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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
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With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid
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Colorado: Ban Late-Term Abortions (Exempt medical need)
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California: End Diversity Ban (In government policies)
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Louisiana: Ban Abortion Rights (No requirement to fund)
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Iowa: Hold Constitutional Convention (To propose amendments)
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Virginia: Establish Redistricting Commission (Of legislators,
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Rhode Island: Change State Name (Remove Providence Plantations)
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Oregon: Amend Campaign Finance (Allow reform laws)
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Nebraska: Allow Racetrack Gaming (Constitutional Amendment)
Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria
MAIDGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen in Nigeria as they were harvesting crops in the country's northern state of Borno, o…
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Michigan: Require Warrant for Electronic Data (Constitutional
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Alaska: Open Primary, Ranked Choice GE (Primary top four go to GE)
Iran newspaper: Strike Haifa if Israel killed scientist
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An opinion piece published Sunday by a hard-line Iranian newspaper urged Iran to attack the Israeli port city of Haifa if Israel carried out the killing of the scientist who founded the Islamic …
Afghan officials say 34 killed in separate suicide bombings
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) — At least 34 people were killed on Sunday in two separate suicide bombings in Afghanistan that targeted a military base and a provincial chief, officials said.