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By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Pittsburgh 1½ 1½ (44½) at NEW ENGLAND at JACKSONVILLE 1½ 1½ (43½) Houston at MINNESOTA 1½ 3 (42½) Cincinnati Indianapolis 1½ 4½ (43½) at TENNESSEE Atlanta 2½ 5½ (43½) at CAROLINA Green Bay 7 7½ (41½) at CLEVELAND at PHILADELPHIA 4½ 3½ (44½) LA

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South Carolina lawmakers haven’t been paid after one of their own sued over raise

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina legislators have not been getting paid for months since a state senator sued over the first raise in the General Assembly’s compensation in three decades. The issue involves what lawmakers call “in-district compensation” which is money set aside for legislative duties but has

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Missouri judge strikes down ballot summary for anti-abortion measure backed by Republican lawmakers

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has struck down a ballot summary for an anti-abortion amendment backed by Republican state lawmakers while concluding that it presented an unfair and insufficient description to voters. Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled Friday that the ballot summary must be

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Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel meeting on COVID-19 and childhood vaccines

By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A vaccine advisory committee handpicked by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met in Atlanta this week to consider whether to revise recommendations on shots against COVID-19, hepatitis B, and a combination shot that protects children against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.

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Missouri judge strikes down ballot summary for anti-abortion measure backed by Republican lawmakers

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has struck down a ballot summary for an anti-abortion amendment backed by Republican state lawmakers while concluding that it presented an unfair and insufficient description to voters. Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled Friday that the ballot summary must be

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Judge blocks USDA from collecting data about SNAP applicants in 21 states

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press A judge has temporarily barred the federal government from collecting personal information about residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in 21 states and Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney in California issued the temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday, and said a

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Orthodox patriarch defends recognition of an independent Ukrainian church

By PETER SMITH Associated Press The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, speaking Friday before a New York audience, defended his 2019 decision to recognize an independent church in Ukraine, and he denounced the Russian Orthodox Church as giving a “ringing endorsement to the invasion of Ukraine.” Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople made the remarks

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