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Michael Bell executed in 1993 Jacksonville murders

RAIFORD, Fla. – Florida matched a modern-era record for executions in a year when Michael Bell was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday ...

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Cuban minister faces backlash for saying there are no beggars in Cuba

HAVANA – A Cuban minister sparked criticism Tuesday, including from the president, after saying that there are no beggars in Cuba, only people disguised ...

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Expansion WNBA team brings back the original Portland Fire name

PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon’s WNBA team stepped back in time for its new name, reintroducing the Portland Fire. The expansion franchise, which begins play ...

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Trump administration fires 17 immigration court judges across ten states, union says

WASHINGTON – Seventeen immigration court judges have been fired in recent days, according to the union that represents them, as the Trump administration pushes ...

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UN rapporteur calls for global action to stop ‘genocide’ in Gaza

BOGOTA – The United Nations’ special rapporteur for Gaza and the West Bank said Tuesday that it’s time for nations around the world to ...

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Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding

OMAHA, Neb. – Dozens of Native American radio stations across the country vital to tribal communities will be at risk of going off the ...

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NBA will take a harder look at expansion, Commissioner Adam Silver says

LAS VEGAS – The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion. Saying owners have a “curiosity” about the ...

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Some Australian dolphins use sponges to hunt fish, but it’s harder than it looks

WASHINGTON – Some dolphins in Australia have a special technique to flush fish from the seafloor. They hunt with a sponge on their beak, ...

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Vance heads to Pennsylvania to launch the White House’s first major push to sell Trump’s big bill

Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday will head to the swing political turf of northeastern Pennsylvania to begin selling President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy ...

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How Trump could use a building renovation to oust the Fed chair

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing ...

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