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Court rejects RNC petition

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court of the United States Monday refused to intervene in a libel case against the Republican National Committee filed by an unsuccessful West Virginia candidate. The RNC was asking for review of a West Virginia Supreme Court ruling that the suit could proceed.

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President Joe Biden to talk abortion rights in trip to Florida

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President Joe Biden to talk abortion rights in trip to Florida

April 23 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden will travel to Florida on Tuesday afternoon to discuss abortion rights in the state.

Judge to hear prosecution claims Trump violated gag order in hush-money trial

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Judge to hear prosecution claims Trump violated gag order in hush-money trial

April 23 (UPI) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday will try to convince the judge in Donald Trump's hush-money trial that the former president should be held in contempt for multiple alleged breaches of a gag order imposed on him in the case.

Germany arrests aide for member of EU Parliament on suspicion of spying for China

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Germany arrests aide for member of EU Parliament on suspicion of spying for China

April 23 (UPI) -- German authorities on Tuesday said they arrested an employee of a European Parliament member on suspicion of spying for China.

Rishi Sunak's flagship 'Stop the Boats' bill passes, 5 killed trying to reach English coast

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Pennsylvania primaries 2024: What is on the ballot?

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April 22 (UPI) -- Pennsylvanians are voting in Republican and Democratic primaries on Tuesday with 17 House seats up for election in November.

United Methodist Church opens General Conference as denomination considers LGBTQ+ rights

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April 22 (UPI) -- The United Methodist Church is opening its General Conference, on Tuesday in North Carolina, to reshape the country's largest Protestant denomination in the hopes of slowing historic splintering over LGBTQ+ rights.

Baltimore accuses firms behind Dali ship that destroyed bridge of negligence

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April 23 (UPI) -- The city of Baltimore is blaming the the owner and manager of a merchant vessel that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge late last month of negligence.

Kim Jong Un oversees North Korean 'nuclear trigger' counterattack drill

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SEOUL, April 23 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a firing drill of super-large multiple rocket launchers simulating a nuclear counterattack, state media said Tuesday, one day after Seoul detected a ballistic missile launch.

Protesters arrested at NYU as universities confront pro-Palestinian demonstrations

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Protesters arrested at NYU as universities confront pro-Palestinian demonstrations

April 23 (UPI) -- A number of protesters who had descended upon New York University on Monday were arrested by police, as universities across the country struggle to confront pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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UPI Almanac for Tuesday, April 23, 2024

On April 23, 1940, a fire at the Rhythm Club in Natchez, Miss., claimed the lives of 209 people, all Black patrons.

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