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For one Ukrainian war amputee, rebuilding is painful after a Russian strike killed her husband

KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine (AP) — After Iryna Nakonechna lost her left leg last year in a Russian missile attack that also killed her husband, the Ukrainian woman decided everything tied to her former self...

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Minneapolis police chief resigns after interfering with an investigation, mayor says

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, who was hired to oversee reforms in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing, chose to resign rather than face disciplinary action for interfering with an investigation...

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Billionaire Tom Steyer's ad spending breaks records in California governor's race

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Win or lose, billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer will leave a mark in the history books in his bid to become California's next governor — he’s running the most expensive political...

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Takeaways from AP investigation that found 'alarming' spike in suicide deaths of ICE detainees

Detainees in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement are taking their own lives at a pace unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care...

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Teen charged with killing stepsister on Carnival Cruise could be jailed until trial

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge is expected to decide whether a teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship will remain free as he awaits trial...

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ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an 'alarming' rate, an AP investigation finds

Brayan Rayo Garzon was distraught. Detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he was on his fourth day of isolation in a Missouri jail as he battled the fevers and chills of COVID-19. ...

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Millions of people have been placed in new voting districts. Here's where the redistricting stands

A frenzied redistricting effort ahead of the November elections has reshaped congressional voting districts for millions of Americans — and it isn't over yet. Since President Donald Trump...

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Cornyn went to great lengths to avoid Trump's wrath. The Texas senator lost his seat anyway

PLANO, Texas (AP) — As it turned out, it would never be enough. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn tried for more than a year to show Donald Trump and Texas Republicans that he and the president were...

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Lawyer says tourist accused of hurling rock at Hawaiian monk seal has been doxed and threatened

HONOLULU (AP) — The defense attorney for a tourist from Washington state accused of hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal says his client was trying to protect sea turtles...

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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Paxton dominates Cornyn in Texas US Senate runoff, the latest sign of Trump's hold on GOP PLANO, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate...

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