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Judge rules Utah’s congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren’t drawn to favor any party. The current map, adopted in 2021, divides Salt Lake County — the state’s population center and a Democratic…
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Beshear bans drug in Kentucky that’s being targeted by attorneys general across the nation
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took emergency action Monday to ban the sale of “designer Xanax,” responding to a request from his state’s attorney general who is leading a broader effort to combat the highly potent synthetic drug linked to dozens of overdose deaths last year in the Bluegrass State. Beshear’s action in his state comes as…
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‘What gives you the right?’: Tapper pushes back on Abbott over calls to remove Dem lawmaker
‘What gives you the right?’: Tapper pushes back on Abbott over calls to remove Dem lawmaker Source link
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Teen shot in Waynesboro in road rage incident
Authorities in Waynesboro are investigating a road rage shooting that injured a juvenile over the weekend, a press release said. On August 3 at 3:29 p.m., officers from the Waynesboro Police Department responded to Moonshine Market at 1001 E. Main St. following a report of a victim with a gunshot wound. Police found a 16-year-old boy with injuries that were…
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Justice Department files misconduct complaint against federal judge handling deportation case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday filed a misconduct complaint against the federal judge who has clashed with President Donald Trump ‘s administration over deportations to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Escalating the administration’s conflict with U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on social media that she directed the filing of the…
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Hundreds were reported missing after deadly Texas floods. Most of them were found safe
DALLAS (AP) — Texas officials labored to account for more than 160 people originally reported missing along the Guadalupe River after the deadly July Fourth floods before ultimately concluding that most were safe and only three individuals still haven’t been found, the top executive in the hardest-hit county said Monday. “Most of them were tourists that came into town and…
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Former MLB player convicted of murder in California home invasion
A former Major League Baseball pitcher has been found guilty of murdering his father-in-law in what prosecutors called a financially motivated attack. Daniel Serafini, 51, was convicted Monday of first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting death of Robert Gary Spohr, 70. The jury also found him guilty of attempted murder of Spohr’s wife, Wendy Wood, and first-degree burglary. According to…
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South Korea Canceling AH-64 Apache Order A Sign Of What’s To Come
News has emerged out of South Korea that the country’s plans for a follow-on buy of 36 AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters have been aborted. These aircraft would have joined 36 AH-64s already procured for Republic of Korea (ROK) service. The Korea Times reports that the $2.2B deal was cancelled after the funding was nearly zeroed out in a supplemental…
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Trump moves to toughen US policy on Cuba
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has instructed his top Cabinet officers to review U.S. policy toward Cuba, ordering them to examine current sanctions and come up with ways to toughen them within 30 days. In a memo Monday, Donald Trump said the reviews should focus on Cuba’s treatment of dissidents, its policies directed at dissidents and restricting financial transactions…
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Exclusive-Local Chinese governments promote ‘zero mileage’ used car exports, inflating sales, growth figures
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s auto industry has inflated car sales for years through a burgeoning government-backed grey market that registers new cars right off the assembly line and then ships them overseas as “used” vehicles. These so-called “zero-mileage” cars have never been driven but they are being exported as used to markets like Russia, Central Asia and the Middle East, allowing…
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