Louisiana Republicans Eliminate Elected Position Days Before an Exoneree Was Set to Take Office

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Republicans have eliminated an elected position days before an exoneree who overwhelmingly won the New Orleans-based clerk seat was set to take office. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry quietly signed legislation abolishing the longstanding Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court position into law Thursday, according to Louisiana Secretary of State …

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Mali Investigates Soldiers Over Role in Coordinated Insurgent Attacks

BAMAKO, May 2 (Reuters) – Malian authorities are investigating ⁠soldiers suspected ⁠of involvement in last week’s ⁠coordinated attacks on army bases across the country by militants ​linked to al Qaeda and separatist Tuareg rebels, a judicial official said. The list of ‌potential accomplices includes three active ‌duty soldiers, a retired soldier and a soldier who had …

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US Court Blocks Mail-Order Access to Abortion Drugs, for Now

May 1 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a federal rule allowing the abortion drug mifepristone ⁠to be ⁠dispensed through the mail, significantly curtailing access to the drug nationwide ⁠and particularly in states that have banned abortion. A conservative three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …

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US Cautions Americans in UK to Be Alert After Britain Raised Threat Level

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠U.S. embassy ⁠in London has cautioned Americans ​in the UK to stay ‌alert in public ‌places, keep a ⁠low ⁠profile and review their personal security plans ​after British government officials said earlier that they were ​raising the national terrorism threat ⁠to its ⁠second-highest level. “The recent ⁠increase ​in terrorist …

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Working With US to Understand Details of Troop Reduction in Germany

PARIS, May 2 (Reuters) – ⁠NATO ⁠is working with ⁠the United States to ​understand the details of the U.S. ‌decision for a planned ‌drawdown of U.S. ⁠troops ⁠from Germany, NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said on ​Saturday. “We are working with the U.S. to understand the details ​of their decision on force posture ⁠in Germany. ⁠This …

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