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Records show safety complaints, poor maintenance at site of deadly pulp mill disaster 0
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- September 5, 2026
SEATTLE — A pulp mill in Washington state where 11 workers died after a chemical tank collapsed in May had a history of safety complaints, poor maintenance and discharges of toxic chemicals, records reviewed by The Associated Press show. State inspectors had planned to visit the plant to interview workers about two unrelated safety complaints
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Judge clears lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina’s ‘homewrecker’ law 0
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- September 5, 2026
PHOENIX — Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina’s homewrecker law over her relationship with a member of her security detail, a judge ruled Friday. Sinema has acknowledged having a romantic relationship with Matthew Ammel but argued that she can’t be sued in North Carolina because she has no connection to
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Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee faces rematch with Helena Foulkes amid turmoil over Washington Bridge 0
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- September 5, 2026
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Four years ago, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee was celebrating his narrow victory in the Democratic primary surrounded by supporters, when someone handed him phone — it was his opponent simply calling to concede. “That’s not going to happen,” he said, waving the phone away. “Hang up on them.” Now, the woman
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A golf course for ‘the people’ faces a presidential makeover 0
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- September 5, 2026
WASHINGTON — A pack of cyclists whisked by along the circuit at East Potomac Park while the golf course parking lot filled with luxury SUVs parked next to older, inexpensive economy cars, all with the Washington Monument in the background. The scene highlighted what residents say are the park’s best features: its accessibility and affordability
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New Hampshire’s GOP primary features two familiar names from the past, and voters are fine with that 0
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- September 5, 2026
BERLIN, N.H. — It’s been 24 years since a campaign commercial opened with a voter declaring “John Sununu represents the future.” His current opponent, Scott Brown, is a grandfather who says that role gives him an edge. Bucking national trends, the top candidates in New Hampshire’s eight-person Republican primary for U.S. Senate are both former
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Former New Mexico lawmaker pleads guilty to diverting public school funds 0
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- September 5, 2026
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A former high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico accused of diverting millions of dollars meant for vocational education in the state’s largest school district to businesses and charities in which she had an interest has pleaded guilty to state charges that include fraud and money laundering. Sheryl Williams Stapleton changed her plea
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