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Father gets 13 years for shooting youth football coach over son’s playing time

Father gets 13 years for shooting youth football coach over son’s playing time

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A father in Missouri was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Thursday for shooting and wounding a St. Louis youth football coach over his son’s playing time while 9- and 10-year-olds practiced nearby.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out.
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Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, citing storms, delays

Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, citing storms, delays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays withdrew Thursday from a $1.3 billion project to construct a new ballpark adjacent to Tropicana Field, citing a hurricane and delays that likely drove up the proposal's cost.
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Judge orders Trump to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies

Judge orders Trump to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco ordered President Donald Trump's administration to rehire thousands if not tens of thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies, blasting their tactics Thursda
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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice, calls himself a 'proud patriot'

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice, calls himself a 'proud patriot'

BEDFORD, Mass.
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Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director

Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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US envoy visits Moscow for ceasefire talks that a Russian official says would help Ukraine

US envoy visits Moscow for ceasefire talks that a Russian official says would help Ukraine

An envoy of U.S.
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Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges

Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill between two allies, a representative for the detainees
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Congo and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on Tuesday, mediator Angola says

Congo and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on Tuesday, mediator Angola says

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The government of Congo will hold peace talks next week in Angola with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that has captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east, mediator Angola announced Wednesday.
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Columbia grad student's detention will stretch on as lawyers spar over Trump's plan to deport him

Columbia grad student's detention will stretch on as lawyers spar over Trump's plan to deport him

NEW YORK (AP) — Mahmoud Khalil will remain detained in Louisiana until at least next week following an initial court hearing in New York on Wednesday over the Trump administration’s plans to deport the Columbia University graduate student for his rol
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