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Correction: George Floyd-Officer Trial story

Jul 19, 2023, 11:45 AM | Updated: Jul 20, 2023, 1:14 pm

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In a story published July 19, 2023, about former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s plan to appeal his conviction for murdering George Floyd to the U.S. Supreme Court, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of his attorney. His name is William Morhman.

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Judge again orders arrest of owner of former firearms training center in Vermont

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North Carolina Rep. McHenry, who led House through speaker stalemate, won’t seek reelection in 2024

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Supreme Court throws out case that could have limited lawsuits over disability access

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a case surrounding a Maine hotel that could have made it harder for people with disabilities to learn in advance whether a hotel’s accommodations meet their needs. Hotels and other business interests had urged the justices to limit the ability of so-called testers to file lawsuits […]

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US job openings fall to lowest level since March 2021 as labor market cools

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted 8.7 million job openings in October, the fewest since March 2021, in a sign that hiring is cooling in the face of higher interest rates yet remains at a still-healthy pace. The Labor Department said Tuesday that openings were down significantly from 9.4 million in September. U.S. hiring is […]

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Cause sought of explosion that leveled an Arlington, Virginia, home as police tried to serve warrant

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Hours before a massive explosion destroyed a duplex and shook a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C., a suspect inside his home fired a flare gun 30 to 40 times into the neighborhood, drawing a large police response, officials said Tuesday. All officers escaped serious injury but it was unclear what happened […]

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Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading and math during the COVID-19 pandemic, with declines in test scores so widespread that the United States climbed in global rankings simply by falling behind less sharply, a new study finds. The state of global education was given a bleak appraisal in the […]

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Correction: George Floyd-Officer Trial story