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Wink Martindale, the genial game show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91

By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” who also did one of the first recorded television interviews with a young Elvis Presley, has died. He was 91. Martindale died Tuesday at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California, according to

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New York prison guards indicted in connection with an inmate’s death, governor says

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Multiple New York prison guards have been indicted in connection with the “disturbing” death of an inmate last month during a wildcat officers’ strike, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday. Messiah Nantwi, a prisoner at the Mid-State Correctional Facility, died at a hospital March 1 following what other prisoners said was

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Mozambique carried out a brutal crackdown on post-election protests, Amnesty says

By GERALD IMRAY and CHARLES MANGWIRO Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Mozambique’s security forces carried out a brutal, three-month crackdown on protesters after the country’s election last year, a leading international rights group said Wednesday, citing local activists who alleged that more than 300 people were killed and more than 3,000 were

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Gambian ex-soldier convicted at US trial of torturing suspected backers of a failed 2006 coup

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A former member of Gambia’s military was convicted in federal court Tuesday of torturing five people accused of involvement in a failed coup against the West African country’s longtime dictator nearly 20 years ago, capping a rare prosecution in the United States for torture committed abroad. Jurors

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Harvard stands to lose $2.2 billion in federal funding. Researchers fear science will suffer

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — In a high-stakes standoff, President Donald Trump’s administration says it will freeze $2.2 billion in federal research grants for Harvard University, which is pushing back on demands for changes to campus policy. The feud between the Republican administration and the nation’s wealthiest college will

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Judge orders federal agencies to release billions of dollars from two Biden-era initiatives

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars meant to finance climate and infrastructure projects across the country. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy, who was appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term, sided with conservation and nonprofit groups and

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In their words: What judges and Trump’s government say about Abrego Garcia’s mistaken deportation

By BILL BARROW Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration has dug in on its contention that the government should not have to repatriate Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite U.S. Supreme Court and lower court rulings that he was wrongly deported and should be returned to the United States. For weeks, officials alternated between admitting Abrego Garcia

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In their words: What judges and Trump’s government say about Abrego Garcia’s mistaken deportation

By BILL BARROW Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration has dug in on its contention that the government should not have to repatriate Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite U.S. Supreme Court and lower court rulings that he was wrongly deported and should be returned to the United States. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis has required daily

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Justice Department can cut funding for legal guidance for people facing deportation, US judge says

By REBECCA BOONE and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press A federal judge on Tuesday allowed the Justice Department to temporarily stop funding legal education programs for people facing deportation or immigration court while a lawsuit brought by the organizations that provide the service moves forward in court. The decision from U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss

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DOGE trumpets unemployment fraud that the government already found years ago

By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The latest government waste touted by billionaire Elon Musk’s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency is hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment claims it purportedly uncovered. One problem: Federal investigators already found what appears to be the same fraud, years earlier and on a

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Lawyers for Harvard in Trump administration dispute are no strangers to high-profile legal matters

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The two attorneys representing Harvard University in a pitched fight with the Trump administration are no strangers to the spotlight or to Washington investigations that reach into the White House. One of them, Robert Hur, was a senior Justice Department official during President Donald Trump’s first term

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Missouri lawmakers advance proposed repeal of abortion-rights measure approved by voters

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday asking voters to repeal an abortion-rights measure they narrowly approved last year and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape and incest. Democrats and abortion-rights activists denounced the public policy swing as an affront

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Equity Bancshares: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Equity Bancshares Inc. (EQBK) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $15 million. The Wichita, Kansas-based bank said it had earnings of 85 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 90 cents per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate

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Gambian ex-soldier convicted at US trial of torturing suspected backers of a failed 2006 coup

BY COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A former member of Gambia’s military was convicted Tuesday of charges that included torturing people suspected of involvement in a failed coup against the West African country’s longtime dictator nearly 20 years ago. Michael Sang Correa was charged with torturing five men believed to be opponents of

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BC-KX-STOX-Final

New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.50 +.30 Altria 57.52 +.39 AmerenCp 99.03 +.02 AmExpress 257.86 +2.48 ArchDanM 46.07 — .36 AutoZone 3631.17—49.61 BPPLC 27.21 +.30 Boeing 155.52 —3.76 BristMySq 50.00 —1.34 Brunswick 43.46 —1.25 Chevron 134.54 — .78 Citigroup 64.33 +1.11 CocaCola 71.86 — .59 ConAgraBr 25.55 — .64 ConocoPhil 85.72 — .73 Corning 41.78

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BC-KX-STOX-Final

New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.50 +.30 Altria 57.52 +.39 AmerenCp 99.03 +.02 AmExpress 257.86 +2.48 ArchDanM 46.07 — .36 AutoZone 3631.17—49.61 BPPLC 27.21 +.30 Boeing 155.52 —3.76 BristMySq 50.00 —1.34 Brunswick 43.46 —1.25 Chevron 134.54 — .78 Citigroup 64.33 +1.11 CocaCola 71.86 — .59 ConAgraBr 25.55 — .64 ConocoPhil 85.72 — .73 Corning 41.78

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