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New report details suspect's worsening behavior before 2 USF students' killings

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The behavior of a suspect in the murders of two University of South Florida students from Bangladesh worsened over time from marijuana use, family members told deputies after his...

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House Republicans push ahead on bill to extend divisive US spy powers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House is moving forward with a three-year reauthorization of a divisive U.S. surveillance program ahead of its expiration on Friday, adding new oversight measures...

16m ago

Louisiana Supreme Court to weigh legality of ‘sanctuary’ policy at Orleans jail

Louisiana’s highest court could soon decide whether the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office’s longstanding immigration policy — which prohibits the office from holding people in the city’s jail at...

16m ago

Former Hawks executive Jones sentenced to over 3 years in prison for embezzling $3.7M from team

ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities announced Wednesday that former Atlanta Hawks finance executive Lester T. Jones Jr. was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for embezzling approximately $3.7...

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Mexican officials charged with importing massive quantities of drugs into US

NEW YORK (AP) — The governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials were charged with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in an indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York, accused...

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EPA, conservation groups: Wyoming’s ‘impaired’ water protocols run afoul of the Clean Water Act

Federal environmental regulators and water quality advocates want the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to rectify a policy restricting who can submit water samples used to decide whether waters...

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Florida legislature approves new congressional map intended to boost Republicans in midterms

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature approved a new congressional map intended to maximize Republicans’ advantage in the state as part of the national redistricting battle that President...

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Full federal appeals court won't rehear $83 million defamation verdict against Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — A divided federal appeals court said Wednesday it will not grant a rare meeting of its active judges to hear an appeal of an $83 million verdict against President Donald Trump for defaming...

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Transponders to be installed on New York area airport ground vehicles following deadly collision

Transponders that might have helped pinpoint the location of a fire truck that collided with a landing Air Canada jet in New York will soon be installed on ground vehicles at the region's three major airports. ...

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Man convicted of aiding IS group, but jury deadlocks on alleged role in deadly Kabul airport bombing

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An alleged Islamic State group militant from Afghanistan was convicted on Wednesday of aiding the terror organization that took credit for a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport,...

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