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Biden tells Baltimore: ‘Your nation has your back’

President Joe Biden on Friday declared to the people of Baltimore that "I'm here to say your nation has your back" as he stood in front of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and promised federal support to rebuild the critical East Coast crossing.

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With 399 victims, Mexico campaign violence is already at record

Mexico’s election is already shaping up to be the most violent in the country’s modern history. Almost 400 people connected to the races were affected by political violence — ranging from threats and kidnappings to murder — between Sept. 1 and April 1, according to a report by Mexico City-based consultancy Integralia.
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Iran says 17-hour battle with separatists leaves 28 dead in two cities

Iranian security forces battled simultaneous terrorist attacks by a militant separatist group in a southeast province that raged for nearly 17 hours, with intense gunfights in the streets of two cities that resulted in the deaths of 10 security officers and 18 militants, the Ministry of Interior said Thursday.
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Cannon shoots down Trump’s Presidential Records Act claim

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to have his charges of mishandling classified documents dismissed on the grounds that a federal records law protected him from prosecution. The judge also defended her handling of the issue, which had frustrated prosecutors.
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As drag shows go ‘mainstream,’ some red states look to restrict them

Drag performances used to be found mostly in the confines of nightlife venues such as clubs and bars. But drag has stepped into the daylight, with elaborately costumed and made-up performers appearing at library readings and kid-friendly brunches, and a newfound visibility for gender-bending entertainment and self-expression.