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Unity at the RNC, knocks on Trump’s prosecutions and Senate politics: Takeaways from day 2

Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican National Convention marched into its second day Tuesday, showcasing classic GOP themes like border security and public safety that have become the centerpieces of former President Donald Trump’s campaign. With Trump’s primary rivals speaking, it was also an occasion for the GOP to demonstrate its unity, a sharp

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Relatives of those killed when MH17 was shot down mark 10 years since tragedy that claimed 298 lives

Associated Press VIJFHUIZEN, Netherlands (AP) — Grieving families recited the names and ages Wednesday of all 298 passengers and crew killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine 10 years ago, as they marked the anniversary of the tragedy at a solemn ceremony near Amsterdam. The relatives, some weeping or choking back

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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco attends Republican National Convention

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Each day has a theme playing off of former President Donald Trump’s tagline and Tuesday’s was “Make America Safe Once Again” something Bianco thinks will help conservatives win in November.  This year’s RNC is welcoming Riverside County’s top cop among the thousands

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Secret Service ‘solely responsible’ for implementation and execution of security at the Trump rally site, director tells CNN

By Whitney Wild, Jeremy Herb and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — The US Secret Service was “solely responsible” for the implementation and execution of security at the site of Saturday’s rally for former President Donald Trump’s campaign, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle told CNN in an interview Tuesday evening. Cheatle added that no assets from the agency were diverted from the rally that day, even

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2 death row inmates to be resentenced amid review into decades of prosecutorial misconduct in Alameda County, DA announces

By Nick Watt and Stephanie Becker, CNN (CNN) — The Alameda County District Attorney’s office on Tuesday announced the resentencing of two death row inmates amid an ongoing ordered review of dozens of death penalty cases to determine whether prosecutors in those cases intentionally excluded Black and Jewish jurors. Ernest Dykes, the “lead case that

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Nevada county reverses controversial vote and certifies two recounts while legal action looms

Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Commissioners in Nevada’s second most populous county certified the results of two local recounts on Tuesday, reversing course on a controversial vote against certification that spurred legal action and put Washoe County in unchartered legal territory. The 4-1 decision overturns last week’s vote against certifying election recount results from

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Exclusive: Secret Service ramped up security after intel of Iran plot to assassinate Trump; no known connection to shooting

CNN By Evan Perez, Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — US authorities obtained intelligence from a human source in recent weeks on a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump, a development that led to the Secret Service increasing security around the former president, multiple people briefed on the matter told

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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ wrapped at this Georgia hotel. Soon, it’ll be open for business

Associated Press/Report for America PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (AP) — The newest Coppola family property, The All-Movie, will soon host production companies and tourists in Peachtree City, an Atlanta suburb. Francis Ford Coppola originally purchased the property for the production of his latest film, “Megalopolis,” and the hotel will open its doors on July 25. Since

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Reaction to New California Law Banning Schools Notify Parents of Child’s Pronoun Change

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law that bans rules requiring schools to notify parents of a child’s gender identity or sexual orientation without the child’s permission. Supporters of the law say it will help protect LGBTQ+ students who are living in unsafe households, but opponents say this will hinder a school’s ability to be transparent

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