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Emma Burrows and Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press

Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era

With nearly all the precincts counted Monday, election officials said Putin had secured a record number of votes.
14 hours ago
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Judge appoints special master to oversee California federal women’s prison after rampant abuse

A judge on Friday appointed a special master to oversee a troubled federal women’s prison in California known for rampant sexual abuse.
3 days ago
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Prosecutor leaves Georgia election case against Trump after relationship with district attorney

A prosecutor who had a relationship with an attorney formally withdrew Friday from the Georgia election interference case against Trump.
3 days ago
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Washington State Bar Association OKs far lower caseloads for public defenders

The Bar approved the limits in an effort to stop the lawyers from quitting and to make sure they have enough time to represent each client.
5 days ago
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The MyNorthwest staff with wire reports

Washington pushes Trump over the top in GOP delegate count after presidential primary

After Tuesday's presidential primary, Washington, unofficially, put Donald Trump over the top to secure the Republican nomination again.
6 days ago
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Biden, Trump win Washington presidential primaries, clinch parties’ nominations

Biden overcame concerns about his leadership as the presidential contest shifts to a general election rematch that many voters do not want.
6 days ago
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Jake Coyle, The Associated Press

‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war

In what was seen as the night’s most nail-biting category, Stone won over Lily Gladstone of “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
8 days ago
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DOJ opens criminal investigation into Alaska Airlines 737 plane blowout, report says

The DOJ has launched a criminal investigation into the Boeing jetliner blowout that left a gaping hole on an Alaska Airlines plane.
8 days ago
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Associated Press

Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters

President Joe Biden turned his State of the Union speech Thursday into an animated argument for a second term as he laced into Donald Trump.
11 days ago
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Freida Frisaro and David Fischer, The Associated Press

Tokitae’s former home in Miami will soon leave its premises

The Miami Seaquarium, once home to Lolita, the beloved Orca that died last year, is being evicted from the waterfront property.
11 days ago
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Associated Press

Alabama governor signs bill protecting IVF providers from legal liability

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers from potential legal liability.
12 days ago
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Associated Press

Jury convicts armorer of involuntary manslaughter in Alec Baldwin shooting

A jury convicted Hannah Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin.
12 days ago
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David Koenig, The Associated Press

Boeing hasn’t turned over records about work on the panel that blew off a jetliner, US official says

Boeing has refused to tell investigators who worked on the door plug that later blew off a jetliner during flight in January.
12 days ago
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Nikki Haley to suspend her campaign; Donald Trump becomes last major GOP candidate

Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign after being defeated across the U.S. on Super Tuesday, The Associated Press reports.
13 days ago
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Biden and Trump are dominating Super Tuesday races and moving closer to a November rematch

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump began racking up early wins as states across the country held Super Tuesday elections.
13 days ago
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Mark Sherman, The Associated Press

Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack

The outcome ends efforts in Colorado, Illinois, Maine and elsewhere to kick Trump, the front-runner for his party’s nomination, off the ballot.
14 days ago
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Associated Press

Nikki Haley wins her first Republican primary

Nikki Haley's victory Sunday, temporarily, halts Donald Trump’s sweep of the GOP contests. Though, that will likely change on Super Tuesday.
15 days ago
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Associated Press

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark breaks Maravich’s NCAA Division I scoring record

Caitlin Clark broke the late Pete Maravich's 54-year-old record when she made two free throws during the Hawkeyes' game against Ohio State.
15 days ago
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A massive blizzard howls in the Sierra Nevada. High winds and heavy snow close roads and ski resorts

A powerful blizzard that a meteorologist termed “as bad as it gets” howled in the Sierra Nevada mountains
16 days ago
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Associated Press

Boeing says it’s in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, key supplier on troubled 737 Max

Boeing said Friday that it is in preliminary talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, which builds fuselages for Boeing 737 Max jetliners.
17 days ago
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Mike Stobbs, The Associated Press

U.S. health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19

Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday.
17 days ago
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Associated Press

Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump can be prosecuted for election interference

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the former president can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election.
19 days ago
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Michael Tackett, The Associated Press

McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November

McConnell said he plans to serve out his Senate term, which ends in January 2027, “albeit from a different seat in the chamber.”
19 days ago
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Trump, Biden won Michigan: but ‘uncommitted’ votes stick out

Early results from Michigan highlighted some of the two candidates' biggest political vulnerabilities ahead of the November general election.
20 days ago