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Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent in Jerusalem

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem on Sunday during a protest against a Supreme Court order for them to begin enlisting for military service. The landmark decision last week ordering the government to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men could lead to the collapse of Prime

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New law requiring California bars to offer drink spiking drug test kits takes effect July 1

By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A new law requiring many California bars and nightclubs to offer common date-rape drug test kits will take effect Tuesday, according to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The law, Assembly Bill 1013, requires approximately 2,400 establishments with a Type 48 license to have signage letting patrons know that drug testing kits

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Evacuation orders lifted for some Arizona residents forced from their homes days ago by a wildfire

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Evacuation orders in Arizona have been lifted for some residents of northeast Scottsdale, days after they were forced from their homes by a wildfire, authorities said Sunday. The Boulder View Fire was 19% contained Sunday after charring nearly 6 square miles (15 square kilometers) on the cusp of the Boulder Heights

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Gathered at Camp David, Biden’s family tells him to stay in the presidential race and keep fighting

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s family used a gathering at Camp David to urge him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite his dreadful debate performance, and some members criticized how his staff prepared him for the faceoff, according to four people familiar with the discussions. Biden spent Sunday sequestered

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Judge in Ecuador orders judges, attorneys and officials held in jail as part of corruption probe

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A judge in Ecuador has ordered that more than a dozen suspects including judges, attorneys and government officials be held in jail while authorities investigate judicial rulings that allegedly favored criminals. The suspects were arrested Saturday following operations launched across Ecuador, with 14 of them ordered held. The judge on Sunday

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Trump looks to carry debate momentum into a critical stretch before GOP convention

By Steve Contorno, Alayna Treene and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — As nerves grew in the lead-up to the first general election debate of the cycle, some close to Donald Trump considered whether the former president might announce his running mate from the stage or shortly thereafter, should the evening take an unfavorable turn. The wild-card scenario was one

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How the Supreme Court’s blockbuster ‘Chevron’ ruling puts countless regulations in jeopardy

By Tierney Sneed, Jeanne Sahadi, Tami Luhby, Brian Fung, Ella Nilsen, Jen Christensen and Katie Lobosco, CNN (CNN) — A major Supreme Court ruling Friday that shifted power from the executive branch to the judiciary stands to transform how the federal government works. By overturning a 1984 precedent, the court’s conservative majority has made countless

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Exclusive: ‘I believe I watched him die,’ says former inmate as murder charges filed against Missouri corrections officers

By Omar Jimenez and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN (CNN) — Five former corrections officers are facing a combination of assault, manslaughter and murder charges over the December 8 death of Othel Moore Jr., a former inmate at a maximum security prison in Jefferson City, Missouri, according to newly released indictments. The officers were part of a Corrections Emergency

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Exclusive: ‘I believe I watched him die,’ says former inmate as murder charges filed against Missouri corrections officers

KMOV, CNN By Omar Jimenez and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN (CNN) — Five former corrections officers are facing a combination of assault, manslaughter and murder charges over the December 8, 2023, death of Othel Moore Jr., a former inmate at a maximum security prison in Jefferson City, Missouri, according to newly released indictments. The officers were part of

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Uvalde shooting indictments: What to know about the charges against two former school police officers and what comes next

By Alaa Elassar and Leigh Waldman, CNN (CNN) — More than two years after the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde left 19 children and 2 teachers dead, a grand jury indicted two former Uvalde school police officers in the botched law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting. Former Uvalde Consolidated Independent School

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