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Report: Feds should create guidelines on less-lethal weapons

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government should study how police use less-lethal weapons, like tear gas and bean-bag guns, and offer guidance to law enforcement agencies across the U.S. because officers are often left with little information beyond the...

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'Robert E. Lee is not a war,' SC city argues to move marker

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A marker honoring a Confederate general is not protected from removal under South Carolina law because the way the 2000 act was written only protects monuments to specific wars and “Robert E. Lee is not a war," the city of Charle...

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Inhofe's resignation shakes up GOP politics in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The decision by Oklahoma's senior U.S. senator, Jim Inhofe, to step down from the seat he's held for decades is expected to trigger a flurry of political hopefuls jumping into the race to succeed him. Inhofe, 87, the ...

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Attacks from within seen as a growing threat to elections

Election officials preparing for this year’s midterms have yet another security concern to add to an already long list that includes death threats, disinformation, ransomware and cyberattacks — threats from within. In a handful of states,...