backed by former President Trump, and is projected to have secured Idaho’s …
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Biden calls for unity after Buffalo, and conservatives see another cause for division | CNN Politics
America now has a President who will call evil by its name.
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Jill Biden heads to Latin America before hemispheric summit
The White House says Jill Biden will visit Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica this week as the United States finalizes plans for a hemisphere-wide summit to be held in Los Angeles in June.
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Republicans launch PAC to grow Hispanic conference
House Republicans are expanding their Hispanic outreach ahead of the midterm elections, unveiling on Tuesday a political action committee designed both to protect incumbents and grow the Congressio…
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Republicans oust Trump-backed, scandal-plagued congressman Madison Cawthorn
North Carolina Republicans on Tuesday voted to end controversial freshman congressman Madison Cawthorn's time in office on Tuesday, after a string of self-inflicted controversies turned major figures in their party against him.
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Investigators reveal Casey White and Vicky White paid someone $100 to book their hotel room | CNN
Casey White and Vicky White paid a man to help them book an Indiana hotel room during their time on the run after the inmate and corrections officer slipped away from an Alabama jail, setting off an 11-day manhunt.
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McConnell condemns Buffalo shooting: ‘Racism of any sort is abhorrent’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday condemned racism as “abhorrent” and called the shooter who left 10 people dead in a Buffalo supermarket a “completely deranged …
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The Republican primary for Pennsylvania’s US Senate race, which could be key to determining control of the chamber in November, was too close to call early Wednesday as Mehmet Oz and Dave McCormick battled for the top spot with thousands of mail-in ballots still to be counted.
www.cnn.comProminent lawmaker in racial justice protests lags in Kentucky Dem primary
The race to succeed retiring Rep. John Yarmuth features a state legislator following a blueprint that's similar to the one that got Rep. Cori Bush elected.
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Iran seizes foreign ship with smuggled fuel, detains crew -IRNA
Iranian authorities seized a foreign ship attempting to smuggle fuel out of the country and detained its crew, state new agency IRNA said on Wednesday.
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Queen Elizabeth makes first public appearances after weeks of notable absences
Queen Elizabeth II made three public appearances recently after weeks of remaining home due to mobility issues stemming from a hospitalization last fall. The events included the opening and closing ceremonies of a horse show on the grounds of Windsor Castle and an unexpected appearance Tuesday...
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California church shooter was licensed armed security guard
The Las Vegas man accused of killing one person and wounding five others in a burst of gunfire at a Taiwanese-American church luncheon in California on Sunday was licensed to work as a security guard who carries a gun, state records in Nevada show.
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Candidate who survived shooting wins Louisville mayor nod
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Businessman Craig Greenberg won the Democratic primary for mayor of Kentucky's largest city, months after surviving a shooting attempt at his campaign office.
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Barnette says she wouldn’t support Republican nominee if she loses Senate primary
GOP Pennsylvania Senate candidate Kathy Barnette said in an interview with Breitbart News she would not support the Republican nominee in the state’s race for the Senate if she does not win T…
thehill.comMadison Cawthorn's loss in his North Carolina primary race undermines the myth surrounding the power of a Trump endorsement
Trump has called his endorsement record "unparalleled" and vital for GOP victories, but Cawthorn has proven those claims wrong.
Greek leader tells Congress democracy is tested by Russia
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told the U.S. Congress their shared belief in “democracy over authoritarianism” is being tested with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
apnews.com7 takeaways from primaries in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Oregon
A slew of May 17 primaries determined a key Senate matchup in Pennsylvania, the fate of GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn and other marquee races.
Taiwan stunned after deadly shooting at Taiwanese-American church
Suspected gunman David Chou was born in martial-law era Taiwan but identified as Chinese.
Russia needs cars, so it's rebooting this Soviet-era brand | CNN Business
After Renault announced its departure this week from the Russian auto market amid the country’s war with Ukraine, Moscow’s mayor announced its factory will be used to restart the defunct Soviet-era Moskvich car brand.
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Arizona Democrat latest official to try tying Roe v. Wade to the economy
Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ari., claimed the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide made the largest impact on the advancement of women in the workplace in a video of him during a Jewish Democrats Week Of Action virtual conference exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital.
