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Unreliable data mask just how bad the air quality crisis is in India

By SIBI ARASU and RISHI LEKHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Recent remarks about pollution from two Indian officials have increased frustration among residents who say policymakers are unwilling to acknowledge the severity of India’s air quality crisis. When Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav told Parliament earlier this month that India’s capital, New Delhi, has

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China sues after Missouri seeks to collect on $25 billion court judgement, prosecutor says

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top prosecutor said China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said Tuesday in a news release that China is demanding a public apology

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Some sanctioned oil vessels divert from Venezuela as Trump threatens blockade

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Some oil vessels are diverting away from Venezuela after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a “blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving the South American country, a dramatic escalation in the White House’s pressure campaign on leader Nicolás Maduro. Trump said Tuesday on social media, in

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Senate approves bill inspired by DC plane crash to ensure military aircraft will broadcast location

By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The Senate moved quickly Wednesday afternoon to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their locations just like an Army helicopter was doing last January before it collided with an airliner over Washington, D.C., killing 67 people. Just hours after passing a massive defense

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Imprisoned Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell seeks release, citing ‘new evidence’

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal judge on Wednesday to set aside her sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence, saying “substantial new evidence” has emerged proving that constitutional violations spoiled her

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Senate approves bill inspired by DC plane crash to ensure military aircraft will broadcast location

By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The Senate moved quickly Wednesday afternoon to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their locations just like an Army helicopter was doing last January before it collided with an airliner over Washington, D.C., killing 67 people. Just hours after passing a massive defense

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Young Democrat launches primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson in Mississippi

By SOPHIE BATES Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A 33-year-old antitrust lawyer with ties to major Democratic politicians is challenging U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson to represent Mississippi’s 2nd congressional district. Evan Turnage is the latest in a trend of young Democrats looking to oust the party’s old guard and rebrand the party after the

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