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NEW: Canadian police said the second suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in the province of Saskatchewan has died in custody
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Michigan judge: State's 1931 anti-abortion law is unconstitutional
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Memphis police search for man suspected of shootings spree, streaming attacks on Facebook
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First look: Latino consultants launch bipartisan news aggregation site
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Colorado clerk Tina Peters pleads not guilty to tampering with voting equipment
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Senators spearheading a bill to codify marriage equality rights are eyeing fixes to the legislation that would clarify it does not protect polygamous relationships or marriage between more than two individuals.
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In one of the most competitive House races in the country, Rep. Elissa Slotkin is focusing on the economy and her independent brand — not abortion — to try to win in a district with a +2 Republican advantage.
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On first: A pair of Latino consultants — one Democrat and one Republican — is launching a new website focused specifically on curating news about Latino voters
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New: An internal mix-up at Snapchat allowed the DNC, DSCC, and other Dem groups to target their ads using voter data provided by the Koch-backed data firm i360. Snap says it was an internal error that it’s moved swiftly to fix
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When Gallup first asked the question in 1958, just 4% of Americans approved of interracial couples.
Approval of interracial marriage in the U.S. is at a new high of 94%. trib.al/guaJO3w
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SCOOP: A slip-up by social media giant Snap allowed leading Democratic campaigns and party committees to unwittingly tap into a vast repository of Republican voter data to hone their midterm ads.
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In a repatriation ceremony, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced the return to Italy of 58 antiquities valued at nearly $19 million — including 21 artifacts seized from New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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UPDATE: Canadian police said the second suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in the province of Saskatchewan has been located and is in police custody, per AP.
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Palestinian official: Full UN membership is "best way to keep two-state solution alive"
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Women captured nominations up and down Massachusetts’ Democratic party ticket in yesterday's primary, making the party's slate of nominees the most female in state history.
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Vice President Kamala Harris will lead the U.S. delegation for the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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The district attorney prosecuting the man accused of stabbing British author Salman Rushdie at a public event in August asked a judge for more time to process the large amount of evidence involved in the case.
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More U.S. adults are receiving mental health treatment.
Nearly 22% of all adults received some form of treatment in 2021 — up from about 19% just two years earlier.
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Israel rejected the U.S. call for it to review the Israel Defense Forces' rules of engagement in the West Bank as part of accountability steps for the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
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Police said search warrants were being served in relation to the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigate reporter Jeff German last weekend, KLAS reports.
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The DOJ unsealed a charge against a Maryland man who allegedly threatened to kill a member of Congress in emails sent from a government-issued computer.
The department did not respond to attempts to confirm the identity of the member of Congress.
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Women are likely to win 5 of the 6 statewide executive positions in Massachusetts after last night's primaries.
The state is poised to become the first with a female governor and lieutenant governor serving simultaneously.
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Fed's Lael Brainard: There's a risk of raising rates too much
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The end of Roe v. Wade could make November complicated for Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans.
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Six Gulf countries issued a joint statement asking Netflix to remove content they said "contradicts Islamic and societal values and principles."
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NEW: A Michigan judge has ruled that the state's 1931 near-total abortion ban is unconstitutional.
The state Supreme Court has until Friday to decide whether a proposal to nullify the law will make the Nov. 8 ballot.
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📸 Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama returned to the White House today to attend a ceremony unveiling their official White House portraits.
The ceremony brings back a bipartisan tradition that was last held in 2012.
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The Federal Reserve's top bank cop Michael Barr hinted today that more stringent requirements for Wall Street and tougher oversight of cryptocurrency activity could be ahead.
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NEW: The State Department top diplomat for the Middle East Barbara Leaf urged Israeli officials to take urgent steps to stabilize the Palestinian Authority, which officials say is increasingly losing its control in the West Bank. My story on
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Federal judge rules that mandated HIV PrEP coverage violates religious freedom
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The law is often used in legal cases challenging abortion and contraception access, as well as health care for transgender people.
O'Connor specifically said that PrEP violates specifically Braidword's religious rights.
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