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Supreme Court rules in favor of Black Alabama voters in unexpected defense of Voting Rights Act

Supreme Court rules in favor of Black Alabama voters in unexpected defense of Voting Rights Act

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case from Alabama, with two conservative justices joining liberals in rejecting a Republican-led effort to weaken
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Officials: Devastating 2021 Colorado blaze caused by smoldering fire outside home and power lines

Officials: Devastating 2021 Colorado blaze caused by smoldering fire outside home and power lines

DENVER (AP) — Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire outside a home days earlier and a sparking power line caused a Colorado wildfire fanned by high winds that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and left two people dead, authorities said Thursday.
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AP Exclusive: Drone footage of collapsed dam shows devastation, no evidence to back Russian claims

AP Exclusive: Drone footage of collapsed dam shows devastation, no evidence to back Russian claims

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Exclusive drone footage of the collapsed Ukrainian dam and surrounding villages under Russian occupation showed the ruined structure falling into the flooded river, hundreds of submerged homes, greenhouses, even a church — and
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Belmont cancels racing, Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality from Canada wildfires

Belmont cancels racing, Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality from Canada wildfires

Racing at Belmont Park was canceled and the Washington Nationals' home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed Thursday due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada.
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Baltimore police commissioner departing after 4 years; led department through court-ordered reforms

Baltimore police commissioner departing after 4 years; led department through court-ordered reforms

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael S. Harrison is stepping down after four years in the role. Harrison’s departure was announced Thursday morning at a news conference held on short notice at City Hall.
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Jokic and Murray both have triple-doubles, Nuggets beat Heat 109-94 for 2-1 lead

Jokic and Murray both have triple-doubles, Nuggets beat Heat 109-94 for 2-1 lead

MIAMI (AP) — Never had two players from the same team had 30-point triple-doubles in the same game. Never in the regular season. Never in the playoffs. Certainly never in the NBA Finals. Until now.
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Passengers evacuated from train after fire breaks out in Austrian tunnel

Passengers evacuated from train after fire breaks out in Austrian tunnel

BERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities evacuated people from a train after a fire broke out in a tunnel Wednesday evening, and officials said up to 25 people had slight injuries.
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MLB, WNBA postpone games due to smoke from Canadian wildfires

MLB, WNBA postpone games due to smoke from Canadian wildfires

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball postponed games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night because of poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires.
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Pope Francis has scar tissue removed, hernia repaired during 3-hour abdominal surgery

Pope Francis has scar tissue removed, hernia repaired during 3-hour abdominal surgery

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis underwent successful surgery Wednesday to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the latest maladies to befall the 86-year-old pontiff who had part of his colon removed two years ago.
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Lionel Messi says he's joining Major League Soccer's Inter Miami after exit from Paris Saint-Germain

Lionel Messi says he's joining Major League Soccer's Inter Miami after exit from Paris Saint-Germain

MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi says he is coming to Inter Miami and joining Major League Soccer.
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