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Both expelled members of ‘Tennessee Three’ win back their state House seats

Both expelled members of ‘Tennessee Three’ win back their state House seats

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Reps.
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Florida man who dropped appeals is executed for 1988 rape, hammer killing of nurse

Florida man who dropped appeals is executed for 1988 rape, hammer killing of nurse

A Florida man who recently dropped all legal appeals was executed Thursday for the 1988 murder of a woman who was sexually assaulted, killed with a hammer and then set on fire in her own bed. James Phillip Barnes, 61, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m.
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Texas A&M reaches $1 million settlement with Black journalism professor

Texas A&M reaches $1 million settlement with Black journalism professor

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement Thursday with a Black journalism professor whose hiring was sabotaged by backlash over her past work promoting diversity.
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Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to b
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Pittsburgh synagogue gunman has been sentenced to die in the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack

Pittsburgh synagogue gunman has been sentenced to die in the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue was formally sentenced to death Thursday, one day after a jury determined that capital punishment was appropriate for the perpetrator of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.
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Ex-Mississippi officers plead guilty to racist assault on 2 Black men during raid

Ex-Mississippi officers plead guilty to racist assault on 2 Black men during raid

JACKSON, Miss.
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2 US Navy sailors arrested on charges tied to national security and China

2 US Navy sailors arrested on charges tied to national security and China

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to national security and tied to China, U.S. officials said Thursday.
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Brazil coach Sundhage criticized over the team's lack of flair after Women's World Cup exit

Brazil coach Sundhage criticized over the team's lack of flair after Women's World Cup exit

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil coach Pia Sundhage faced widespread criticism in the South American nation after the team was eliminated in the group stage at the Women's World Cup.
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Pittsburgh synagogue gunman will be sentenced to death for the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack

Pittsburgh synagogue gunman will be sentenced to death for the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community and killed 11 worshippers will be sentenced to death for perpetrating the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, a jury decided Wednesday.
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Pope Francis blasts 'scandal' of clergy sex abuse in Portugal and meets with survivors

Pope Francis blasts 'scandal' of clergy sex abuse in Portugal and meets with survivors

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis met with survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Portugal on Wednesday and blasted members of the country’s Catholic hierarchy for their response to the long-ignored scandal, which he said had marred the Catholic Chur
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