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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 ————-——————— US–Dying to Serve-Benefits-Backlog Sen. Grassley calls delays at a benefits program for deceased officers ‘absolutely unacceptable’ SUMMARY: A powerful U.S. senator is calling on

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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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–CHIEFS-UK GAME PLAN DESCRIPTION: Kansas City Chiefs’ strategy to expand UK fandom: cultural connections and mascot diplomacy…

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Tuesday, Jun. 24. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–MARINERS-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Seattle plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos. UPCOMING:

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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–Book Review-The Tiny Things Are Heavier Book Review: ‘The Tiny Things Are Heavier’ is a reflection on young adulthood and migration SUMMARY: Esther Ifesinachi

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Book Review: ‘The Tiny Things Are Heavier’ is a reflection on young adulthood and migration

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press “The Tiny Things Are Heavier,” by author Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo, is a reflection on young adulthood, migration, cultural misunderstanding and family relationships. Okonkwo’s debut novel is at turns amusing and heartbreaking as it follows Sommy, a Nigerian graduate student trying to navigate her new life in Iowa. Lonesome and homesick,

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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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–NTSB-BOEING DESCRIPTION: The National Transportation Safety Board will confirm what investigators determined caused a door plug to

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Monday, Jun. 23. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–MARINERS-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Seattle plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos. UPCOMING:

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Sunday, Jun. 22. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Jun. 21. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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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 ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Immigration-Transportation Funds Judge rules Trump administration can’t require states to help on immigration to get transport money SUMMARY: A federal judge has blocked the

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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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–MARINERS-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Seattle plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos. UPCOMING:

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Friday, Jun. 20. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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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 – NEWS —————————— US HEAT WAVE DESCRIPTION: Monitoring extreme heat forecast for U.S. states across the Midwest starting Friday. On

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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 ————-——————— US–Climate-Heat Wave-Humidity Heat dome will blanket much of the US, with worrisome temperatures in Midwest SUMMARY: Summer will make a dramatic entrance in the

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