Proposed New York congressional map sows chaos for Democrats
The recently released draft of the redrawn New York congressional map has sparked chaos within the Democratic Party, with the latest version pitting multiple members against each other in potential primaries. Top lawmakers in the state have blasted the latest proposal, which was crafted by a...
www.washingtonexaminer.comHill Dems back-burner Ginni Thomas even as Supreme Court grabs national attention
Justice Clarence Thomas' wife pushed false election subversion claims — and played a key role in anti-abortion messaging. But she's not top of mind lately.
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U.S. accuses casino tycoon Wynn of acting as Chinese agent
Wynn accused of lobbying then-President Trump at Beijing's behest in 2017.
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South Carolina governor signs transgender sports ban bill
The newly enacted law requires transgender athletes to compete with the gender listed on their birth certificates.
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China Eastern plane crash likely intentional, US reports say
Flight data reportedly indicates someone in the cockpit made the China Eastern Airlines jet crash.
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Pentagon officials testify at first public UFO hearing in more than 50 years
Pentagon officials are testifying about the Defense Department's efforts to organize, analyze and investigate reports of unidentified aerial phenomena.
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House Dems propose $28 million to address formula shortage
House Democrats have unveiled a $28 million emergency spending bill to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States. Rep.
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Justice Department asks January 6 committee for transcripts of witness testimony | CNN Politics
The Justice Department has asked the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection to hand over transcripts of the panel’s witness depositions as part of its investigation, a committee spokesman and another source familiar with the matter told CNN on Tuesday.
www.cnn.comFDA says it will take 'weeks' to deliver more baby formula to store shelves
The nationwide shortage of baby formula has left parents scrambling to find product as the Biden Administration vows to step in.
Mexico's Guerrero state becomes ninth to allow abortions
Lawmakers in Mexico's southwestern state of Guerrero voted on Tuesday to allow abortions, making it the ninth of the country's 32 federal entities where women can legally end pregnancies amid a recent wave of loosening restrictions around the procedure.
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Hunter Biden laptop repairman says FBI 'didn't seem interested' in reviewing hard drive
John Paul Mac Isaac, the laptop repair shop owner who serviced Hunter Biden's laptop in April 2019 is speaking out about the treatment his father received from the FBI when he attempted to inform them of the findings on the laptop.
Code names, "the quickest" jet skis and a "straw man": Inside the FBI's seizure of a Russian superyacht
Documents shed new light on U.S. efforts to track and confiscate sanctioned oligarch wealth through high-end property like the Amadea yacht
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Esper reignites debate over speaking out against Trump
Revelations in former Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s new book have reignited the debate over whether officials under former President Trump should have told their stories sooner, while he was still…
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US takes control of Afghan embassy, consulates in NY, CA
The United States has taken control of Afghanistan's embassy in Washington and the country's consulates in New York and California.
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Prosecutors say Clinton campaign lawyer tried 'to manipulate the FBI' with Trump-Russia tip as first Durham trial opens | CNN Politics
Special counsel John Durham’s prosecutors laid out their case against Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann during opening statements Tuesday, accusing him of scheming “to inject the FBI into a presidential election” by peddling an ultimately unsubstantiated tip about Donald Trump’s...
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Menendez fumes at Biden's 'unilateral concessions' to Maduro regime in Venezuela
President Joe Biden has authorized a U.S.-based energy company to explore business opportunities in Venezuela, much to the dismay of a senior Senate Democrat who denounced the maneuver as a weak-minded overture to Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro at the expense of his legitimate domestic...
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Buffalo shooting: Biden rebukes 'poison' of white supremacy
The suspect in a mass shooting in New York belongs to "a hateful minority", the president said.
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Getting Griner home the 'number one priority' for NBA, WNBA, says Silver
National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver said getting WNBA player Brittney Griner home was the "number one priority," after a Russian court extended her pre-trial detention last week.
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Bo Hines wins GOP nomination for North Carolina House seat
Former college football player Bo Hines is projected to win the Republican nomination to represent North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday, beating out a crowded field of rivals wit…
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Al Sharpton demands national strategy for hate and racism
Rev. Al Sharpton demanded a national strategy against hate and racism on Tuesday, calling the Buffalo shooter a “radicalized” extremist. Sharpton, 67, made the comment while speaking on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. The civil rights advocate called on current leaders to address the root causes of hate...
