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Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions, blocking ballot measure

Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions, blocking ballot measure

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state's rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November.
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Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution

Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution

CLAYTON, Mo.
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Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole

Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri death row inmate on Wednesday dropped his innocence claim and entered a new no-contest plea in an agreement that calls for a revised sentence of life in prison without parole.
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Harris' running mate Tim Walz introduces himself to the nation after Bill Clinton tears into Trump

Harris' running mate Tim Walz introduces himself to the nation after Bill Clinton tears into Trump

CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Gov.
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Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022

Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in the scorchi
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Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada

Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreigners from Asia who use the country as a launching point to migrate to the United States and Canada, the justice ministry’s press office said Wednesday.
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Vance and Walz are still relatively unknown, but the governor is better liked, an AP-NORC poll finds

Vance and Walz are still relatively unknown, but the governor is better liked, an AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Walz and JD Vance have vaulted themselves out of national obscurity as they hustle to introduce themselves to the country, but the senator from Ohio has had a rockier start than the Minnesota governor.
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Hurricane Gilma now a Category 2 and expected to intensify, forecasters say

Hurricane Gilma now a Category 2 and expected to intensify, forecasters say

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gilma strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday afternoon in the eastern Pacific Ocean and was forecast to become a major hurricane as soon as Thursday.
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Babysitter pleads guilty to manslaughter for 2019 death of man she injured as baby in 1984

Babysitter pleads guilty to manslaughter for 2019 death of man she injured as baby in 1984

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former babysitter pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday for the 2019 death of a man she was accused of disabling as an infant 40 years ago.
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Kansas mom sentenced to life in prison after her 2-year-old son fatally shot her 4-year-old daughter

Kansas mom sentenced to life in prison after her 2-year-old son fatally shot her 4-year-old daughter

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas mother whose 2-year-old son fatally shot his 4-year-old sister has been sentenced to life in prison.
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