Roughly half the victims were in North Carolina, while dozens more were killed in South Carolina and Georgia.
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Donald Trump says DOJ violated its own election rules. Lawyers disagree.
Department of Justice policy advises against taking overt steps in political cases close to elections. Experts say prosecutors were following court orders in the latest Trump filing.
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Dockworkers union suspends strike; ports reopen on East, Gulf coasts
The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, representing 45,000 U.S. dockworkers, went on strike early Tuesday after its contract expired in a dispute over pay and the automation of tasks at 36 ports stretching from Maine to Texas.
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Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating
All 3 former Memphis police officers were convicted of at least one charge, but Tadarrius Bean and Justin Smith were acquitted of the civil rights charges.
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Liz Cheney rallies with Harris, implores U.S. to reject Trump’s ‘depraved cruelty’
Kamala Harris’s appearance with Cheney marked her 5th trip to Wisconsin, a battleground state, since she started running for president in July.
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Dad treks 27 miles on Helene-flooded roads to get to daughter’s wedding
‘I just kept putting one foot in front of the other,’ said David Jones, who trekked more than 5 hours to walk his daughter down the aisle.
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Nearly all homes in counties hardest hit by Helene lack national flood insurance
The United States’ crumbling flood insurance system faces a new test after Hurricane Helene.
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Three Mile Island nuclear plant owner seeks taxpayer backing for Microsoft deal
A taxpayer-backed loan could give Microsoft and Three Mile Island owner Constellation Energy a major boost in their unprecedented bid to steer all the power from a U.S. nuclear plant to a single company.
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Biden student loan forgiveness may proceed after small win in lawsuit
The decision delivers a small victory in the Biden administration’s ongoing fight to alleviate federal student loan debt.
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U.S. and Microsoft disrupt Russian hacking group targeting American officials and nonprofits
U.S. authorities and Microsoft say hackers linked to Russian intelligence targeted dozens of former military and intelligence officials, journalists and civil society groups with a sophisticated campaign designed to steal information.