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Election threats persist four years after far-right extremists stormed the US Capitol

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After the 2020 presidential election, thousands of Donald Trump’s most fervent supporters heeded his call to join a “wild” protest of his defeat. Following Trump’s lies about a stolen election, hundreds of them stormed the U.S. Capitol under the banners of the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and other extremist groups

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Election threats persist four years after far-right extremists stormed the US Capitol

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After the 2020 presidential election, thousands of Donald Trump’s most fervent supporters heeded his call to join a “wild” protest of his defeat. Following Trump’s lies about a stolen election, hundreds of them stormed the U.S. Capitol under the banners of the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and other extremist groups

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Steve Bannon spends his first day out of prison on the airwaves stumping for Trump

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon was released from federal prison early Tuesday and immediately resumed his full-throated support for the former president, urging Republicans to turn out in large numbers next week to defeat Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. Bannon served a four-month sentence for defying a

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Bend-La Pine Schools honor La Pine High Principal Scott Olszewski as Administrator of the Year

La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools presented its Administrator of the Year award Friday evening to Scott Olszewski, Principal of La Pine High School. Superintendent Steven Cook and other district officials made the surprise presentation during halftime of the La Pine High Hawks home football game. Olszewski has been with Bend-La Pine Schools

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Harris is speaking at the same spot where Trump fanned anger on Jan. 6, 2021. Here’s what happened

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Kamala Harris will deliver her campaign’s “closing argument” Tuesday from the same spot in Washington where Republican Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. She chose the spot to draw a contrast between her vision for the country and Trump’s continued

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Gov. Kotek thanks President Biden, joins in Indian boarding schools apology, notes that 10 were located in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek released a statement Monday following President Joe Biden’s presidential apology on Friday for the Indian Boarding School era. President Biden issued his apology during a speech at the Gila Crossing Community School in Laveen, Arizona. Governor Kotek said: “I thank President Joe Biden for his courageous and heartfelt acknowledgment of

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Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as the nation’s oldest record maker plays a familiar tune

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — During the six decades since United Record Pressing stamped out the Beatles’ first U.S. single, the country’s oldest vinyl record maker has survived 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, Napster, iPods and streaming services. Now, the Nashville-based company has rebounded so dramatically that some of its equipment and technology has been retrofitted

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Bernie Sanders makes the case for Kamala Harris to pro-Palestinian critics

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Hopes for changing US policy in Israel and Gaza, the fight against climate change, the battle for abortion rights – all of it, Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Monday night, would be dashed or defeated if Donald Trump wins reelection in November. Vice President Kamala Harris, since becoming the Democratic nominee, has been challenged by pro-Palestinian,

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North Korea sends foreign minister to Russia as its troops train to fight against Ukraine

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its top diplomat is visiting Russia, in another sign of their deepening relations as rival South Korea and Western nations express alarm at the North’s alleged deployment of thousands of troops to support Russia’s warfighting in Ukraine. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said

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Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake refuses to say whether she lost 2022 election for governor

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Arizona Republican Senate nominee Kari Lake on Monday repeatedly refused to answer whether she lost the 2022 gubernatorial race to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs. “Why are we looking backward? I’m looking forward,” Lake said during an interview on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins” when asked if she lost

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Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake refuses to say whether she lost 2022 election for governor

CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Arizona Republican Senate nominee Kari Lake on Monday repeatedly refused to answer whether she lost the 2022 gubernatorial race to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs. “Why are we looking backward? I’m looking forward,” Lake said during an interview on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins” when asked if she

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Erykah Badu celebrated as fashion icon at CFDA Awards after years of pushing boundaries

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy award winning singer Erykah Badu was honored with the “fashion icon” award at the 2024 Council of Fashion Designers of America fashion awards Monday night. Badu was celebrated along with fashion designers, journalists and image makers during the ceremony in Manhattan. Badu playfully said she’s been trying to

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The Philippines is prone to extreme weather. But few expected Tropical Storm Trami to be this devastating

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Water was already up to his knees, but 22-year-old Kierwen Garlan’s first thought was how to help his neighbors, as their homes were filling with floodwater and being lashed by heavy rain. Tropical Storm Trami, known locally as Kristine, swept across the northeastern Philippines last week, inundating entire towns

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