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Wisconsin voters reject GOP-written ballot measures, US Senate race set with Hovde's primary win

Wisconsin voters reject GOP-written ballot measures, US Senate race set with Hovde's primary win

MADISON, Wis.
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Americans give Harris an advantage over Trump on honesty and discipline, an AP-NORC poll finds

Americans give Harris an advantage over Trump on honesty and discipline, an AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has a perceived advantage over former President Donald Trump on several leadership qualities such as honesty, a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds, although
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Connecticut Republicans tap restaurant owner Matt Corey to challenge Sen. Chris Murphy in a rematch

Connecticut Republicans tap restaurant owner Matt Corey to challenge Sen. Chris Murphy in a rematch

Matt Corey, a Connecticut entrepreneur who unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House and Senate in the past, won the Republican nomination Tuesday to take on Democratic U.S. Sen.
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Trump-backed US Rep. Celeste Maloy wins Republican primary in Utah after recount, court case

Trump-backed US Rep. Celeste Maloy wins Republican primary in Utah after recount, court case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep.
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Houston’s former mayor is the Democrats’ nominee to succeed the late US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

Houston’s former mayor is the Democrats’ nominee to succeed the late US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

HOUSTON (AP) — Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner was picked Tuesday as the Democrats’ nominee to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee , who died last month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
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Russia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion. Kyiv says it won't occupy land

Russia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion. Kyiv says it won't occupy land

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Tuesday that its forces checked an effort by Ukrainian troops to expand a stunning weeklong incursion into the Kursk region, as a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Kyiv has no intention of occupying Russian
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US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war

US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel , including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday.
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Ex-NFL player gets prison time in death of 5-year-old girl in Las Vegas

Ex-NFL player gets prison time in death of 5-year-old girl in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former professional football player was sentenced Tuesday to prison in the April 2019 death of his girlfriend's five-year-old daughter at his Las Vegas apartment.
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An ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justice

An ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justice

TOPEKA, Kan.
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Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot

Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters will decide in November whether to guarantee a right to abortion with a constitutional amendment that would reverse the state’s near-total ban on the procedure.
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