A new survey of lead pipes across the United States estimates that Florida has more than any other state.
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In brief: Here are the 3 hush money cases in the Trump indictment
There are 3 people to whom the former president and his associates are accused of making hush money payments during his 2016 campaign.
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Read the indictment of Donald Trump in the Stormy Daniels case
The Manhattan district attorney also releases a statement of fact that provides context for the 34 felony charges against the former president.
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Spectacle develops outside court as Trump surrenders
The crowd was small, by the standards of New York City protests, which routinely draw thousands, but there was plenty of chaos.
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EU lashes out at China for support of Russia in Ukraine war
Even if Beijing says it is neutral in the war, President Xi Jinping’s visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow 2 weeks ago had all the visuals and speeches of a meeting among trusted friends.
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Second autopsy done in unsolved South Carolina death probe
A lawyer for the family of a teenager found dead nearly 8 years ago says a 2nd autopsy of the exhumed body is complete.
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Maine reclaims bragging rights to biggest ice disk, at 1,776 feet
The giant piece of ice estimated at 146,000 tons moved slowly like a Lazy Susan on Long Lake in Madawaska.
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Environmental groups withdraw lawsuit over last Maine salmon
The conservation groups say they can still shut down dams on the Kennebec River by focusing on upcoming federal relicensing applications by Brookfield Renewable.
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Abortion rights hang in the balance in most expensive Wisconsin high court race
Liberals have cast the race as a defining moment for their side to potentially overturn the state’s 1849 abortion ban law and redraw maps created by Republicans that have led to them increasing their control of the Legislature.
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Immigration reform is mired in politics a decade after Gang of 8’s big push
President Biden endorsed a sweeping immigration package on his Inauguration Day, but it went nowhere in Congress.