A hurricane watch is in place for portions of Maine, while a large area of coastal New England is under a tropical storm watch as Hurricane Lee is expected to reach the region later this week.
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Man who threw flagpole at police during Jan. 6 riot gets more than 6 years in prison
Prosecutors say the Tennessee man, a former prison corrections officer, spent hours the day of the riot verbally and physically attacking police.
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There’s no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates, but Republicans are warning of them anyway
While some individual schools and colleges have implemented temporary mask requirements, federal and state leaders don’t appear to be considering widespread COVID-19 restrictions with the pandemic over.
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Federal judge blocks suspension of right to carry firearms in public ordered by New Mexico governor
The ruling Wednesday by U.S. District Judge David Urias marks a setback for Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham as she responds to several recent shootings that took the lives of children.
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi, former Mandela rival in South Africa, dies at 95
A scion of Zulu royalty in one of South Africa’s most influential ethnic groups, Buthelezi built a political base during apartheid that tapped into Zulu nationalism and opposition to Mandela.
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Earth is outside its ‘safe operating space for humanity’ on most key measurements, study says
Only the acidity of the oceans, the health of the air and the ozone layer are within the boundaries considered safe, and both ocean and air pollution are heading in the wrong direction, the study said.
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Senator subpoenas Saudis for documents on LIV-PGA Tour golf deal
The move is the latest to challenge Saudi Arabia’s assertion that as a foreign government that enjoys sovereign immunity from many U.S. laws, it is not obliged to provide information on the golf deal.
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Ukrainian attack damages 2 ships, injures 24 people and sets port on fire in Russia-annexed Crimea
The targeted shipyard is of strategic importance to Russia because vessels in its Black Sea fleet are repaired there.
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New Hampshire won’t block Trump from ballot in key presidential primary state
The secretary of state rejects claims made in lawsuits that Trump is ineligible to run for the White House again under a rarely used clause under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Escaped murderer arrested after 2 weeks on the run in Pennsylvania
Law enforcement’s big break came overnight as a plane fitted with a thermal imaging camera picked up Danelo Souza Cavalcante’s heat signal.