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By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate voted down a plan to require the state auditor general to conduct an exhaustive review following every election. It was one of four election bills that failed on Wednesday because they had insufficient support from Republicans and Democrats were united in opposition. The
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business A new conspiracy theory has become popular among some of the online communities that formed around QAnon — one simultaneously being promoted by the Kremlin as a justification for its invasion of Ukraine. The false claim: the United States is developing bioweapons in Ukraine and Vladimir Putin has stepped in
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell and Jacob Lev, CNN Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that Opening Day has been pushed back until at least April 14 as the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) could not reach a deal on a collective bargaining agreement. “In a last-ditch effort to preserve a 162-game season, this
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By Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday he is suing the Biden administration over guidance from federal health officials that conflicts with his legal opinion that gender affirming procedures in children should be considered “child abuse.” Paxton’s February legal opinion — which was seen by many as an
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter has launched a privacy-protected version of its site. Its aim is to bypass surveillance and censorship after Russia blocked access to its service in the country. Russia has blocked access to Facebook and has restricted Twitter in an attempt to try to restrict the flow of information about
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter has launched a privacy-protected version of its site. Its aim is to bypass surveillance and censorship after Russia blocked access to its service in the country. Russia has blocked access to Facebook and has restricted Twitter in an attempt to try to restrict the flow of information about
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BANGKOK (AP) — The body of Australian cricket great Shane Warne has started its final journey home. Just before dawn his coffin — draped in an Australian flag — was put into an ambulance at the Thai Police Forensic Institute and driven to an international airport. Local media says a private jet was expected to
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher, CNN North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn is facing a charge of driving with a revoked license for the second time since 2017. The Class 3 misdemeanor charge, which could carry a maximum penalty of up to 20 days in jail, is one of three pending traffic citations against the Republican congressman in
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tourism officials in Las Vegas plan to spend $435 million renovating older parts of the Las Vegas Convention Center to match the look of a sprawling new exhibition hall section that opened last year. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday approved the expenditure
Continue ReadingKUSA, MESA COUNTY, GATEWAY PUNDIT, RSBN, CNN By Jeremy Harlan, CNN Tina Peters, the county clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, and her deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, have been indicted by a county grand jury stemming from an election security breach investigation by local authorities. District Attorney Dan Rubinstein announced Wednesday morning that Peters faces 10
Continue Reading NEW YORK — Simas Lukosius hit a jumper on the first possession in overtime to give ninth-seeded Butler a lead it would not relinquish en route to an 89-82 win over eighth-seeded Xavier in the first round of the Big East Conference tournament. He followed with a 3-pointer for a 73-68 lead and after four
Continue Reading By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A coalition of water conservation groups that opposes plans to import groundwater to southern Utah is accusing the Central Iron County Water Conservancy District of artificially inflating the need for additional supply to justify constructing a new pipeline. Analysis published on Wednesday by the Great
Continue Reading BOISE, Idaho — Linton Acliese III had 20 points as Eastern Washington edged past Northern Arizona 78-75 in the first round of the Big Sky Conference Tourney. Carson Towt led the Lumberjacks on Wednesday with a career-high 21 points.
Continue Reading BOISE, Idaho — Linton Acliese III had 20 points as Eastern Washington edged past Northern Arizona 78-75 in the first round of the Big Sky Conference Tourney. Carson Towt led the Lumberjacks on Wednesday with a career-high 21 points.
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A bill advancing in Mississippi says anyone could cite religious objections to avoid a public or private employer’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate. House Bill 1509 passed the Senate 36-15 Wednesday, with Republicans in favor and most Democrats opposed. One Democrat did not vote. A version of
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A 75-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting three girls in San Jacinto and fleeing south of the border prior to a court appearance last year was apprehended in Mexico and extradited back to the United States, authorities said today. Harry Arlington Durette was captured in Rosarito following an investigation by Riverside County District Attorney’s Office
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred canceled 93 more games, appearing to close the remaining chance to play a full 162-game schedule and threatening locked out players with loss of salary and service time. After the sides narrowed many economic differences and became bogged down over management’s
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Republican-controlled Florida House on Wednesday night passed a voting overhaul bill that would create a new security office to investigate election crimes and increase penalties for violating the state’s elections laws. The legislation would establish a scaled-back version of an elections police force first proposed last year by Florida GOP
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump refinanced the mortgage on Trump Tower with a $100 million loan from California-based Axos Bank, according to a new filing with the city. The loan document was signed on February 15 by Eric Trump, who along with his brother, Donald Trump Jr., has been running the Trump
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Brittney Smith led a balanced offense with 13 points and No. 25 UCF’s nation-best defense had its best game of the season with a 61-28 win over SMU in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament. Going into the game, the top-seeded Knights were allowing 48.1 points per game
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