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Rats! NYC mayor ticketed for rodents at his property again

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams vowed Wednesday to fight his own City Hall — again — after he was ticketed for rats at his Brooklyn townhouse.
Biden highlights bipartisanship during House GOP chaos

Biden highlights bipartisanship during House GOP chaos

COVINGTON, Kentucky (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday held out the promised makeover of a dilapidated bridge over the Ohio River as a symbol of what can happen when Republicans and Democrats work together — even as he condemned what he labeled

Burkina Faso's military regime asks France to recall envoy

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso's military junta has asked France to recall its ambassador, authorities said Monday, amid a surge in anti-French sentiment as the West African country moves to develop closer ties with Russia.
Israel's new government unveils plan to weaken Supreme Court

Israel's new government unveils plan to weaken Supreme Court

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s justice minister on Wednesday unveiled the new government’s long-promised overhaul of the judicial system that aims to weaken the country's Supreme Court.
Newly empowered Minnesota Democrats pledge to move swiftly

Newly empowered Minnesota Democrats pledge to move swiftly

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's Democratic leaders pledged Wednesday to use their new control of the state Legislature — and a $17.
US moves to reopen Solomon Islands embassy to counter China

US moves to reopen Solomon Islands embassy to counter China

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is plowing ahead with plans to re-open the U.S. embassy in the Solomon Islands in a bid to counter China’s increasing assertiveness in the Pacific.
GOP Kentucky governor candidate sets fast fundraising pace

GOP Kentucky governor candidate sets fast fundraising pace

FRANKFORT, Ky.

Abortion, spending likely battles in new Nebraska session

The Nebraska Legislature began its new session Wednesday with several new members, a new incoming governor and nearly $1 billion in cash.
Survey: Religiously, Congress doesn't reflect America

Survey: Religiously, Congress doesn't reflect America

Religiously speaking, the incoming 118th Congress looks like America — that is, the America of decades past, rather than today. Congress is far more Christian, and religious overall, than today's general population.
Proud Boys go to trial on sedition as Jan. 6 probe heats up

Proud Boys go to trial on sedition as Jan. 6 probe heats up

WASHINGTON (AP) — As members of the Proud Boys extremist group stormed past police lines and swarmed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 , their leader cheered them on from afar, prosecutors say. “Do what must be done,” Enrique Tarrio wrote on social media.
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