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Mark Davis, longtime Connecticut TV political reporter, dies at 76

Mark Davis, longtime Connecticut TV political reporter, dies at 76

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Mark Davis, a television news journalist who covered Connecticut politics for three decades for a local ABC affiliate, has died. He was 76. Davis died on Monday, WTNH-TV announced on Tuesday.
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Rep. Robert Garcia elected top Democrat on Oversight panel, setting new path for party's opposition

Rep. Robert Garcia elected top Democrat on Oversight panel, setting new path for party's opposition

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Robert Garcia was elected the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee on Tuesday, charting a new direction for the party's opposition to congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump's administration.
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Saint John warned against paving old-growth forest and putting up industrial park

Saint John warned against paving old-growth forest and putting up industrial park

LORNEVILLE — A spruce tree in Saint John, N.B.
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Alberta NDP Leader Nenshi wins seat in one of three byelections

Alberta NDP Leader Nenshi wins seat in one of three byelections

EDMONTON — Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has won a seat in the legislature after a year of sitting on the sidelines.
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A look at the major players in the crypto industry and their ties to Trump

A look at the major players in the crypto industry and their ties to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took office in January pledging to “make America the crypto capital of the world.
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South Dakota eager for Trump's statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local opposition

South Dakota eager for Trump's statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local opposition

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.
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Trump holds out Israel-Iran ceasefire deal as validation for his gamble of US airstrikes

Trump holds out Israel-Iran ceasefire deal as validation for his gamble of US airstrikes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday said the “12 day war” between Israel and Iran was set to end in a ceasefire, holding out the expected deal as validation for his strategic gamble of ordering U.S.
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Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada make changes to lure business amid Delaware’s ‘Dexit’ concern

Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada make changes to lure business amid Delaware’s ‘Dexit’ concern

CLAYMONT, Del.
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Judge halts another Trump administration effort to block foreign students from attending Harvard

Judge halts another Trump administration effort to block foreign students from attending Harvard

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked another effort by the Trump administration to keep international students from attending Harvard University, saying officials' “misplaced efforts to control a reputable academic institution” threate
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Some candidates focus on blocking Cuomo's path a day before NYC's mayoral primary

Some candidates focus on blocking Cuomo's path a day before NYC's mayoral primary

NEW YORK (AP) — Their chances of becoming the next mayor of New York City may have dimmed. Their mission now? Stopping former Gov. Andrew Cuomo from getting to City Hall.
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