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Senate committee votes redistricting, initiative petition reform out of committee, onto Senate floor

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Senate committee passed both special session bills, redistricting and initiative petition reform, with a vote of 6-2. The two Democratic members on the committee offered amendments to the proposed bills. One amendment would have kept U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s (D-MO) district contained to Kansas City. Cleaver testified in opposition to

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A session during the final phase of the trial of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro convicted of plotting coup, sentenced to over 27 years in prison

By Julia Vargas Jones, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been found guilty of attempting to overturn the country’s 2022 election with a plot prosecutors say included plans to assassinate the president-elect in a bid to cling to power. Four out of five justices on a Brazilian Supreme Court panel

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Security and police secure an entrance to Virginia State University in Ettrick

Potential threats trigger lockdowns at several HBCUs across the South

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Multiple historically Black colleges and universities in the South were on lockdown or canceled classes on Thursday over potential threats. Hampton University, Virginia State University, Bethune-Cookman University and Alabama State University were on lockdown after receiving “potential threats to campus safety,” according to posts on school

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Shooter still at large after Trump ally and activist Charlie Kirk murdered on Utah campus

CNN By Dalia Faheid, Elise Hammond, Aditi Sangal, Dakin Andone, Maureen Chowdhury, Betsy Klein, Lauren Mascarenhas OREM, Utah – A manhunt is underway for the shooter who killed Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative political activist and supporter of President Donald Trump, Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University. State and federal officials say they

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Belarus’ strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko announced that 14 foreign nationals are among those his country released.

Belarus pardons scores of prisoners ‘at the request’ of Trump, Lukashenko says

By Darya Tarasova, Lauren Kent, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Belarus has pardoned 52 prisoners and released them into Lithuania, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on Thursday, as the Baltic nation and Belarus both thanked US President Donald Trump for his involvement. It is the latest release of political prisoners by Belarus amid warming relations

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