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What are the church’s rites after the death of a pope and the election of a new one?
The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...
Why a Trump-friendly Kansas town is rebuking plan for an ICE detention center
Trump’s audacious deportation campaign — and Leavenworth’s potential role in the effort — has divided the area as the ...
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Missouri could get independent prison oversight under 'Larry's Law,' named for slain inmate
The bill has been introduced for five straight years in the Missouri legislature, but failed to make it to committee hearings ...
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Jackson County has gone without a budget for months because of another legislator standoff
County Executive Frank White vetoed the Jackson County budget in January, then four county legislators sued him. Three months ...
Conservative Poilievre seemed poised to be Canada’s next leader. Then Trump declared economic war
Pierre Poilievre was seen as a shoo-in to become Canada’s next prime minister and shepherd his Conservative Party back into ...
Trump’s tough talk might help Liberal Mark Carney win a full term as Canada’s prime minister
Mark Carney’s political career is only months old, and it’s already been a roller-coaster ride. The former central banker ...
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Crawford calls Musk's $1 million giveaway 'immoral,' Schimel says he doesn't control the billionaire
With just days to go before Tuesday's election, the two Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates split on billionaire Elon Musk's heavy spending and engagement in the contest. Liberal Dane County Judge ...
Federal worker's 28-year career ends following cuts in Kansas City
Shea Giagnorio and her colleagues in Kansas City were let go in the latest mass firing ordered by President Donald Trump’s administration. (AP Video: Nicholas Ingram) ...