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Biden warns of 'rising hate and violence' against LGBTQ people
The warning was issued on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, which is observed annually on May 17.
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Bipartisan governors urge Biden officials to wrap up solar investigation
A bipartisan coalition of 19 governors is calling on the Biden administration to quickly wrap up an investigation into solar panel component manufacturers, echoing the concerns of the solar panel i…
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Republican Senate candidates promote 'replacement' theory
A half-dozen mainstream Republican Senate candidates are drawing on the white “replacement" conspiracy theory to court voters this campaign season.
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Texas rep. says massive drug smuggling tunnel at border highlights 'urgency' to pass legislation
Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, says the discovery of a massive 1,700 foot cross-border tunnel used by drug smugglers to bring drugs into the United States is a wake-up call for Washington D.C. to pass legislation
Review finds US troops didn't violate law in Syria airstrike
A U.S. military investigation found that American troops did not violate the law of war or deliberately cause civilian casualties in a 2019 airstrike in Syria that killed dozens of people, including women and children. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who ordered a new review of the airstrike...
Watchdog: US troop pullout was key factor in Afghan collapse
A new report says decisions by Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan were the key factors in the collapse of that nation’s military, leading to the Taliban takeover last year.
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Hawley says 'astronomical' $40B Ukraine aid bill is evidence of Biden's 'misplaced priorities' and hurts US
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is warning that a measure by Congress to give Ukraine $40 billion additional funding in its war against Russia is evidence of the Biden administration's "misplaced priorities" and will be detrimental to the security of the U.S.
Mexican president: U.S. embargo against Cuba is ‘genocidal policy’
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the U.S. “looked bad” and urged an end to the policy.
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(OFFICIAL) UPDATE 1 Fukushima water release plan gets initial OK from Japan regulator
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) granted an initial approval on Wednesday for a Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) plan for releasing water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant the into sea, saying there are no safety issues.
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War Crimes Watch: Targeting schools, Russia bombs the future
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As she lay buried under the rubble, her legs broken and eyes blinded by blood and thick clouds of dust, all Inna Levchenko could hear was screams.
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BLM doled out millions to Patrisse Cullors's family and friends, IRS filing shows
The family and friends of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors reaped millions in lucrative contracts and payments from the charity after it received a windfall of cash amid nationwide protests in the summer of 2020, according to charity tax documents released Tuesday. Damon Turner...
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Elon Musk proves once again that the rules don't apply to him | CNN Business
How do you regulate a man worth more than $200 billion who thinks he knows better than everyone else? The simple answer is: You don’t.
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Defense Dept hiding UFO info, congressman says: 'There's something else out there'
The Defense Department isn't being transparent enough about UFOs, a Republican congressman alleged Tuesday.
White House says it won’t criticize by name those spreading ‘replacement theory’
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday told reporters that she wouldn’t call out by name media commentators or elected officials who have helped spread the racist “replacement th…
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Biden to host leaders of Sweden, Finland amid NATO bids
President Joe Biden will host leaders of Sweden and Finland at the White House for a meeting Thursday as the two nations seek to join NATO in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Sri Lanka faces ‘man-made’ food crisis as farmers stop planting
Once self-sufficient nation reels from fall-out of ill-conceived shift to organic agriculture, economic crisis.
Draft report finds Noem's daughter got special treatment
South Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday will consider a legislative report that finds Gov. Kristi Noem's daughter received preferential treatment while she was applying for a real estate appraiser license in 2020. The Legislature's Government Operations and Audit Committee last year probed into the...
‘I know you are worried’: Jill Biden speaks about baby formula shortage in new PSA
First lady Jill Biden is speaking out about the nationwide baby formula shortage in a new public service announcement.
Federal judge strikes down Tennessee law requiring some businesses to post transgender bathroom notices | CNN Politics
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Tennessee law that required some businesses to post signs outside their bathroom doors if they allow transgender or nonbinary people to use those that match their gender identity – a policy LGBTQ advocates charged was “offensive and humiliating” for...
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Lawsuit filed over Trump slate of electors in Wisconsin, which Biden won
Republicans “caused significant harm" by trying to have their alternate slate of electoral votes counted, the lawsuit says.
