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Australia to hold funerals for the 15 victims of an antisemitic mass shooting at Bondi Beach

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia prepared for the funerals on Wednesday for some of the 15 victims of an antisemitic mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, an attack that police said was inspired by the Islamic State group. The victims were between 10

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Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation over editing of president’s Jan. 6 speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices. The 33-page lawsuit accuses the BBC of broadcasting a “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump,” calling it “a

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Sen. Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved soon to prevent another midair collision

By STEPHEN GROVES and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says he wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of next month to prevent another midair collision like the one over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January. Cruz and Democratic Sen.

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Sen. Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved soon to prevent another midair collision

By STEPHEN GROVES and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says he wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of next month to prevent another midair collision like the one over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January. Cruz and Democratic Sen.

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Britain’s MI6 spy chief says Putin is dragging out peace talks and wants to subjugate Ukraine

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, and is testing the West with tactics that fall “just below the threshold of war,” the head of Britain’s MI6 spy agency said Monday. Blaise Metreweli, the intelligence agency’s new boss, said Putin is

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Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said in a court filing Monday that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for unexplained national security reasons and because a preservationists’ organization that wants it stopped has no standing to sue. The filing was in response to a lawsuit filed

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