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AP FACT CHECK: Trump clings to his core election falsehoods

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press
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by Rayos Syndication User

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump clung to his core election falsehoods in his first post-presidential speech, wrongly blamed wind power for the catastrophic power failures in Texas and revived a variety of the baseless claims that saturated his time in office, on immigration, the economy and more. A look at Trump’s remarks Sunday at the Conservative Political Action Conference: WIND…

AP FACT CHECK: Trump clings to his core election falsehoods

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press
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by Rayos Syndication User

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump clung to his core election falsehoods in his first post-presidential speech, wrongly blamed wind power for the catastrophic power failures in Texas and revived a variety of the baseless claims that saturated his time in office, on immigration, the economy and more. A look at Trump’s remarks Sunday at the Conservative Political Action Conference: WIND…

The Latest: First US J&J vaccine doses shipping Sunday night

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WASHINGTON — Nearly 4 million doses of the newest COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped Sunday night, and will begin to be delivered to states for injections starting on Tuesday. The White House said the entire stockpile of the newly approved single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will go out immediately. J&J will deliver about 16 million more doses by the end…

The Latest: U.S. FDA approves J&J single-shot vaccine

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. now has a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two. Health experts have anxiously awaited a one-and-done option to help speed vaccinations. The virus has already killed more than 510,000 people in the U.S. and is…

Proposal would create a new state-recognized tribe in Maine

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A bill that would grant state recognition for a second band of Maliseets is running into opposition from leaders of other tribes, who say a lack of a formal standard for tribal recognition is a recipe for trouble. Former Houlton Band of Maliseets tribal Rep. David Slagger is seeking state recognition for the Kineo Band of Maliseet, which derives its name from 1,788-foot mountain on a peninsula in Moosehead Lake. A previous effort in 2012 stalled after some of the state’s federally recognized tribes opposed it. This time, those tribes are once again opposed.