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Democrats eye Wisconsin Republican incumbent as congressional map expands in hopes of a blue wave
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Mitchell Berman knows voters are angry. It's the Democrat's best hope of defeating Rep. Bryan Steil in a Wisconsin district that Republicans have held for more than 30 years.
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Antisemitism allegations against her running mate cloud Le Pen's presidential campaign in France
PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, her National Rally party and its allies closed ranks Tuesday behind her running mate in next year's presidential election, Jordan Bardella, in the face of media accusations that he made antisemitic remarks as a young party member.
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Hungary prepares to release Communist-era records revealing state security agents and informants
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will soon release tens of thousands of records previously restricted to broad public access that identify people listed by the Communist-era state security services as officers, informants, collaborators or recruitment targets during Hungary's 20th-century dictato...
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UN envoy meets Houthi negotiators in a bid to halt escalating violence in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Yemen said Tuesday he met with Houthi negotiators over the weekend in efforts to avert further escalation in Yemen amid fierce battles on the country’s western coast between the Iran-backed Houthis and the Saudi-supported, but fragmented, government forces.
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The Latest: News outlets ask court to bar White House from enforcing ban until case is resolved
Three news outlets President Donald Trump abruptly banished from White House grounds this month asked a federal court to block the ban until the case is resolved, saying the administration has “persisted in unpredictably and inconsistently implementing its ban” despite a judge’s restraining order...
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Rivals for LA mayor set to meet in forum as city struggles with homelessness, Hollywood job losses
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two Democratic rivals seeking to lead troubled Los Angeles will meet in a high-stakes forum Tuesday just days before mail ballots drop, as voters weigh whether to stick with unpopular incumbent Karen Bass or turn to a little-known City Council member backed by the Democratic So...
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Burkina Faso opens its first gold refinery in a push for economic sovereignty
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery as its military-led government seeks greater economic sovereignty after severing ties with traditional Western partners.
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EU nations seek energy alternatives after spending over $113 billion extra since Iran war began
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations have spent over an extra 100 billion euros ($113.5 billion) on energy imports since the outbreak of the Iran war, pushing politicians to seek alternatives to fossil fuels as prices skyrocket.
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Ex-special counsel Smith tells senators he won't 'be silenced' by Trump's threats of prosecution
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump, told lawmakers on Tuesday that he “will not be silenced by continued threats of prosecution” from the Trump administration and that he believes the rule of l...
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Iran's currency hits a new record low as war erodes the country's economic stability
Iran’s currency has fallen to a new record low, with traders exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the U.S. dollar. The decline on Tuesday comes just 27 days after the rial hit its previous record of 2.2 million to the dollar. Meanwhile, Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi said late on Monday ...
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Taiwan says US arms sales to island are unchanged, but a $14B package remains on hold
BANGKOK (AP) — Taiwan's defense minister said Tuesday that existing U.S. arms sales to Taiwan remain unchanged, and that Taipei remains in talks with the U.S. over individual deals. A record $14 billion arms package to the island, however, remains stalled.
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A TV journalist is crowned king of a traditional monarchy in Uganda
A journalist has been crowned king of a traditional monarchy that lost its onetime “boy king” last month. The death of King Oyo Nyimba in August triggered widespread grief and a succession dispute in Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom. The journalist picked to replace him is a prince who had long been employ...
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Malaysia begins Myanmar repatriations despite safety warnings by UN and rights groups
MANJUNG, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia on Tuesday began repatriating Myanmar nationals, including women and children, under a voluntary program despite warnings from the United Nations refugee agency and rights groups that conditions in the country remain unsafe.
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In Islamabad, shipping containers on the streets signal a protest is imminent
ISLAMABAD (AP) — It's a familiar sight in Pakistan’s capital whenever a protest is expected: shipping containers lined up along streets or placed across key routes to restrict demonstrators’ movement and keep them from reaching sensitive areas.
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2 Navy aviators eject while landing plane on carrier off Virginia, 4 other sailors also hurt
Two U.S. Navy aviators ejected while landing their plane on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier off Virginia's coast. Both aviators assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3 were rescued Monday and evaluated by medical personnel. Four sailors aboard the ship also were injured, with one transported...
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GOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for Senate
Republican hopes of winning Senate races in Georgia and North Carolina have been fading, and the GOP is increasingly focused on playing defense elsewhere with five weeks until the midterm elections. Republicans haven’t abandoned the Southern battlegrounds, which Donald Trump carried narrowly in t...
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We're in this together, Earth's leaders told each other at the UN. But how does that work, exactly?
NEW YORK (AP) — There is doom. There is gloom. There is mistrust. There is insistence upon shared power and the prevention of political and military bullying. And there is a growing cry for permanent seats at the table of power — for island nations threatened by climate change and, more than anyt...
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Head Start preschools serve parents, too. Under Trump, advocates fear that will change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cassie Reed and her two young children had just moved from a domestic violence shelter into a third-floor apartment in Spokane, Washington, when she spotted a soon-to-open Head Start preschool on the building's ground floor.
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From motorcycles to booze, US ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports goes into effect
U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles. The ban amounts to barely a ripple in $880 bi...
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Second prosecutor resigns from Justice Department 'grand conspiracy' probe targeting Trump foes
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer who backed President Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims has resigned from a Justice Department investigation into whether former government officials conspired against the Republican president, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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Trump can't force election changes by blocking counterterrorism funds to states, judge says
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked the authority of President Donald Trump’s administration to withhold some federal counterterrorism funding from states that don’t meet its election administration demands.
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Hegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms
The U.S. National Security Agency and other military intelligence and cybersecurity forces will guard election systems during the November midterms, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday.
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Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP
The White House has spent days fiercely defending three taxpayer-funded advertisements that glorify President Donald Trump and are nearing at least $1.5 million in public spending, calling them public service announcements like those used in past administrations.
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Argentina’s President Milei threatens international legal action over Falklands oilfield
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Javier Milei said Monday that his government would seek international arbitration against the United Kingdom over an oil project off the disputed, British-controlled Falkland Islands, escalating a clash over resources that could transform the eco...
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Judge declares mistrial in DC Council member Trayon White's bribery case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge declared a mistrial on Monday after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the bribery case against a Washington, D.C., Council member accused of accepting cash from an associate in exchange for using his elected position to help extend city contracts for the associ...
