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Virginia Democrats sweep legislative elections after campaigning on abortion rights

Virginia Democrats sweep legislative elections after campaigning on abortion rights

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats who campaigned on protecting abortion rights swept Tuesday’s legislative elections, retaking full control of the General Assembly after two years of divided power.
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Democrat Dan McCaffery wins open seat on Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Democrat Dan McCaffery wins open seat on Pennsylvania Supreme Court

HARRISBURG, Pa.
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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear reelected to second term in Kentucky, overcoming state's GOP dominance

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear reelected to second term in Kentucky, overcoming state's GOP dominance

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov.
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Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member Yusef Salaam wins New York City Council seat

Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member Yusef Salaam wins New York City Council seat

Exonerated “Central Park Five” member Yusef Salaam won a seat Tuesday on the New York City Council, completing a stunning reversal of fortune decades after he was wrongly imprisoned in an infamous rape case.
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Democrat Gabe Amo becomes Rhode Island's first Black candidate elected to Congress

Democrat Gabe Amo becomes Rhode Island's first Black candidate elected to Congress

Democrat Gabe Amo defeated Republican Gerry Leonard to win Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday, becoming the state’s first Black candidate elected to Congress.
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Mainers vote against new utilities proposal, approve a stop to foreign spending in referendums

Mainers vote against new utilities proposal, approve a stop to foreign spending in referendums

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters turned down an attempt to oust the state’s corporate-owned electric utilities among several ballot initiatives Tuesday, and approved one to stop foreign spending in referendums.
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Colorado voters reject measure that would have lowered property tax by eating into their tax refunds

Colorado voters reject measure that would have lowered property tax by eating into their tax refunds

DENVER (AP) — Despite seeing assessed home values soar by double digits, Colorado voters on Tuesday rejected a measure that would have lowered property tax bills for homeowners in return for decreasing a tax refund unique to the state that last year
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Uvalde mother whose daughter was killed in the Robb Elementary shooting loses bid for mayor

Uvalde mother whose daughter was killed in the Robb Elementary shooting loses bid for mayor

UVALDE, Texas — In Uvalde’s first mayoral race since the Robb Elementary School shooting , former mayor Cody Smith won back the job Tuesday over Kimberly Mata-Rubio, a mother who has led calls for tougher gun laws since her daughter was among the 19
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House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric in a stunning rebuke

House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric in a stunning rebuke

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted late Tuesday to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan — the only Palestinian American in Congress — an extraordinary rebuke of her rhetoric about the Israel-Hamas war .
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Israel fights Hamas deep in Gaza City and foresees control of enclave’s security after war

Israel fights Hamas deep in Gaza City and foresees control of enclave’s security after war

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Tuesday that its ground forces were battling Hamas fighters deep inside Gaza’s largest city, signaling a major new stage in the month-old conflict, and its leaders foresee controlling the enclave's security
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