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Dozens of Texas Democrats left the state to protest a redistricting map, facing potentially steep consequences. Lawmaker walkouts have had mixed success in the past — so what is there to gain?
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Investigators said warden Andrew Ciolli should have stopped abuse of prisoners. He faced disciplinary action. Now he's the director of a federal center that teaches others how to run prisons. -
A bear attack was initially suspected in Dustin Kjersem’s death. But police now say he was killed by a man he had just met — and that a beer can offered by Kjersem provided critical DNA evidence. -
Many Muslim and Arab American voters are leaning toward third-party candidates or not voting, feeling neither main candidate values their families' lives. Others are choosing between Harris and Trump. -
Boeing’s machinists union leaders are endorsing the company’s latest contract offer, setting the stage for a vote on Monday that could end the seven-week strike. -
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Donald Trump says he would use local law enforcement to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. But this tactic is unpopular with many sheriffs in border counties. -
Boeing overcharged the Air Force nearly $1 million for spare parts on C-17 cargo planes, including an 8,000% markup for simple lavatory soap dispensers, according to the Pentagon's inspector general. -
Since 2020, voters in Nevada who aren't registered with a party have become the largest voting group in the state. That means it's hard to predict how they'll vote so campaigns are courting them. -
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The 50-year-old had been reported overdue from a deer hunting trip. At least 30,000 brown bears are estimated to be in Alaska and mainly live along the southern coast.
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