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Judge reverses earlier decision and allows removal of Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has lifted an injunction that briefly blocked Arlington National Cemetery from removing a century-old memorial there to Confederate soldiers. Judge Rossie Alston said at a hearing in federal court Tuesday in Alexandria, Virginia, that he issued the temporary injunction Monday only after receiving

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Wisconsin Assembly’s top Republican wants to review diversity positions across state agencies

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican lawmaker who forced the Universities of Wisconsin to reduce its diversity positions called Tuesday for an in-depth review of diversity initiatives across state government. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos withheld millions of dollars from campuses until regents last week agreed to freeze diversity hires and

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A pro-Trump super PAC airs an anti-Haley ad in New Hampshire. She says that’s a sign of her strength

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The super PAC supporting Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has launched a television ad targeting Nikki Haley, a move her campaign called a signal that the GOP front-runner is seeking to blunt her rise, particularly in New Hampshire. Haley’s super PAC responded with a New Hampshire ad

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Philly’s progressive prosecutor, facing impeachment trial, has authority on transit crimes diverted

By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new law taking aim at Philadelphia’s progressive prosecutor creates a new position that diverts some authority from the twice-elected district attorney. The measure creates a new special prosecutor role that has the authority to investigate and prosecute crimes that occur on the city’s

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Politicians, workers seek accountability after sudden closure of St. Louis nursing home

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis political leaders and people connected to a shuttered nursing home are calling for accountability after the facility’s sudden, unannounced closure. Northview Village Nursing Home shut down on Friday, with shuttle buses brought in to take residents to more than a dozen other St. Louis-area

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Minnesota panel chooses new state flag featuring North Star to replace old flag seen as racist

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s new state flag should feature an eight-pointed North Star against a dark blue background shaped like the state, with a solid light blue field at the right, a special commission decided Tuesday as it picked a replacement for an older design that many Native Americans considered

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