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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (AP) — A Florida law that allows judges to bar anyone deemed dangerous from possessing firearms has been used 3,500 times since its enactment after a 2018 high school massacre. But the law is being applied unevenly around the state. Supporters say the measure is needed because the shooter who killed 17…

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer is telling jurors that prosecutors in the rape case against him acted like moviemakers and portrayed a world where women aren't responsible for how they interact with men. Donna Rotunno said in a closing argument Thursday that Weinstein is innocent. She appealed to jurors to ignore outside forces…

Washington D.C. (AP) Nevada votes next, then South Carolina, but Democrats vying for their party’s presidential nomination are already looking ahead to the biggest prize on the primary calendar, “Super Tuesday.” Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been focusing on the slate of states for weeks. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is holding a town…

Denver, CO (AP) Sen. Bernie Sanders' robust start in the race for the presidential nomination is triggering alarm among congressional Democrats. Many are warning that a ticket headed by the self-declared socialist could be devastating to the party's chances of winning the Senate and holding the House in November. Apprehensive Democrats around the Capitol are…

(AP) Joe Biden has brought his wounded presidential campaign to South Carolina, staking his hopes for a comeback on the loyalty of black voters after a dismal finish in the New Hampshire primary magnified his disappointing finish in Iowa. Biden says, “I know this is going to be the fight of my life.” But the…