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Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian clashes, but more fighting and abuse alleged

By GHAITH ALSAYED and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria (AP) — Syria ‘s defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in southern Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes killed dozens there. Neighboring Israel again launched strikes on Syrian military forces, saying it was protecting

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Why the heck is there so much flooding?

By Tyler Ory, CNN (CNN) — Texas. North Carolina. Illinois. New Mexico. New York City. Flash flooding has surged into the spotlight this summer with record-breaking flood events occurring nearly back-to-back across the country. Slow-moving thunderstorms in Texas unleashed more than an entire summer’s worth of rain on July 4, sending water surging over river

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Emil Bove

More than 75 former judges urge Senate committee to reject Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — More than 75 former federal and state judges on Tuesday called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject the nomination of Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, to a prestigious appeals-court judgeship. “Mr. Bove’s egregious record of mistreating law enforcement officers, abusing power,

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Tuesday, Jul. 15. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Tuesday, Jul. 15. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Tuesday, Jul. 15. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Tuesday, Jul. 15. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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The Automated Ball-Strike System plays on the scoreboard after a pitch call was challenged during the first inning of a spring training baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the San Diego Padres.

MLB is putting automated balls and strikes to the test in the All Star Game. Some pitchers aren’t exactly thrilled

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — The hottest topic in Atlanta ahead Tuesday’s Major League Baseball isn’t a player, a coach or a manager. It’s not even human. For the first time, the midsummer classic is going to be using automated technology to allow pitchers, catchers and batters to challenge balls and strikes –

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Netanyahu’s governing coalition is fracturing. Here’s what it means for Israel and Gaza

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government suffered a serious blow on Tuesday when an ultra-Orthodox party announced it was bolting the coalition. While this doesn’t immediately threaten Netanyahu’s rule, it could set in motion his government’s demise, although that could still be months away. It

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