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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrate 75 years of marriage

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrate 75 years of marriage

About 300 friends and family members gathered Saturday to celebrate the 75th wedding anniversary of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. It’s the most recent milestone for the longest-married presidential couple in American history.
by The Associated Press

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What might happen to Guantanamo now that U.S. troops are leaving Afghanistan?

What might happen to Guantanamo now that U.S. troops are leaving Afghanistan?

The U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, was created to hold people captured in Afghanistan and the broader war on terror. As the U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan, what happens to its detainees?
by Sacha Pfeiffer

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'We need help': Haiti's interim leader requests U.S. troops

'We need help': Haiti's interim leader requests U.S. troops

Haiti’s interim government has asked the U.S. and U.N. to deploy troops to protect key infrastructure as it tries to stabilize the country and prepare for elections in the aftermath of President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination.
by The Associated Press

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South Dakota AG alleges fatal crash may have been suicide

South Dakota AG alleges fatal crash may have been suicide

South Dakota's attorney general is attempting to access any psychiatric or psychological records of the man he struck and killed along a highway, alleging in court documents that the death may have been a suicide.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota lawmaker stopped by police claims he was profiled

Minnesota lawmaker stopped by police claims he was profiled

The citation said state Rep. John Thompson, a Democrat from St. Paul who is Black, presented a Wisconsin driver’s license during a traffic stop in St. Paul over the weekend, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.
by The Associated Press

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Colby angles to be Wisconsin's big cheese

Colby angles to be Wisconsin's big cheese

Colby could become the official state cheese of Wisconsin under a bipartisan proposal at the state Capitol. But some lawmakers have concerns about elevating it above other cheeses.

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Rep. Jim Hagedorn's kidney cancer returns

Rep. Jim Hagedorn's kidney cancer returns

The two-term Republican was back at Mayo Clinic, where tests indicated his stage 4 kidney cancer had returned, his office said in a statement Wednesday.
by Tim Nelson

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