Republicans launched an all-out assault Tuesday on sweeping voting rights legislation, forcing Democrats to take dozens of politically awkward votes during a committee hearing that will spotlight the increasingly charged national debate over access to the ballot. The bill would bring about the ...

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Ladell Betts says Iowa City has changed a lot in the 20 years since he wrapped up his college career, what with all the new housing areas, hotels, coffee shops and restaurants. As for the Iowa football program, he says, it was like stepping back in time when he arrived this spring as the new […...

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Last season wasnt just the strangest in the 100 years of pro football, it was also the highest-scoring by almost any measure average score, total points and especially passing touchdowns. And because the NFL is a copycat league, you didnt have to be a general manager, scout or even Mel Kiper Jr. to ...

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U.S. consumer spending rose at the fastest pace in nine months while incomes soared by a record amount in March, reflecting billions of dollars in government support payments aimed at putting the country firmly on the road to recovery. Consumer spending rose 4.2% last month, the Commerce Department ...

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LONDON Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech have submitted a request to the European drug regulator for the approval of their coronavirus vaccine to be extended to include children 12 to 15 years old, in a move that could offer younger and less at-risk populations in Europe access to the shot for the first time...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. Former Vice President Mike Pence, positioning himself for a possible return to elected office, told an audience in early-voting South Carolina that he will spend the coming months pushing back on the liberal agenda he says is wrong for the country. Weve got to guard our values...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. Former Vice President Mike Pence, positioning himself for a possible return to elected office, told an audience in early-voting South Carolina that he will spend the coming months pushing back on the liberal agenda he says is wrong for the country. Weve got to guard our values...

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A strike at a Volvo plant in Virginia has ended following a tentative deal between the workers union and automaker. The UAW Volvo Truck Council said Friday that Volvo Truck workers will be scheduled to return to their regular shifts on Monday. Ray Curry, UAW secretary-treasurer and director ...

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KABALE, Uganda Remote islands in Uganda have tested the efforts of health officials delivering COVID-19 vaccine doses as global efforts to access hard-to-reach areas continue. On a recent day Edward Arineitwe, assistant district health officer for Kabale district, sat in a motor boat with his hands ...

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BERLIN Germany is returning hundreds of artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes that were mostly looted from West Africa by a British colonial expedition and subsequently sold to collections around the world, including German museums, authorities said Friday. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas welcomed a deal...

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ST. PETERS, Mo. Sheriffs deputies in eastern Missouri fatally shot a man suspected of earlier shooting and wounding a police officer, law enforcement officials said. A St. Peters officer made a traffic stop just outside a St. Peters shopping center about 5:30 p.m. Thursday and the driver shot...

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. The remains of an Alabama soldier who has been missing since 1950, when his unit was attacked during the Korean War, have been identified and will be buried in Georgia, the Pentagon said Friday. DNA analysis helped determine that remains of Army Cpl. Henry L. Helms of the northeast ...

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LANSING, Mich. Republican legislative leaders on Friday welcomed Gov. Gretchen Whitmers metric-based approach to further relaxing coronavirus restrictions, but they questioned what will happen if Michigans COVID-19 vaccination rate falls below targets. Their comments came a day after ...

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. A campaign by Gov. Ron DeSantis to help Floridians regain ownership of the troves of data that companies collect came to a halt Friday, when state lawmakers could not agree on how tightly to limit how Big Data harvests and uses peoples information. It was a rare defeat for ...

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KABUL, Afghanistan A powerful suicide truck bombing struck a guest house in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 14 people and wounding as many as 90, the Interior Ministry said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing in Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Logar province, and ...

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DENVER Terrence Hewing was working for a package delivery company in 2007 when police approached his cargo van in suburban Denver. He was early for a pickup, and someone out for a walk called authorities after seeing him napping in the drivers seat. Officers found about a pound of marijuana inside ...

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MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin Republicans plan to vote next week to kill key parts of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers state budget proposal, including legalizing medical and recreational marijuana, expanding Medicaid to capture $1.6 billion in federal funding and granting collective bargaining rights to...

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WARSAW, Poland Relatives of former Auschwitz prisoners from Poland are protesting the appointment of a top member of the countrys right-wing ruling party to an advisory council at the state-run Auschwitz-Birkenau museum in Poland. They argue that the former prime minster, Beata Szydlo, has tolerated...

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BILLINGS, Mont. Former congressman and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday that hes running for Montanas newly-awarded U.S. House seat. Zinke told The Associated Press that he was running, a day after filing paperwork to organize a campaign committee. Zinke, who said he maintains a friendship ...

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SOUTHAMPTON, England Leicesters bid for Champions League soccer suffered a minor setback when it had to settle for a 1-1 draw with 10-man Southampton in the English Premier League on Friday. Jonny Evans 68th-minute header earned third-placed Leicester a point on the south coast following ...

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SANTA FE, N.M. State legislators bristled on Friday at vetoes by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that block legislative authority over new federal pandemic aid, and said they may seek a court ruling to defend Legislatures authority over that spending. Pandemic relief legislation signed...

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The Las Vegas Raiders traded up in the second round to fill their second big need in the draft by taking TCU safety Trevon Moehrig with the 43rd pick. The Raiders sent pick No. 48 and a fourth-round pick to San Francisco to move up five spots in the NFL draft on Friday night to []
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. After Malathaat outdueled Search Results down the stretch to win the 147th Kentucky Oaks by a neck, runner-up jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. patted Malathaats mount, John Velazquez, on the shoulder to congratulate him. We just got beat today, Ortiz said. She ran a really solid effort ...

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MIAMI Six American oil executives jailed in Venezuela more than three years ago on corruption charges were granted house arrest on Friday in a gesture of goodwill toward the Biden administration as it reviews its policy toward the politically turbulent South American country. The partial release of ...

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DETROIT The Detroit Lions selected defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike of Washington in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday night. Onwuzurike played mostly nose tackle with the Huskies. He was a second-team All-American in the preseason, but he opted out of the 2020 season. Its the ...

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LAKE FOREST, Ill. The Chicago Bears are in a trading mood: They moved up in the second round of the NFL draft Friday night to take Oklahoma State right tackle Teven Jenkins with the 39th overall pick. The Bears had traded up to select quarterback Justin Fields in the first round and this []
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The latest on the second and third rounds of the NFL draft on Friday night. (all times EDT): ___ 9 p.m. Notre Dame All-America linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was picked with the 52nd overall pick in the second round by Cleveland. The Browns fans in attendance at the draft were pumped to get the ...

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PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Steelers are intent on giving Ben Roethlisberger as many weapons as possible before he calls it a career. The Steelers selected Pat Freiermuth from Penn State in the second round of the draft on Friday night, ignoring major concerns along the offensive line to address depth...

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CLEVELAND The Browns traded up seven spots in the second round to select versatile Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah with the No. 52 overall pick in the NFL draft on Friday night. Cleveland dealt the No. 59 pick and one of its two third-round selections (No. 89) to Carolina to slide up ...

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PHILADELPHIA Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris each scored 18 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 126-104 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. Dwight Howard had a team-high 19 points and 11 rebounds for the 76ers, who routed the Hawks for the second straight game. ...

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