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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Atlanta on Election Day

By LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is running for reelection Tuesday against three lesser-known candidates, arguing that Atlanta has seen major improvements during his first term in office. The race is nonpartisan, though Dickens is a Democrat. He faces former police officer Kalema Jackson, progressive Eddie Meredith and Republican

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Trump’s decision to send aircraft carrier to South America will leave Mideast and Europe with none

By BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s decision to shift the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier to South America in his campaign against drug cartels is pulling the ship out of the Mediterranean Sea at a time when a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been threatened

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The Latest: Trump visits South Korea as a trade deal with Seoul appears elusive

By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump continues his trip throughout Asia Wednesday where he’s set to meet with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Gyeongju, a historic city playing host to this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. After a charm offensive during Trump’s visit to Japan that culminated in $490 billion in

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The Latest: US will share sensitive nuclear submarine technology with South Korea, Trump says

By The Associated Press The United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, President Donald Trump said on social media after meeting with the country’s president during Trump’s ongoing trip to Asia. President Lee Jae Myung stressed to Trump in their Wednesday meeting that the goal was

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Amnesty says US strike on a Yemen prison that killed dozens of African migrants may be a war crime

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An American airstrike in April on a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that killed over 60 detained African migrants should be investigated as a possible war crime, activists said Wednesday. The call by Amnesty International renews scrutiny on the April 28 strike in

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Brad Paisley says he’s ‘Mr. More Baseball’ after performing at another World Series marathon game

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Country superstar Brad Paisley made history Monday night — and this time, it wasn’t for platinum records. The singer performed the national anthem during a landmark World Series game — an 18-inning matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. The Dodgers won 6-5 on Freddie Freeman’s

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Senate votes to block tariffs on Brazil. It shows some pushback to Trump trade policy

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a resolution Tuesday evening that would nullify President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, including oil, coffee and orange juice, as Democrats tested GOP senators’ support for Trump’s trade policy. The legislation from Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat, passed on a 52-48 tally. It

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Senate votes to block tariffs on Brazil. It shows some pushback to Trump trade policy

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a resolution Tuesday evening that would nullify President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, including oil, coffee and orange juice, as Democrats tested GOP senators’ support for Trump’s trade policy. The legislation from Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat, passed on a 52-48 tally. It

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Huge Brazilian raid on Rio gang leaves at least 64 people dead and 81 under arrest

By ELÉONORE HUGHES and DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects and four police officers dead, officials said. The operation included

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Trump says he’d love a third term. House Speaker Johnson says there’s ‘no path’

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s musings about a potential third-term bid for the White House have run up against at least one obstacle: House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson, the Republican leader who has built his career by drawing closer to Trump, said they have discussed the issue, but

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LOCALIZE IT: SNAP benefits could begin running dry Saturday. What actions is your state taking?

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Federal funds could begin running dry Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans to buy food for their families and send their toddlers to preschool if Congress doesn’t reach a deal by then to end the U.S. government shutdown. Funding for another program that helps mothers care for their newborns could run

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Retirees and students in Florida are seeking to defend 2020 census results against a GOP challenge

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida university students and an advocacy group for retirees are asking a federal judge to let them intervene in a lawsuit filed by young Republican groups challenging the 2020 census results, saying they worry that the Trump administration won’t vigorously defend the case. The Trump

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