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A Texas woman convicted of killing pro cyclist 'Mo' Wilson is sentenced to 90 years in prison

A Texas woman convicted of killing pro cyclist 'Mo' Wilson is sentenced to 90 years in prison

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Friday sentenced a woman to 90 years in prison for the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson in a case that sent investigators on a 43-day international search for the kill
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Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says

Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says

PLAINS, Ga. — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia, the Carter Center announced Friday. The center said the 96-year-old is at home with former President Jimmy Carter, now 99.
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Ruling by Senegal's highest court blocks jailed opposition leader Sonko from running for president

Ruling by Senegal's highest court blocks jailed opposition leader Sonko from running for president

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's highest court on Friday effectively barred detained opposition leader Ousmane Sonko from running for president early next year by overturning a decision that would have reinstated him to the West African country's vote
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Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ 'movement' extremist

Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ 'movement' extremist

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The Russian Justice Ministry on Friday said it has filed a lawsuit with the nation's Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ+ “international public movement” as extremist, the latest crippling blow against the already beleaguered LG
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Judge: North Dakota's redistricting violates federal law for Native American voters

Judge: North Dakota's redistricting violates federal law for Native American voters

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that North Dakota's Legislature violated the Voting Rights Act in how lawmakers reapportioned legislative districts comprising two tribal nations. U.S.
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British writer A.S. Byatt, author of the novel 'Possession,' dies at 87

British writer A.S. Byatt, author of the novel 'Possession,' dies at 87

LONDON (AP) — Author A.S. Byatt, whose books include the Booker Prize-winning novel “Possession,” has died at the age of 87. Byatt’s publisher, Chatto & Windus, said Friday that the author died “peacefully at home surrounded by close family.
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Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown, pushing budget fight into new year

Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown, pushing budget fight into new year

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine a
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Los Angeles freeway closed after fire will reopen by Tuesday, ahead of schedule, governor says

Los Angeles freeway closed after fire will reopen by Tuesday, ahead of schedule, governor says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Repairs to an elevated Los Angeles freeway closed because of an arson fire are moving faster than expected and lanes are scheduled to reopen by next Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday.
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Texas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store

Texas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man convicted of abducting and strangling a 5-year-old girl who was taken from a Walmart store while her family was doing their Christmas shopping in 2001 was executed Thursday evening.
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Backpage founder convicted of 1 count of money laundering. Arizona jury deadlocks on 84 other counts

Backpage founder convicted of 1 count of money laundering. Arizona jury deadlocks on 84 other counts

PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another.
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