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A trial is scheduled to start in June 2025 for a California man charged with trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C. U.S. District …
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
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8/20/24
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The ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd has been transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility. The Federal …
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By MICHAEL GOLDBERG
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8/20/24
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Ukraine’s parliament has banned the activities of religious groups tied to the Russian Orthodox Church or any other faith group supporting Russia’s invasion. The measure is widely seen as …
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By PETER SMITH
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8/20/24
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Police say they arrested 13 people and have added additional security fences at a Chicago park where protesters clashed with police near the site of the Democratic National Convention. A second day …
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By SOPHIA TAREEN, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and LEA SKENE
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8/20/24
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Small business owners overall are feeling positive about their business and achieving the goals they set for this year despite inflation and high labor costs, according to two new surveys. An …
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By MAE ANDERSON
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8/20/24
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The Democratic National Convention heads into its second day Tuesday. Former President Barack Obama and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will speak at the DNC, a day after the unofficial farewell for …
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By The Associated Press
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8/20/24
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Illinois will soon become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools. Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this month bans physical punishment in …
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By JOHN O'CONNOR
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8/20/24
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Israel wants lasting control over two strategic corridors in Gaza, which Hamas has long rejected. The dispute threatens to unravel cease-fire talks aimed at ending the war and freeing scores of …
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By JOSEPH KRAUSS
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8/20/24
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The founder of Literacy Volunteers of America has died. The nonprofit ProLiteracy says Ruth Johnson Colvin was 107 years old and died on Sunday in Syracuse, New York. ProLiteracy was created when …
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8/19/24
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The Democratic National Convention's first night is featuring speeches from the last Democrat to lose to Donald Trump and the last one to beat him. Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden were scheduled to be …
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By WILL WEISSERT and NICHOLAS RICCARDI
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8/19/24
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Experts meet in Bangkok this week to advance what would be the first international treaty to tackle the surging problem of plastic pollution. Final treaty negotiations take place in South Korea in …
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
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8/19/24
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The Democratic Party has been riven for months by the war in Gaza, giving rise to a protest movement that threatened President Joe Biden’s electoral coalition. But with Biden gone from the race and …
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By BRIAN SLODYSKO
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8/19/24
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Monday's supermoon is the first of four this year. That's when a full moon inches a little closer than usual to Earth, making it appear slightly bigger and brighter in the night sky. September’s …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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8/19/24
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A Milwaukee woman who said she was legally allowed to a kill a man because he was sexually trafficking her has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. A Kenosha County judge sentenced 24-year-old …
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8/19/24
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Caleb Downs leads 4 Ohio State players selected to Associated Press preseason All-America first team
Ohio State safety Caleb Downs is one of the second-ranked Buckeyes’ high-profile transfers. He and three of his new teammates have been selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America team. …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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8/19/24
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Police say a shooting at a gathering in Baltimore has left one person dead and seven others wounded. Police Commissioner Richard Worley says it appears that “multiple people opened fire” just …
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8/19/24
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Jury selection has begun in the trial of three security guards more than 10 years after the death of a man who was pinned to the ground during a struggle at a suburban Detroit shopping mall. The …
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By ED WHITE
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8/19/24
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Many rural hospitals have closed in the last decade in the United States and a recent report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform says about 700 more are at risk of shuttering. …
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By KENYA HUNTER
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8/19/24
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Parts of southwestern Connecticut have been hit hit by severe flooding from as much as 10 inches of rain, and at least one person is confirmed dead. Oxford Fire Chief Scott Pellitier told the New …
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8/19/24
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The Democratic National Convention begins Monday in Chicago with roughly 50,000 people expected to arrive in the Windy City. That includes thousands of anti-war activists who plan to demonstrate near …
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By The Associated Press
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8/19/24
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