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Ryan Coogler, Leonardo DiCaprio, Rose Byrne, Diane Warren react to Oscar nominations

By The Associated Press Director Ryan Coogler spoke about writing the blues-infused vampire film “Sinners,” nominated for a record 16 Oscars, for his late uncle. Rose Byrne, who learned of her best actress nomination in the middle of the night in Australia, talked about the intensive experience of fine-tuning her turbulent character during a five-week

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Maine’s governor demands data on immigration arrests as fear spreads amid enforcement surge

By PATRICK WHITTLE, RODRIQUE NGOWI and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday challenged federal immigration officials to provide arrest warrants, real-time arrest numbers and basic information about who is being detained in a sweeping enforcement operation in Maine, saying the state has been left largely in the dark

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says his repeated warnings to Europe feel like ‘Groundhog Day’

By KAMILA HRABCHUK and KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted his European allies Thursday for what he portrayed as the continent’s slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia’s invasion nearly four years ago and its continued international aggression. Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zelenskyy listed

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Trump administration to block foreign aid from those promoting abortion, DEI and gender identity

By MATTHEW LEE and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is expanding its ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services to include assistance going to international and domestic organizations and agencies that promote gender identity as well as diversity, equity and inclusion programs. An administration official said Thursday

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Florida Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon announces challenge to GOP U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody

By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon announced her candidacy Thursday for the Florida U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ashley Moody. Moody was serving as Florida’s attorney general when Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed her to fill out the term of Marco Rubio when he became

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT FORMATS: (‘Photo’, ‘Video’, ‘Text’) 1. WITH: US IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT 2. DESCRIPTION: Continuing coverage of

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT FORMATS: (‘Photo’, ‘Video’, ‘Text’) 1. WITH: US IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT 2. DESCRIPTION: Continuing coverage of

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT FORMATS: (‘Photo’, ‘Video’, ‘Text’) 1. WITH: US IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT 2. DESCRIPTION: Continuing coverage of

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT FORMATS: (‘Photo’, ‘Video’, ‘Text’) 1. WITH: US IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT 2. DESCRIPTION: Continuing coverage of

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Immigration-Des-Moines-Superintendent Former Iowa superintendent expected to plead guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship SUMMARY: Former Des Moines superintendent Ian Roberts is set to appear

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Immigration-Des-Moines-Superintendent Former Iowa superintendent expected to plead guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship SUMMARY: Former Des Moines superintendent Ian Roberts is set to appear

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Immigration-Des-Moines-Superintendent Former Iowa superintendent expected to plead guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship SUMMARY: Former Des Moines superintendent Ian Roberts is set to appear

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Georgia Republican Burt Jones uses legislature to attack his opponent over 2020 election

By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, is attacking his primary opponent Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger over the 2020 election again, this time wielding his legislative powers. In what appears to be an attempt to galvanize his right-wing supporters, Jones, a close

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Missouri lawmaker reprimanded for sexually vulgar text sent during redistricting protest

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers on Thursday formally reprimanded a House member who sent a sexually vulgar text message to a colleague while protesting a congressional redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump. Democratic state Rep. Jeremy Dean was barred from serving on House committees, ordered to

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Guinea-Bissau suspends Trump-backed hepatitis B vaccine study for ethical review

By WILSON MCMAKIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Guinea-Bissau is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns in the West African country, pending an ethical review, the health minister said Thursday. A six-person ethics committee didn’t meet to review the study during the initial confirmation process, Health Minister Quinhi Nantot said

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France’s navy intercepts an oil tanker in the Mediterranean sailing from Russia

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, on Thursday intercepted an oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea that traveled from Russia, in a mission targeting the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet, officials said. French maritime authorities for the Mediterranean said the ship, the Grinch, is

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