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Today in History: March 3, Rodney King beaten by Los Angeles police 03/03/2024 12:01am • Today in History Today is Sunday, March 3, the 63rd day of 2024. There are 303 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On March 3, 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in a scene captured on amateur video. On this date: In 1791, Congress pa Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession 03/02/2024 05:16pm • SALEM, Ore. (AP) ��� A bill recriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs was passed by the Oregon Legislature on Friday, undoing a key part of the state���s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law as governments struggle to respond to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history. Lawyers who successfully argued Musk pay package was illegal seek $5.6 billion in Tesla stock 03/02/2024 02:29pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) ��� The lawyers who successfully argued that a massive pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk was illegal and should be voided have asked the presiding judge to award them company stock worth $5.6 billion as legal fees. The attorneys, who represented Tesla shareholders in the case deci Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment. Now he wants Super Tuesday revenge on his foes 03/02/2024 12:25am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment. On Super Tuesday, he wants political revenge. The Republican, who just six months ago was on the brink of removal from office, is charging into Texas' primaries on a dramatic campaign to oust dozens in his own party. They in Mexico's presidential candidates promise security or continuity as campaigns officially begin 03/01/2024 09:39pm • IRAPUATO, Mexico (AP) ��� Tens of thousands of people packed a stadium in a violence-torn western Mexico state while even more did so in Mexico City's central square Friday as the country's leading presidential candidates officially kicked off their campaigns with promises of greater security and su World Trade Organization ends meeting in UAE after failing to reach major agreements 03/01/2024 08:55pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Negotiators taking part in a World Trade Organization meeting in the United Arab Emirates ended their summit early Saturday after failing to reach agreements on several major initiatives, the latest sign of turmoil within the global body. The WTO delayed its clo Georgia's largest county is still repairing damage from January cyberattack 03/01/2024 06:37pm • Georgia's largest county is still repairing damage inflicted on its government a month ago by hackers who shut down office phone lines, left clerks unable to issue vehicle registrations or marriage licenses and threatened to publicly release sensitive data they claimed to have stolen unless official Question of whether Nebraska public money can go to private schools still set for November ballot 03/01/2024 06:32pm • Nebraska���s top election official has ruled that voters will get to decide this year whether to repeal a law that gives taxpayer money for private school scholarships. But both Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen and state Sen. Lou Ann Linehan, who authored the school choice law and sought to ha Missouri police charge man with 2 counts first-degree murder after officer, court employee shot 03/01/2024 06:08pm • A Kansas City-area man whose home was sold as he struggled to pay delinquent taxes killed a court employee who tried to serve an eviction notice and a police officer who responded, authorities said Friday in announcing charges. Larry Acree, of Independence, Missouri, is charged with two counts of fi Legislation to legalize, tax skill games in Virginia heads to governor 03/01/2024 05:59pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Virginia lawmakers passed legislation Friday that would legalize skill games, the slots-like betting machines that proliferated in businesses around the state before an on-again, off-again ban took effect. If signed by GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the bill would tax and regulate New Jersey businessman pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate in Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption case 03/01/2024 04:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A New Jersey businessman pleaded guilty Friday to trying to bribe U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, admitting that he gave the senator's wife a car to influence him and agreeing to a deal with prosecutors that calls for him to testify in the corruption case against the powerful Democrat. Jos House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback 03/01/2024 01:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Justice Department is pushing back against a new set of subpoenas quietly sent out by House Republicans related to the Hunter Biden criminal investigation in another brewing faceoff in the President Joe Biden impeachment inquiry. The department said it has already taken ��� Prince George���s Co. lawmakers vote on a budget battle splitting the county versus school leaders 03/01/2024 12:27pm • After weeks of debate and delays, the state lawmakers representing Prince George���s County, Maryland, voted in favor of two bills that give the county government credit for a pair of tax revenue streams that go toward education funding. The two bills are also expected to pass in the state Senate Brian Mulroney, former Canadian prime minister who forged closer ties with US, dies at 84 03/01/2024 08:34am • TORONTO (AP) ��� Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who forged close ties with two Republican U.S. presidents through a sweeping free trade agreement that was once vilified but is now celebrated, died Thursday. He was 84. The country���s 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounde Faith-based network looks for your support in getting hundreds of guns off Montgomery Co. streets 03/01/2024 05:17am • A faith-based gun violence prevention group is asking for donations to help fund a ���no questions asked��� buyback event that hopes to get 300 guns off the streets of Montgomery County, Maryland. The D.C. area Interfaith Gun Violence Prevention Network is sponsoring the event which will be held