Prominent figure in German far-right party going on trial over alleged use of Nazi slogan
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Jury selection in Trump hush money trial faces pivotal stretch as former president returns to court
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DeSantis signs sweeping education bill with book challenge changes in Jacksonville
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping education reform bill that includes, among other things, limits on the number of book challenges a person can make if they are not a parent of a student in a school district.
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Trump lawyers say Stormy Daniels refused subpoena outside a Brooklyn bar, papers left 'at her feet'
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Brevard 18-year-old accused of burning dad’s truck after dad arrested in wife’s death
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Abu Ghraib military contractor warned bosses of abuses 2 weeks after arriving, testimony reveals
A civilian contractor sent to work as an interrogator at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison resigned within two weeks of his arrival and told his corporate bosses that mistreatment of detainees was likely to continue.
Cloning makes three: Two more endangered ferrets are gene copies of critter frozen in 1980s
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Air National Guard changes in Alaska could affect national security, civilian rescues, staffers say
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