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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S.
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As South Carolina governor signs new law, abortion restrictions strain providers in US South

As South Carolina governor signs new law, abortion restrictions strain providers in US South

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A wave of newly approved abortion restrictions in the Southeastern United States has sent providers scrambling to reconfigure their services for a region with already severely limited access.
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Chirping sounds lead airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs

Chirping sounds lead airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs

LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (AP) — The 24 bright green baby parrots began chirping and bobbing their heads the second anyone neared the large cages that have been their homes since hatching in March.
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Tkachuk sends Panthers to Stanley Cup Final, after topping Hurricanes 4-3 for sweep

Tkachuk sends Panthers to Stanley Cup Final, after topping Hurricanes 4-3 for sweep

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk delivered for Florida, again. Sergei Bobrovsky denied Carolina, again. The wait is over: After 27 years, the Florida Panthers — a hockey punchline no more — are again going to play for the game’s grandest prize.
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Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes in Caribbean just off border between Panama and Colombia

PANAMA CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck Wednesday night in the Caribbean Sea just off the Panama-Colombia border, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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DeSantis launches GOP presidential campaign in Twitter announcement plagued by glitches

DeSantis launches GOP presidential campaign in Twitter announcement plagued by glitches

MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov.
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Typhoon Mawar flips cars, cuts power on Guam as scope of damage emerges in US Pacific territory

Typhoon Mawar flips cars, cuts power on Guam as scope of damage emerges in US Pacific territory

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Powerful Typhoon Mawar smashed the U.S.
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Biden picks history-making Air Force fighter pilot to serve as next Joint Chiefs chairman

Biden picks history-making Air Force fighter pilot to serve as next Joint Chiefs chairman

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that he is tapping a history-making Air Force fighter pilot with years of experience in shaping U.S.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton likely broke laws, Republican investigation finds

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton likely broke laws, Republican investigation finds

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Republican-led investigation on Wednesday accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office — including felonies — during an extraordinary public airing of scandal and alleged lawbreaking that pl
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Man shooting air rifle near Utah day care is person of interest for wounding toddler

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A man shooting birds in suburban Utah with a .22-caliber air rifle is a person of interest for wounding a toddler in the head outside a day care center this week, authorities said Wednesday.
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