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ABOVE PHOTO: Pope Francis kisses the hand of residential school survivor Elder Alma Desjarlais of the Frog Lake First Nation as Chief Greg Desjarlais left looks on as he arrives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Sunday, July 24, 2022. His visit to Canada is aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people for the Catholic Church’s role…

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By BRIAN WITTE ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Marilyn Mosby, a high-profile prosecutor who aligned herself with criminal justice reformers but ended up with legal problems of her own, has lost the Democratic primary for Baltimore state’s attorney to Ivan Bates, a defense attorney. Baltimore is heavily Democratic, and there is no Republican candidate in the…

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ABOVE PHOTO: In this Jan. 6, 2021, photo, the Republican side, right, in the House chamber is seen as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence officiate as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to count the Electoral College votes cast in November’s election, at the Capitol…

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ABOVE PHOTO: President Joe Biden waves as he walks to board Air Force One for a trip to Somerset, Mass., to deliver remarks on the climate, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By Zeke Miller And Chris Megerian ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Rioters wave flags on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. As public trust in democratic institutions declines, conspiracy theories are filling the void. In some cases, that’s leading believers to doubt even their own allies. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) By David Klepper ASSOCIATED PRESS  Daniel…

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ABOVE PHOTO: A text message appears on a screen during the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol hearing to present previously unseen material and hear witness testimony in Cannon Building, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Appearing from left are, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., counsel,…

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ABOVE PHOTO: In this image taken from video from the House of Commons, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears in front of the Liaison Committee in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday July 6, 2022. Johnson has insisted he is staying in his job despite a cascade of resignations from his government and a rapidly…

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ABOVE PHOTO: A video exhibit plays as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking and Farnoush Amiri ASSOCIATED PRESS  WASHINGTON — The…

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ABOVE PHOTO: People duck down after a man tried and failed to rush the stage during the second March for Our Lives rally in support of gun control in front of the Washington Monument, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) By Alan Fram ASSOCIATED PRESS  WASHINGTON — Senate bargainers last Sunday announced…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, speaks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol May 16, 2022. (Francis Chung/E&E News/POLITICO via AP Images) By Calvin Woodward ASSOCIATED PRESS  WASHINGTON — Americans are processing the nightmare of the slaughter of children…

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