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All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf x-Boston 53 19 .736 — 9-1 W-6 24-12 29-7 35-11 New York 45 26 .634 7½ 5-5 W-2 24-11 21-15 30-14 Toronto 25 47 .347 28 5-5 W-1 16-21 9-26 16-29 Brooklyn 23 49 .319 30 2-8 L-4 11-23

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At least 24 dead as wildfires ravage southern South Korea and force 27,000 to evacuate

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea’s worst ever have ravaged the country’s southern regions, killing 24 people, destroying more than 200 structures and forcing 27,000 residents to evacuate, officials said Wednesday. The death toll included a pilot who died after a

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Kentucky governor vetoes GOP abortion bill, says it undermines doctors and endangers pregnant women

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Republican-backed bill touted as an attempt to bring clarity to Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban was vetoed Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who said it would do the opposite by undermining the judgment of doctors while further imperiling the lives of pregnant women in emergency

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Corporate capital Delaware is changing its law in fight pitting corporate insiders vs. investors

By MARC LEVY Associated Press Delaware lawmakers put aside protests from major investors and approved fast-tracked legislation Tuesday night that backers say will protect its status as the corporate capital of the world after criticism by billionaire Elon Musk and other influential business titans rattled public officials. The bill is headed to Gov. Matt Meyer,

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Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation. “The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic that

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Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation. “The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic that

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Kansas has among the shortest windows for voting by mail in the US. It will get shorter next year

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas on Tuesday shrunk what already was among the nation’s shortest windows for voting by mail, arguing that problems with the U.S. Postal Service’s handling of ballots required the move. Critics called it voter suppression. The GOP-supermajority Legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s

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RNC asks states for details about their voter files, part of a larger effort to question elections

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Republican National Committee on Tuesday launched a massive effort to probe voter registration lists nationwide amid a broader strategy to seize on voter rolls to question the integrity of elections. RNC sent public records requests asking for documents related to voter roll

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Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second temporary reprieve they requested. The new decision from U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher again temporarily blocked the part

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Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second temporary reprieve they requested. The new decision from U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher again temporarily blocked the part

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Trump signs sweeping action overhauling US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship

By ALI SWENSON and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and demanding that all ballots be received by Election Day. The order says

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Sigrid Nunez and Anne Enright are among the winners of a $175,000 literary prize

NEW YORK (AP) — National Book Award winner Sigrid Nunez and Booker Prize winner Anne Enright are among eight recipients of literary honors that include a $175,000 cash award. The Windham-Campbell Prizes are given each year for literary achievement and to enable writers to work independently. Other winners announced Tuesday include legal scholar Patricia Williams,

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