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Former President Donald Trump is seen during a campaign event in Atkinson, N.H., on Tuesday.

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Maine court puts decision barring Trump from the state's primary ballot on hold

3:42pm January 17, 2024

by NPR's Washington Desk

The Maine Superior Court has sent back the secretary of state's decision to remove Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot. The court says it's waiting on the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.

The Alabama Department of Corrections plans to execute Kenneth Smith on Jan. 25 using nitrogen gas. It will be the first time the gas has been used as an execution method in the U.S.

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Kenneth Smith could be the first person executed with nitrogen gas. He spoke with NPR

2:47pm January 17, 2024

by Chiara Eisner

Smith rarely speaks with reporters about surviving a lethal injection execution in 2022. But he talked with NPR about Alabama's plans to try again, this time with a new method: nitrogen gas.

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Supreme Court to hear arguments in a case that could weaken federal rule making

5:12am January 17, 2024

by Carrie Johnson

The U.S. Supreme Court hears a case from a group of herring fisherman that could affect federal regulations on everything from the environment to the workplace.

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Morning news brief

5:12am January 17, 2024

U.S. Navy continues to fire missiles at Houthi fighters in Yemen. After Iowa, only three major GOP presidential candidates remain. Supreme Court to hear case that could weaken federal rule making.

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Trump trial: The 2nd defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll begins

5:12am January 17, 2024

In between campaign appearances in Iowa and New Hampshire, former President Donald Trump made a stop in New York. Another defamation lawsuit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll got underway on Tuesday.

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The second Trump and E. Jean Carroll defamation trial commences

7:32pm January 16, 2024

Another New York trial against former President Donald Trump is expected to begin today: the second defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll.

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The fight across the nation for the 'right to repair'

5:24pm January 16, 2024

Only one state, Colorado, has passed legislation that allows farmers to repair farm machinery themselves. Michigan hopes to soon be another in the battle for the right to repair their own equipment.

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Copies of the 911 calls placed by 11-year-old Aderrien Murry and his grandmother to the Indianola Police Department were released Friday. The calls raise questions about the May 20, 2023, incident and how the situation was handled by authorities. Here, an image from the body camera footage shows the moment Sgt. Greg Capers fired his weapon at Aderrien.

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New details in shooting of 11-year-old Aderrien Murry emerge from 911 calls

1:44pm January 16, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

The calls raise questions about the May 20, 2023, incident and how the shooting was handled by officers with the Indianola, Miss., Police Department.

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Trump plans to attend the start of new E. Jean Carroll defamation damages trial

5:09am January 16, 2024

Former president Donald Trump is expected to be in a New York courtroom most of this week for a trial that will determine how much in damages is owed to writer E. Jean Carroll.

Washington's attorney general has sued to stop Kroger from merging with Albertsons and creating a grocery-store colossus. Here, a Kroger in Flowood, Mississippi operates a gas station and a pharmacy.

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Warning of higher grocery prices, Washington AG sues to stop Kroger-Albertsons merger

5:44pm January 15, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

"Shoppers will have fewer choices and less competition, and, without a competitive marketplace, they will pay higher prices at the grocery store," Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson said.