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The NAACP has filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking details about the Department of Justice's planned deployment of more than 1,000 personnel during the midterms. The group wants information on locations, training, legal authority and how federal monitors will comply with state polling-place restrictions.

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Tarrant County commissioners have approved a plan cutting 92 Election Day polling sites, reducing the total from 316 in 2022 to 224 this year. Civil rights groups warn the closures could disproportionately affect Black and Latino communities as a competitive U.S. Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico approaches.

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San Antonio Spurs veteran Harrison Barnes has invested $25 million of his own money to purchase Community State Bank in Paton, Iowa. The Iowa native studied finance at UNC and recently enrolled in the Iowa School for Banking while continuing his NBA career.

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A federal whistleblower says USPS rushed development of a new ballot-processing system that could reject entire shipments if even one sampled barcode fails. The plan is temporarily blocked, with a major court hearing scheduled for Sept. 3.

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Duane Keith Davis was found guilty of first-degree murder for orchestrating the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Davis, the only person charged in the case, faces life in prison and has said he plans to appeal.

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President Donald Trump is meeting with oil refining executives at the White House as gasoline prices climb above $4 a gallon and diesel averages more than $5.60. The administration is seeking ideas to lower prices and expand refinery capacity as fuel costs become a growing economic and political concern.

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President Donald Trump is calling for federal action against NBC's Kristen Welker after she said his Republican primary endorsements had "some mixed results." The dispute is raising broader questions about press freedom, the FCC's authority and First Amendment protections.

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A new U.S.-Venezuela oil agreement calls for development of 17 oil fields and could bring roughly $100 billion in investment, but the full contract has not been released and key questions remain about ownership, control and how the deal will work.

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Colin Kaepernick will receive the Muhammad Ali Center's Humanitarian of the Year award at a Nov. 7 ceremony in Louisville. The center cited his advocacy against racial injustice and his work supporting underserved communities through initiatives including his Know Your Rights Camp.

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A Department of Homeland Security memo lays out a legal strategy that could place federalized National Guard troops under Title 10 authority and grant them immigration enforcement powers. Legal experts dispute the theory, while American Oversight warns it could have broader implications for domestic military enforcement.

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