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Federal judges decline to extend voter registration deadline in Georgia and Florida as states face hurricane damage

By Devan Cole, Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — Two federal judges have rejected requests to immediately reopen voter registration in Georgia and Florida as the southeast continues to grapple with significant storm damage ahead of the November election. Southern states impacted by Hurricane Helene have been facing intense pressure by voting and civil rights groups

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Bestselling author Brendan DuBois indicted for possession of child sexual abuse materials

BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A best-selling mystery writer who was arrested this summer in New Hampshire for alleged possession of child sexual abuse materials has been formally indicted on six felony counts. A Rockingham County grand jury returned the indictments against Brendan DuBois, who has been detained since he turned himself in to Exeter police

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A hurricane scientist logged a final flight as NOAA released his ashes into Milton’s eye

Associated Press As an award-winning scientist, Peter Dodge had made hundreds of flights into the eyes of hurricanes — almost 400. On Tuesday, a crew on a reconnaissance flight into Hurricane Milton helped him make one more, dropping his ashes into the storm as a lasting tribute to the longtime National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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HISA, Jockeys’ Guild partner with mental-health company to offer jockeys access to care and support

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s federal oversight agency and the Jockeys’ Guild are collaborating on an initiative to support jockeys’ well-being with access to mental-health care. The Guild and Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) announced Thursday they have partnered with athlete-specific mental-health company Onrise to provide care for jockeys in their native languages.

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