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Idaho Gov. Brad Little delivers his State of the State address inside the House Chambers at the state Capitol building, on Jan. 10, 2022, in Boise, Idaho.

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  • National

Idaho Gov. Brad Little wins GOP primary over Trump's pick, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin

Idaho voters give GOP Gov. Brad Little the chance for another four years in office, according to the AP. Little faced an insurgent campaign from his far-right challenger, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin.

May 18, 2022
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  • James Dawson
Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano has won the Republican primary for governor in that state. He is pictured here speaking at a campaign rally at The Fuge on May 14, 2022 in Warminster, Pennsylvania.

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  • National

Doug Mastriano, backed by Trump, wins crowded Pennsylvania GOP primary for governor

GOP voters in Pennsylvania picked state Sen. Doug Mastriano as their candidate for governor, according to the AP. Mastriano has touted far-right views and election lies, drawing Trump's endorsement.

May 17, 2022
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  • Sam Dunklau
Authorities have said a man dressed all in black opened fire at the Hair World Salon on Wednesday, wounding three women, then drove off in a maroon minivan. A suspect has been arrested in the shooting, police said Tuesday.

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A suspect has been arrested in a Dallas salon shooting investigated as a hate crime

The arrest was connected to a shooting that wounded three women in a hair salon in the city's Koreatown. The suspect's girlfriend said he had delusions that Asian Americans were trying to harm him.

May 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read participates in a debate with former state House Speaker Tina Kotek on March 18 in Portland, Ore. They are two of the top candidates for the Democratic Party's nomination in the Oregon governor's race.

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In Oregon, the fight for governor is about winning over disaffected voters

The Republicans, an independent and a self-proclaimed "outsider" are among the candidates hoping to win over Oregon voters who say they're pessimistic about the future of the state.

May 17, 2022
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  • Dirk VanderHart
People gather outside the scene of a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, May 15, 2022.

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  • Race

What is the 'great replacement' and how is it tied to the Buffalo shooting suspect?

The suspect allegedly wrote a 180-page document filled with hateful rants about race and ties to the conspiracy theory, "great replacement."

May 17, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Actors Amber Heard and Johnny Depp watch the jury arrive in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va. on Tuesday.

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  • Law

Amber Heard is cross-examined about fights with Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp's lawyers question the truthfulness of Amber Heard's accusation that Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle.

May 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Authorities said David Chou, the gunman in Sunday's deadly attack at a Southern California church, was a Chinese immigrant motivated by hate for Taiwanese people.

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  • National

Suspect faces multiple charges in a deadly California church shooting

David Chou, the man accused of opening fire Sunday on a Taiwanese church congregation in California, was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder.

May 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Authorities said David Chou, the gunman in Sunday's deadly attack at a Southern California church, was a Chinese immigrant motivated by hate for Taiwanese people.

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Suspect faces multiple charges in a deadly California church shooting

David Chou, the man accused of opening fire Sunday on a Taiwanese church congregation in California, was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder.

May 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has quietly signed into law a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls' or women's sports in public schools and colleges.

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South Carolina becomes the latest state to enact a transgender sports ban

South Carolina's governor signed into law a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls' or women's sports in public schools and colleges.

May 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Mac Miller performs an NPR Tiny Desk Concert on Aug. 1, 2018.

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A dealer is sentenced to 17.5 years for his role in Mac Miller's fatal overdose

Stephen Walter was sentenced on Monday. He is one of three men indicted in connection with supplying the fentanyl-laced pills that contributed to the rapper's accidental overdose in 2018.

May 17, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Delaware State University, a historically Black institution, says the stop and search of a bus transporting members of its women's lacrosse team in Georgia was "constitutionally dubious." Here, the entrance of Delaware State University in Dover, Del., in September 2007.

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Delaware State University to file a complaint with DOJ after bus search incident

Tony Allen, Delaware State University's president, says once the complaint is officially filed, it will be made available to the campus community to read.

May 17, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Al Noor mosque shooting survivor Temel Atacocugu points to the scar of a bullet wound in his arm during an interview at his home, Feb. 25, 2020, in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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  • World

New Zealand shooting survivor says violence achieved nothing

The deadly attacks at two Christchurch mosques brought people together rather than sowing discord, one of the survivors says.

May 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Al Noor mosque shooting survivor Temel Atacocugu points to the scar of a bullet wound in his arm during an interview at his home, Feb. 25, 2020, in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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  • World

New Zealand shooting survivor says violence achieved nothing

The deadly attacks at two Christchurch mosques brought people together rather than sowing discord, one of the survivors says.

May 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Buffalo Police on scene at a Tops Friendly Market on May 14, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. According to reports, at least 10 people were killed after a mass shooting at the store with the shooter in police custody.

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  • National

President Biden will travel to Buffalo today to meet with shooting victims' families

Biden will visit the supermarket where last weekend's deadly shooting took place, as well as visit with local leaders and law enforcement.

May 17, 2022
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By:
  • Ashley Westerman
Buffalo Police on scene at a Tops Friendly Market on May 14, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. According to reports, at least 10 people were killed after a mass shooting at the store with the shooter in police custody.

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  • National

President Biden will travel to Buffalo today to meet with shooting victims' families

Biden will visit the supermarket where last weekend's deadly shooting took place, as well as visit with local leaders and law enforcement.

May 17, 2022
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  • Ashley Westerman
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