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Mississippi must move quickly on a court-ordered redistricting, say voting rights attorneys

Mississippi must move quickly on a court-ordered redistricting, say voting rights attorneys

JACKSON, Miss.
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Judge in Coutts murder-conspiracy trial warns jury about defence statement

Judge in Coutts murder-conspiracy trial warns jury about defence statement

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The judge in the trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., has cautioned the jury about an opening statement by a defence lawyer.
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A US judge is reining in the use of strip searches amid a police scandal in Louisiana's capital city

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The use of strip searches by police in Louisiana's capital city was reined in Friday by a federal judge who said the policy under which Baton Rouge officers perform such searches on people who haven't been arrested is “unconstituti
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Federal Tory leader blasts Montreal mayor's approach to addictions, homelessness

Federal Tory leader blasts Montreal mayor's approach to addictions, homelessness

MONTREAL — Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is attacking the Montreal mayor's approach to severe drug addiction and homelessness, accusing her of telling Montrealers to learn to live with "chaos.
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The Democratic Party crisis after Biden's debate spirals with no clear ending

The Democratic Party crisis after Biden's debate spirals with no clear ending

NEW YORK (AP) — For more than two weeks now, the Democratic Party has been mired in crisis.
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Pelosi and Democratic leaders try to guide their party through Biden uproar

Pelosi and Democratic leaders try to guide their party through Biden uproar

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi’s phone lit up the night of President Joe Biden’s debate performance with a question that has yet to be fully resolved: Now what? Calls kept coming the morning after Biden's agonizing face-off against Republican Donald
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Conservatives would scale back supervised drug consumption sites, Poilievre says

Conservatives would scale back supervised drug consumption sites, Poilievre says

OTTAWA — Supervised consumption sites are just "drug dens" that a future Conservative government would seek to close and not provide with "a single taxpayer dollar," Pierre Poilievre said Friday.
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Democrats weigh Biden's impact on House races as Republicans grow confident of holding majority

Democrats weigh Biden's impact on House races as Republicans grow confident of holding majority

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries provided a succinct answer this week when asked if President Joe Biden was a liability for the most vulnerable House Democrats seeking reelection — “No.
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Late-night comics have long been relentless in skewering Donald Trump. Now it's Joe Biden's turn

Late-night comics have long been relentless in skewering Donald Trump. Now it's Joe Biden's turn

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert took a slug from his drink glass before his first monologue after President Joe Biden's disastrous performance during his debate with Donald Trump. This was going to be hard.
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Jury ends first day of deliberations in US Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial without a verdict

Jury ends first day of deliberations in US Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial without a verdict

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City jury finished its first three hours of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen.
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