Correction: Political Extremism-Violence story

Aug 11, 2023, 9:54 PM | Updated: Aug 13, 2023, 3:22 pm

FILE - Law enforcement investigate the scene of a shooting involving the FBI, Aug. 9, 2023 in Provo, Utah. This week's confrontation that ended with FBI agents fatally shooting a 74-year-old Utah man who threatened to assassinate President Joe Biden was just the latest example of how violent rhetoric has created a more perilous political environment across the U.S. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP, File)
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(Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP, File)

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

DENVER (AP) — In a story published August 12, 2023, about political extremism, The Associated Press erroneously reported Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had warned in 2022 that the GOP-appointed Supreme Court majority had “released the whirlwind” and “will pay the price” with its ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. Schumer made the remarks at a rally outside the Supreme Court in March 2020, before the court made the ruling.

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