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Online forum controlled by Nevada GOP House candidate contains slurs and Nazi talk, AP review findsBy WISDOM HOWELL and BRIAN SLODYSKO WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before running for Congress, Marty O’Donnell was an award-winning music composer for the popular “Halo” video game franchise. His work drew legions of fans to an online forum, which the Nevada Republican has tried to turn into a galvanizing force as he tries to unseat […]

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Moore backs tying Maryland drug costs to Medicare pricesGov. Wes Moore backs a 2027 bill letting Maryland's drug affordability board match Medicare-negotiated prices, skipping long cost reviews.

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Gang rape allegation at Cornell highlights how Title IX guides casesCornell University’s handling of an alleged fraternity house gang rape is raising questions about how a decades-old federal civil rights law shapes colleges’ treatment of campus sexual assault.

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Americans with disabilities worry about proposed health survey changesThe federal government plans to dramatically shrink the size of its National Health Interview Survey, sparking concerns about underestimating disability rates.

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Fixer in lucrative NCAA basketball betting scheme sentenced to 6 years in prisonBy SAFIYAH RIDDLE A man charged with rigging college basketball games as part of an elaborate point-fixing scheme that raked in millions was sentenced to six years in federal prison, prosecutors in Pennsylvania announced on Tuesday. It was the first penalty handed down as part of an investigation that revealed a sprawling network of professional […]

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Ohio governor signs order letting state’s colleges allow 2022 athletes a 5th year of eligibilityBy EDDIE PELLS The attorney representing athletes in a key case regarding the NCAA’s new five-year eligibility rule took a series of questions Tuesday from federal judges who sounded skeptical about the players’ ability to pinpoint the depth of the economic harm they have suffered from the change. A lower-court judge in the case, Wisne […]

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AI data centers come for federal land, roil the Nevada governor's raceRepublican Gov. Joe Lombardo is fighting Democratic challenger Aaron Ford, Nevada's attorney general in a battle over data centers.

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Six senators call for Trump administration to ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel planBy KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of six senators on Sunday called for President Donald Trump’s administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices. Trump shocked lawmakers when he announced on social media Friday that he struck […]

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Trump’s Medicaid cuts strip refugees and other legal immigrants of their health coverageBy MIKELLA SCHUETTLER and FATIMA HUSSEIN New restrictions have stripped Medicaid coverage from certain legal immigrants, including refugees and victims of human trafficking, as part of broader federal changes to the health insurance program that are expected to force millions off their coverage. The change effective Oct. 1 cut from Medicaid what is…

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More money hasn't fixed Maryland's schools. Here's what could help.Opinion:The Blueprint poured billions into public schools, but too many Maryland kids still struggle. Retired educators working as tutors and a federal tax credit could make a difference now.

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FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midtermsThe Federal Communications Commission considers a request to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with AI-generated voices.

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American conspired with Canadian school shooter before attack: officialsFederal authorities have arrested and charged a 30-year-old man from Washington state in connection with a February school shooting in British Columbia.

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ABC, Trump FCC battle in federal court over free speech, jurisdictionA lawyer for ABC has asked a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from conducting an unusual, early review of its broadcast licenses, likening it to a looming execution by guillotine.

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Arkansas campaign ad sparks conservative backlashA new video from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was standard issue Republican messaging for promoting her state’s stricter rules for people on Medicaid.

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Appeals court weighs judge's authority to restore Trump cuts to HarvardA federal appeals court has heard arguments over whether a judge had the authority to restore billions of dollars in funding that the Trump administration cut from Harvard University.

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Trump names Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task forcePresident Donald Trump has tapped his director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, to lead a new government task force on AI.

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Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa PikeBy ED WHITE The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first major shake-up since the stunning failed execution of Christa Pike landed her on a ventilator at a hospital. Frank Strada, commissioner of the Department of Correction, will step down this month, Lee said. Strada said in a […]

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Prosecutors probing deaths charge shop clerk, son with selling kratomFederal prosecutors in Mississippi say they have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities believe is linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student.

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Maryland must act to protect us from AI | GUEST COMMENTARYOpinion: Gov. Wes Moore has unveiled a timely AI framework targeting predatory chatbots, workplace surveillance and discriminatory algorithms, writes Matt Post.

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How a bill intended to rein in NIL and ‘protect’ college sports could also save the US Olympic teamBy EDDIE PELLS COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The bill that passed the Senate this week is called the Protect College Sports Act. If it becomes a law, one of the most important outcomes could be its ability to save Olympic sports in the United States. A sometimes-overlooked element of the bill designed to regulate […]

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