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3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says

3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says

MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — At least three people died and four were critically injured after a Mississippi bridge, in the process of being demolished, collapsed Wednesday afternoon while work was being conducted at the site, authorities said.
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Judge invalidates new Georgia election rules, including ones on ballot hand count and certification

Judge invalidates new Georgia election rules, including ones on ballot hand count and certification

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the State Election Board are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.
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Family of Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release and say they're victims who were vilified

Family of Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release and say they're victims who were vilified

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Multiple generations of family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez pleaded for the brothers' release from prison on Wednesday, saying they deserve to be free despite life sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents in Beverly Hi
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3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says

3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says

MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — At least three people died and four were injured after a Mississippi bridge, in the process of being demolished, collapsed Wednesday afternoon while work was being conducted at the site, authorities said.
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North Korea confirms its revised constitution defines South Korea as 'hostile state' for first time

North Korea confirms its revised constitution defines South Korea as 'hostile state' for first time

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has confirmed that its recently revised constitution defines South Korea as “a hostile state" for the first time.
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Israeli strikes kill 27 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths

Israeli strikes kill 27 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths

QANA, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon , killing at least 27 people over the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday, including more than a dozen in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are se
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Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt

Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho prison officials will attempt to execute the state’s longest-serving death row inmate next month using new protocols after botching the first attempt several months ago.
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A Texas board rejects clemency plea from a man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case

A Texas board rejects clemency plea from a man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case

HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for a man who this week could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome .
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Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt

Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho prison officials will attempt to execute the state’s longest-serving death row inmate next month using new protocols after botching the first attempt several months ago.
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Former Las Vegas-area Democratic official sentenced to 28 years for killing reporter in 2022

Former Las Vegas-area Democratic official sentenced to 28 years for killing reporter in 2022

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison for killing an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in office two years ago.
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