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New Mexico governor proposes 10% spending increase amid windfall from oil production

New Mexico governor proposes 10% spending increase amid windfall from oil production

SANTA FE, N.M.
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Initial foreign interference inquiry hearings to weigh confidentiality of information

Initial foreign interference inquiry hearings to weigh confidentiality of information

OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference says its initial hearings will help identify ways to make information public, even though much of it will originate from classified documents and sources.
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Federal appeals court denies effort to block state-run court in Mississippi's majority-Black capital

Federal appeals court denies effort to block state-run court in Mississippi's majority-Black capital

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court has denied a legal effort to stop Mississippi officials from creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson, over objections from the NAACP.
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One attack, two interpretations: Biden and Trump both make the Jan. 6 riot a political rallying cry

One attack, two interpretations: Biden and Trump both make the Jan. 6 riot a political rallying cry

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will spend Saturday's third anniversary of the Capitol riot by holding two campaign rallies in leadoff-voting Iowa in his bid to win back the White House.
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Influential former Texas US Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson dies at 89

Influential former Texas US Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson dies at 89

DALLAS, Texas (AP) — Trailblazing longtime U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a nurse from Texas who helped bring hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the Dallas area as the region's most powerful Democrat, died Sunday. She was 89.
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Wisconsin redistricting consultants to be paid up to $100,000 each

Wisconsin redistricting consultants to be paid up to $100,000 each

MADISON, Wis.
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Beach volleyball sand is hard to find and will cost a Newfoundland town $360,000

Beach volleyball sand is hard to find and will cost a Newfoundland town $360,000

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A community in the St. John's region has discovered that Olympic-grade beach volleyball sand is rare, complicated and expensive to move.
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Researcher part of trans youth health-care study says N.B. premier has facts wrong

Researcher part of trans youth health-care study says N.B. premier has facts wrong

FREDERICTON — An author of a study that New Brunswick's premier cited to back his province's policy on gender identity in schools says the politician had his facts wrong about the research.
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Judge rejects federal bid to recoup legal expenses in Muslim charity court case

Judge rejects federal bid to recoup legal expenses in Muslim charity court case

OTTAWA — A judge has rejected the federal government's request to recover legal costs it incurred during a major Muslim charity's court bid to halt an audit of its activities.
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Trump's lawyers want special counsel Jack Smith held in contempt in 2020 election interference case

Trump's lawyers want special counsel Jack Smith held in contempt in 2020 election interference case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed to have special counsel Jack Smith’s team held in contempt, saying the prosecutors had taken steps to advance the 2020 election interference case against him in violation
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