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President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. The indictment against former President Donald Trump involving a payoff to suppress claims of an extramarital affair is raising concerns that it could undermine public confidence in what many see as far more important investigations into whether he attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Worries grow that Trump indictment will eclipse other probes
By GARY FIELDS - Associated Press
Fri,03/31/23-1:28PM , 115 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment against former President Donald Trump involving a 2016 hush money payment is raising concerns that it could undermine publ
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T.J. King, who is an outreach specialist with the Nebraska AIDS Project, is photographed in their office on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb. King came off probation in August after serving time for drug and theft convictions. King’s first chance to vote will be in the 2024 presidential election season -- unless a legislative proposal introduced in January that would remove the two-year requirement passes and becomes law. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

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Restoring rights for felons a rare bipartisan voting change
By GARY FIELDS - Associated Press
Sun,03/05/23-6:21AM , 154 Reads
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — TJ King had candidates and causes to support, but couldn’t vote in Nebraska’s last election.
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Community organizer Chase Madkins stands on the porch of the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Madkins attended the funeral of Tyre Nichols, who died of injuries following a traffic stop by Memphis Police. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

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In Tyre Nichols' neighborhood, Black residents fear police
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Sat,02/04/23-8:57AM , 170 Reads
MEMPHIS (AP) — In a terrible way, the death of Tyre Nichols brings vindication to members of the Black community in Memphis who live in constant fear of the police.

Often, before, people didn't believe them when told how bad it is.
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President Joe Biden speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast, Feb. 3, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Concerns over prayer breakfast lead Congress to take it over
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Sun,01/29/23-6:48AM , 182 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Prayer Breakfast, one of the most visible and long-standing events that brings religion and politics together in Washington, is splitting from the private religious group that had overseen it for decades, due to concerns the gathering had become too divisive.
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