A separate lawsuit is still pending in state court in Orlando.
Carol Semple
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Deal on Ukraine aid and border security stalls in Congress as Ukraine runs short of weapons
Senate negotiators face a daunting task in convincing Republicans to defy Donald Trump’s wishes and embrace the deal, which includes border policy changes that Republicans sought.
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U.S. blames group of Iran-backed militias for deadly drone attack in Jordan as it weighs reprisals
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq is an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias that includes the militant group Kataib Hezbollah.
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New Hampshire woman survives getting compacted in a garbage truck
Luckily, neighbors heard her screams and the trash compartment was equipped with a camera.
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Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged for now
The overall changes to its statement – compared with its last meeting in December – indicate that the Fed has definitively shifted toward considering rate reductions while still maintaining flexibility.
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Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91
When accepting a Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2018, she said, ‘I wouldn’t trade my life in the theater for anything, because theater is life.’
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House Republicans near key vote on impeaching Homeland’s Mayorkas over border policies
In an unusual personal appeal, Alejandro Mayorkas asks the committee to work with the Biden administration to update the nation’s ‘broken and outdated’ immigration laws.
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Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as the election board says it lacks power to remove him
The board’s hearing officer found that Donald Trump is ineligible to run for president, but recommended that courts make the ultimate decision.
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Biden said he’d shut U.S.-Mexico border if able. What does that mean?
There are policy and political considerations at play as Donald Trump squeezes Republicans to reject any bipartisan proposal in order to prevent solutions to a problem that Trump is using to roil his political base.
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New Hampshire man sentenced for shooting bishop and assaulting a couple at their wedding
Dale Holloway, who is already serving a prison term for assaulting his lawyer and who acted as his own attorney at trial, has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.