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Sarah Huckabee Sanders tests political waters by headlining GOP event in early-voting South Carolina

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is set to headline the latest iteration of an event previously billed as the largest annual gathering of Republicans in South Carolina, a state traditionally key to picking the GOP’s presidential nominees, and one in which she already has deep relationships.

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NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit

By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer Incorrect altitude readings on the Army helicopter that collided with a passenger plane over Washington, D.C., in January contributed to the aircraft getting too close, but air traffic controllers warned about the hazards helicopter traffic presented years before the crash. Those warnings came even before the 85 near misses

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Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America, but worst risk appears to pass for US after huge quake

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Fears of a devastating tsunami across the Pacific faded Wednesday after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely populated Russian peninsula, but communities along South America’s Pacific coast carried out evacuations and closed beaches. Warnings in the first hours

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Trump says Epstein ‘stole’ young women from Mar-a-Lago spa, including Virginia Giuffre

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Jeffrey Epstein “stole” young women who worked for the spa at Mar-a-Lago, the latest evolution in his description of how their highly scrutinized relationship ended years ago. One of the women, he acknowledged, was Virginia Giuffre, who was

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Democrats implore Trump to step up role in addressing suffering and starvation in Gaza

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are imploring President Donald Trump’s administration to step up its role in addressing suffering and starvation in Gaza, with more than 40 senators signing onto a letter Tuesday urging the resumption of ceasefire talks and sharply criticizing an Israeli-backed American organization that had been created

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Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove for appeals court, pushing past whistleblower claims

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove 50-49 for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge Tuesday as Republicans dismissed whistleblower complaints about his conduct at the Justice Department. A former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York,

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Seaboard: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

MERRIAM, Kan. (AP) — MERRIAM, Kan. (AP) — Seaboard Corp. (SEB) on Tuesday reported earnings of $102 million in its second quarter. The Merriam, Kansas-based company said it had net income of $105.22 per share. The pork production, processing and ocean transportation company posted revenue of $2.48 billion in the period. _____ This story was

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