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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NEW YORK Francisco Lindor blamed his apparent dugout dustup with Jeff McNeil on a runaway rodent. One saw a rat, he claimed, and the other a raccoon. The story stunk like a skunk, but either way, the night ended in a New York Mets victory. Lindor gathered himself and hit a tying, two-run []
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BERLIN Berlin police arrested a 53-year-old German man on suspicion of sending dozens of threatening letters to politicians, lawyers and journalists that were signed with the acronym of a neo-Nazi group, as officials warned Tuesday that statistics show a disturbing rise in far-right extremism across...

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COLUMBUS The names of the hospital officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man in an Ohio emergency room last month wont be released by a private health system, with officials arguing that that information isnt subject to the state open records law. Columbus and suburban Westerville police ...

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CHICAGO Before schools shuttered during the pandemic, Ayaana Johnson worried every time she dropped her daughters off at school. Johnson, a Black woman, says racism is rampant in her predominantly white Georgia town. At her daughters school, a student once used racial slurs and told another child he...

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BEIRUT The judge investigating last years massive explosion at Beiruts port on Tuesday requested that countries with satellites stationed over Lebanon provide authorities with images that could help their investigation, the state news agency reported. National News Agency did not name the countries ...

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy amplified the renewed pressure on No. 3 House Republican leader Liz Cheney on Tuesday, citing rank-and-file concerns about her ability to carry out her job after she traded insults with former President Donald Trump. McCarthys comments on the Fox News ...

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CVS Health hiked its 2021 forecast and beat Wall Streets first-quarter expectations as a growing insurance business offset hits the health care giant took from a weak cold and flu season. The company covered more people through Medicaid and Medicare Advantage, and adjusted operating earnings from ...

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SHERMAN, Texas A Texas lawyer known as the DWI Dude has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for falsely promising Colombian drug traffickers hed get their charges reduced or dismissed in exchange for cash, prosecutors said. Jamie Balagia, 65, was sentenced Monday to 188 months in ...

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ATLANTA Carmelo Anthony looked like he was all done just a couple of seasons ago. Now, hes part of a truly exclusive club in the NBA. Welcome to the Top 10, Melo. Anthony scored 14 points Monday night in Portlands 123-114 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, moving him past Elvin Hayes for 10th...

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stepped up the pressure on No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney on Tuesday, claiming rank-and-file concerns about her ability to carry out her job as she trades insults with former President Donald Trump. McCarthys comments on the Fox News Channel underscored...

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The Biden administration will begin shifting how it allocates COVID-19 shots to states, moving doses from states with lower demand to those with stronger interest in vaccines, an administration official said. The change away from a strict by-population allocation comes as demand for the coronavirus ...

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DETROIT Prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison sentence for a former president of the United Auto Workers who they say had two lives as a leader of a blue-collar union and as a connoisseur of premium champagne and California vacation villas paid for with members dues. Future leaders...

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INDIANAPOLIS Jimmie Johnson will make his first Indianapolis 500 start this year after all with the television crew, not on the racetrack. NBC Sports said Tuesday it will use Johnson for studio coverage of the Indianapolis 500 on both race day and qualifying weekend. The seven-time NASCAR champion ...

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PALM HARBOR, Fla. The tee markers at the Valspar Championship were paint cans, except they were filled with sand. This would have been useful information for Henrik Stenson, known to take out his frustrations on inanimate objects. That was never going to be an issue at Innisbrook. Sure, the ...

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BOSTON When free agency opened last month, there was a moment it seemed center David Andrews would be adding his name to the key Patriots offensive linemen joining new teams in 2021. The frenzied offseason opened with left guard Joe Thuney signing a five-year $80 million deal with the Kansas City ...

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BOISE, Idaho A conservation group is asking the U.S. government to cut off millions of dollars to Idaho that is used to improve wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation opportunities because of legislation that could lead to 90% of the states wolves being killed. The Center for Biological ...

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Former President Donald Trump will find out whether he gets to return to Facebook on Wednesday, when the social networks quasi-independent Oversight Board plans to announce its ruling in the high-profile case. The decision likely to stir up strong feelings no matter which way it goes. If the board ...

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SANTA FE, N.M. A special congressional election is underway for an Albuquerque-based seat dominated by Democrats since 2009, with the start of early absentee voting on Tuesday coinciding with the campaigns first scheduled television debate. Four candidates are vying with names on the ballot for the ...

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. A company seeking to build a disputed oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people agreed verbally Tuesday to stop pursuing lawsuits against Tennessee property owners who refused to sell access to their land for construction. Plains All American ...

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NEW YORK Two sporting events last week the Kentucky Derby and first round of the NFL draft pulled in more television viewers than the Oscars, something inconceivable only a couple of years ago. The Nielsen company said 14.5 million people watched Medina Spirit win the Derby on Saturday, and all 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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