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Texas lawmakers set new standards to ban books from schools for sexual content

Texas lawmakers set new standards to ban books from schools for sexual content

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would set new standards and ratings for sexually explicit material in order to ban books from public and charter school libraries, under a bill given final passage by the state Senate late Tuesday night and sent to Republic
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Israel's Netanyahu and allies pass new budget with sweeping grants for settlements, ultra-Orthodox

Israel's Netanyahu and allies pass new budget with sweeping grants for settlements, ultra-Orthodox

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Wednesday passed a new two-year budget, a step that could bring some stability to his coalition and clear the way for it to press ahead with its religious, pro-settlement agenda.
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Russia extends arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months

Russia extends arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Tuesday extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months in a closed-door hearing emblematic of the secrecy that has marked the case against the first United States correspondent si
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North Carolina gerrymander ruling gives electoral gift to GOP in Congress

North Carolina gerrymander ruling gives electoral gift to GOP in Congress

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina redistricting ruling has set up a possible electoral windfall for congressional Republicans in preserving their U.S.
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2 former Alabama governors from opposite sides of the political aisle express doubts over executions

2 former Alabama governors from opposite sides of the political aisle express doubts over executions

MONTGOMERY, Ala.
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Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date set for March primary season

Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date set for March primary season

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump threw up his hands in frustration Tuesday as a judge scheduled his criminal trial for March 25, putting the former president and current candidate in a Manhattan courtroom in the heat of next year’s presidential primary s
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Trump lawyers seek meeting with Garland as Mar-a-Lago investigation shows signs of winding down

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday asked for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as a Justice Department investigation into the former president's handling of classified documents shows signs of winding down.
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Manitoba Crown corporation head ousted after review, board chair says

Manitoba Crown corporation head ousted after review, board chair says

WINNIPEG — The chief executive officer of Manitoba's auto insurance Crown corporation was let go on the long weekend after an internal review of his conduct, officials said Tuesday.
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Drag performers sue St. George, Utah, over denying permit for show in public park

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah-based group that organizes drag performances is suing a city over the denial of permits for an all-ages show it aimed to host in a public park in April.
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Musk gadfly has a new jet to track - the one used by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Musk gadfly has a new jet to track - the one used by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old college student who was once banned from Twitter for posting the real-time movements of Elon Musk’s jet, has a new aircraft in his sights: that of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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