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Lawsuit: Man's jail death caused by inadequate medical care

ATLANTA (AP) — The family of a man who died in a jail in Atlanta's suburbs said his death could have been prevented if he had received proper medical attention for an ulcer that caused internal bleeding.
US reporter held by Russia on spying charges denied release

US reporter held by Russia on spying charges denied release

MOSCOW — A Russian judge ruled Tuesday that American journalist Evan Gershkovich must remain behind bars on espionage charges in a case that is part of a crackdown the Kremlin has intensified on dissent and press freedom since invading Ukraine.
Poland building electronic barrier on border with Russia

Poland building electronic barrier on border with Russia

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has begun building a state-of-the-art electronic barrier at its land border with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave to monitor and counteract any illegal activity, the Polish interior minister said Tuesday.
Air Force unit in document leaks case loses intel mission

Air Force unit in document leaks case loses intel mission

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force is investigating how a lone airman could access and distribute possibly hundreds of highly classified documents, and in the meantime has taken away the intelligence mission from the unit where the leaks took place, Air
Abortion foes urge justices to allow limits on abortion drug

Abortion foes urge justices to allow limits on abortion drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for anti-abortion doctors on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to allow restrictions to take effect on a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the United States, while a lawsuit continues.
Lebanon's parliament votes to extend local officials' terms

Lebanon's parliament votes to extend local officials' terms

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament Tuesday voted to extend the terms of local officials, paving the way to postpone municipal elections for up to a year for a second time.

Funding killed for Wisconsin's largest conservation project

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Supreme Court: New Jersey can quit mob-busting port agency

Supreme Court: New Jersey can quit mob-busting port agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says New Jersey can withdraw from a commission created decades ago with New York to combat the mob’s influence at their joint port.
Liz Cheney memoir 'Oath and Honor' coming in November

Liz Cheney memoir 'Oath and Honor' coming in November

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Rep. Liz Cheney has a memoir and a “warning” coming out this fall. In “Oath and Honor,” she will write about her estrangement from former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the aftermath of the Jan.
BC Coroners Service says nearly 600 toxic drug deaths in first three months of 2023

BC Coroners Service says nearly 600 toxic drug deaths in first three months of 2023

VICTORIA — Numbers released by the BC Coroners Service show deaths from toxic, unregulated drugs have nudged record levels across the province for the second year in a row. The coroners service says 596 lives were lost between January and March.
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