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MLB tells Athletics to explore relocation if no new ballpark
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Major League Baseball instructed the Athletics to explore relocation options as the team tries to secure a new waterfront ballpark it hopes will keep the club in Oakland long-te...
Syndicated Author May 11, 2021

California governor proposes $12B to house state’s homeless
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed $12 billion in new funding to get more people experiencing homelessness in the state into housing and to "functionally end family ...
Syndicated Author May 11, 2021

Pentagon chief during Jan. 6 insurrection defends military response
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's acting defense secretary during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots plans to tell Congress that he was concerned in the days before the insurrection that sending troops...
Syndicated Author May 11, 2021

Preakness allows Medina Spirit to enter with extra testing
BALTIMORE (AP) - Preakness officials said Tuesday they are allowing Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit to enter Saturday's race subject to additional testing and monitoring.Medina Spirit and two othe...
Syndicated Author May 11, 2021

Men plead not guilty to hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery death
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - Three Georgia men pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges Tuesday in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old man who was chased and shot after being spotted running ...
Syndicated Author May 11, 2021

Judge dismisses NRA bankruptcy case in blow to gun group
DALLAS (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the National Rifle Association's bankruptcy case, leaving the powerful gun-rights group to face a New York state lawsuit that accuses it of financial...
Syndicated Author May 11, 2021

Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty in spa shootings
ATLANTA (AP) - A man accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was indicted Tuesday on murder charges, and a prosecutor...
Syndicated Author May 11, 2021

AP source: Biden to tap Rahm Emanuel for ambassador to Japan
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Japan, according to a person familiar with the president's decision. ...
Syndicated Author May 11, 2021

McConnell leads GOP in attack on Dems’ voting rights bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans launched an all-out assault Tuesday on sweeping voting rights legislation, forcing Democrats to take dozens of politically awkward votes during a committee hearing that w...
Syndicated Author May 11, 2021

McCarthy sets Wednesday vote on Liz Cheney leadership ouster
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy set a Wednesday vote for removing Rep. Liz Cheney from her Republican leadership post in the chamber, saying it was clear that he and his GOP col...
Syndicated Author May 11, 2021
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