Defying partisan reality, mayor pushes to make DC a state
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters in the nation's capital will decide next week whether they want their city to become the nation's 51st state. The referendum backed by Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser is expected to pass easily. But even staunch statehood supporters say they're not sure of the path forward. The referendum doesn't address the partisan…
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Man accused of leaving son to die in hot car won’t testify
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia man accused of intentionally leaving his toddler son in a hot SUV to die has told the judge presiding over his murder trial that he will not testify. In court proceedings streamed live online, Justin Ross Harris on Friday told Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley Clark he…
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