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Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

ATLANTA (AP) — Young Jimmy Carter and his friends were walking across a pasture after a day’s farm labor during the Great Depression. As they came to a gate, his companions stood aside and let Carter enter first.
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Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments in watchdog group's records dispute with state attorney general

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a long-running public records case pitting the state’s top law enforcement officer against a national watchdog group that is digging into his ties with the Republican Atto
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Blinken says Trump's push for US to take control of Greenland is 'not going to happen'

Blinken says Trump's push for US to take control of Greenland is 'not going to happen'

PARIS (AP) — Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is advising the world “not to waste a lot of time” on what President-elect Donald Trump has been saying about Greenland.
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Saskatchewan town sees flurry of construction with $30K housing cheque program

Saskatchewan town sees flurry of construction with $30K housing cheque program

MOOSOMIN, Sask. — An official with a town in southeastern Saskatchewan says its plan to offer $30,000 cheques to anyone building homes in the community is paying off.
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Feds' suit claims Pennsylvania city's 'at-large' election system is biased against Hispanic voters

Feds' suit claims Pennsylvania city's 'at-large' election system is biased against Hispanic voters

The U.S.
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Kansas' top elections official is running for governor after pushing back on conspiracy theories

Kansas' top elections official is running for governor after pushing back on conspiracy theories

TOPEKA, Kan.
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Biden casts doubt on his fitness to serve another four years days before term ends

Biden casts doubt on his fitness to serve another four years days before term ends

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden , in a new interview days before he leaves office, cast doubt on his fitness to serve another four years even as he maintained that he could have won election to a second term.
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Ex-police officer and Proud Boys member gets 14 months in prison for joining Capitol attack

Ex-police officer and Proud Boys member gets 14 months in prison for joining Capitol attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol with fellow members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 months in prison for joining the Jan.
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Blinken says Trump's push for US to take control of Greenland is 'not going to happen'

Blinken says Trump's push for US to take control of Greenland is 'not going to happen'

PARIS (AP) — Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is advising the world “not to waste a lot of time” on what President-elect Donald Trump has been saying about Greenland.
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Biden casts doubt on his fitness to serve another four years days before term ends

Biden casts doubt on his fitness to serve another four years days before term ends

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden , in a new interview days before he leaves office, cast doubt on his fitness to serve another four years even as he maintained that he could have won election to a second term.
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