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Mariupol: The 80 days that left a flourishing city in ruins
The Ukrainian port which has seen some of the most intense fighting is now under Russian control.
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Musk: Twitter 'deal cannot move forward' unless CEO proves spam account claims
Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to take over Twitter will not “move forward” unless the CEO of the tech company can prove the number of fake or spam accounts on the platform. Musk tweeted on Tuesday that his cash buyout offer for Twitter was based on the company’s filings with the Securities and...
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Backlash builds after Dems vote to legalize abortion up to birth
Senate Democrats are facing pushback after they voted last week in favor of a bill that would legalize abortion nationwide for all nine months of pregnancy.
Press secretary hopes her rise helps kids 'dream bigger'
President Joe Biden's new spokesperson, Karine Jean-Pierre, says she hopes kids will “dream big and dream bigger” because she's now the White House press secretary.
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Defense official: 'Our service members have encountered unidentified aerial phenomenon'
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Ronald Moultrie testified at a House hearing on UFOs and discussed efforts the military has been taking to identify the origins of "unidentified aerial phenomenon."
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Californian court declares law requiring women on boards unconstitutional
The court said the law, which forced boards to have up to three women directors, was discriminatory.
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How the 18-year-old suspect legally obtained guns before the Buffalo mass shooting | CNN
The 18-year-old man accused of mass murder at a Buffalo supermarket legally obtained an AR-15 style rifle, believed to be the same weapon he described modifying in a lengthy, racist rant posted online before the attack.
www.cnn.comNine killed in clash in eastern Tajikistan
Security forces killed eight anti-government militants who had ambushed a convoy during an operation in eastern Tajikistan, the Tajik interior ministry said on Wednesday.
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"Significant" uptick in abortion-related violent threats after Supreme Court draft opinion leak, DHS warns
The Department of Homeland Security said it has registered an uptick in threats against "reproductive healthcare personnel and facilities," as well as the Supreme Court and its justices.
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Violent death in America stalks ordinary walks of daily life
Americans are absorbing the aftermath of a weekend of violence that raked cities across the country.
apnews.comProsecutor: Dem used FBI as 'political tool' in seeking Russia-Trump probe
A prominent Democratic lawyer tried to “use the FBI as a political tool” when he met with the bureau’s chief counsel in 2016 about an alleged connection between a Russian bank and Donald Trump, a prosecutor for special counsel John Durham told a jury on Tuesday.
Space Force, newest branch of US military, to stand up new squadrons to address growing threats
U.S. Space Force is to stand up three new squadrons in the next two years to address growing threats from Russia, China and other actors.
Walmart Q1 profit dragged down as inflation takes a bite
Walmart reported stronger sales for the first quarter, but its profit took a beating as the nation’s largest retailer grappled with surging inflation on food and fuel and higher costs from a snarled global supply chain
Why California passes laws it expects to get struck down
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Bill Cosby lawyers cry foul as civil sex assault trial looms
With less than a week to go before a civil trial, Bill Cosby's lawyers are crying foul over a change in the story of a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion
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www.politico.comBiden vs. Bezos: White House punches back at billionaire over inflation tweets
Though not known as a prolific Twitter user, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has taken to the platform to feud with the Biden administration over what he has called the president’s “misdirection” in arguing that higher taxes on wealthy people could curb inflation.
Oz and McCormick locked in tight race in high-stakes Pennsylvania GOP primary that could shape control of the Senate | CNN Politics
The Republican primary for Pennsylvania’s US Senate race, which could be key to determining control of the chamber in November, was too close to call early Wednesday as Mehmet Oz and Dave McCormick battled for the top spot with thousands of mail-in ballots still to be counted.
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Dusty demise for NASA Mars lander in July; power dwindling
A NASA spacecraft on Mars is losing power and is headed for a dusty demise. The InSight lander has just a couple more months of science work before succumbing to the Martian dust on its solar panels.
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Japan’s Q1 GDP shrinks as Ukraine, cost of living cloud outlook
World’s No 3 economy shrinks at an annualised rate of 1 percent in January-March from the previous quarter.
Fox hosts feel the heat but deflect criticism after Buffalo massacre | CNN Business
In the wake of the Buffalo mass shooting and widespread discussion of far-right violent extremism, Fox’s prime time hosts pivoted to what they claim is the true threat: The left.
