Donald Trump has promised big plans for recruiting voters in Black, Latino and Asian communities. But five months before the general election votes are cast, the former president’s campaign has …
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By MATT BROWN and STEVE PEOPLES
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4/27/24
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A proposed ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care for minors also would bar state employees from promoting it or even children’s social transitioning. Teachers and social workers who support LGBTQ+ …
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By JOHN HANNA
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4/26/24
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The U.S. flu season appears to be over. It was long, but federal health officials and doctors say it was a moderate one. Last week, for the third straight week, medical visits for flu-like illnesses …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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4/26/24
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U.S. poultry producers will have to reduce salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to prevent food poisoning. That's according to a new rule from the U.S. Department of …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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4/26/24
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April 19-25, 2024
The U.S. House swiftly approves $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies. Haiti opens a new political chapter with the installation of a transitional …
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The Associated Press
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4/25/24
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The Palestinian militant group Hamas has said for more than 15 years that it could accept a two-state compromise with Israel — at least, a temporary one. But Hamas has also refused to say that it …
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By The Associated Press
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4/25/24
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United Methodist delegates have overwhelmingly endorsed a constitutional amendment seen by advocates as a way of defusing debates over the role of LGBTQ people in the church. It seeks to do that by …
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By PETER SMITH
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4/25/24
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A new report says circumstantial evidence points to climate change as worsening the deadly deluge that flooded Dubai and surroundings. But scientists don't see the definitive fingerprints of …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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4/25/24
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Shawn Levy is no novice when it comes to rumors around his projects. Years on “Stranger Things” taught him how to tune out the noise. Yet even he’s found himself astonished by the sheer amount …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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4/25/24
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Moscow's court service says a third man has been detained in a major bribery case involving one of Russian's most senior defense officials. It says businessman Alexander Fomin is suspected of paying …
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4/25/24
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The number of U.S. births fell last year. It was the lowest count in more than 40 years. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in the U.S. in 2023, about 76,000 fewer than the year before. The …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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4/25/24
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Nearly all inmates have been transferred out of a troubled women’s prison set to be shut down in California. And U.S. senators on Wednesday were demanding an accounting of the rapid closure plan …
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By CHRISTOPHER WEBER
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4/24/24
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Relatives of those who died waiting for livers at now halted Houston transplant program seek answers
Several relatives of patients who died while awaiting a new liver say they want to know if their loved ones were wrongfully denied a transplant by a Houston doctor accused of manipulating a hospital …
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By JAMIE STENGLE
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4/24/24
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A top U.S. military official says there's been no final decision on whether or not all U.S. troops will leave Niger and Chad. Niger’s ruling junta ended an agreement last month that allows U.S. …
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By TARA COPP
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4/24/24
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A new study finds little change in the number of people taking a key medicine for opioid addiction even though it’s now easier for doctors to prescribe it. The findings were published Wednesday in …
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
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4/24/24
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Family of man killed when Chicago police fired 96 times during traffic stop file wrongful death suit
The family of a Chicago man killed when plainclothes police officers fired their guns nearly 100 times during a traffic stop has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The 81-page federal complaint filed …
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By SOPHIA TAREEN
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4/24/24
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The FBI has determined that a young Black man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a rural Missouri home, not at the hands of the white homeowner who had a history of racist social media …
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By JIM SALTER
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4/24/24
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A federal aviation official says one of the two pilots aboard an airplane carrying fuel reported there was a fire on the airplane shortly before it crashed and burned outside Fairbanks, Alaska. Clint …
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By MARK THIESSEN
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4/24/24
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U.S. agriculture officials announced new nutrition standards for school meals that will limit added sugars for the first time. The Department of Agriculture issued final rules for the program that …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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4/24/24
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The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Chuch has suspended a priest who participated in services for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Dmitry Safronov took part in Navalny's funeral as well …
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By The Associated Press
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4/24/24
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