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Fierce storm in southern Brazil kills at least 21 people and displaces more than 1,600

Fierce storm in southern Brazil kills at least 21 people and displaces more than 1,600

SAO PAULO (AP) — At least 21 people died in southern Brazil due to a fierce storm that caused floods in several cities, authorities said Tuesday. Rio Grande do Sul Gov. Eduardo Leite said the death toll is the state's highest due to a climate event.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton pleads not guilty at impeachment trial then leaves as arguments get underway

Texas AG Ken Paxton pleads not guilty at impeachment trial then leaves as arguments get underway

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pleaded not guilty Tuesday at the outset of his impeachment trial in the state Senate but then left early, as Republicans confronted whether to oust one of President Donald Trump's biggest defend
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Georgia can resume enforcing ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender youth, judge says

Georgia can resume enforcing ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender youth, judge says

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia can resume enforcing a ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender people under 18, a judge ruled Tuesday, putting her previous order blocking the ban on hold after a federal appeals court allowed Alabama to enforce a si
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Tropical Storm Lee forms in Atlantic, forecast to become major hurricane heading tothe Caribbean.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Lee formed Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean and was forecast to become a major hurricane as it approaches the Caribbean, forecasters said.
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61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to 'Stop Cop City' movement

61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to 'Stop Cop City' movement

ATLANTA (AP) — Sixty-one people have been indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges following a long-running state investigation into protests against a proposed police and firefighter training facility in the Atlanta area that critics call “Cop Ci
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GOP Sen. McConnell's health episodes show no evidence of strokes or seizures, Capitol physician says

GOP Sen. McConnell's health episodes show no evidence of strokes or seizures, Capitol physician says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s health episodes show “no evidence” of being a stroke or seizure disorder, the Capitol physician said in a letter on Tuesday, offering little further explanation for the apparent freeze-ups
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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw resigns after turbulent three years at the helm

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw resigns after turbulent three years at the helm

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw will step down this month, the mayor said Tuesday, ending a turbulent three years at the helm of one of the country's largest police forces that spanned the pandemic lockdowns and B
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Judges reject Alabama’s congressional lines, will draw new districts to increase Black voting power

Judges reject Alabama’s congressional lines, will draw new districts to increase Black voting power

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First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19; President Biden tests negative for virus

First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19; President Biden tests negative for virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Monday but is experiencing only mild symptoms currently, her spokeswoman said.
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Fish with a funny float gets a CT scan at the Denver Zoo

Fish with a funny float gets a CT scan at the Denver Zoo

DENVER (AP) — A fancy-looking French angelfish that was found one day with a funny float has its buoyancy back after taking some time out of its tropical trappings to get a CT scan at the Denver Zoo.
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