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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A new California law will ban watering decorative grass, even in non-drought years, starting Jan. 1Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the new state law in 2023 as California was emerging from a harsh three-year drought. Starting on Jan. 1, it will be illegal for local and regional government agencies across the state — including schools, cities, counties, courthouses, fire stations and libraries — to irrigate decorative grass with potable water whether or not…

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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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Bill Gates pushes for 'smart use' of AI as foundation builds language dataThe Gates Foundation is convening Anthropic, Google, OpenAI Foundation and dozens of other organizations to help make AI more accessible in underrepresented languages.

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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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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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US Customs and Border agent convicted of raping, robbing sex workers in Chicago-area hotel roomsA federal jury on Thursday convicted U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent Luis Uribe on all counts alleging he used his gun and badge to rape and rob Chinese sex workers in Chicago-area hotel rooms in 2022.

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Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar faces sentencingThe man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall meeting is expected to be sentenced.

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House passes bill aimed at addressing impact of data centers on energy costsThe bill passed by a vote of 417-3.

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