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Abortion rights amendment's passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri

Abortion rights amendment's passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri

WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in Tuesday's election and lost on three. The losses are the first on statewide reproductive rights ballot measures anywhere in the U.S.
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North Dakota voters defeat measures to legalize recreational marijuana, axe property tax

North Dakota voters defeat measures to legalize recreational marijuana, axe property tax

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters rejected a ballot measure to outlaw most local property taxes , which critics said would have led to dramatic cuts in state services.
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Marijuana legalization fails in Florida as numerous states approve citizen voting amendments

Marijuana legalization fails in Florida as numerous states approve citizen voting amendments

A costly campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida failed Tuesday and California voters took a step toward tough crime laws as voters in dozens of states weighed more than 140 measures appearing on the ballot alongside races for presiden
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Pot shares fall after efforts to legalize recreational cannabis in U.S. fall short

Pot shares fall after efforts to legalize recreational cannabis in U.S. fall short

TORONTO — Shares in Canada's major cannabis companies fell in early trading after the U.S. election, which saw efforts to legalize recreational cannabis in several states fail. Shares of Canopy Growth Corp. were down $1.61 or about 21 per cent at $6.
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Voters back Nebraska's ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and reject a competing measure

Voters back Nebraska's ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and reject a competing measure

OMAHA, Neb.
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Justice who opposed blocking an Arkansas abortion referendum will lead the state Supreme Court

Justice who opposed blocking an Arkansas abortion referendum will lead the state Supreme Court

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A justice who wrote a blistering dissent when the Arkansas Supreme Court blocked an abortion-rights measure from the ballot has been elected to lead the court.
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Ex-Kansas AG Schmidt wins an open House seat for the GOP. Democratic Rep. Davids is reelected

Ex-Kansas AG Schmidt wins an open House seat for the GOP. Democratic Rep. Davids is reelected

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas attorney general’s successful political comeback in Tuesday’s election kept an open U.S. House seat in Republican hands while the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation won reelection.
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST

Trump wins North Carolina, holding off Harris challenge WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump won the battleground state of North Carolina on Tuesday, fending off a challenge from Kamala Harris, who was looking to flip the state and expand her pathways to 2
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AP Race Call: Republican Ron Estes wins reelection to U.S. House in Kansas' 4th Congressional District

Republican Ron Estes won election to a U.S. House seat representing Kansas on Tuesday. Estes defeated Democrat Esau Freeman to keep a seat he's held since 2017 in the 4th District of south-central Kansas.
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST

Trump and Harris await results with battleground polls closing WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris notched early wins in reliably Republican and Democratic states, respectively, as a divided America made i
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