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Leaders press on with G20 summit in South Africa that won’t have US and Trump

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and MICHELLE GUMEDE Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Leaders and delegates from the world’s richest nations and top developing countries are gathering this weekend for the Group of 20 summit in South Africa, an event overshadowed by the boycott of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration. Africa’s first G20 summit will

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Ethics panel opens investigation of Rep. Cory Mills

By KEVIN FREKING and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday that it will conduct a wide-ranging investigation into Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., including whether he violated campaign finance laws, misused congressional resources and engaged in sexual misconduct or dating violence. Mills, now serving his second term, was ordered

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Trump says he and Mamdani will meet Friday in Washington, setting up clash of political opposites

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that the long-awaited meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would happen in Washington later this week, setting up an in-person clash between the political polar opposites who for months have antagonized each other from afar. The sit-down, which Trump said on social

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On the world’s coldest stage, a military musician plays with a plastic horn and double gloves

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — On the frozen edge of the world, staying in practice as a professional musician takes ingenuity, grit and a plastic instrument for schoolchildren that’s guaranteed not to freeze to your fingers or face. Natalie Paine is a French horn player in New Zealand’s navy who

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On the world’s coldest stage, a military musician plays with a plastic horn and double gloves

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — On the frozen edge of the world, staying in practice as a professional musician takes ingenuity, grit and a plastic instrument for schoolchildren that’s guaranteed not to freeze to your fingers or face. Natalie Paine is a French horn player in New Zealand’s navy who

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Myanmar’s military says it detained foreigners in raid on a second major online scam center

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government extended its crackdown on online scam activities to a second major location, detaining hundreds of foreigners and seizing thousands of mobile phones used to carry out the fraud, state media reported Wednesday. Myanmar is notorious for hosting cyberscam operations responsible for bilking people all over the world, which usually

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Democratic senator accuses Trump of playing politics with aviation safety during shutdown

By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth suggested during a hearing Wednesday that the Trump administration was playing politics with the aviation system during the shutdown to force an agreement to reopen the government. Duckworth, of Illinois, zeroed in on why the Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy never shared

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Trump says allowing skilled immigrants to train US workers ‘is MAGA’

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has made hardline immigration policies a signature issue, but acknowledged on Wednesday that he’s been criticized for recently saying some skilled immigrants should be allowed into the country from his “Make America Great Again” supporters. Trump told an audience of business executives that the

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Joe Biden to attend Dick Cheney’s funeral, as Donald Trump continues to remain silent on his death

By SEUNG MIN KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former president Joe Biden will attend Thursday’s memorial service for former vice president Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral, which will feature remarks from another former president, George W. Bush. A spokeswoman for Biden confirmed his plans to attend. The Democratic president said in

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Appeals court pauses order restricting use of force by immigration agents in Chicago-area crackdown

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily halted an order restricting the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area, calling it “overbroad” and “too prescriptive.” But the7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also cautioned against “overreading” its stay and said a quick appeal

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Trump’s economy depends on AI for growth, a reality made clear in Saudi crown prince’s US visit

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is increasingly counting on the tech sector and the development of artificial intelligence to deliver on his economic agenda, a reality laid bare this week as he hosted Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The crown prince has committed to invest $1 trillion

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