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Veteran lawmaker to lead N. Ireland’s DUP after turmoil

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LONDON — Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party on Tuesday named veteran lawmaker Jeffrey Donaldson as its new leader, weeks after he narrowly lost the...

Iowa court blocks mandatory waiting period for abortion

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An Iowa judge blocked a state law that would have imposed a 24-hour waiting period before women could get abortions, likely setting up a...

High court: Congress erred in patent dispute board setup

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Congress erred when it set up a board to oversee patent disputes by failing to...

Family seeks 2nd chance at charging officer in man’s death

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MADISON, Wis. — A judge will decide this week whether to charge a Wisconsin police officer who killed a man sitting in a parked...

Governor: GOP pick for public broadcasting brings ‘balance’

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is defending his appointment of a Republican Party operative to a public broadcasting oversight board, saying...

Senate GOP hails new Interior deputy as ‘voice of reason’

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WASHINGTON — The Senate easily confirmed former Obama administration official Tommy Beaudreau as deputy secretary at the Interior Department on Thursday, a rare bipartisan...

Giuliani gets first shot at excluding materials from raids

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NEW YORK — Rudolph Giuliani and his lawyers will get to designate which materials seized from him will be reviewed by a court-appointed expert...

Biden looks to ease EU trade tensions ahead of Putin summit

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BRUSSELS — President Joe Biden is seeking to tamp down trade tensions with European allies as he spends one last day consulting with western...

GOP operative’s pick for broadcasting board prompts concern

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's nomination of a Republican Party operative to a public broadcasting oversight board has prompted concern about...

Biden nominates 9 to high-profile ambassador postings

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GENEVA — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled picks for several high-profile ambassadorial postings, tapping career diplomats steeped in foreign policy experience — as...