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A former South Dakota attorney general urges the state Supreme Court to let him keep his law license

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Wednesday urged the state Supreme Court to dismiss an effort to suspend his law license, arguing that he took responsibility and acted professionally following a deadly accident with a pedestrian that precipitated his political downfall. Ravnsborg was impeached and removed as attorney general less than two years after …

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Flowers, chocolates and flash mobs: Valentine’s Day celebrations around the world

Flowers, chocolates, handwritten cards — and flash mobs. People around the world expressed their love in myriad ways on Valentine’s Day: hanging hundreds of paper hearts in the streets to honor a recently deceased “Valentine’s Day Bandit” in Portland, Maine; vowing to cherish and obey democracy by casting votes in Valentine’s Day-themed polling stations in Indonesia; and donning heart-shaped sunglasses …

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State agency in Maine rejects Canadian mining company’s rezoning application

BREWER, Miane (AP) — A state agency on Wednesday rejected a Canadian mining company’s zoning application for a proposed mine on Pickett Mountain in northern Penobscot County, near Baxter State Park and the Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument. The Maine Land Use Planning Commission voted 5-2 against Wolfenden’s request to rezone on 374 acres (150 hectares), which would’ve been …

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Serbia receives another arms delivery from Russia despite international sanctions over Ukraine

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has received another arms delivery from its ally Russia despite international sanctions on Moscow over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Serbian populist President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday presented a Russian anti-drone system for electronic jamming known as Repellent that he recently said “is in our hands.” He spoke ahead of Serbia’s national day on Thursday. …

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Por lo menos tres muertos en protestas en Senegal, dice Amnistía Internacional

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Fuerzas de seguridad de Senegal han matado a por lo menos tres personas, incluido un joven de 16 años, durante protestas en los últimos días contra la decisión del presidente de aplazar las elecciones, informó el martes Amnistía Internacional. En un comunicado, el grupo de derechos humanos afirmó que los manifestantes murieron durante la represión en …

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‘Squishmallows’ toy maker and Build-A-Bear are in a plush war over ‘copycat’ accusations

NEW YORK (AP) — It turns out there are lots of sharp elbows in the plush toy business. Build-A-Bear and the makers of Squishmallows are facing off in federal court. Kelly Toys and its Berkshire Hathaway -controlled parent company Jazwares have sued Build-A-Bear, saying its new “Skoosherz” toys copy the look and feel of their mega-popular Squishmallows products. The Skoosherz …

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Defense Secretary Austin discharged from hospital, ending second stay since cancer treatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday, ending his second stay since surgery to treat prostate cancer, and he has resumed his full duties, the Pentagon said. Austin, 70, has had ongoing health issues since undergoing surgery in December. He was taken back to Walter Reed on Sunday for …

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3 deputies arrested after making hoax phone calls about dead bodies, warrants say

CHESTERFIELD, S.C. (AP) — Three sheriff’s deputies in South Carolina have been arrested after they reported a dead body in what investigators said were hoax phone calls in four small towns. The Chesterfield County deputies were charged Monday with misconduct in office, criminal conspiracy and aggravated breach of the peace, according to the warrants from the State Law Enforcement Division. …

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