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Russian election observer loses consciousness during arrest by police, opposition party says
Russia’s liberal opposition Yabloko party says that one of its election observers lost consciousness while being arrested by police at a St. Petersburg polling station. The happened incident happened Saturday on the second day of a tightly controlled parliamentary election. The voting to elect me...
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After Trump ban, MS NOW and CNN say their journalists were denied access to White House
Two major news networks’ journalists said they were denied access to the White House. Reporters from CNN and MS NOW both went live to report about the circumstances of the ban imposed by President Donald Trump. The actions escalated Trump’s long-running efforts to restrict news coverage by journa...
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UNGA lingo: A guide to UN General Assembly meeting acronyms, buzzwords and more
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is launching into its yearly meeting of world leaders, a week of diplomacy, dealmaking, speechmaking — and lingo.
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This swing state Republican keeps distancing himself from Trump. It may not save him in the midterms
YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — Mary Ryan may be a registered Republican but she has never voted for President Donald Trump, turned off by his crass style of politics and chaotic approach to governing.
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Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnout
Several of the nation’s largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks. Their financial woes are surfacing just as voting is getting underway in a midterm election that will determine control of Congress for the fin...
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Munich’s Oktoberfest roars to life as the mayor taps the first keg
Munich's Oktoberfest has kicked off with the city's mayor tapping the first beer keg, marking the start of the 191st edition of the festival. Thousands of revelers in traditional Bavarian attire flocked to the beer tents on Munich's Theresienwiese fairground. They enjoyed brass music, freshly tap...
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Denmark's leaders are cautiously optimistic about Trump's announcement of a Greenland deal
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's government was cautiously optimistic on Saturday following Donald Trump's announcement of a deal on Greenland to bolster U.S. military presence there but keep the island under Danish control after months of threats by the U.S. president to seize the semiautono...
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Saudi Arabia issues air raid alerts across the country, and other Mideast developments
Saudi Arabia has issued emergency alerts for a “hostile aerial threat” across the kingdom, including its capital. At least one explosion was heard in Riyadh, but no casualties or damage were reported. The U.N. Security Council condemned Houthi attacks, warning they could worsen Yemen's humanitari...
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Oil prices are high but could be much worse. Trump has China's Xi to thank for that
WASHINGTON (AP) — It could be much worse.
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Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war
Russia’s parliamentary election for the first time includes residents of regions that Moscow illegally annexed from Ukraine after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago, part of Kremlin efforts to cement its gains.
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Thousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people joined outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Friday evening to protest President Donald Trump's plans for the facility, lending their voices to a chorus of organizations and individuals who have been horrified that he might make good on h...
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Trump will be at the airport to greet Xi when China's leader arrives for his US state visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first state visit by the leader of China in more than a decade takes place next week when President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for high-stakes talks — and a little schmoozing — at the White House with President Donald Trump.
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Bolivia approves $1.9 billion IMF deal, eliminates diesel subsidies
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian lawmakers approved a $1.9 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund on Friday, delivering the conservative government a key victory in its efforts to ease the country's deep economic crisis as unions threatened renewed protests.
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UN appoints US agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food Program
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations announced the appointment Friday of U.S. agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food Program, the U.N. food agency that calls itself “the world’s frontline responder to hunger” in conflicts, crises and emergencies around the world.
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Trump says his son’s wedding party being bankrolled by a Russian oligarch is ‘totally allowed’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday defended his son's recent wedding party being partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch, but also said he'd been told the money would be paid back.
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Trump to meet acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez in New York next week, White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will meet with Delcy Rodriguez, the acting president of Venezuela, for the first time next week since his administration carried out an operation to capture the nation's former leader and effectively put Rodriguez in charge.
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Trump defends bid to put his name on the Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump on Friday defended his push to put his name on the Kennedy Center, saying he deserves to be recognized for trying to save Washington's premier performing arts venue after his takeover was blamed for triggering its financial distress.
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Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill, aiming to choke off funds for Moscow in Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy that is meant to punish and pressure Moscow for its ongoing war against Ukraine.
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Potential Democratic candidates race to respond to AI threat amid Trump's dismissals
NEW YORK (AP) — Amid growing anxiety over the risks posed by rapidly developing artificial intelligence technology, potential Democratic candidates for president are rushing to show that they're taking the warnings seriously — while Donald Trump brushes off concerns — and acknowledging they need ...
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Ban on selling handguns to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional, Justice Department says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law banning licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under age 21 is unconstitutional and can't be enforced, the Justice Department said in a legal opinion released Friday.
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State blames mail delivery issues for dozens of ballots from rural Alaska not counting in primary
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Seventy-five absentee in-person ballots cast by voters in rural western Alaska communities arrived too late to be counted in last month's primary election, officials said.
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Trump has a deal to build US military presence in Greenland while leaving island in Denmark's hands
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally — an agreement that also keeps the Arctic territory in Denmark's hands.
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Brazil's Lula ramps up federal push against organized crime in Rio ahead of crucial election
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unveiled a pilot plan Friday to expand the federal government’s role in fighting organized crime in Rio de Janeiro, spotlighting a major voter concern in the lead-up to October’s presidential election.
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Carney says Canada is ‘strong’ as US borrowing costs rise and Europe ties deepen
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday cast Canada as moving quickly beyond its historical reliance on the United States after a whirlwind week in which he embraced the prospect of becoming the European Union’s first associate member.
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Trump targets more news outlets, saying he will ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House
President Donald Trump says he is barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatens that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow. Trump wrote on his social media site Friday that effective immediately, “I am banning” CNN, ...
