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Colombia seeks to join China-based development bank as Latin America drifts away from Washington

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Colombia’s government has applied to join a China-based development bank, another sign of Latin America’s drift away from the U.S. as the Trump administration’s foreign aid cuts, trade barriers and crackdown on immigration spurs many leaders in the region to seek closer ties with Washington’s geopolitical rival.

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Justice Department deal ends a ban on an aftermarket trigger. Gun control advocates are alarmed

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will allow the sale of forced-reset triggers, which make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly, with the federal government ending a ban as part of a settlement that also requires it to return seized devices. The agreement announced Friday by the Justice Department resolves

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Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza. Netanyahu tells negotiating team to stay at talks

By IBRAHIM HAZBOUN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Saturday it launched a major military operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a negotiating team to remain in Qatar for indirect talks with the militant group. Defense Minister Israel Katz

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New standards for Oklahoma high school students promote misinformation about the 2020 election

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma high school students studying U.S. history learn about the Industrial Revolution, women’s suffrage and America’s expanding role in international affairs. Beginning next school year, they will add conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election. Oklahoma’s new social studies standards for K-12 public school students, already

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New standards for Oklahoma high school students promote misinformation about the 2020 election

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma high school students studying U.S. history learn about the Industrial Revolution, women’s suffrage and America’s expanding role in international affairs. Beginning next school year, they will add conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election. Oklahoma’s new social studies standards for K-12 public school students, already

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Austria’s JJ wins Eurovision Song Contest with pop-opera song ‘Wasted Love.’ Israel comes 2nd

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Classically trained Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland on Saturday with “Wasted Love,” a song that combines operatic, multi-octave vocals with a techno twist. Israeli singer Yuval Raphael came second at an exuberant celebration of music and unity that was shadowed

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, May. 17. 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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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, May. 17. 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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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Saturday, May. 17. 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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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, May. 17. 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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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Mets 3 N.Y. Yankees 2 Final Chicago Cubs 7 Chicago White Sox 3 Final Tampa Bay 4 Miami 0 Final Washington 10 Baltimore 6 Final Cincinnati 4 Cleveland 1 Final St. Louis 1 Kansas City 0 Final Minnesota 7 Milwaukee 0 Final Boston 7 Atlanta 6 Final Seattle

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Major League Baseball Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .358; Machado, San Diego, .331; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .330; Donovan, St. Louis, .316; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .316; Alonso, New York, .308; Tatis, San Diego, .307; Naylor, Arizona, .304; Stowers, Miami, .304; Abrams, Washington, .301. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 49; Carroll, Arizona, 37; Betts, Los Angeles, 36; Tatis, San Diego, 36; Crow-Armstrong,

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NBA Sunday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at OKLAHOMA CITY 8½ (213½) Denver MLB Sunday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Houston -142 at TEXAS +120 Detroit -118 at TORONTO +100 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Pittsburgh -110 at PHILADELPHIA -106 at ARIZONA -320 Colorado +260 Interleague FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

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Supporters of Bolivia’s ex-leader Morales clash with police in push to secure his candidacy

By PAOLA FLORES Associated Press LA PAZ, BOLIVIA (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of ex-President Evo Morales marched toward Bolivia’s top electoral court on Friday to push for their leftist leader’s candidacy in presidential elections later this year, a rally that descended into street clashes as police tried to clear out a group of demonstrators.

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