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Man pleads guilty in eagle killing spree on reservation to sell feathers on black market
MISSOULA, Mont. A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birdspleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana andselling their feathersand body parts on the black market. Travis John Branson pleaded guilty to conspiracy, wildlife trafficking and two counts…
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‘I still get to be governor.’
MITCHELL Standing next to a row of bookcases in the Mitchell High School library, South Dakotas lieutenant governor was asked about taking the reins of state government. Its a sensitive subject for Larry Rhoden, who has embraced his supporting role as Gov. Kristi Noems second-in-command since entering office in 2019…
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US Supreme Court rules against insurrectionist
WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former New Mexico county commissioner who was kicked out of office over his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Former Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin, a cowboy pastor who rode to national political…
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Takeaways from the predictable Russian election that gave Putin another 6 years in power
TALLINN, Estonia To no one’s surprise, President Vladimir Putin secured another six years in power in a preordained election landslidethat comes amid the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech since Soviet times. The three days of balloting, in which Putin faced three token contenders but none offering voters…
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Gambia could become the first country to reverse a ban on female genital cutting
ERREKUNDA, Gambia Lawmakers in Gambia on Monday rejected, for now, an attempt to repeal a ban on female genital cutting, which would make the West African nation the first country anywhere to make that reversal. Activists in the largely Muslim country had warned that lifting the ban would hurt years…
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Colorado man died from pet Gila monster’s venomous bite, autopsy shows
GOLDEN, Colo. A Colorado man who was placed on life support after he was bitten by his pet Gila monsterdied of complications from the desert lizard’s venom, an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press on Friday confirmed. The report also found that heart and liver problems were significant contributing…
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Putin warns again Russia ready to use nuclear weapons if sovereignty threatened
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, issuing another blunt warning to the West just days beforean electionin which hes all but certain to secure another six-year term. The Russian leader has repeatedly talked about his readiness…
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Texas man who used an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child dies at 78
DALLAS A Texas man who spent most of his 78 years using an iron lung chamber and built a large following on social media, recounting his life from contracting polioin the 1940s to earning a law degree, has died. Paul Alexander died Monday at a Dallas hospital, said Daniel Spinks,…
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Survey: Most teens report feeling happy or peaceful when they go without smartphones
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. teens say they feel happy or peaceful when they don’t have their phones with them, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. In asurvey published Monday, Pew also found that despite the positive associations with going phone-free, most teens have not limited their…
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Biden’s budget proposal for a second term offers tax breaks for families, lower health care costs
MANCHESTER, N.H. President Joe Bidenon Monday released a budget proposal aimed at getting voters’ attention: It would offer tax breaks for families, lower health care costs, smaller deficits and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations. Unlikely to pass the House and Senate to become law, the proposal for fiscal…