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Myanmar resistance urges West to provide arms for fight against junta
The defence chief of Myanmar's shadow government has called for international help to arm its resistance forces fighting the ruling military, requesting support similar to that being given to Ukrainians battling invading Russian troops.
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Ukrainian fighters leave Mariupol after months of heavy fighting
Ukraine and Russia agreed to a prisoner exchange.
Former friend of Buffalo shooting suspect says it seems like he lived 'a double life'
Some of those who knew or encountered the suspect recently were owners of pawn shops and stores that sold coins and guns.
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AP PHOTOS: 10 weeks in Ukraine, making images hard to forget
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — The bodies of Russian soldiers, some horribly disfigured. Relatives weeping over the dead, some killed because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
apnews.comKathy Barnette Doesn’t Deny Going Into Capitol on Jan. 6 in Fox Interview
Fox NewsIn a Fox News interview Monday night, Pennsylvania Republican Kathy Barnette was twice asked if she went into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and twice she declined to give a clear denial.Bret Baier asked the Senate candidate, whose electoral prospects have suddenly risen in the last...
Climate change swells odds of record India, Pakistan heatwaves
A UK study says record-breaking temperatures in NW India and Pakistan are now 100 times more likely.
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4 more cases of 'monkeypox' reported in the UK: What to know
The four cases do not appear to be related to the first case reported May 7 among a person who had recently traveled to Nigeria.
Madison Cawthorn loses North Carolina GOP House primary after string of missteps
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, the youngest member of Congress, failed to hold onto his House seat, after critics said the 26-year-old brought too much negative attention to his North Carolina district.
Murder conviction vacated for Vegas real estate mogul's wife
A judge has vacated the murder conviction of a 78-year-old Las Vegas woman who spent 20 years in prison for the 1994 killing of her millionaire husband until she was paroled in 2020
Biden says Democrats are united around Fetterman for Senate
President Biden said Tuesday night that Democrats are united around Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman after he won his state’s Democratic Senate primary in one of the nation’s most important mid…
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As the crypto market crashes, some fear a larger financial crisis could follow
The crypto market has shed almost $2 trillion in value, triggering some concern it could hurt the larger economy. Experts aren't too worried ... yet.
www.nbcnews.comRep. Madison Cawthorn's Childish Taunt At Rep. Liz Cheney Comes Back To Haunt Him
The North Carolina congressman, who lost his primary bid Tuesday, joked about Cheney's removal as chair of the House Republican Conference in 2021.
Amber Heard cross-examined about fights with Johnny Depp
Lawyers for Johnny Depp have questioned the truthfulness of Amber Heard’s claim that Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle.
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Embattled premier touts made-in-Alberta fix for U.S. gas prices
With his political future uncertain, Jason Kenney is in D.C. on a mission to save the oil patch.
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UFO hearing: Pentagon reveals 11 near misses with unidentified objects
The Pentagon acknowledged Tuesday that while U.S. assets have never collided with anything the military categorizes as unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), this has almost happened on nearly a dozen occasions.
With Roe under threat, doctors worry about girls under 18 who may need abortion care
Abortion is a key option for adolescents who become pregnant, doctors say.
The Buffalo shooting is part of a global network of white nationalist terror
“We should have been braced for these attacks,” said one expert in extremism. “There have been similar attacks ... and there will be more."
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S. Korea Blue House opens to public for 1st time in 74 years
For many South Koreans, the former presidential palace in Seoul was a little-visited, heavily secured mountainside landmark.
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On The Money — Powell prepares US for Fed’s inflation fight
The chairman of the Federal Reserve is warning Americans they could feel the bank’s higher interest rates. We’ll also look at the resilience of retail sales and a summer travel nightmare. &nbs…
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Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape
The Metropolitan Police confirm a man is in custody over allegations dating back to the 2000s.
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Judge suspends Michigan's dormant 1931 abortion ban
A judge has suspended Michigan’s dormant ban on abortion, saying it likely violates the state constitution
China Eastern crash probe looks into crew actions, sources say
Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining the actions of the crew on the flight deck, with no evidence found of a technical malfunction, two people briefed on the matter said.
