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Counter-terrorism experts say Africa is the world’s terrorism hot spot with half of 2022’s victims

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Counter-terrorism experts said Tuesday that Africa is now the world’s terrorism hot spot, with half of the victims killed last year in sub-Saharan Africa, though al-Qaida and Islamic State affiliates remain widespread, persistent and active elsewhere around the globe. Interpol, the international criminal police agency,

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State legislator defeats incumbent senator in Virginia race centered on abortion rights

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former state legislator Lashrecse Aird has defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Joe Morrissey in a closely watched primary election nomination contest in Virginia that centered on abortion rights. Aird is a former member of the state House of Delegates and ran a campaign heavily focused on Morrissey’s

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Georgia officials won’t take over elections in state’s largest, Democrat-heavy county

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board won’t take over running elections in the state’s most populous county, ending an investigation that had sparked fears of partisan meddling. The board voted unanimously on Tuesday to end its performance review of Fulton County nearly two years after it had begun. Multiple

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Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. U.S. District Judge Jay Moody issued a permanent injunction against the

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Tornadoes clobber Mississippi. Hours later, its governor attends Republican fundraiser in Alabama

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves traveled to Alabama for a Republican fundraising event as people in his state were still reeling from back-to-back tornadoes that killed one person, injured dozens and destroyed homes and businesses, and in the midst of lingering power outages from severe thunderstorms.

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