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Trump-backed Diehl wins Massachusetts GOP governor primary

Trump-backed Diehl wins Massachusetts GOP governor primary

BOSTON (AP) — Geoff Diehl, a former state representative endorsed by former President Donald Trump , has won the Republican nomination for Massachusetts governor over businessman Chris Doughty, who was considered the more moderate candidate in the ra
Ex-Miss America Mund's entry pushes Dem out of ND House race

Ex-Miss America Mund's entry pushes Dem out of ND House race

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former Miss America Cara Mund's entry into North Dakota's U.S. House race has led the Democratic candidate to drop out, citing pressure from his own party to step aside.
US authors Strout, Everett among Booker Prize finalists

US authors Strout, Everett among Booker Prize finalists

LONDON (AP) — American authors Elizabeth Strout and Percival Everett are up against writers from Britain, Ireland, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka as finalists for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction.
Juul to pay nearly $440M to settle states' teen vaping probe

Juul to pay nearly $440M to settle states' teen vaping probe

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New Mexico bars commissioner from office for insurrection

New Mexico bars commissioner from office for insurrection

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico state district court judge has disqualified county commissioner and Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin from holding public office for engaging in insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Memphis police identify body of abducted jogger

Memphis police identify body of abducted jogger

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee said Tuesday that a body found during an exhaustive search lasting more than three days is a woman who was abducted and forced into an SUV during an early morning jog near the University of Memphis.
China's Chengdu enforces strict lockdown despite earthquake

China's Chengdu enforces strict lockdown despite earthquake

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in southwestern China’s Chengdu have maintained strict COVID-19 lockdown measures on the city’s population of 21 million despite a major earthquake that killed at least 65 people in outlying areas.
Israeli army: 'High probability' soldier killed reporter

Israeli army: 'High probability' soldier killed reporter

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Monday announced the long-awaited results of its investigation into the deadly shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, saying there was a “high probability” an Israeli soldier had mistakenly kille
Tiafoe ends Nadal's 22-match Slam streak in US Open 4th Rd

Tiafoe ends Nadal's 22-match Slam streak in US Open 4th Rd

NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe ended Rafael Nadal’s 22-match winning streak at Grand Slam tournaments by beating the 22-time major champion 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the U.S. Open’s fourth round on Monday.
Coast Guard ends search for 9 missing in floatplane crash

Coast Guard ends search for 9 missing in floatplane crash

WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search Monday afternoon for nine people, including a child, who were missing after a floatplane crashed in the waters of Puget Sound northwest of Seattle.