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Roger Marshall, a Kansas Senator Facing Re-Election, Settles a Bakery Bill 6 Years Later

Par : Tim Balk
Senator Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican in a difficult race, paid an old campaign debt for cookies, muffins and brownies after a baker’s story went viral online.

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Senator Roger Marshall, Republican of Kansas, at the U.S. Capitol last year.
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What to Know About Isaias, the First Atlantic Hurricane of the Season

After making landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 hurricane, Isaias weakened considerably and headed north. Now, parts of the Southeast are at risk of flash floods.

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Buildings damaged by Hurricane Isaias in Pensacola Beach, Fla., on Saturday.
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‘Not Pleasant’ but ‘Necessary’: Support at Trump Rally for Public Execution

A sample of people at the president’s midterm stump speech in Tennessee defended the Pentagon’s announcement that it would livestream the execution of a mass shooter.

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President Trump delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tenn., on Saturday.
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What to Know About Isaias, the First Atlantic Hurricane of the Season

After making landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 hurricane, Isaias weakened considerably and headed north. Now, parts of the Southeast are at risk of flash floods.

© Zack Wittman for The New York Times

Buildings damaged by Hurricane Isaias in Pensacola Beach, Fla., on Saturday.
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Pentagon Again Increases Number of U.S. Casualties in Iran War

In an unannounced change, the Defense Department is now acknowledging troops who died or were wounded in support roles.

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U.S. officials at a dignified transfer for Army soldiers killed in action while deployed to Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, in July. The Pentagon has raised the number of U.S. service members killed and wounded during operations related to the Iran war.
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Some Republicans Reject Trump’s Move to Import Diesel Fuel From Russia

High diesel costs have posed a problem for Republicans in the midterms, but President Trump’s decision did not satisfy some candidates in key Senate races.

© Emily Elconin for The New York Times; Doug Mills The New York Times

Former Representative Mike Rogers of Michigan, left, and Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska took issue with President Trump’s announcement.
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4 Killed as a Weakened Isaias Pushes Through the Southeast

Hundreds of thousands of people lost power, but towns near the landfall site in Florida were relieved that the hurricane damage was not worse.

© Zack Wittman for The New York Times

Downed trees in Seacrest Beach, Fla., on Saturday. The eye of Hurricane Isaias made landfall about 30 miles away on Friday night.
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Trump Says He Should Have Won ‘8 Nobel Peace Prizes’ After Being Snubbed

The president took to social media on Friday and Saturday to criticize the choice of Navi Pillay and disparage the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

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One Philadelphia Police Officer Killed, Another Shot 12 Times in Ambush Attack

Two officers responding to the call took “significant fire.” Officials said the gunman fired at 9 other officers who responded to the scene.

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As the two officers were taken to the hospital, police and members of the SWAT team were sent to the scene.
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More Than 500 Trees to Be Cut Down at D.C. Golf Course That Trump Wants to Redo

The National Park Service notified a court of the plan as part of continuing litigation over the president’s proposal to create a “champion-level” course.

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Workers used a tree harvester to cut down a tree at East Potomac Golf Links while golfers played the course on Saturday.
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Christa Pike Discharged From Hospital After Surviving Execution Attempt

Ms. Pike, 50 and convicted of the 1995 murder of a classmate, survived two doses of the drug pentobarbital late last month.

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Christa Pike survived an execution attempt and has now been discharged from the hospital.
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Executions, After Christa Pike, Are on the Minds of a Divided Public

A botched execution and a planned execution that might be livestreamed have renewed debate and divisions over the most severe form of punishment.

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People gathered during a March 4 Mercy protest against the death penalty at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville last month, ahead of the scheduled execution of Christa Pike.
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Economic Pain and an Unpopular Trump Put G.O.P. on its Heels With Three Weeks to Go

Inflation has hurt Americans at many levels: Farmers, truckers, consumers. It has also expanded the electoral map into what was safely Republican country just a few months ago.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Fuel prices have soared throughout the country since President Trump started a war against Iran.
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After Christa Pike’s Botched Execution, Tennessee’s Lethal Injection Protocol Draws Scrutiny

The differences between the current protocol and the previous one have become a focus in Christa Pike’s failed execution.

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Christa Pike’s lawyers — Randy Spivey, at the podium, and Luke Ihnen, behind Mr. Spivey — hold a news conference on Wednesday in Nashville.
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7 Coffins Are Found Near North Dakota Governor’s Residence

The bodies are believed to have been overlooked when a cemetery at the current site of the governor’s residence in Bismarck was moved in the 1870s, during the capital’s early settlement period.

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A spokesman for Gov. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota said that human remains from an old cemetery that were found near the governor’s residence would be “treated with appropriate care and respect.”
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Could the Oregon Governor’s Race Be a Republican Hope?

Republicans are playing defense in some of the most conservative parts of the country, but an unpopular Democratic governor has them hopeful in a progressive West Coast state.

© Jordan Gale for The New York Times

State Senator Christine Drazan, left, is running against Gov. Tina Kotek, an incumbent Democrat, in a surprisingly tight governor’s race.
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