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Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban, says state constitution gives only limited protections

Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban, says state constitution gives only limited protections

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state's abortion ban doesn't violate the state constitution, removing a major hurdle to enforcing the ban Republicans approved last summer.
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The Supreme Court will decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions

The Supreme Court will decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after its sweeping gun rights ruling , the Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether judges are going too far in striking down restrictions on firearms.
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The Supreme Court will decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions

The Supreme Court will decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after its sweeping gun rights ruling , the Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether judges are going too far in striking down restrictions on firearms.
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France mobilizes tens of thousands of police to head off unrest after police fatally shot a teenager

France mobilizes tens of thousands of police to head off unrest after police fatally shot a teenager

NANTERRE, France (AP) — France mobilized tens of thousands of police officers Thursday in an effort to head off widespread urban rioting following the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that shocked the nation, with commuters rushing home before
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France mobilizes tens of thousands of police to head off unrest after police fatally shot a teenager

France mobilizes tens of thousands of police to head off unrest after police fatally shot a teenager

NANTERRE, France (AP) — France mobilized tens of thousands of police officers Thursday in an effort to head off widespread urban rioting following the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that shocked the nation, with commuters rushing home before
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Political consultant gets 24 years for paying hitmen to kill a colleague

Political consultant gets 24 years for paying hitmen to kill a colleague

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey political consultant who had two hitmen kill a colleague for $15,000 was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison on Thursday.
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Political consultant gets 24 years for paying hitmen to kill a colleague

Political consultant gets 24 years for paying hitmen to kill a colleague

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey political consultant who had two hitmen kill a colleague for $15,000 was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison on Thursday.
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Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting

Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, concluding the first trial in U.S.
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Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting

Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, concluding the first trial in U.S.
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Transgender Kansas residents can keep updating their documents despite a new law, governor says

Transgender Kansas residents can keep updating their documents despite a new law, governor says

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Democratic governor in Kansas declared Thursday that the state will keep allowing transgender residents to alter their driver's licenses and birth certificates, despite a new law aimed at preventing it. Gov.
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