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Michigan Supreme Court largely upholds Benson's poll challenger guidance
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that guidance issued by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson governing procedures for Michigan election challengers was largely developed properly and most of the instructions can remain in place for the Nov. 5 presidential election.
The high court's 4-3 ruling along party lines held ...Read more
Sarah Palin granted new defamation trial against NY Times by appeals court
NEW YORK — Sarah Palin was granted a new defamation trial against the New York Times on Wednesday after a federal appeals court found “several major issues” tainted the first one in February 2022 – including jurors learning the judge had dismissed the case from breaking news alerts during their deliberations.
In a 56-page decision, the ...Read more
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Trump's Pennsylvania rally was 'target of opportunity' for gunman, FBI says
PITTSBURGH — Authorities believe former President Donald Trump’s rally in Butler last month presented a “target of opportunity” for Thomas Matthew Crooks, who FBI officials said searched online for campaign stops by both Trump and President Joe Biden.
“We saw through our analysis of his online searches a sustained, detailed effort to ...Read more
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FAA grounds Falcon 9 after fiery end to SpaceX booster; Polaris Dawn could face further delays
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Federal Aviation Administration grounded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday after an early morning launch ended with the fiery demise of its first-stage booster.
The move is likely to further delay billionaire Jared Isaacman’s planned return to space on the Polaris Dawn mission, which had its own launch called ...Read more
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CUNY deploys public safety personnel, announces discrimination survey on first day of classes
NEW YORK — The City University of New York is beefing up security and surveying students on discrimination across its 25 campuses, university officials announced on the first day of school for many of its colleges.
After a wave of pro-Palestinian protests last semester culminated in hundreds of arrests at City College, its Harlem campus, CUNY...Read more
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatens to call another special session on oil regulation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to call a special session this fall as lawmakers wobbled on a package of energy bills that he wants to pass this week before the Legislature adjourns for the year, according to sources involved in the negotiations at the Capitol.
The governor delivered the last-minute ultimatum in private ...Read more
Jury to start deliberating in trial of former Maryland teacher accused of sexual abuse
BALTIMORE — The federal trial of an ex-Gilman School teacher charged with sexually abusing a teenage boy concluded Wednesday afternoon after Christopher K. Bendann opted not to take the stand.
Bendann, 40, was fired in 2023 from the private all-boys school in North Baltimore’s Roland Park where he was a teacher and adviser after allegations...Read more
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DeSantis says Florida will go 'back to the drawing board' on state park plan
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis broke his days of silence Wednesday on the controversy that has erupted over his administration’s plans to build golf courses, pickleball courts, hotels and more on Florida state parks, saying the state will go “back to the drawing board” on the idea.
Since they were revealed last week, the Florida...Read more
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Supreme Court keeps on hold Biden's scaled-down plan to reduce student loan debt
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold a plan by President Joe Biden to reduce student loan monthly payments for millions of borrowers and cancel loans after they have been paid on for 20 years.
In a brief order with no dissents, the justices denied an emergency appeal from the administration and said it would wait for a ...Read more
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Jury reaches verdict in Robert Telles murder trial
LAS VEGAS —Jurors have reached a verdict Wednesday in the murder trial of former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, accused of killing Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German.
The panel of seven women and five men deliberated for four hours on Monday and about six hours on Tuesday. Telles’ trial stretched ...Read more
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Hurricane center tracks 2 systems in Atlantic with chance to develop
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is now tracking two Atlantic systems with a chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook Wednesday, the bigger threat to Florida remained what has become a tropical wave that has formed in the central tropical Atlantic.
“Some...Read more
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Jury finds Robert Telles guilty in murder of Las Vegas journalist Jeff German
LAS VEGAS — Robert Telles, the former elected Clark County public administrator, was found guilty Wednesday of murdering Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German.
The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for about 12 hours before reaching the verdict.
Jurors weighed eight days of testimony from dozens of witnesses,...Read more
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Police blocked journalists from getting close to Sacramento homeless sweep. Was it legal?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The city of Sacramento might have violated state law when it blocked journalists from entering the entire block where it was clearing a homeless camp Monday.
Unlike other times officers have cleared camps, when officers arrived Monday morning to shut down Camp Resolution in North Sacramento, it directed all media and ...Read more
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Orlando Proud Boy, husband of Orange County deputy sheriff pleads guilty for role in 2021 Capitol riot
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Proud Boy Arthur Jackman has pleaded guilty to his role in the 2021 attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building ahead of the certification of the 2020 election results.
Jackman, who is married to an Orange County deputy sheriff, admitted Wednesday in federal court to illegally entering the Capitol along with ...Read more
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Biden faces hurdles to match Trump on judicial appointments
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats will look to confirm more of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominations before the end of the year and the end of his term, but the lawmakers will have to navigate familiar political hurdles and a time crunch before the president’s term ends.
The Biden administration and Senate Democrats are running virtually...Read more
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19 children with minor injuries in Georgia school bus crash
ATLANTA — A school bus was involved in a crash Wednesday morning that left several children with minor injuries, officials said.
DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department got the call about the crash around 8:30 a.m. in the 4200 block of River Road, near County Line-Ellenwood Library, according to Capt. Jaeson Daniels. An oncoming vehicle was also...Read more
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Elected officials call for change over transporting, storing hazardous waste in Michigan
DETROIT — A host of politicians, including U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell and Rashida Tlaib, are vowing to pursue legislative change so that state officials and local communities are notified when hazardous waste is transported and stored in the state.
The demands were made during a Wayne County Commission committee meeting on Tuesday, one week ...Read more
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US-China meeting paves way for leader talks in 'near future'
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discussed setting up new talks between their presidents in meetings aimed at managing the two nations’ difficult relationship.
“The two sides discussed a new round of interaction between the two heads of state in the near future,” China’s Foreign Ministry ...Read more
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Minnesota, US are losing valuable wetlands at an increasing rate
Marshes were drained and replaced by shallow, lifeless ponds. Old floodplain forests were cut down with no plan for them to grow back. Swamps and bogs were permanently drowned by open water.
Minnesota and the Upper Midwest have been losing prime natural wetlands to development and logging that in many cases converts them to waters with few if ...Read more
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Third day of deliberations begin in Robert Telles murder trial
LAS VEGAS — A jury began a third day of deliberations on Wednesday morning in the murder trial of former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, accused of killing Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German.
The panel of seven women and five men deliberated for four hours on Monday and about six hours on Tuesday. ...Read more
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