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"The Wizard of Oz" Ruby Red Slippers Viewing

Judy Garland’s hometown hopes a good witch will help purchase Dorothy’s ruby slippers

1:55pm June 18, 2024

by Dana Ferguson | MPR News

Minnesota lawmakers set aside $100,000 for the formerly stolen pair this year and the Judy Garland Museum hopes a benevolent figure can help win them at auction.

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Arizona GOP Rep. Ciscomani criticizes Biden's efforts at the southern border

1:55pm June 18, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani of Arizona about President Biden's effort to reduce the flow of migrants at the southern border.

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Hunter Biden Goes To Court To Plead Guilty To Tax Violations

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A Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint on the night of Biden's L.A. fundraiser

11:42am June 18, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

The Tustin Police Department in California says investigators are still looking for the suspect or suspects. President Biden was visiting the state for a star-studded campaign fundraiser.

House speaker Tim Moore speaks at a press conference

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North Carolina House seeks higher state employee pay, child care and voucher money in budget bill

10:58am June 18, 2024

by Associated Press

North Carolina teachers and state employees would receive higher salary bumps than are currently planned, while child care providers could access some financial aid as federal assistance ends in a

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A ballot question could undermine efforts to remove 2 Arizona Supreme Court justices

10:15pm June 17, 2024

Republican lawmakers in Arizona will ask voters whether state supreme court appointments should last for life. That would include two of the justices who voted to uphold an abortion ban from 1864.

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North Carolina governor vetoes bill that would mandate more youths getting tried in adult court

3:57pm June 17, 2024

by Associated Press

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Proposal would make NC public records and meetings access a constitutional right

1:42pm June 17, 2024

by Lucas Thomae, Carolina Public Press

A group of legislators are pushing to guarantee the right to access to public records and meetings in the state Constitution, but that proposed amendment likely isn’t headed anywhere during this ye

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Takeaways from the campaign to win over rural voters in swing-state North Carolina

1:37pm June 17, 2024

by Associated Press

North Carolina is one of a handful of tightly contested states that could determine this year's presidential election. Democrats are outpacing Republicans on advertising spending in North Carolina, hoping to make up for Joe Biden's losing the state in 2020. Both parties also face the challenge of engaging with voters who may feel indifferent or even disgusted with the ballot choices they face. Winning over rural voters is essential in a state with the second highest rural population in the country.

Former President Donald Trump Appears In Fort Pierce Courtroom For Federal Classified Documents Case

A retired federal judge says Judge Cannon appears to show 'favoritism' toward Trump

1:07pm June 17, 2024

Some of Judge Aileen Cannon’s decisions in Trump's Florida classified documents case have baffled one former judge, who gives her assessment of the case so far.

Half of U.S. military bases in the country are in 'health care deserts'

12:41pm June 17, 2024

by Quil Lawrence

For hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops and their families, when the Pentagon orders them to find health care off base there is none.