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Graphic video of Kirk shooting was everywhere online, showing how media gatekeeper role has changed

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer They were careful with the explicit imagery — as usual. But did it make any difference? Traditional news organizations were cautious in their midafternoon coverage of Charlie Kirk’s assassination Wednesday not to depict the moment he was shot, instead showing video of him tossing a hat to his audience

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Texas drops lawsuit against doctor accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — One of the nation’s first doctors accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth under GOP-led bans was found to have not violated the law, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office says, nearly a year after the state sued the physician. Dr. Hector Granados, a pediatric endocrinologist

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Senate Republicans defeat Democrats’ effort to force the release of Epstein files

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a close vote, Senate Republicans defeated an effort Wednesday by Democrats to insert language into Congress’ annual defense authorization bill that would have forced the public release of case files on the sex trafficking investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein. The Senate voted 51-49 to dismiss

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Polly Holliday, theater star famous as the tart waitress Flo on sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 88

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase “Kiss my grits!” into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long-running CBS sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 88. Holliday died Tuesday at her home in New York,

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Politicians who have experienced violence directly react to Charlie Kirk shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah had particular resonance for public figures who have experienced political violence themselves. Kirk, who served as chief executive and cofounder of the youth organization Turning Point USA, made frequent appearances on college campuses and in other settings, engaging in

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