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  Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transg…
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U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs claims of workplace religious bias
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a chance to further expand religious rights, turning away two cases in which employees accused companies of violating federal anti-…
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Police, communities across U.S. fight back against anti-Asian hate crimes
More than a dozen San Jose, California, police officers walked through the white arches of the Grand Century Mall in "Little Saigon" to reassure a Vietnamese-American community…
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U.S. Supreme Court brings end to Trump Twitter fight
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to a legal fight over former President Donald Trump's effort to block critics from following his now-frozen Twitter account, dec…
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Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Since the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have pushed false and misleading accounts to downplay the even…
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Florida working to avoid 'catastrophic' pond collapse
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunday that crews are working to prevent the collapse of a large wastewater pond in the Tampa Bay area.
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Cow ties up traffic in Atlanta suburb
That heifer was really mooo-ving.
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Defiant man arrested at Disney resort in Florida
Body camera video showed the man refusing to leave Disney Springs in Orlando, arguing about how much he had spent and claiming to be a Disney stockholder.
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Capitol Police union warns of potential exodus
"I've had many younger officers confide in me that they're actively looking at other agencies and departments right now," Capitol Police union chairman Gus Papathanasiou said.
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Chauvin's trial takes emotional toll on som
The televised trial of Derek Chauvin, the former white police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, has provoked strong emotions among many Black men and women — all ti…
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Rockets hit near Iraq base housing U.S. trainers
Two rockets landed Sunday near an Iraqi air base just north of Baghdad where American trainers are present, causing no casualties or damage, an Iraqi official said. Maj. Gen. …
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Some dying of COVID while awaiting vaccine
Drewes’ daughter Laura Brown was stunned by the timing of the call in January but didn’t lash out over the phone or even explain that her 75-year-old mom was at the point of de…
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Conservative darling's career takes stark turn
Compared with most congressional newbies, it didn't take Rep. Matt Gaetz long. The overwhelming reaction of Gaetz's GOP colleagues — a deafening silence. That reflects the res…
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Man on subway spat at woman, yelled anti-Asian slurs
New York City police asked for the public's help Saturday in finding a man wanted for yelling anti-Asian slurs at a 44-year-old woman and her three children, spitting at her an…
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Suspect's wife says she 'can't understand' attack
The estranged wife of the man who allegedly went on a shooting rampage in a Southern California office building earlier this week that left four people dead — including a 9-yea…
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'This is scandalous': Pope delivers Easter address
Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message on Sunday to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the world's poor, and called armed conflict and milit…
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Florida county faces major wastewater calamity
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Saturday after a significant leak at a large pond of wastewater threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores…
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Pressure mounts on firms to denounce GOP voting laws
Liberal activists are stepping up calls for corporate America to denounce Republican efforts to tighten state voting laws, and businesses accustomed to cozy political relations…
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Police: Man with pole trashes Asian-owned N.C. store
An Asian-owned convenience store in Charlotte, North Carolina, was trashed by a man who wielded a metal post and yelled racial slurs, according to police and a son of the store…

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