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Trump administration says San Jose State broke the law by allowing a transgender volleyball player

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has concluded that San Jose State University discriminated against women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women’s volleyball team, the U.S. Education Department said Wednesday. The department offered San Jose State a deal that would resolve the case. The university, located

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Officers confront protesters at Texas facility as lawmaker visits father, son detained in Minnesota

By VALERIE GONZALEZ, ERIC GAY and BILL BARROW Associated Press DILLEY, Texas (AP) — Texas state police deployed chemical irritants toward protesters Wednesday outside a federal detention facility where a Democratic congressman met with a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose case has stirred anger over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Democratic Rep. Joaquin

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Bruce Springsteen sings out against Trump in ‘Streets of Minneapolis’

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticizing President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city. The lyrics of “Streets of Minneapolis,” released Wednesday, describe how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ’neath an occupier’s boots,” which Springsteen calls “King Trump’s

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Rubio says technical talks with Denmark, Greenland officials over Arctic security have begun

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Technical talks between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic security deal are now underway, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday. The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland agreed to create a working group aimed at addressing differences with the U.S. during a

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Bruce Springsteen sings out against Trump in ‘Streets of Minneapolis’

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticizing President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city. The lyrics of “Streets of Minneapolis,” released Wednesday, describe how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ’neath an occupier’s boots,” which Springsteen calls “King Trump’s

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Search warrant FBI served at elections office near Atlanta seeks records tied to the 2020 elections

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The FBI on Wednesday searched the election office of a Georgia county that has been central to right-wing conspiracy theories over President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, acting just one week after the Republican leader predicted prosecutions over a contest he has baselessly insisted was tainted by

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-COLORADO-IOWA ST DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — No. 8 Iowa State hosts Colorado in a Big 12 game

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-COLORADO-IOWA ST DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — No. 8 Iowa State hosts Colorado in a Big 12 game

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-COLORADO-IOWA ST DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — No. 8 Iowa State hosts Colorado in a Big 12 game

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-COLORADO-IOWA ST DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — No. 8 Iowa State hosts Colorado in a Big 12 game

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— ENT–Books-Carnegie Medals New Carnegie Medal winners Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li love libraries SUMMARY: Novelist Megha Majumdar has won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— ENT–Books-Carnegie Medals New Carnegie Medal winners Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li love libraries SUMMARY: Novelist Megha Majumdar has won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— ENT–Books-Carnegie Medals New Carnegie Medal winners Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li love libraries SUMMARY: Novelist Megha Majumdar has won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— ENT–Books-Carnegie Medals New Carnegie Medal winners Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li love libraries SUMMARY: Novelist Megha Majumdar has won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for

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By the numbers: Girls high school basketball participation down at least 21% since 2000

By The Associated Press The number of girls high school basketball players in the United States has dropped at least 21% since 2000 based on National Federation of State High School Associations’ annual participation surveys. The federation, which relies on individual schools to self-report numbers for each sport, said girls high school basketball participation declined

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