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Rain clears but flood risk remains high after destructive storms swamp normally arid US Southwest

The skies were clearing, but the risk of flooding remained over parts of the U.S. Southwest after powerful downpours sent massive amounts of water surging over the usually dry landscape, forcing ...
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Parts of a Learjet may have broken off midair before Florida crash that killed 9, investigators say

A business jet that crashed in Florida and killed all nine people aboard, including a family with two young children, likely started breaking apart before it slammed ...
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El-Sayed, Michigan Democrats push to galvanize voters after stunning Senate race defection

Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and fellow Michigan Democrats scrambled on Monday to refocus attention on turning out voters for Election Day after his former primary rival ...
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Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General’s Office

The parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a police officer in Mississippi led a protest Monday at the office of the state’s attorney general, who ruled ...
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A referendum on Trump, election monitors and a Democratic shift: What to watch on Election Day

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has repeatedly encouraged voters to pretend he’s on the ballot this Election Day. He’s not, of course. But there is reason to believe that Tuesday’s midterms, ...
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After Election Day, Trump stares down the specter of Democratic probes and the race to succeed him

WASHINGTON (AP) — For Donald Trump, Tuesday’s elections will chart the course for the final two years of his presidency. If his party loses control of Congress in the midterm elections, the rest of ...
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Election Day arrives after a surge in early voting, with observers keeping close watch at the polls

WASHINGTON (AP) — The final day of voting in this year’s midterm elections arrives Tuesday against a backdrop of uncertainty after a year in which President Donald Trump has tried to interfere in how ...
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Trump’s agenda meets the ballot box as states vote on abortion, redistricting and voter ID mandates

WASHINGTON (AP) — A battle over abortion rights is playing out in several states Tuesday as voters decide 145 proposed laws and constitutional amendments, including some that could affect voting for ...
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Lindsay Clancy returns to court in a bid to dismiss charges she killed her three young children

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy ‘s lawyer urged a judge Monday to either the dismiss the murder charges against her, or get on with the business of putting her back on trial. This was the second ...
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Longtime journalist and ESPN commentator Michael Wilbon is taking a leave of absence

Michael Wilbon is taking a break. The longtime ESPN commentator and co-host of the network’s popular “Pardon the Interruption” talk show alongside good friend Tony Kornheiser announced Monday he is ...
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Supermarket freezers in several European countries hit by apparent cyberattacks

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia were hit Monday by problems with freezers and fridges that apparently were caused by cyberattacks, forcing some to ...
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Monarch butterflies get tiny trackers to help scientists follow their mysterious migration

As a child, Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón wondered where monarch butterflies stop for a meal and a night’s rest on their long migrations across North America. Now she and other scientists are attaching tiny ...