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Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. | Miles from shore, Chris Kemp pumps and reels as he battles a fish 150 feet below. Eventually, it gives up, and the 10-pound red snapper is hauled aboard the Jodie Lynn II. There’s barely time to rejoice. As Kemp raises his trophy for a picture, the charter boat’s captain rushes over […]

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Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. Hours later, Iran’s military said that it would stop offensive operations. The renewed hostilities threatened to drag the Middle East back into a full-scale war. The war, […]

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Toon in Monday

Read more MONDAY NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in today’s NewsMinute video Read more Green goes gray: Older folks in Colorado trying weed in record numbers for help with pain, sleep Read more The Tony Awards, hosted by Pink, feature wins by John Lithgow and ‘Liberation’ play

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Green goes gray: Older folks in Colorado trying weed in record numbers for help with pain, sleep

This story was first published at KUNC News. DENVER | Willie Nelson excepted, it’s probably not an old dude’s face that pops to mind when you’re thinking of a typical marijuana user. But perhaps it should — older Americans have been getting into weed in record numbers in recent years. “We know that cannabis use is […]

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The Tony Awards, hosted by Pink, feature wins by John Lithgow and ‘Liberation’ play

NEW YORK | The prize for the best new play at the Tony Awards on Sunday went to “Liberation,” about a consciousness-raising women’s group in 1970s Ohio, which earlier this year also won the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Bess Wohl’s memory play collects stories from second-wave feminists from all walks of life as they tackle […]

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Police search for suspects in Ohio shooting that wounded 12 near a street festival

A search for suspects in Ohio who opened fire near a busy street festival stretched into Sunday after 12 people were wounded in the weekend shooting that sent crowds scrambling for cover in a historic Toledo neighborhood. Each of the dozen victims — ranging from teenagers to people in their 60s — were in stable […]

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Graham Platner gets a lift from friendly Maine crowd after week of damage control in Senate campaign

PORTLAND, Maine | Graham Platner was met by an enthusiastic and supportive crowd Sunday at a town hall-style event in Maine as the Democrat looks to advance his Senate campaign after reports about his past treatment of women just days before the state’s crucial primary. The Democratic primary is still seen as Platner’s to win, […]

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Trump defends Iran war, baselessly claims election fraud in California, maligns ‘Meet the Press’

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. | President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of “No new wars” that he made repeatedly as he campaigned again for the White House. Trump, in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said he “didn’t guarantee” there would […]

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Denver native Kyle Freeland becomes Rockies’ all-time innings leader against Brewers

DENVER | Kyle Freeland stepped off the mound and tipped his cap to the cheering fans and then in the direction of his family. Just a brief pause to soak in the moment before returning right back to work. Freeland, the left-handed pitcher who grew up going to games at Coors Field, became the Colorado […]