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Trump administration finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all funding

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday intensified its battle with Harvard University, formally finding the school tolerated antisemitism — a step that could jeopardize all of Harvard’s federal funding, including federal student aid. In a letter sent to Harvard, a federal task force said its investigation

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Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon cites political dysfunction in deciding not to seek reelection

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year amid an increasingly polarized political climate. Bacon, 61, said at a news conference at Omaha’s airport that he would not seek a sixth term representing Nebraska’s second district

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A Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to his tax bill’s green energy cuts

By JEFF AMY Associated Press CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — When two South Korean companies announced a multibillion-dollar investment to build solar panel and electric battery factories in northwest Georgia, federal subsidies helped close a deal to diversify the local economy. The factories promised thousands of new jobs, transforming the manufacturing base in Cartersville, once a

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A Russian media outlet is raided in Azerbaijan’s capital as tensions rise between Moscow and Baku

By AIDA SULTANOVA Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Police in Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku searched the offices of Russia’s state-funded news outlet Sputnik on Monday, local media reported, as tensions rose between the two countries after the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis during a police raid last week in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg.

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Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon cites political dysfunction in deciding not to seek reelection

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year amid an increasingly polarized political climate. Bacon, 61, said at a news conference at Omaha’s airport that he would not seek a sixth term representing Nebraska’s second district

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Sports on TV for Tuesday, July 1

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, July 1 MLB BASEBALL 3 p.m. MLBN — N.Y. Yankees at Toronto (3:05 p.m.) 8 p.m. TBS — Cleveland at Chicago Cubs TRUTV — Cleveland at Chicago Cubs 10 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago White Sox at L.A. Dodgers (10:10

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WNBA Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 11 5 .688 — Atlanta 11 6 .647 ½ Indiana 8 8 .500 3 Washington 8 9 .471 3½ Chicago 5 11 .313 6 Connecticut 2 15 .118 9½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 14 2 .875 — Phoenix 12 5 .706

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Supreme Court takes up a Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will take up a Republican-led drive, backed by President Donald Trump’s administration, to wipe away limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president. The justices said Monday they will review an appellate ruling that upheld a

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Supreme Court takes up a Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will take up a Republican-led drive, backed by President Donald Trump’s administration, to wipe away limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president. The justices said Monday they will review an appellate ruling that upheld a

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EPA employees put names to ‘declaration of dissent’ over agency moves under Trump

By MELINA WALLING Associated Press A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees on Monday published a declaration of dissent from the agency’s policies under the Trump administration, saying they “undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.” More than 170 EPA employees put their names to the document, with about 100 more

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UK police probe Bob Vylan’s festival chants against Israeli military, as US revokes band’s visas

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police launched a criminal investigation Monday into a televised performance at the Glastonbury Festival by rap punk duo Bob Vylan, who drew intense criticism after they led crowds of music fans in chanting “death” to the Israeli military. Meanwhile. the U.S. State Department said it has

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Women can be drafted into the Danish military as Russian aggression and military investment grow

By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press HOVELTE, Denmark (AP) — Peering across a dense stretch of woodland outside of Denmark’s capital with camouflage paint smeared across her face, 20-year-old Katrine scans the horizon for approaching threats. After nearly four months of military training, the young soldier and the rest of her unit spent early June completing

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