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San Francisco DA releases video of Walgreens security guard fatally shooting alleged shoplifter

San Francisco DA releases video of Walgreens security guard fatally shooting alleged shoplifter

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco's district attorney Monday released surveillance video showing the fatal shooting of a suspected shoplifter by an on-duty Walgreens security guard, along with other footage and documents that she said support her de
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Why a drug decriminalization crisis looms for Washington state lawmakers

Why a drug decriminalization crisis looms for Washington state lawmakers

SEATTLE (AP) — After voting down a bill last month to keep drug possession illegal and boost services for people struggling with addiction, Washington lawmakers are entering a special legislative session to find a compromise before a temporary law ke
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Georgia prosecutor fights back against Trump attempt to remove her from election probe

Georgia prosecutor fights back against Trump attempt to remove her from election probe

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor who's investigating whether Donald Trump and his allies broke any laws as they tried to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state fought back Monday against the former president's attempt to remove her from th
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Groups demand officials share information on Texas mall gunman's motives

Groups demand officials share information on Texas mall gunman's motives

DALLAS (AP) — Members of several Texas groups representing people of color on Monday demanded that authorities quickly acknowledge whether they believe the neo-Nazi who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall over a week ago was racially motivated
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Man in custody after baseball bat attack hurts 2, including intern, at congressman's Virginia office

Man in custody after baseball bat attack hurts 2, including intern, at congressman's Virginia office

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A man with a metal baseball bat walked into the northern Virginia office of U.S. Rep.
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Report on FBI's Trump-Russia investigation: Some problems but not the 'crime of the century'

Report on FBI's Trump-Russia investigation: Some problems but not the 'crime of the century'

WASHINGTON (AP) — An investigation into the origins of the FBI's probe into ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign has finally been concluded, with the prosecutor leading the inquiry submitting a much-awaited report that fo
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Washington lawmakers reach deal on drug policy, avoid automatic decriminalization

Washington lawmakers reach deal on drug policy, avoid automatic decriminalization

SEATTLE (AP) — Democratic and Republican leaders in the Washington Statehouse reached a tentative deal on a major new drug policy Monday, one that would avoid making the state the second to decriminalize the possession of controlled substances.
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Global, economic security top priorities as Trudeau heads to South Korea, G7 summit

Global, economic security top priorities as Trudeau heads to South Korea, G7 summit

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left Monday evening for a weeklong trip to Asia, where he will make his first official visit to South Korea and attend the G7 leaders' summit in Japan.
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Woman sues Rudy Giuliani, saying he coerced her into sex, owes her $2 million in unpaid wages

Woman sues Rudy Giuliani, saying he coerced her into sex, owes her $2 million in unpaid wages

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says she worked as an off-the-books employee for Rudy Giuliani during his stint as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer alleges in court papers that the former New York City mayor coerced her into sex and owes her nearly $2 mill
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Trudeau meets with military personnel helping with Alberta wildfires

Trudeau meets with military personnel helping with Alberta wildfires

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stopped in Edmonton on Monday to meet with military personnel who are helping fight wildfires in Alberta as provincial officials said the hot, windy and dry conditions in the forecast are creating a "perfect storm.
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