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Terrorism trial to begin over stabbing of author Salman Rushdie 0
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- July 22, 2026
BUFFALO, New York — The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie will stand trial again, this time in a federal terrorism case that is further investigating what allegedly motivated the stabbing on a conference stage in 2022. Opening statements are scheduled for Wednesday in Hadi Matar’s trial in federal court in
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Beaches closed and sandbags filled as Tropical Storm Bertha approaches the Gulf Coast 0
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- July 22, 2026
Communities along the U.S. Gulf Coast distributed sandbags and closed beaches as Tropical Storm Bertha threatened to bring flooding and high winds Wednesday from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana. Bertha was forecast to make landfall Wednesday night in the sparsely populated coastal part of Louisiana southeast of New Orleans, with wind the biggest threat, according
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From the Mexican border to Washington: a small Texas town fights against Trump’s wall plan 0
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- July 22, 2026
WASHINGTON– On one hand: a small community in rural Texas. On the other: the Trump administration. A small Texas town along the border with Mexico is fighting the government’s efforts to build a border wall across a levee system to protect the community. The city argued in court Tuesday that the wall could cause flooding
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Nolan Wells autopsy results to be released Wednesday, family lawyer says 0
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- July 22, 2026
An attorney for Nolan Xavier Wells’ family says he will release the results of an independent autopsy into the 18-year-old’s death Wednesday morning. Preliminary findings will be made public during a news conference held at the NAACP’s annual National Convention in Chicago, according to civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who represents the family. Wells’ parents
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2 couples from Honduras were among 5 adults who drowned in an Ohio river 0
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- July 22, 2026
POWELL, Ohio– The sky was mostly clear and weeks of sweltering heat were finally over when José Mario Pineda Días, 33, and his 28-year-old wife, Marina Suyapa Regalado, set out with their two children to leisurely fish in an Ohio river. They were joined by a second Honduran couple and an adult friend. A photo
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Wisconsin Democrats want to allow absentee voters to cast new primary ballot 0
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- July 21, 2026
MADISON, Wisconsin.- A chaotic Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, in which numerous candidates dropped out and re-entered the race, threatened to leave thousands of voters who already returned their ballots with worthless votes for the state’s highest office. That possibility led the state Democratic Party on Tuesday to appeal to the state elections commission, urging
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