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State election directors fear the Postal Service can’t handle expected crush of mail-in ballots
By STEVE KARNOWSKI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — State election directors from across the country voiced serious concerns to a top U.S. Postal Service official Tuesday that the system won’t be able...
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Officers left post to go look for Trump rally gunman before shooting, state police boss says
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, CLAUDIA LAUER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Two local law enforcement officers stationed in the complex of buildings where a gunman opened fire at former...
US Olympic team features three UConn women in starting lineup in exhibition win over Germany
A’ja Wilson had 19 points and 14 rebounds and three UConn women's basketball stars were in the starting lineup to help the U.S. Olympic team rebound from a rare exhibition...
European climate agency: Last Sunday was the hottest day on Earth in all recorded history
BY SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — On Sunday, the Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured by humans, yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years,...
Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
By ASHRAF KHALIL WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters against the Gaza war staged a sit-in at a congressional office building Tuesday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress,...
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Missouri prison ignores court order to free wrongfully convicted inmate for second time in weeks
By JIM SALTER ST. LOUIS (AP) — For the second time in weeks, a Missouri prison has ignored a court order to release an inmate whose murder conviction was overturned....
Man pleads guilty to bribing a Minnesota juror with a bag of cash in COVID-19-related fraud case
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of five people charged with attempting to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for an acquittal...
Steve Bannon’s trial in border wall fundraising case set for December, after his ongoing prison term
By JENNIFER PELTZ While Steve Bannon serves a four-month federal prison term, the conservative strategist now has a December date for a different trial in New York, where he’s charged...
Kamala Harris faces a major test as she looks for a running mate for her White House run
Harris is zeroing in on four potential candidates.
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US Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is resigning from office following his corruption conviction
By MIKE CATALINI TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is resigning from office Aug. 20 following his conviction for taking bribes for corrupt acts including acting as an...