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Measure to repeal Nebraska’s private school funding law should appear on the ballot, court rules

Measure to repeal Nebraska’s private school funding law should appear on the ballot, court rules

A ballot measure seeking to repeal a new conservative-backed law that provides taxpayer money for private school tuition should appear on the state's November ballot, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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Measure to repeal Nebraska’s private school funding law should appear on the ballot, court rules

Measure to repeal Nebraska’s private school funding law should appear on the ballot, court rules

A ballot measure seeking to repeal a new conservative-backed law that provides taxpayer money for private school tuition should appear on the November ballot, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients

Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients

As the pregnant woman's contractions rolled in every two minutes, staff at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dispatched an ambulance to send her elsewhere.
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Nebraska ballot can include competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights, high court rules

Nebraska ballot can include competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights, high court rules

The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that competing measures that would expand or limit abortion rights can appear on the November ballot.
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Russia expels 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying. The UK calls it 'completely baseless'

Russia expels 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying. The UK calls it 'completely baseless'

Russia on Friday accused six British diplomats of spying and said it decided to expel them. The U.K.
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Gunmen kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year

Gunmen kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan, the Taliban said Friday, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year. Six other people were wounded in the assault.
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Gunmen kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year

Gunmen kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan, the Taliban said Friday, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year.
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Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods

Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state media reported.
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Russia expels 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying and "subversive activities"

Russia expels 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying and "subversive activities"

Russia’s Federal Security Service on Friday accused six British diplomats of spying and said a decision has been made to withdraw their accreditation.
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Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods

Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state media reported.
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