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Ethiopian federal forces retake Mekelle airport from Tigrayan fighters, residents sayBy AMIR AMAN KIYARO and KHALED KAZZIHA NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopian federal forces have retaken the airport in Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region, according to people in the city who spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday, reversing a takeover by Tigrayan fighters that prompted the suspension of commercial flights last […]

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Security tigray conflict escalation

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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Justice tennessee execution failure

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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Education kratom deaths investigation

Judge keeps Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in custody for alleged assaultGarces Perez is charged with one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

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Government ice shooting incident

Senate reaches deal on bill to speed approvals of new energy projectsSenators from both parties are saying they have reached a bipartisan deal on legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects that now face yearslong delays as lawmakers seek to meet growing demand for electricity and other forms of energy.

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Economy energy permitting bill deal

No criminal wrongdoing in Fed building renovation but it was mismanagedThe Federal Reserve’s internal watchdog said Wednesday that the agency has broadly mismanaged an expansive building renovation project but did not find any criminal violations, as alleged by Trump administration prosecutors.

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Economy fed building renovation probe

Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike for murder committed at 18Tennessee's execution of Christa Gail Pike has been halted just an hour before it was set to begin. A federal appeals court wants to review whether her claims of childhood abuse were fully considered at sentencing.

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Justice tennessee execution stay

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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Government protect college sports act passage

Trump’s shift from 'Housing First' is causing upheaval for homelessness programs and many they serveThe Trump administration is shifting federal policy and dollars away from the “Housing First” approach that has been at the heart of federal homelessness policy. It's causing upheaval among homelessness organizations nationwide.

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Build housing first policy shift

Watchdog says Trump can’t cancel more than $800M in spending approved by CongressThe GAO says the maneuver known as a “pocket rescission” is illegal.

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Economy fiscal year budget dispute

New CA law bans officers from using electric shock glovesCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law banning local, state and federal officers like ICE from using gloves that deliver electric shocks.

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Government Gavin Newsom california shock glove ban

Homeland Security defends officers in immigrant's fatal car crashThe federal government is defending its officers after a fatal crash last weekend involving an immigrant in western Michigan. The Department of Homeland Security is trying to counter any claim that officers were chasing the vehicle when Mario Coronado Juarez died Sunday in Grand Rapids.

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Security immigrant fatal car crash

Billionaire's contributions make Epstein a focus of Ohio's Senate raceConvicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's relationship to the rich and powerful has surfaced in congressional contests across the country.

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Government ohio senate race

US Supreme Court won’t intervene in custody dispute between California couple and surrogateJustice Elena Kagan denied the request from McKenna West, who was seeking conservatorship over a baby boy she gave birth to in Dallas.

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Justice Elena Kagan surrogacy custody dispute

Man shot by ICE in Texas is back in detention after leaving hospital, attorney saysWilber Rafael Garces Perez was being held Tuesday at a federal center in South Texas.

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Justice ice shooting incident

A third Supreme Court showdown looms over Missouri’s congressional mapThe fight over Missouri’s congressional map appears likely to head to the U.S. Supreme Court for a third time in three weeks. Some federal judges say a new map favored by President Donald Trump should be used in the November elections.

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Government missouri redistricting dispute

Man shot by ICE is detained in Texas with a bullet still in his backA Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas is being held at a detention center after being released from a hospital with a bullet still lodged in his back.

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Justice ice shooting incident

Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnoutBy MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) — Several of the nation’s largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks just as voting is getting underway in an election that will determine control of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. The shortfalls are…

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Government midterm election funding

Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar programA federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans.

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Economy epa solar program ruling

Housing regulations to blame for high costs, developers sayDevelopers say that having to navigate the “complex web” of federal, state and local regulations contributes to the rising cost of housing.

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Build maryland housing regulation hearing