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Missouri House Approves Map That Boosts Republicans

Republicans want to redraw congressional districts and increase their party’s chances of flipping a seat long held by a Democrat in the Kansas City area.

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The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.
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Annunciation Catholic Church Reels From Deadly Minneapolis Shooting

Annunciation Catholic Church and School has been a neighborhood anchor in Minneapolis for more than a century.

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Crosses, flowers and other mementos were placed outside Annunciation Catholic Church following the shooting in Minneapolis.
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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Are Engaged. Kansas City Is Enchanted.

Chiefs fans have been cheering on their star football player’s romance with the pop star for two years. They have the T-shirts, earrings and baked goods to prove it.

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The Barstow School in Kansas City, Mo., invited students and employees to dress up on Wednesday.
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Federal Judge Allows Case to Proceed Against Wisconsin Jurist Accused of Obstructing ICE

Judge Hannah C. Dugan was arrested in April and accused of impeding immigration agents who were seeking an undocumented man. A federal judge rejected her claims of immunity.

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Judge Hannah C. Dugan of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court outside the federal courthouse in Milwaukee.
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