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Mississippi legislators won't smooth the path this year to restore voting rights after some felonies
Kenneth Almons says he began a 23-year sentence in a Mississippi prison just two weeks after graduating from high school, and one of his felony convictions — for armed robbery — stripped away voting rights that he still has not regained decades later.
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Communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without alerts amid Maui fire
As wildfires ripped across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his heels about returning to the island amid the unfolding crisis, while a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Appeals court leaves temporary hold on New Jersey's county line primary ballot design in place
A federal appeals court on Wednesday affirmed a lower court's decision to order New Jersey Democrats scrap a ballot design widely viewed as helping candidates with establishment backing.
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Skeletal remains found at home in Illinois identified as those of woman missing since 2008
Skeletal remains found at a house in Springfield have been identified as those of a woman who vanished in 2008, authorities said.
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Columbia's president rebuts claims she has allowed the university to become a hotbed of antisemitism
Columbia University's president took a firm stance against antisemitism in a congressional hearing on Wednesday, but she faced bruising criticism from Republicans who say her actions haven't supported her words, especially when it comes to disciplining faculty and students accused of bias.