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Trump and Musk’s relationship flames out just as intensely and publicly as it started

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance took off like one of SpaceX’s rockets. It was supercharged and soared high. And then it blew up. The spectacular flameout Thursday peaked as Trump threatened to cut Musk’s government contracts and Musk claimed that Trump’s administration hasn’t released all

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Supreme Court tosses Mexico’s $10B lawsuit claiming US gunmakers have fueled cartel violence

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the U.S. that claimed the companies’ business practices were helping fuel cartel violence plaguing the country. In a victory for the firearm industry, the unanimous ruling tossed out the

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New York won’t rescind Native American mascot ban despite Trump’s threat of cutting federal funds

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York education officials won’t rescind the state’s ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing federal funding. Instead, New York officials suggested in a letter to the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday that they

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Police consider whether ‘King of the Hill’ actor’s sexual orientation played a role in his killing

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether the sexual orientation of “King of the Hill” voice actor Jonathan Joss played a role in his shooting death in Texas, authorities said Thursday, walking back a previous statement about the potential motive. Joss’ husband has claimed the person who killed

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Trump administration accuses Wisconsin of violating federal election law

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Trump administration has accused the Wisconsin Elections Commission of failing to provide a state-based complaint process for voters bringing allegations against the commission itself, calling that a violation of federal law and threatening to withhold all federal funding. But the commission’s Democratic chairwoman said Thursday

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What Trump ordering an investigation into Biden’s actions might mean legally and politically

By WILL WEISSERT and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into pardons and other executive actions issued by his predecessor, Joe Biden — launching an extraordinary effort to show that the Democrat hid his cognitive decline and was otherwise too mentally impaired to do the job. Trump,

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Trump suggests Biden aides acted without then-president’s knowledge — but says he has no evidence

By WILL WEISSERT and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump alleged Thursday that officials in Joe Biden ‘s administration might have in effect forged their boss’s signature and taken broad actions he wasn’t aware of — while acknowledging he had no evidence that actually happened. Meeting in the Oval Office with

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-DOGE-AMERICORPS AmeriCorps must restore grant funding and members to states that sued over cuts, federal judge rules SUMMARY:

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-DOGE-AMERICORPS AmeriCorps must restore grant funding and members to states that sued over cuts, federal judge rules SUMMARY:

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-DOGE-AMERICORPS AmeriCorps must restore grant funding and members to states that sued over cuts, federal judge rules SUMMARY:

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-DOGE-AMERICORPS AmeriCorps must restore grant funding and members to states that sued over cuts, federal judge rules SUMMARY:

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In the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial, an ex-girlfriend testifies about abuse and control

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ recent ex-girlfriend described enduring drug-fueled sex marathons until the hip-hop titan’s arrest in September as the key witness began testimony Thursday soon after the judge threatened to expel Combs from the courtroom for “nodding vigorously” at jurors during

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