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Booker Prize winner lets ghosts of Sri Lanka's past speak

Booker Prize winner lets ghosts of Sri Lanka's past speak

LONDON (AP) — Shehan Karunatilaka wrote his Booker Prize-winning novel “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” to give voice to Sri Lanka’s dead. He hoped the ghosts of the country’s bloody past could speak to its troubled present.
Abortion-rights protesters briefly interrupt Supreme Court

Abortion-rights protesters briefly interrupt Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters opposed to the Supreme Court's decision overturning abortion rights briefly interrupted arguments at the court Wednesday and urged women to vote in next week's elections.
Poland lays razor wire on border with Russia's Kaliningrad

Poland lays razor wire on border with Russia's Kaliningrad

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish soldiers began laying razor wire Wednesday along Poland's border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad after the government ordered the construction of a barrier to prevent what it fears could become another migration c
Medical marijuana firms lead donors for legal weed campaigns

Medical marijuana firms lead donors for legal weed campaigns

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The call went out from leaders in the medical marijuana industry: Money was needed for a Missouri ballot initiative to legalize recreational cannabis for adults. Their colleagues responded.
Accelerated Benton Harbor lead pipe replacements nearly done

Accelerated Benton Harbor lead pipe replacements nearly done

Michigan officials said Wednesday that nearly all of the lead pipes in Benton Harbor, Michigan, have been replaced roughly a year after a lead water crisis forced residents to avoid their tap water and use bottled water for simple tasks like cooking

Myanmar court gives ex-lawmaker 173-year prison term

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in military-ruled Myanmar has found a former lawmaker from ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party guilty of terrorism and given him a 148-year prison sentence, which added to previous convictions extends his total prison term t
University makes new review of Mastriano's doctoral research

University makes new review of Mastriano's doctoral research

HARRISBURG, Pa.

DA: Man arrested with gun from shooting near Zeldin's house

NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been arrested with the gun used in a shooting last month outside the Long Island home of Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for governor of New York, authorities said Tuesday.
Zinke's Trump Cabinet days shape Montana race for US House

Zinke's Trump Cabinet days shape Montana race for US House

BOZEMAN, Mont.
EXPLAINER: What happens if Election Day gets disrupted?

EXPLAINER: What happens if Election Day gets disrupted?

It's Election Day, and you've decided you're going to vote in person.