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Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places

Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S.
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Israel uncovers major Hamas command center in Gaza City as cease-fire talks gain momentum

Israel uncovers major Hamas command center in Gaza City as cease-fire talks gain momentum

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Wednesday said it had uncovered a major Hamas command center in the heart of Gaza City, inflicting what it described as a serious blow to the Islamic militant group as pressure grows on Israel to scale back it
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Homeless people who died on US streets are increasingly remembered at winter solstice gatherings

Homeless people who died on US streets are increasingly remembered at winter solstice gatherings

PHOENIX (AP) — With his gap-tooth smile, hip-hop routines and volunteer work for a food charity, Roosevelt White III was well known in the downtown Phoenix tent city known as “The Zone.
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Boston mayor apologizes to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder that shone spotlight on racism

Boston mayor apologizes to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder that shone spotlight on racism

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology Wednesday to two Black men who were wrongly accused in a 1989 murder of a white woman, a case that coarsened divisions in a city long split along racial lines and renewed suspicion and an
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News helicopter crashes in New Jersey, killing pilot and photographer, TV station says

News helicopter crashes in New Jersey, killing pilot and photographer, TV station says

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A news helicopter has crashed in New Jersey, killing both the pilot and photographer on board, the television station said.
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Colorado Supreme Court, in landmark ruling, bans Trump from state’s ballot under insurrection clause

Colorado Supreme Court, in landmark ruling, bans Trump from state’s ballot under insurrection clause

DENVER (AP) — A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S.
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Drought-prone California OKs new rules for turning wastewater directly into drinking water

Drought-prone California OKs new rules for turning wastewater directly into drinking water

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink in Ontario, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the Central Valley. And — coming soon — kitchen faucets.
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Groups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally

Groups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Civil rights organizations on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging a new Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and permit local judges to order them to leave the country.
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An earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 126 people in nation's deadliest quake in 9 years

An earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 126 people in nation's deadliest quake in 9 years

BEIJING (AP) — A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China , authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing 126 people in the nation’s deadliest quak
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Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea

Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The U.S.
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