By SOPHIE BATES JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More than 60 years after a white supremacist assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, his daughter still sees the same strain of political violence at work in American society. Related Articles Here’s how millions of people could lose health insurance if Trump’s tax bill becomes law Trump keeps…
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NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial convicted him of a prostitution-related crime but cleared him of sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Here’s what we know about the potential sentence: Related Articles After Diddy’s conviction, here’s where his business ventures stand The US plans to begin breeding billions…
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By JOHN HANNA TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the government’s plans for protecting the U.S. from…
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A once-popular YouTuber caught in a crackdown on illegal street racing in the Irvine area has pleaded guilty and sentenced to six months in jail but may serve the time under electronic confinement, according to court records. Rushdan Mohammad Abdallah, 30, pleaded guilty on Friday, June 27, to six counts of conspiracy and a count…
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been acquitted of the most serious charges in his federal sex trafficking trial, but that doesn’t mean the once-celebrated music mogul will see his business empire restored. Combs, 55, who is one of the most influential figures in hip-hop history, was…
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By PAUL WISEMAN and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam Wednesday that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free. Vietnamese exports to the United States, by contrast, would face a 20% levy. Related Articles Here’s how millions of people could lose health insurance if Trump’s…
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Rep. Derek Tran was picked to co-lead congressional Democrats’ National Security Task Force, a personal assignment for the Army veteran. Tran said he plans to use his new leadership position on the task force — which is meant to “engage experts and convince members to reassert America’s role as the leader of the free world,”…
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When Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill married in 2003, you might be forgiven for thinking that a song, an album or a show might follow. After all, Peterson cofounded the Bangles in 1981 with her sister Debbi Peterson, Susanna Hoffs, and bass player Annette Zilinskas (who would be replaced by Michael Steele). And from the…
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Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 200,000 vehicles because a software defect can cause the rearview camera to fail, increasing the risk of a crash and injury. Related Articles Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs acquitted of most serious charges, convicted of a prostitution-related offense US stocks drift ahead of Thursday’s jobs report as Tesla rises Explosion…
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When it comes to Californians’ right to fairly access our justice system, few things are more maddening than learning that artificial impediments such as limits to government’s ability to use technology often deprive us of that right. And when you hear that public employee unions’ big-money contributions to sitting legislators in order to protect their…
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