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Lawsuit alleges famous child-trafficking opponent sexually abused women who posed as his wife

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press Five women are suing the founder of an anti-child-trafficking group that inspired a popular movie this year, alleging he sexually manipulated, abused and harassed them on overseas trips designed to lure and catch child sex traffickers. Tim Ballard’s life story and work with Operation Underground Railroad inspired “Sound of Freedom,”

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Biden interviewed in special counsel’s probe into classified documents found at his home, former office

By Nikki Carvajal, Arlette Saenz, MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden over the last two days participated in a voluntary interview with special counsel Robert Hur as a part of his classified documents investigation, the White House announced Monday. “The President has been interviewed as part of the investigation being

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Shares in Walmart’s Mexico subsidiary drop after company is investigated for monopolistic practices

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Shares in Walmart’s Mexico subsidiary have dropped about 3.3%  after Walmart de Mexico announced it is being investigated for alleged monopolistic practices. Analysts said it was not clear what regulators were alleging that Walmart de Mexico did. But an analysis report from Intercam Banco said Mexico’s economic competition commission could be

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President Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into classified documents

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has been interviewed as part of an independent investigation into his handling of classified documents, the White House said late Monday. Spokesperson Ian Sams said in a statement that the interview was voluntary and conducted at the White House on Sunday and Monday. The

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Sunrise gatherings, dances and speeches mark celebration of culture on Indigenous Peoples Day

By MARK THIESSEN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Events across the country — including a sunrise gathering in Minneapolis, a statehouse rally in Maine, a celebratory march in Seattle and traditional dancing, music, and food in Alaska and Arizona — marked celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day. The ceremonies, speeches and performances

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Alabama library mistakenly adds children’s book to “explicit” list because of author’s name

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama public library director says the library mistakenly added a children’s picture book to a list of potentially inappropriate titles because the author’s last name is “Gay.” “Read Me a Story, Stella” is a children’s picture book by Canadian author Marie-Louise Gay. It was added to a list of books

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University of Washington asks court to dismiss Oregon State, Washington State’s suit against Pac-12

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The University of Washington asked a court on Monday to dismiss the lawsuit brought against the Pac-12 by Oregon State and Washington State, which seeks to prevent the conference’s departing members from standing in the way of their efforts to rebuild the beleaguered league. A mediation process

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Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd suspends long-shot GOP 2024 presidential bid, endorses Nikki Haley

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Republican Texas congressman Will Hurd suspended his presidential bid on Monday and endorsed fellow GOP primary candidate Nikki Haley, officially abandoning a brief campaign built on criticizing Donald Trump at a time when his party seems even more determined to embrace the former president. “While I

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