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Survey says democracies’ anti-corruption efforts are slipping and raises concern about the US

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Established democracies’ efforts against public-sector corruption appear to be flagging, according to a survey released Tuesday that serves as a barometer of perceived corruption worldwide. It raised concern about developments in the United States and the impact elsewhere of U.S. funding cuts. Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-TOP 25 THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: As college basketball gets a post-football chance at the spotlight, the clear

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-TOP 25 THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: As college basketball gets a post-football chance at the spotlight, the clear

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NBA Tuesday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at NEW YORK 12½ (223½) Indiana at HOUSTON 7½ (210½) LA Clippers at PHOENIX 7½ (226½) Dallas San Antonio 8½ (229) at LA LAKERS COLLEGE BASKETBALL Tuesday FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Milwaukee 1½ at IU INDIANAPOLIS at SMU 11½ Notre Dame at AUBURN 3½ Vanderbilt BYU

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Israel’s Netanyahu is meeting with Trump this week to push for a far broader Iran deal

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Washington on Tuesday to encourage President Donald Trump to expand the scope of high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran. The negotiations resumed last week against the backdrop of an American military buildup. Israel has long called for Iran to

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Democrats say White House offer on ICE is ‘insufficient’ as Homeland Security funding set to expire

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they are demanding new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threatening a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and

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Democrats and White House trade offers as shutdown of Homeland Security looms

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders said late Monday that a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they are demanding new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown just days before funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set

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US judges dismiss lawsuits accusing fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexual assault in New Zealand

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing bestselling British fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children’s nanny in New Zealand four years ago. Scarlett Pavlovich filed a lawsuit against Gaiman and his wife, Amanda Palmer, in Wisconsin in February 2025, accusing Gaiman of multiple

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What to Stream: Charli xcx, Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme,’ Ethan Hawke, ‘Cross’ and Mario Tennis Fever

By The Associated Press Timothée Chalamet starring as a table tennis wizard in “Marty Supreme” and Charli xcx’s soundtrack to Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated

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Gabbard’s office warns attorney against sharing classified complaint with Congress

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The general counsel for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday warned the attorney for an anonymous government employee not to directly share a top-secret complaint about Gabbard’s handling of classified material with members of Congress. The letter to attorney Andrew Bakaj is the latest escalation

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Bad Bunny may have trounced Kid Rock in Super Bowl halftime showdown if historic trends hold

By SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press The morning after the Seahawks became Super Bowl champions, people spent Monday trying to figure out who had won the other widely talked about competition of the night: Dueling halftime performances between Bad Bunny and conservative darling Kid Rock. Nielsen figures won’t be released until Tuesday on how many people

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