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Gunshots heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau 3 days after national election

Associated Press BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Gunfire has been heard near the presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau ‘s capital three days after the national election. An Associated Press journalist saw roads leading to the palace closed off, with checkpoints manned by heavily armed and masked soldiers. The presidential and legislative elections were Sunday. Outgoing President Umaro

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Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government said young children will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a rights advocacy group on Wednesday challenging the world-first legislation in court. The Sydney-based Digital Freedom Project said it had filed a constitutional challenge in the High Court on

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AP-Scorecard

Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Washington 132 Atlanta 113 Final Orlando 144 Philadelphia 103 Final L.A. Lakers 135 L.A. Clippers 118 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Dallas 8 Edmonton 3 ___ TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Final (17)Tennessee 76 (3)Houston 73 Final (7)Michigan 102 (21)Auburn 72 Final (11)Michigan State

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Nov. 26. 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 Wednesday, Nov. 26. 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 Wednesday, Nov. 26. 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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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Wednesday, Nov. 26. 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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Taiwan puts $40 billion toward building a defense dome and buying US weapons

TAIJING WU and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build a Taiwan Dome, an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities, as the U.S. pressures the island to increase its defense spending. The budget

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: There’s much at stake when Michigan hosts No. 1 Ohio State and

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: There’s much at stake when Michigan hosts No. 1 Ohio State and

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: There’s much at stake when Michigan hosts No. 1 Ohio State and

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: There’s much at stake when Michigan hosts No. 1 Ohio State and

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at DETROIT 2½ 2½ (49½) Green Bay Kansas City 4½ 3½ (52½) at DALLAS at BALTIMORE 11½ 7 (51½) Cincinnati Friday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at PHILADELPHIA 6½ 7 (44½) Chicago Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at INDIANAPOLIS 3½ 4½ (44½) Houston

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UK’s unpopular Labour government tries to fight back with a tax-raising budget

By PAN PYLAS and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s unpopular center-left Labour government sought to seize the political narrative Wednesday with a tax-raising budget that it hopes will boost economic growth, reduce child poverty and ease cost-of-living pressures. But the chaos that has engulfed the government during weeks of mixed messaging and

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Thousands of Cubans struggle without power and water nearly a month after Hurricane Melissa

By MILEXSY DURÁN and ARIEL FERNÁNDEZ Associated Press RIO CAUTO, Cuba (AP) — Thousands of Cubans remain without power, water or proper shelter almost a month after Hurricane Melissa pummeled the island’s eastern region as one of the strongest Atlantic storms in history. By day, families walk toward the nearest river to fill plastic containers

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