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Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents
An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C. Stefanie Lambert was arrested by U.S. Marshals after a hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating co...
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Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro's bid to stave off prison sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. Navarro is expected to report Tuesday to a federal prison for a four-month sentence, after being found guilty of misdemeanor charges for ...
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Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out. Opponents have called the law, known as Senate Bill 4, the most dramatic...
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Ohio mom who left toddler alone 10 days when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder
CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole. Kristel Candelario, 32, had pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder and child endangerment ...
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Biden and Netanyahu hold first call in more than a month as tension grows over food crisis, war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday, their first interaction in more than a month as the divide has grown between allies over food crisis in Gaza, conduct of war, according to the White House. The call comes after Republicans in Washington and Israeli offi...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal by former New Mexico county commissioner banned for Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former New Mexico county commissioner who was kicked out of office over his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Former Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin, a cowboy pastor who rode to national political fame by e...
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Putin hails electoral victory that was preordained, after harshly suppressing opposition voices
President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results underlined the Russian leader's total control of the country's political system. After facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices, Putin was set to extend his nearly quarter-centur...
Mar 18, 2024
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North Korea resumes missile tests, raising tensions with its rivals after their military drills' end
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Monday morning, its neighbors said, days after the end of the South Korean-U.S. military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told a parliamentary session ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Russian election
Putin comments on Navalny's death for first time, says he supported prisoner swap for his foe
Russian President Vladimir Putin said early Monday that he supported an idea to release late opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prisoner exchange just days before the man who was his biggest foe died.In his first comments to address Navalny's death, Putin said of the dissident's demise: "It happens. There is no...
Mar 17, 2024
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Early returns show Putin has nearly 88% of the vote in election where opposition was stifled
Russian officials released early returns Sunday showing President Vladimir Putin has nearly 88% of the vote in an election where he stifled the opposition. The vote, which holds little suspense, is taking place against the backdrop of the harshest crackdown on political opposition and freedom of speech in Russia sinc...
Mar 17, 2024
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Ukraine launches far-ranging drone attacks on the final day of Russia's presidential vote
Ukraine launched a massive new wave of drone attacks on Russia Sunday as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a presidential vote set to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule for another six years.The Russian Defense Ministry reported downing 35 Ukrainian drones overnight, including four in the Moscow region.Mosc...
Mar 17, 2024
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Israel-Hamas war
Netanyahu snaps back against growing U.S. criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the devastating war with Hamas, saying the pressure won't stop Israel from achieving "total victory."In recent days, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the high...
Mar 17, 2024
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Russian election
Russians cast ballots in an election preordained to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule
Voters across Russia cast ballots Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin, who faces no serious challengers after crushing political dissent over his nearly quarter-century of rule.The election comes against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown tha...
Mar 16, 2024
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Venezuela ruling party officially makes Maduro its candidate in the July presidential election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday became his party's official nominee for July's highly anticipated presidential election, which would allow him to stroll into a third consecutive term with no real competition on the horizon. Not unusual to Venezuela, the election has been...
Mar 16, 2024
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Authorities order residents to shelter in place after 3 killed in suburban Philadelphia shootings
FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (AP) - Three people were killed after gunfire erupted early Saturday in a suburban Philadelphia township, forcing cancellation of a St. Patrick's Day parade and shutting down a children's theme park, authorities said. Middletown Township police said there were "confirmed shootings" in neig...
Mar 16, 2024
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India announces multi-phase general elections starting April 19 with results expected on June 4
NEW DELHI (AP) - India on Saturday announced its general elections will start on April 19 and results are expected on June 4. The voting will stretch over six weeks and seven phases, with different states voting at different times. Almost 1 billion voters - over 10% of the world's population - will elect 543 members fo...
Mar 16, 2024
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Judge appoints special master to oversee California federal women's prison after rampant abuse
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A judge on Friday appointed a special master to oversee a troubled federal women's prison in California known for rampant sexual abuse against inmates, marking the first time the federal Bureau of Prisons has been subject to such oversight. The judge's scathing order encompasses the Federal Corre...
Mar 15, 2024
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Sheriff in Maine mass shooting had cause to take killer into custody beforehand, report says
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A sheriff's office investigating a mass shooting in Maine had cause to take the killer into custody beforehand and to remove his guns, according to a report issued by an independent commission Friday. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey assembled the commission to review b...
Mar 15, 2024
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Judge delays Trump's hush-money criminal trial 30 days, citing last-minute evidence dump
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge on Friday delayed former President Donald Trump's hush-money criminal trial until at least mid-April after his lawyers said they needed more time to sift through a profusion of evidence they only recently obtained from a previous federal investigation into the matter. Judge Juan Manuel Merchan a...
Mar 15, 2024
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Connecticut trooper who shot Black man after police chase is acquitted of manslaughter
A white Connecticut state police trooper was acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the death of Mubarak Soulemane, a Black community college student with mental illness who was shot as he sat behind the wheel of a stolen car holding a kitchen knife. Trooper Brian North, 33, could have faced up to 40 years in prison if he...
Mar 15, 2024
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Brazilian military leaders told police Bolsonaro presented a plan to reverse the 2022 election
SAO PAULO (AP) - Top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented to them a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 election he lost, but they refused and warned him that they would arrest him if he tried it, according to judicial documents released Friday. The testimonie...
Mar 15, 2024
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US, G-7 allies warn Iran to back off deal to provide Russia ballistic missiles or face new sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and allies warned Iran on Friday that major Western economies will pile new sanctions on Tehran if it moves forward with an advancing plan to provide ballistic missiles to Russia for its war with Ukraine. The Biden administration has raised alarms for months that Russia is seeking cl...
Mar 15, 2024
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Tornadoes leave a trail of destruction in central US and kill at least 3 in Ohio
LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) - Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes and businesses and killing at least three people, with more bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said. Thursday night's storms left trails of destruction and injuries or deaths in Ohio, Kentucky, ...
Mar 15, 2024
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Fulton County DA Fani Willis must step aside or remove special prosecutor in Trump case, judge says
ATLANTA (AP) - The judge in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others said Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside from Trump case or remove the special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship before case can proceed. Willis and special prosecuto...
Mar 15, 2024
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A Russian missile strike kills at least 14 people in southern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian missile strike on Odesa in southern Ukraine on Friday killed at least 14 people and injured 46 others, local officials said. A first missile struck houses and when emergency crews arrived at the scene a second missile landed, authorities said The Associated Press
Mar 15, 2024
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The first ship to use a new sea route approaches Gaza with 200 tons of aid
WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) - A ship carrying 200 tons of aid approached the coast of Gaza on Friday in a mission to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus that was intended to bring more assistance to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the enclave five months into the war between Israel and Hamas. The ship, manned by the...
Mar 15, 2024
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Tornado tears through Indiana community, causing 'many significant injuries,' police say
WINCHESTER, Ind. (AP) - The Indiana State Police said there are "many significant injuries" after a tornado tore through the community of Winchester on Thursday, part of a storm system that also unleashed suspected twisters that damaged homes and businesses in parts of Ohio and Kentucky. "There have been...
Mar 15, 2024
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Suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels strikes a ship in the Red Sea, though crew reportedly safe
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck a ship in the Red Sea early Friday, causing damage to the vessel, authorities said. The attack off the port city of Hodeida comes as part of the rebels' campaign against shipping over Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. T...
Mar 15, 2024
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