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Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US PESTICIDES-LIABILITY PROTECTION DESCRIPTION: A new first-of-its-kind law in North Dakota could shield agricultural chemical maker Bayer from lawsuits claiming
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US PESTICIDES-LIABILITY PROTECTION DESCRIPTION: A new first-of-its-kind law in North Dakota could shield agricultural chemical maker Bayer from lawsuits claiming
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US PESTICIDES-LIABILITY PROTECTION DESCRIPTION: A new first-of-its-kind law in North Dakota could shield agricultural chemical maker Bayer from lawsuits claiming
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By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — What music would you create if there weren’t any outside influences or self-imposed creative restraints? That’s what singer-actor Coco Jones contemplated. “What would I do if I didn’t have any fear of comparing myself to ‘ICU’ and my EP? Or if I thought there was
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By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form. The decision is a setback for President Donald Trump, who has argued the requirement is needed
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By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying that portions of President Donald Trump’s executive orders were unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the injunction sought by San Francisco
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By The Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, two people familiar with the line told The Associated Press. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter. The
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge blocks parts of Trump’s election executive order, including a proof-of-citizenship mandate for voter registration.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge nominated by President Donald Trump ordered his administration to facilitate the return of a man who was deported to El Salvador last month despite having a pending asylum application. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Maryland ruled Wednesday that the government violated a 2019
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday urged the Justice Department to refuse a Trump administration official’s request to prosecute the Democrat for mortgage fraud, calling it “improper political retribution.” In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the lawyer,
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By HOLLY RAMER and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked Trump administration directives that threatened to cut federal funding for public schools with diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union, which
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NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” will close out its epic 50th season with Scarlett Johansson as host and Bad Bunny as musical guest. NBC announced the lineup for its final three shows on Thursday, with Johansson and Bad Bunny headlining the May 17 show. The final show has in recent years gotten lots
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein needs to find room for another award. He’s going to be honored with a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. The four-time Tony-winner behind “Torch Song Trilogy” and “Kinky Boots” will get the award June 8 at
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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Ashley Dayer’s dream of winning a National Science Foundation grant to pursue discoveries in bird conservation started when she was an early-career professor with an infant in her arms and a shoestring laboratory budget. Competition is intense for NSF grants, a key source of funding for science research at
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Howard was a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies just putting baseball on notice with his moonshot home runs when he met Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field. Howard was introduced to O’Neil as a
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Howard was a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies just putting baseball on notice with his moonshot home runs when he met Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field. Howard was introduced to O’Neil as a
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press For years, proponents of green energy have argued that a slow, inefficient permitting process in the United States hinders a transition to clean sources of electricity. “Permitting reform,” as it’s called, is needed to unleash green energies like solar and wind, which don’t emit greenhouse gases that cause climate change,
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By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Natalia Lafourcade sat down to craft “Cancionera,” she never expected to discover an alter ego that would lead her down a pathway of artistic enlightenment. She had always worn her heart on her sleeve through her lauded career, but with “Cancionera,” Lafourcade finally felt she
Continue Reading By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press A man set a bonfire using wooden pallets in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens and left them without fully extinguishing the blaze, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting air quality in the New York City area, authorities said Thursday. Authorities arrested Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, New Jersey, and charged
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, April 25 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Western at Greater Western Sydney COLLEGE BASEBALL 8 p.m. SECN — Texas A&M at Texas COLLEGE BEACH VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S) 11:30 a.m. BTN — MPSF Tournament: TBD, Match #10, Huntington
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference New York 2, Detroit 1 Saturday, April 19: New York 123, Detroit 112 Monday, April 21: Detroit 100, New York 94 Thursday, April 24: New York 118, Detroit 116 Sunday, April 27: New York at Detroit, 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 29: Detroit at New York,
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Indiana 117, Milwaukee 98 Denver 112, L.A. Clippers 110, OT New York 123, Detroit 112 Minnesota 117, L.A. Lakers 95 Sunday, April 20 Oklahoma City 131, Memphis 80 Boston 103, Orlando 86 Cleveland 121, Miami 100 Golden State 95, Houston 85 Monday, April 21
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida 2, Tampa Bay 0 Tuesday, April 22: Florida 6, Tampa Bay 2 Thursday, April 24: Florida 2, Tampa Bay 0 Saturday, April 26: Tampa Bay at Florida, 1 p.m. Monday, April 28: Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 30: Florida at Tampa
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Winnipeg 5, St. Louis 3 Colorado 5, Dallas 1 Sunday, April 20 Carolina 4, New Jersey 1 Toronto 6, Ottawa 2 Vegas 4, Minnesota 2 Monday, April 21 Washington 3, Montreal 2, OT Winnipeg 2, St. Louis 1, Winnipeg leads series 2 – 0
Continue Reading All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Charlotte FC 6 2 1 19 16 7 Cincinnati 6 2 1 19 13 11 Inter Miami CF 5 0 3 18 13 6 Columbus 5 1 3 18 12 7 Philadelphia 5 3 1 16 16 9 Nashville 4 4 1 13 12
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By JOSH BOAK and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ trust in President Donald Trump to bolster the U.S. economy appears to be faltering, with a new poll showing that many people fear the country is being steered into a recession and that the president’s broad and haphazardly enforced tariffs will cause prices
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 15 10 .600 — Boston 14 13 .519 2 Toronto 12 13 .480 3 Tampa Bay 11 14 .440 4 Baltimore 10 14 .417 4½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 15 10 .600 — Cleveland 14 10 .583 ½ Kansas City 12
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