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Ukrainian officials meet with US weapons manufacturers before Trump-Zelenskyy talks

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian government delegation has met with prominent American weapons manufacturers during a U.S. visit, a senior Kyiv official said Wednesday, before President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at the White House later this week. A delegation led by the head of the

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The Latest: Journalists leave Pentagon rather than agree to Trump administration’s reporting rules

By The Associated Press Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to restrictions on their work imposed by President Donald Trump ’s administration, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power. News outlets were nearly unanimous in rejecting new rules

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Leader of Madagascar’s military coup tells AP he is ‘taking the position of president’

By BRIAN INGANGA, NQOBILE NTSHANGASE and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The leader of Madagascar’s military coup told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he is “taking the position of president” and that the armed forces would be in charge of the African island nation for up to two years before any

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Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with Putin in Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) — Syria’s interim leader, who led a swift rebel offensive last year that ousted former Syrian President Bashar Assad despite years of Moscow’s support, held talks Wednesday in Russia during his first visit to the country that gave asylum to the deposed autocrat. Welcoming interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the Kremlin, Russian President

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Rep. Moulton challenges Sen. Markey in Massachusetts, calls for new generation of Democratic leaders

By MICHAEL CASEY and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, a moderate Massachusetts Democrat, said Wednesday that he will challenge U.S. Sen. Edward Markey for the Democratic nomination in next year’s Senate race, arguing it’s time for the party to embrace a new generation of leadership. The announcement makes the

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Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act

By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting rights activists were relieved in 2023 when, in a surprise to some, the Supreme Court upheld the most important remaining element of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling forced Alabama and later Louisiana to redraw their congressional maps to give Black residents greater representation, moves that

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Federal workers endure financial strain and fear layoffs as the government shutdown drags on

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, JOEY CAPPELLETTI, JESSE BEDAYN and SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With every passing day of the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay face mounting financial strain. And now they are confronting new uncertainty with the Trump administration’s promised layoffs. Little progress has been

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final Toronto 13 Seattle 4 ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Final Charlotte 145 Memphis 116 Final Boston 110 Toronto 108 Final L.A. Clippers 109 Sacramento 91 Final Dallas 121 L.A. Lakers 94 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Detroit 4 Florida 1 Final Buffalo 8 Ottawa 4 Final Utah

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Wednesday, Oct. 15. 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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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Wednesday, Oct. 15. 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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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Oct. 15. 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, Oct. 15. 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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Germany pledges big military aid package to Ukraine as Kyiv puts 2026 defense needs at $120 billion

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany on Wednesday pledged more than $2 billion in military aid for Ukraine, as the government in Kyiv signaled that it would need $120 billion in 2026 to stave off Russia’s nearly four-year all-out war. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Germany would buy $500 million worth

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Former Kenyan premier Raila Odinga, a key figure in African democracy efforts, dies at 80

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya and perennial presidential candidate whose populist campaigns challenged one-party rule, rattled authorities and gave him outsized influence on political life in the East African country, died Wednesday of a heart attack while traveling in India.

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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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–T25-NOTRE DAME-HOLD THE LINE DESCRIPTION: SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 13 Notre Dame is trying to plug

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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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–T25-NOTRE DAME-HOLD THE LINE DESCRIPTION: SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 13 Notre Dame is trying to plug

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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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–T25-NOTRE DAME-HOLD THE LINE DESCRIPTION: SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 13 Notre Dame is trying to plug

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