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Sen. Rick Scott wins Florida GOP primary as he seeks a second term

Sen. Rick Scott wins Florida GOP primary as he seeks a second term

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has handily won Florida's Republican primary against two other opponents, moving on to face Democratic former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in November.
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Montana becomes 8th state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights

Montana becomes 8th state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Voters will get to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution of Montana, which on Tuesday became the eighth state to put the issue before the electorate this fall.
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3 people charged after death of federal prison worker who opened fentanyl-laced mail

3 people charged after death of federal prison worker who opened fentanyl-laced mail

A federal prison inmate and two other people were charged Tuesday with conspiring to mail drugs to a penitentiary in California where a mailroom supervisor died this month after opening a letter that prosecutors said was laced with fentanyl and other
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Ansari wins the Democratic nomination in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District after recount

Ansari wins the Democratic nomination in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District after recount

PHOENIX (AP) — Yassamin Ansari, a former Phoenix City Council member, clinched the Democratic nomination for an open congressional district in Arizona, defeating her opponent by 39 votes after the tight race triggered a recount in the state that’s ex
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A 2-year-old accidentally shot and wounded his mother's boyfriend, police say

A 2-year-old accidentally shot and wounded his mother's boyfriend, police say

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — A 2-year-old Virginia boy accidentally shot his mother’s boyfriend, critically wounding him, police said Tuesday.
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GOP-led challenge to voting by mail rejected by New York's top court

GOP-led challenge to voting by mail rejected by New York's top court

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York law allowing any registered voter to cast a ballot by mail was upheld Tuesday by the state’s highest court, which rejected a Republican challenge to the legislation.
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Army and police missed chances to intervene before Maine mass shootings, final report says

Army and police missed chances to intervene before Maine mass shootings, final report says

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Both the Army Reserves and local police missed out on opportunities to intervene in a gunman’s psychiatric crisis and seize weapons from the spiraling reservist responsible for the deadliest shootings in Maine history , accordi
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Israel recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza as Blinken tries to advance cease-fire deal

Israel recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza as Blinken tries to advance cease-fire deal

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday that it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza , as U.S.
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A German court upholds the conviction of a former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp, age 99

A German court upholds the conviction of a former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp, age 99

BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a 99-year-old woman who was convicted of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp during Wor
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Jury finds parents of Texas student accused in 2018 deadly school shooting not negligent

Jury finds parents of Texas student accused in 2018 deadly school shooting not negligent

The parents of a former student accused of killing 10 people at a high school near Houston in 2018 do not bear financial responsibility for the shooting, a jury decided Monday.
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