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By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Seattle 12½ 13½ (40½) at TENNESSEE at DETROIT 9½ 12½ (49½) NY Giants at BALTIMORE 14½ 13½ (44½) NY Jets at CHICAGO 1½ 2½ (45½) Pittsburgh New England 5½ 7 (50½) at CINCINNATI at KANSAS CITY 4½ 3½ (49½) Indianapolis at GREEN BAY 6½

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Rosalía’s ‘Lux’ enraptures Vatican cardinal and bishops with its songs of faith

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — And Rosalía said, “Let there be Lux.” Rosalía, the global Spanish pop star loved by millions for fusing flamenco with Latin hip-hop and reggaeton, has amazed her fans with a radical shift. The singer and songwriter’s new album, “Lux” (“Light” in Latin), is unabashedly spiritual. Fifteen

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Africa’s first G20 summit opens with an ambitious agenda and tries to move on from Trump’s boycott

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The first Group of 20 summit to be held in Africa opens on Saturday with an ambitious agenda to make progress on solving some of the long-standing problems that have afflicted the world’s poorest nations. Leaders and top government officials from the richest and leading emerging economies

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress

By MICHELLE L. PRICE, LISA MASCARO and JEFF AMY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a loyal supporter-turned-critic of President Donald Trump who faced his political retribution if she sought reelection, said Friday she is resigning from Congress in January. Greene, in a more than 10-minute video posted online, explained

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Trump says he’s terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday night that he’s “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, further targeting a program seeking to limit deportations that his administration has already repeatedly sought to weaken. Minnesota has the nation’s largest Somali community. Many fled the long civil war in their east

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Senators want answers from Coast Guard on how it probes displays of swastikas or other hate symbols

By LISA MASCARO and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators who lead a bipartisan antisemitism task force said Friday they want more information from the U.S. Coast Guard about how it will investigate incidents of swastikas, nooses or other hate symbols being displayed in its ranks. The Coast Guard late Thursday released

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Takeaways from Trump and Mamdani visit: Both men get something they want, GOP loses a punching bag

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, JOSH BOAK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press The two had called each other “fascist” and “communist,” but when President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani faced reporters in the Oval Office on Friday, they were just two iconoclastic New York politicians who were all smiles. The much-anticipated face-to-face showed

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FAA warns all pilots of risks of flying over Venezuela over ‘worsening security situation’

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday warned all pilots to “exercise caution” when flying in the airspace over Venezuela “due to the worsening security situation and heightened military activity ” around the country. The message said the unspecified threats “could pose a potential risk

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Prosecutor asks Arizona Supreme Court to review decision that stalled fake elector case

By JACQUES BILLEAUD and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s attorney general announced Friday that she is appealing a ruling that has stalled the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others for trying to overturn Trump’s 2020 election

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The fallout of Epstein’s crimes spans the globe. Here’s a look at some of those paying the cost

By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans and continents, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the privileged people and institutions that chose to associate with him, cover up his activities — or look away. No one has paid a higher cost than Epstein’s victims, who number more than

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The fallout of Epstein’s crimes spans the globe. Here’s a look at some of those paying the cost

By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans and continents, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the privileged people and institutions that chose to associate with him, cover up his activities — or look away. No one has paid a higher cost than Epstein’s victims, who number more than

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