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A new Trump portrait for Colorado’s Capitol could take time after one he disliked was removed
Filling an empty space on the wall of presidential portraits in the Colorado Capitol with a new painting of Donald Trump could take time after one he disliked was removed and put into storage. Legislative leaders from both parties will decide how to replace the painting that Trump derided Sunday night on social media and […]
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Early voting and spending surge in Wisconsin Supreme Court race that has drawn national attention
MADISON, Wis. — Turnout during the first week of early voting ahead of Wisconsin’s pivotal state Supreme Court race is far exceeding levels from another high-stakes election just two years ago, the latest sign of the intense interest in a contest that has obliterated spending records and drawn attention from President Donald Trump and his […]
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South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, UN envoy says
UNITED NATIONS — South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, the top U.N. official in the world’s youngest nation warned on Monday, lamenting the government’s sudden postponement of the latest peace effort. Calling the situation unfolding in the country “dire,” Nicholas Haysom said international efforts to broker a peaceful solution can […]
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A decadelong climate lawsuit saw plaintiffs grow from childhood to adulthood
PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a petition filed by young climate activists who argued that the federal government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional rights, ending a decadelong legal battle that saw many of the plaintiffs grow from children and teenagers into adults. The landmark case was […]
Read MoreMilitary veterans are becoming the face of Trump’s government cuts and Democrats’ resistance
WASHINGTON — As congressional lawmakers scramble to respond to President Donald Trump’s slashing of the federal government, one group is already taking a front and center role: military veterans. From layoffs at the Department of Veterans Affairs to a Pentagon purge of archives that documented diversity in the military, veterans have been acutely affected by […]
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Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit
NEW YORK — A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to attorneys representing the plaintiff. The verdict marks the latest in a long-running series of court battles Monsanto has faced over its […]
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Feds seek to block release of ex-Minnesota lawmaker accused of soliciting minor for prostitution
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Federal prosecutors are trying to block the release of a former Minnesota state senator who resigned after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution, leveling fresh allegations that he tried to obstruct the FBI’s investigation from jail and lied to court personnel when he said he didn’t have a […]
Read MoreWinning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 08-20-48-58-60, Mega Ball: 7, Megaplier: 3 The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 08-20-48-58-60, Mega Ball: 7, Megaplier: 3 (eight, twenty, forty-eight, fifty-eight, sixty, Mega Ball: seven, Megaplier: three) Estimated jackpot: $233 million For more lottery […]
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Louisiana death row inmate who is scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia challenges the method
BATON ROUGE, La. — A death row inmate in Louisiana who is scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas has asked for his capital punishment to be carried out using a more “humane” method. Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued against the capital punishment method of nitrogen […]
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House GOP campaign chairman says voters will ‘reward us’ for the Trump-Musk DOGE cuts
WASHINGTON — Almost two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the chairman of the House Republican campaign committee is already predicting his party will pick up seats in the midterm elections some 20 months away. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., is in charge of increasing the GOP’s slim majority in the House, or at least […]
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