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Scientists detect traces of an ancient Mayan city in southern Mexico using laser-sensor technology

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Archaeologists using laser-sensing technology have detected what may be an ancient Mayan city cloaked by jungle in southern Mexico, authorities said Wednesday. The lost city, dubbed Valeriana by researchers after the name of a nearby lagoon, may have been as densely settled as the better-known pre-Hispanic metropolis of Calakmul,

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Ted Cruz, Colin Allred make spirited final pitches to Texas voters in Senate race

Associated Press/Report for America JOURDANTON, Texas (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred are making their final pitches to Texas voters at campaign stops across the state as Election Day nears. Cruz continues to lean on immigration and limiting transgender rights as flashpoints for traditionally conservative voters. Allred blames Cruz for

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Investigations into voter registration forms in Pennsylvania lead to wave of misinformation

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Investigations into potential fraud related to voter registration applications in three Pennsylvania counties have become fodder for online misinformation, including from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Authorities in Lancaster, Monroe and York counties have released limited details, and local prosecutors are looking into whether any crimes might have occurred.

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Police say they think man suspected of setting fires at ballot boxes in the Portland, Oregon, area intends to strike again

By Chris Boyette and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Investigators in Oregon searching for the person responsible for three fires at ballot drop boxes in the past few weeks – which damaged hundreds of ballots – believe “it is very possible the suspect intends to continue the attacks,” a police spokesperson said Wednesday. Portland Police

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More former cadets accuse US Coast Guard Academy of failing to prevent campus sexual assaults

Associated Press Nine additional former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy have formally accused overseers of the prestigious service academy of failing to prevent and properly address sexual violence on campus, while also covering it up. The claims, filed on Wednesday, come more than a month after 13 former cadets filed similar federal complaints

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