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Democratic governors may offer a path forward for a party out of power in WashingtonAug 04, 2025 8:24 am - Anderson Clayton wanted a headline name to speak at North Carolina Democrats' summer gala — but the state party chair bypassed familiar Capitol Hill figures, looking instead to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Texas Democrats arrive in Illinois to block vote back home on redrawn House maps sought by TrumpAug 04, 2025 8:07 am - A standoff in Texas over redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump sharply escalated Sunday when dozens of Democratic legislators left the state to block a vote, followed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott warning them that he will seek their removal from office if they don’t return.
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Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets go on strikeAug 04, 2025 7:29 am - Thousands of workers at three Boeing manufacturing plants went on strike overnight less than a year after the company boosted wages to end a separate, 53-day strike by 33,000 aircraft workers.
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Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistrictingAug 04, 2025 7:25 am - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if they don’t return after dozens of them left the state...
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What to stream: Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson team up and ‘King of the Hill’ and ‘Wednesday’ returnAug 04, 2025 5:30 am - New Orleans legend Big Freedia returning with a new gospel album and Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson teaming up for the armored truck action comedy “The Pickup” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Play ball, take 2: The Braves take the MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol after rain suspensionAug 03, 2025 8:30 pm - BRISTOL, Tenn. — A record crowd of 91,032 for a regular-season Major League Baseball game got to see all the pomp and pageantry with the MLB Speedway Classic before the r...
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Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has diedAug 03, 2025 8:01 pm - Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.
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William Byron has enough fuel to win NASCAR Cup race at Iowa SpeedwayAug 03, 2025 7:50 pm - NEWTON, Iowa — William Byron admitted he was nervous as he headed into the final laps of the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Iowa Speedway. “But I feel like we've been o...
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Copper scores 25, Thomas has another triple double as Mercury hand Sky eighth-straight lossAug 03, 2025 7:44 pm - CHICAGO — Kahleah Copper scored 25 points, Alyssa Thomas had a triple-double and the Phoenix Mercury beat Chicago 83-67 on Sunday night, handing the Sky their eighth stra...
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Bad blood. Lyles shoved by Bednarek after his win in 200 meters at US nationalsAug 03, 2025 7:20 pm - Noah Lyles landed the day’s biggest blow on the track, passing Kenny Bednarek for the win, then looking his way to talk some trash. Bednarek’s answer was a two-handed sho...