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Meet Martha Hughes Cannon: First female state senator in U.S., elected 125 years ago

Shortly after being elected to the Utah state Senate in 1896, Latter-day Saint physician Martha Hughes Cannon was asked by a local newspaper how it felt to be the first female state senator in the United States.  “The first woman senator — I hadn’t thought of it in that light,” she responded. “I do seem to be a sort of milestone, don’t I? Well, I will have to try to live up to my privileges.

Russia Distances Itself From Fatal Stabbing of Teacher in France

Russia’s Embassy in Paris has denied links to the suspect of a deadly school stabbing that the French government described as an Islamist terrorist attack, state-run media reported Monday. Police in France named Friday's suspected perpetrator as Mohammed Moguchkov, 20, who was born in the predominantly Muslim republic of Ingushetia in Russia's North Caucasus. Moguchkov reportedly cried "Allahu akbar!" (God is greatest) during the stabbing attack that killed French literature teacher Dominique Bernard, 57, at the school in the northern city of Arras.

Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker's bankruptcy deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The justices seemed by turns reluctant to break up an exhaustively negotiated agreement, but also leery of somehow rewarding the Sacklers. The agreement hammered out with state and local governments and victims would provide billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic.

Trial to start in slaying of Georgia teacher Tara Grinstead

OCILLA, Ga. — More than 16 years after a popular high school teacher vanished from her rural Georgia home, a man is set to stand trial for her murder. The disappearance of 30-year-old Tara Grinstead, a history teacher and former beauty queen, after she left an evening cookout in October 2005 lingered as an unsolved mystery for more than a decade. Then Ryan Duke told investigators in 2017 that he killed Grinstead after breaking into her home near Ocilla to steal drugs.

Upcoming Switch games for 2023 and beyond

What are the upcoming Switch games? If you’re a huge Nintendo fan, you’ll no doubt know that there are plenty of upcoming Switch games on the horizon. Nintendo isn’t letting up either – with every new Direct, we find ourselves adding yet more upcoming Switch games to the list. Prepare your wishlist, because we’re about to walk you through all the new Switch games you can expect to get your hands on soon.