Washington & Politics

Josh Duggar trial on child porn charges moved to November

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar's trial on child pornography charges has been moved to November. ...

As wildfires rage, Biden will raise federal firefighter pay

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to temporarily raise pay for federal firefighters to ensure that no one fighting wildland fires is making...

Veteran Thiago Silva eyes World Cup and Maldini-style career

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Ahead of Brazil’s Copa America quarterfinal against Chile on Friday, Brazil defender Thiago Silva has one particular player on his...

Girl, 13, sues Florida over transgender school athletes ban

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A 13-year-old transgender girl sued Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over a new law that will prevent her from...

UN says it’s `imperative’ Mali holds elections next February

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UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday extending the U.N. peacekeeping mission in crisis-wracked Mali and said it’s “imperative” the...

NJ awards 2 more offshore wind projects, tripling capacity

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey utility regulators approved the...

$40 billion pledged at Paris conference for gender equality

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PARIS — World leaders, philanthropists and organizations have pledged at least $40 billion at an international conference in Paris to boost gender equality, as...

As COVID recedes in prisons, will any lessons learned stick?

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Derrick Johnson had a makeshift mask. He had the spray bottle of bleach and extra soap that corrections officers provided. But he still spent...

Appeal seeks to let Indiana quit federal jobless programs

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INDIANAPOLIS — Attorneys for the state argue that Indiana’s economic recovery will “suffer irreparable harm” unless an appeals court overturns a judge’s order that...

Iowa court: State may block abortion provider sex education

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa's high court said Wednesday that the state may refuse to allow Planned Parenthood to conduct sex education programs funded...