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Pivotal Nebraska state senator deals Trump serious setback, saying he won’t support change to state election law

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — A pressure campaign from Donald Trump and Republican allies to change Nebraska election law was dealt a significant setback on Monday as a pivotal Omaha state senator said he would not support a last-ditch effort to overturn a 30-year law that awards electoral votes by congressional district rather than

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Robinson loses key outside support as RGA suggests it won’t spend any more on race for North Carolina governor

By Eric Bradner, David Wright and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — National Republican groups are pulling financial support for Mark Robinson, the party’s scandal-plagued nominee in the North Carolina governor’s race, as he tries to weather the fallout from a CNN report on inflammatory comments he made on a porn website. In a statement Monday,

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Oregon agency announces state’s annual maximum rent increase for 2025 will hold at 10% cap

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Administrative Services published Monday the annual maximum rent increase allowed by statute for calendar year 2025. The DAS Office of Economic Analysis has once again calculated the maximum percentage as 10%, the maximum allowed under the 5-year-old state law. Implemented in 2019, Oregon law requires DAS to

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France has a new government. Can it solve the New Caledonia crisis after months of deadly unrest?

Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — Tensions have been rising in the French Pacific territory New Caledonia after four months of deadly unrest. On Tuesday, loyalists to Paris will mark the anniversary of the French takeover. The pro-independence Indigenous Kanak people and white settler communities have been at odds over the territory’s future. The Kanaks

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El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela ratifica la orden de arresto contra el presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela dio luz verde al pedido del Ministerio Público para emitir órdenes de aprehensión contra el presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, su hermana y secretaria general de la Presidencia, Karina Milei, y la ministra de Seguridad, Patricia Bullrich (a quien el TSJ escribió mal

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Desert Sky Montessori educator’s ‘Off-the-Grid Cooking’ project wins Voya’s $2,000 ‘Unsung Heroes’ grant

NEW YORK (KTVZ) — Voya Financial, Inc., a leading provider of retirement plans for educators, announced Monday that Casey Hayes, an assistant guide at Desert Sky Montessori School in Bend, has received a $2,000 grant as part of the company’s 2024 Unsung Heroes awards competition. Hayes is the only winner in the entire state of Oregon. For 28

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2 men plead guilty to providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed prominent NYC transgender activist

NEW YORK (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty to providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a prominent New York City transgender activist Cecilia Gentili earlier this year. Prosecutors say Michael Kuilan pleaded guilty a charge of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl in Brooklyn federal court Monday. Antonio Venti entered a

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Kentucky judge allegedly killed by sheriff remembered for public service as residents seek answers

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers is being remembered for his public service. Residents are looking for answers to unravel a mystery still shaking their tiny Appalachian town — why their popular sheriff is behind bars and charged with the murder. State police say the preliminary

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Vance enlists allies for intense debate prep sessions ahead of next week’s showdown with Walz

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has spent the last month engaging in intense prep sessions ahead of the debate with his Democratic counterpart, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, on October 1. That preparation includes reviewing footage of the governor’s previous speeches and studying binders of research regarding his policies,

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City of Bend is changing utility, engineering department names to be more clear, simple

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend said Monday it is renaming the Utility Department to “Water Services Department,” and the Engineering and Infrastructure Planning Department to “Engineering Department,” to more simply reflect the services provided. The name “Water Services” reflects what the department provides. The Water Services Department manages all aspects of Bend’s

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RFK Jr. asks Supreme Court to keep his name on New York ballot despite Trump endorsement

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the Supreme Court on Monday to keep his name on New York’s presidential ballot, even though he suspended his campaign in August and backed former President Donald Trump. In an emergency appeal, Kennedy argued that New York voters who signed petitions supporting him “have a constitutional

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