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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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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CHICAGO The leader of Chicago Public Schools announced Monday that shes leaving the post later this year because its time to pass the torch to new leadership of the nations third-largest school district. The move follows a tumultuous tenure for longtime educator Janice Jackson, ...

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NEW YORK The Los Angeles Times on Monday said that ESPN executive Kevin Merida, an editor with extensive newspaper experience, will be its new executive editor. Merida has been editor in chief of ESPNs The Undefeated, a site that examines race and culture as well as sports. He spent 22 years ...

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NEW YORK New York Citys subway will begin rolling all night again and existing capacity restrictions for houses of worship and most types of businesses will lift statewide in mid-May as COVID-19 infection rates continues to decline, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. City subway service will...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico A federal judge on Monday ordered Puerto Rican boxer Flix Verdejo held without bail after he was charged in the death of his 27-year-old pregnant lover whose body was found in a lagoon. Verdejo is charged with kidnapping and carjacking resulting in the death of Keishla Rodrguez...

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CLEVELAND Center Anderson Varej'o is expected to sign with the Cavaliers for the remainder of the season after the NBA granted the team a roster hardship exception, a person familiar with the decisions told the Associated Press on Monday. Varej'o, who spent 12 seasons with Cleveland before he was ...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Monday that Republicans are willing to spend up to $600 billion on infrastructure, far less than President Joe Biden is seeking, even as he ruled out supporting a higher corporate tax rate to pay for it. Instead McConnell is ...

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MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota made guard Luke Loewe the latest piece of a major offseason roster revamp, picking up the graduate transfer from William & Mary. The Gophers announced the addition of Loewe on Monday. The 6-foot-4, 186-pound Loewe was a two-time All-Defensive Team pick in the Colonial Athletic ...

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EAGAN, Minn. The Minnesota Vikings declined the fifth-year contract option for cornerback Mike Hughes on Monday, with the injury-hampered 2018 first-round picks future with the team in doubt. Hughes has 13 passes defensed, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions in 24 career games. He ...

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Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame and potentially remove members of their party who are seen as disloyal to the former president and his false claims that last years election was stolen from him. On Capitol Hill, Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican...

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BOISE, Idaho The moment a 19-year-old intern reported that she was raped by an Idaho lawmaker became public, the harassment began. One state representative sought a copy of her police report, and made inquiries into how the young woman could be herself referred from criminal charges for reporting ...

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BATON ROUGE, La. Patients in Louisianas medical marijuana program would be able to smoke raw cannabis, rather than rely on the more processed forms of marijuana currently available, if the Senate agrees to a bill that easily won House passage Monday. The House voted 73-26 with little debate ...

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RENO, Nev. The Biden administration says a U.S. judge exceeded his authority when he gave federal wildlife officials a May 21 deadline to decide whether to formally propose endangered species protections for a rare desert wildflower at the center of a fight over a proposed lithium mine in Nevada. ...

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. The fight over whether the U.S. Census Bureau can use a controversial statistical technique to keep peoples information private in the numbers used for drawing political districts on Monday went before a judicial panel that must decide if the method provides enough data ...

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The Treasury Department says it expects to borrow $463 billion in the current April-June quarter and $2.28 trillion for the full budget year, as the government finances continued pandemic relief measures. Treasury officials announced Monday that the $463 billion in borrowing for the current quarter ...

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FRANKFORT, Ky. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signaled Monday that he will consider relaxing more coronavirus-related restrictions before the state reaches a key vaccination target. Nearly 1.85 million Kentuckians have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine slightly more than half the statewide ...

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MINNEAPOLIS One of the jurors who convicted Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd on Monday defended his participation in a protest last summer in Washington, D.C., following online speculation about his motives for serving on the jury and whether it might be grounds for appeal. A photo, ...

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