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Mullin legislation would expunge Trump Jan. 6 impeachment
Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) is leading a resolution that aims to erase former President Trump’s second impeachment after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and repeats numerous arguments to cast …
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Buffalo suspect: Lonely, isolated -- with a troubling sign
CONKLIN, N.Y. (AP) — In the waning days of Payton Gendron’s COVID-altered senior year at Susquehanna Valley High School, he logged on to a virtual learning program in economics class that asked: “What do you plan to do when you retire?”
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Wyoming GOP senator booed by college grads for listing 'existence of two sexes' as 'scientific truth'
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Republican from Wyoming, received boos and jeers from an auditorium of University of Wyoming graduates Saturday for referring to the "existence of two sexes."
Hero pastor describes how elderly congregation helped to stop California church shooter
The pastor being hailed a hero for helping to thwart a gunman at a California church described how the mostly elderly congregation were able to overtake the shooter.
Pete Buttigieg, Father Of Twins, Says Baby Formula Shortage Is 'Very Personal'
The Biden administration has come under pressure to do more to ease the shortage.
US to ease a few economic sanctions against Venezuela
The United States government is moving to ease a few economic sanctions on Venezuela in a gesture meant to encourage resumed negotiations between the U.S.-backed opposition and the government of President Nicolás Maduro
National parkland closed as early-season fires burn in New Mexico, Colorado
New Mexico's Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, now the largest in state history, could surpass 300,000 acres soon, officials said.
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Global pollution kills 9 million people a year, study finds
A new study says pollution of all types is killing 9 million people a year. About three quarters of that is air pollution.
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Amber Heard denies striking Johnny Depp and doctoring photos
Johnny Depp's lawyer has accused Ms Heard of being "the jealous one" in the ex-couple's marriage.
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Dallas salon shooting is hate crime, suspect had 'panic attacks and delusions' around Asian people, police say
The shooting at Hair World Salon last week injured three women of Korean descent. Police say it might be part of a string of similar incidents.
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Suspect identified in Dallas salon shooting as FBI opens hate crime investigation
Dallas police arrested a suspect in connection with the May 11 shooting of three Korean women at a hair salon. The FBI opened a hate crime probe into the incident.
New US hospitals face fiscal crisis over COVID relief money
A handful of U.S. hospitals are facing a financial crisis that officials say was caused by the federal government's rules for pandemic relief money.
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Five things to know about long COVID
COVID-19 cases are rising again — and some of them could lead to the condition known as long COVID, which brings with it myriad symptoms that can severely impact a patient’s life. Research on long …
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Biden offering additional 8 free COVID-19 tests to public
The government website for requesting free COVID-19 at-home tests from the U.S. government is accepting a third round of orders.
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Health Care — FDA expands booster shots to kids 5-11
Congress held a hearing on UFOs for the first time in decades on Tuesday, and we learned there are around 400 reports of strange aerial encounters so far. Today in health care, boos…
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North Korea boasts recovery as WHO worries over missing data
North Korea on Wednesday added hundreds of thousands of infections to its growing pandemic caseload.
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Pennsylvania AG Shapiro tests positive for Covid-19 on primary election eve
Josh Shapiro is running unopposed for the state’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
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WHO: Omicron makes China's 'zero-COVID' policy unsustainable
The head of the World Health Organization says China’s extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of the highly infectious nature of the omicron variant
As U.S. COVID-19 cases rise, so does demand for antivirals
Rising COVID-19 cases are driving up the use of therapeutics, with Pfizer Inc's oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid seeing a 315% jump over the past four weeks, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.
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U.S. warns North Korea could greet Biden with nuclear, missile tests
U.S intelligence shows there could be a North Korean nuclear test, or a long-range missile test, or both, before, during or after President Joe Biden's trip to South Korea and Japan starting this week, the U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan, said on Wednesday.
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FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 boosters for children 5-11
The Food and Drug Administration has granted Pfizer-BioNTech authorization to administer a low booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine to children ages five to 11. The companies submitted clinical data to the FDA last month showing that a 10 microgram dose, which is one-third of the dose for...
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‘One million empty chairs’: The US families torn apart by COVID
As nation hits sombre mark of one million coronavirus deaths, families remember loved ones lost during the pandemic.
