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Georgia appeals court pauses lower-court proceedings in Trump election case

The order means the case against the former president and eight of his co-defendants will almost certainly not be scheduled for trial before the November election.

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Hunter Biden in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday with his wife, Melissa Cohen. (AP)

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New York had a plan to make it hard for cars to enter the city. Here’s why the governor blocked it.

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The league rescinded the second technical foul given to Reese on Tuesday, but the Chicago Sky rookie has been under a microscope to start her WNBA career.

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