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2 Senate rivals get attention for different reasons
A Republican and Democrat hoping to unseat Maine’s popular independent Sen. Angus King of Maine are getting some attention — one for his arrest, the other for his dance moves.
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The Latest: Lawyer pressing forward on Va. abuse claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a Virginia juvenile detention facility where immigrant teens claimed they were abused (all times local): 4:40 p.m. A lawyer for immigrant children who say they were cuffed and beaten…
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GOP Rep. King says Ellison helped him with Muslim questions
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Rep. Steve King says he asked Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison — a Muslim — about Muslims working in Iowa pork processing plants. In an interview posted Friday by…
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The Latest: Auto trade group decries Trump’s tariff threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on America’s disputes with its trading partners (all times local): 3:05 p.m. A trade association representing a dozen automakers doing business in the United States says President Donald Trump’s threat…
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House approves bill expanding treatment for opioid abuse
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has overwhelmingly approved legislation designed to give health care providers more tools to stem an opioid crisis that is killing more than 115 people in the United States daily. The…
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Hope, despair in poetry by immigrant children in US lockup
The young immigrants held in prison-like conditions at a juvenile detention center in the mountains of Virginia express despair. Some cling to pleasant memories from home. For a select few, there is hope.
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UN chief to meet with US secretary of state
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss “issues of mutual concern” that will likely include the Middle East peace…
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Baltimore’s tough-talking prosecutor a formidable candidate
During her first months in office as Baltimore’s top prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby vowed to “deliver justice” on behalf of Freddie Gray, whose death in police custody triggered massive protests and the city’s worst riots in decades. More than 3 years later, residents are viewing Mosby’s re-election bid in a primary Tuesday.
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Trump picks Navy veteran as top counterterrorism official
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is nominating a Navy special operations veteran to be the nation’s top counterterrorism official. Trump announced Friday that he’s picked Joseph Maguire to lead the National Counterterrorism Center. Since…
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Charles Krauthammer, conservative columnist and pundit, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Krauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and pundit who helped shape and occasionally dissented from the conservative movement as he evolved from “Great Society” Democrat to Iraq War cheerleader to denouncer…
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Supreme Court upholds Virginia man’s gun conviction
The Supreme Court is upholding a Virginia man’s conviction on a gun charge.
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Trump lets bygones be bygones as he backs Roby in Alabama
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is letting bygones be bygones as he endorses embattled Alabama Republican Rep. Martha Roby for re-election. Trump tweeted on Friday: “Congresswoman Martha Roby of Alabama has been a consistent…
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South Korean president in Russia to boost economic ties
MOSCOW (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Moscow Friday on a trip intended to boost bilateral economic ties. Following Moon’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, officials from the two…
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UK split by Brexit divide 2 years after vote to leave EU
LONDON (AP) — It’s been two years since the shoppers and traders of London’s Romford market voted by a wide margin for their country to leave the European Union. Enthusiasm for Brexit in this working-class…
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AP-NORC Poll: Americans say no to presidential self-pardons
NEW YORK (AP) — Even in an era of deep political division, Democrats and Republicans agree presidents should not pardon themselves. And if the nation’s chief executive ever does so, majorities of Americans in both…
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