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Experienced hiker dies while solo hiking in blinding, waist-deep snow in New Hampshire mountains

Experienced hiker dies while solo hiking in blinding, waist-deep snow in New Hampshire mountains

THORNTON, N.Y. (AP) — An experienced hiker who achieved the “Triple Crown” of challenging cross-country trails has died in the White Mountains of New Hampshire during a solo hike in brutal conditions that included single-digit temperatures, harsh winds and waist-deep water snow. Christopher Roma, 37, was a seasoned hiker who ran his own long-distance guiding …

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What you need to know about the Justice Department report on the Uvalde shooting

What you need to know about the Justice Department report on the Uvalde shooting

A Justice Department report released Thursday describes countless mistakes by the police who responded to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting as children waited desperately for more than an hour before officers burst into the classroom to take down the gunman. The Federal Review, which launched just days after Photos in May 2022, provides a damning …

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What to know about Texas’ clash with the Biden administration over border patrol access

What to know about Texas’ clash with the Biden administration over border patrol access

McALLEN, Texas (AP) – Texas’ refusal to admit Border Patrol agents in a park along the US-Mexico border is a new marker in the state’s deepening rift with the Biden administration over immigration. For nearly a week starting Wednesday, Texas denied entry to Border Patrol agents around Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, which became one …

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Biden is visiting North Carolina, a state he hopes to win in November, to promote Internet access

Biden is visiting North Carolina, a state he hopes to win in November, to promote Internet access

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled $82 million for North Carolina to help connect 16,000 new households and businesses to high-speed Internetpresenting an election year for the policies he says are “just getting started” for the betterment of the United States. Biden, the Democratic incumbent who is campaigning for a second …

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In the new filing, Trump’s lawyers lay out potential lines of defense in the classified documents case

In the new filing, Trump’s lawyers lay out potential lines of defense in the classified documents case

WASHINGTON (AP) – Lawyers for the former president Donald Trump foreshadows elements of their defense in the criminal case on a charge of illegal storage of classified documentssaying in a motion filed Tuesday that they would challenge prosecutors’ claims that the mansion where the records were kept was not secure. The defense team also said …

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Trump’s big win in Iowa puts new pressure on Haley, DeSantis

Trump’s big win in Iowa puts new pressure on Haley, DeSantis

ATKINSON, N.Y. (AP) — After Donald Trump’s record victory in the Iowa caucusesvoters in New Hampshire now have their turn to decide how competitive the battle for the Republican nomination will be as the former president continues to dominates his party. Trump was eager on Tuesday to brag about his 30-point victory in Iowa the …

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New Jersey Casino Sports Betting Revenue Hits High .8 Billion But Most Casinos Follow Pre-Covid Levels

New Jersey Casino Sports Betting Revenue Hits High $5.8 Billion But Most Casinos Follow Pre-Covid Levels

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey casino and sports betting operators and their online affiliates raked in nearly $5.8 billion in 2023, setting a new record, data released Tuesday showed. This is nearly 11% more than a year earlier. But the news wasn’t as encouraging for Atlantic City’s nine casinos, two-thirds of which are still …

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Shell to sell offshore oil business in Nigeria, but activists want cleanup of pollution

Shell to sell offshore oil business in Nigeria, but activists want cleanup of pollution

Shell said on Tuesday it had agreed to sell its onshore business in Nigeria’s Niger River Delta to a consortium of companies in a deal worth $2.4 billion, the energy company’s latest move to limit its exposure in the West African nation amid long-standing complaints about environmental pollution caused by the oil industry. Shell SHELL …

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Asa Hutchinson ends the 2024 campaign after the Iowa caucuses

Asa Hutchinson ends the 2024 campaign after the Iowa caucuses

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday dropped his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending a run that was a throwback to an earlier era of the Republican Party but ultimately failed to resonate in a party now dominated by Donald Trump. Hutchinson’s elimination came a day after …

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Judge says Trump can wait a week to testify in sex-assault victim’s defamation trial

Judge says Trump can wait a week to testify in sex-assault victim’s defamation trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump may wait a week to testify in a New York defamation trial where he could face millions of dollars in damages after a jury found that he sexually abused a journalist in the 1990s, a federal judge said Sunday. Judge Louis A. Kaplan issued a one-page order …

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