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Trump could still vote for himself after New York conviction if he’s not in prison on Election Day

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Donald Trump may be convicted of a felony and reside in Florida, a state notorious for restricting the voting rights of people with felony convictions. But he can still vote as long as he stays out of prison in New York state. That’s because Florida defers to other states’ disenfranchisement rules […]

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The Latest | Trump becomes first former US president to be convicted of felony crimes

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his criminal hush money trial. It was the first time a former U.S. president was ever tried or convicted in a criminal case, and was the first of Trump’s four indictments to reach trial. Prosecutors accused Trump of falsifying internal business records […]

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Lab-grown meat isn’t on store shelves yet, but some states have already banned it

By DEE-ANN DURBIN Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants. If some lawmakers have their way, it never will be. Earlier this month, both Florida and Alabama banned the sale of cultivated meat and seafood, which is grown from animal cells. In Iowa, the governor signed a bill prohibiting schools from […]

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Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown

By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM The White House is finalizing plans for a U.S.-Mexico border clampdown that would shut off asylum requests and automatically deny entrance to migrants once the number of people encountered by American border officials exceeded a new daily threshold, with President Joe Biden expected to sign an executive order […]

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NRA can sue ex-NY official it says tried to blacklist it after Parkland shooting, Supreme Court says

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she pressured companies to blacklist it following the deadly 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Giving the NRA a new chance to prove its case, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that “the critical takeaway is […]