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Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for US House, narrowing GOP’s slim majority

By JOHN HANNA AP Poltical Writer Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority, telling President Donald Trump that the Democratic district “topples corrupt presidencies.” Menefee, the Harris County attorney, prevailed in a runoff against Amanda Edwards, a former Houston City Council member.

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Friday’s Scores

The Associated Press BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Archmere Academy 49, Freire Charter School Wilmington 42 MOT Charter 62, Delmarva Christian 49 Milford (DE) 70, Caesar Rodney 42 Tatnall 48, St. Andrew’s 20 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS= Appoquinimink vs. St. Elizabeth, ppd. Concord Christian Academy vs. Greenwood Mennonite School, ccd. ___ Some high school basketball scores provided by

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Venezuela announces amnesty bill that could lead to mass release of political prisoners

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Friday announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons. The measure had long been sought by the United States-backed opposition. It

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Judge blocks additional citizenship provisions in latest setback to Trump’s election executive order

By TOM VERDIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked certain federal agencies from requesting citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms, the latest blow to a wide-ranging executive order on elections President Donald Trump signed last year. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington ruled that the Constitution’s separation

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Moira Rose, Delia Deetz, Cookie Fleck and Kevin’s mom: Catherine O’Hara’s memorable roles

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Now is certainly not the time for pettifogging. But can we confabulate about the comic brilliance of Catherine O’Hara? These radically arcane words, like so many others, dripped off the gifted comedian’s tongue so silkily as Moira, her singularly eccentric matriarch in “Schitt’s Creek,” that you laughed well before

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United Nations faces ‘imminent financial collapse’ without urgent action, UN chief says

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is warning that the world body faces “imminent financial collapse” unless its financial rules are overhauled or all 193 member nations pay their dues — a message likely directed at the United States and the billions it owes. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

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Macaulay Culkin, Eugene Levy and more pay tribute to Catherine O’Hara, who died at 71

By LEANNE ITALIE and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press The death of Catherine O’Hara at 71 prompted an outpouring from the actor’s co-stars and friends over the decades. O’Hara, whose legendary comic skills were on display in “Home Alone,” “Schitt’s Creek,” “Beetlejuice” and much more, died Friday in Los Angeles after a brief illness. Macaulay Culkin

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What to know about the civil rights charges Don Lemon faces for covering church protest in Minnesota

By JOSH FUNK and PETER SMITH Associated Press Nine people, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon and another journalist — have been charged with violating two different federal laws in connection with the protest that interrupted a worship service at a Minnesota church earlier this month. The group that barged into a worship service that

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