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Melania Trump, long absent from campaign, will appear at a Log Cabin Republicans event in Mar-a-Lago
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump will attend a fundraiser Saturday for the Log Cabin Republicans, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ members of the GOP, in a rare political appearance after months of being absent from her husband's campaign. The event at the Palm Beach estate she shares with former President Donald Trump will take place behind closed doors. But it will be the first major political event this year for the former first lady. Melania Trump had for months not a
Associated PressThe drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?
When Washington state opened some of the nation's first legal marijuana stores in 2014, Sam Ward Jr. was on electronic home detention in Spokane, where he had been indicted on federal drug charges. A decade later, Ward, who is Black, recently posed in a blue-and-gold throne used for photo ops at his new cannabis store, Cloud 9 Cannabis.
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The Kansas City Royals have won 9 straight home games. This was the key to the latest
The Kansas City Royals recorded another big inning against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. This was the key.
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Record Store Day celebrates indie retail music sellers as they ride vinyl's popularity wave
PHOENIX (AP) — Special LP releases, live performances and at least one giant block party are scheduled around the U.S. Saturday as hundreds of shops celebrate Record Store Day during a surge of interest in vinyl and the day after the release of Taylor Swift's latest album. There were no announced Record Store Day specials for the arrival of Swift's “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday, but her fans always anxiously look forward to the new albums and accompanying collectible LPs. In suburban
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New agreement with border control to keep border communities safer
New agreement with border control to keep border communities safer
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A man escaped Sudan's bloody civil war. His mysterious death in Missisippi has sparked suspicion
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — As a child, Dau Mabil escaped war-torn Sudan and built a new life in Mississippi. This month, fishermen found the body of the 33-year-old Mabil floating in a river, prompting calls for a federal investigation into his disappearance and death. Mabil, who lived in Jackson with his wife, went missing in broad daylight on March 25 after going for a walk on a trail connecting the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum with other city landmarks. His brother, Bul Mabil, cast doubt on ini
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Brandon Ingram sinks the shot at the buzzer
Brandon Ingram sinks the shot at the buzzer, 04/19/2024
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Max Verstappen denies Lewis Hamilton a sprint victory in China
Verstappen crossed the line 13 seconds clear of Hamilton with Sergio Perez taking third.
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Harrison Barnes with a 2 Pt vs. New Orleans Pelicans
Harrison Barnes (Sacramento Kings) with a 2 Pt vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 04/19/2024