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Search continues for suspect in the fatal shooting of a Tennessee deputy; 2 related arrests made

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Law enforcement in eastern Tennessee continued their search Saturday for a man who is accused of fatally shooting one sheriff’s deputy and injuring another during a traffic stop. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday increased the reward to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of 42-year-old Kenneth DeHart. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said …

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Connecticut’s first Black woman chief public defender placed on paid administrative leave

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The first Black woman to be appointed as Connecticut’s chief public defender was suspended Friday following months of disagreement with the commission that oversees the state’s public defender services. TaShun Bowden-Lewis, who was chosen for the position in late May 2022 by the Public Defender Services Commission, was placed on paid administrative leave Friday pending an …

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GOP organizations sue Arizona’s top election official in latest dispute over election manual

PHOENIX (AP) — National and local Republican groups in Arizona sued the secretary of state Friday in an effort to invalidate or adjust a manual, used for conducting elections and certifying results, that GOP leaders have said threatens election integrity. The Republican National Committee, Arizona Republican Party and the Yavapai County Republican Party filed the lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior …

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El Año Nuevo lunar se ilumina con coloridas celebraciones en las naciones y comunidades asiáticas

TAIPÉI, Taiwán (AP) — Con fuegos artificiales, festines y envoltorios rojos con dinero para los niños, numerosas naciones de Asia y comunidades en el extranjero dieron la bienvenida el sábado al Año Nuevo lunar. La festividad comienza con la primera luna del calendario lunar y termina 15 días después, con la primera luna llena. Las fechas varían ligeramente cada año …

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Mama Antula, the Jesuit who didn’t want to marry or be a nun, will be Argentina’s first female saint

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A Catholic laywoman who lived in 18th-century Argentina and joined the Jesuits in their evangelical mission throughout the South American country will become the first female saint from the home country of Pope Francis on Sunday. María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, more commonly known by her Quechua name of “Mama Antula,” was born in …

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2 Spanish police officers die when their patrol craft is smashed by a suspected drug boat

MADRID (AP) — Two Spanish police officers have been killed when a speedboat suspected of belonging to drug smugglers smashed into their patrol craft, Spain’s Civil Guard said Saturday. The incident occurred late on Friday, police said, when the Civil Guard craft was tasked with identifying speedboats spotted in the southern port of Barbate. Video footage showed how one speedboat …

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Hundreds gather in St. Louis to remember former US Sen. Jean Carnahan

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Children and grandchildren of former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan of Missouri recalled her wit, curiosity, kindness and hard work during a public memorial service on Saturday. Carnahan, 90, died Jan. 30 in hospice care in suburban St. Louis after a short illness. “In the last few days, as if preparing to be shot out of the …

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Gaza mediators and others warn Israel of disaster if it launches a ground invasion on crowded Rafah RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s neighbors and key mediators warned Saturday of disaster and repercussions if its military launches a ground invasion in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, where Israel says remaining Hamas strongholds are located — along with over half the …

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