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The Latest: NPR and stations file lawsuit against Trump, arguing ending federal funding is illegal

By The Associated Press National Public Radio and three local stations filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Donald Trump, arguing that an executive order aimed at cutting federal funding for the organization is illegal. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington by NPR, Colorado Public Radio, Aspen Public Radio and KUTE, Inc. argues that

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South African actor Presley Chweneyagae, who starred in Oscar-winning film ‘Tsotsi’, dies aged 40

By MICHELLE GUMEDE Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film “Tsotsi”, which won South Africa’s first ever Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, has died. He was 40 years old. His talent agency MLA on Tuesday confirmed Chweneyagae’s

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Detroit 3 San Francisco 1 Final L.A. Dodgers 9 Cleveland 5 Final St. Louis 7 Baltimore 4 Final N.Y. Mets 6 Chicago White Sox 4 Final Cincinnati 7 Kansas City 2 Final Milwaukee 5 Boston 1 Final Seattle 9 Washington 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Minnesota 4 Tampa Bay

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Tuesday, May. 27. 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 Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Tuesday, May. 27. 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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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Tuesday, May. 27. 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 Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Tuesday, May. 27. 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 Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NBA Wednesday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at OKLAHOMA CITY 8½ (220½) Minnesota MLB Wednesday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Minnesota -116 at TAMPA BAY -102 at HOUSTON -126 Athletics +108 at TEXAS OFF Toronto OFF N.Y Yankees -162 at LA ANGELS +136 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Pittsburgh -124

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National League Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .356; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .333; Donovan, St. Louis, .328; Machado, San Diego, .319; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .305; Stowers, Miami, .300; Perdomo, Arizona, .299; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .296; Abrams, Washington, .294; Hoerner, Chicago, .293. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 59; Betts, Los Angeles, 41; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago, 41; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 41; Tucker, Chicago, 41; Carroll,

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American League Leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .398; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .350; Goldschmidt, New York, .345; O’Hearn, Baltimore, .340; Kwan, Cleveland, .314; Ramírez, Cleveland, .311; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .309; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .309; Meyers, Houston, .300; Bregman, Boston, .299. RUNS_Judge, New York, 51; Devers, Boston, 36; Goldschmidt, New York, 36; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 35; Rooker, Athletics, 34; Torkelson, Detroit,

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Takeaways from AP report on Ukrainian POWs dying in Russian prisons

By HANNA ARHIROVA, VASILISA STEPANENKO and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died in prison since Russia’s full-scale invasion three years ago. Abuse inside Russian prisons likely contributed to many of these deaths, adding to evidence that Russia is systematically brutalizing captured soldiers, according to officials from

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Takeaways: Trump’s campaign has received scores of donations from problematic donors

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump directed his attorney general last month to investigate online fundraising, he cited concerns that foreigners and fraudsters were using elaborate “schemes” and “dummy accounts” to funnel illegal contributions to politicians and causes. Instead of calling for an expansive probe, however,

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Trump wants an investigation of Democrats’ fundraising. His own campaign has issues

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump directed his attorney general last month to investigate online fundraising, he cited concerns that foreigners and fraudsters were using elaborate “schemes“ and “dummy accounts” to funnel illegal contributions to politicians and causes. Instead of calling for an expansive probe, however,

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Samoa’s leader seeks an early election after opponents reject her budget

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa ’s Prime Minister said she would seek to dissolve Parliament, prompting an early election, after a vote on her government’s budget for the next year failed Tuesday. Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa’s admission of defeat followed months of political havoc in the South Pacific island nation,

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