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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Election 2026-Redistricting-What to Know What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s plan to reshape congressional voting

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The Top Twenty Five

The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. Arizona (60) 16-0 1524 1 2. Iowa St. (1) 16-0 1448

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Milan prison hosts concert with instruments made by inmates from migrant smugglers’ boats

ROME (AP) — Instruments made from smugglers’ boats that brought migrants to Italy’s shores told their tale of desperation and redemption in a special performance at a prison in Milan on Saturday, in front of the inmates who made them. World-renowned Italian conductor Riccardo Muti led the Cherubini Youth Orchestra, whose members played on violins,

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What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press After a frenetic few months of congressional redistricting efforts, President Donald Trump’s plan to reshape voting districts for partisan advantage ahead of this year’s midterm elections stands at an important juncture. Will Republican- and Democratic-led states ramp up their remapping of U.S. House districts as new legislative sessions get

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What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press After a frenetic few months of congressional redistricting efforts, President Donald Trump’s plan to reshape voting districts for partisan advantage ahead of this year’s midterm elections stands at an important juncture. Will Republican- and Democratic-led states ramp up their remapping of U.S. House districts as new legislative sessions get

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Young Americans are increasingly rejecting the Democratic and Republican parties, a new poll shows

By LINLEY SANDERS and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are increasingly rejecting the two major political parties, according to new polling. Just under half, 45%, of U.S. adults now identify as independents, a new Gallup survey found. That’s a substantial shift from 20 years ago, when closer to one-third of Americans said

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The Top Twenty Five

The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (32) 17-0 800 1 2. South Carolina 17-1 748

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Why the Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has threatened the Federal Reserve with a criminal indictment over the testimony of Fed Chair Jerome Powell this summer regarding its building renovations, Powell said over the weekend. It is a major escalation by the administration after repeated attempts by President Donald Trump

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Sports on TV for Tuesday, Jan. 13

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Jan. 13 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Villanova at Providence PEACOCK — Marquette vs. St. John’s, New York 7 p.m. ACCN — Boston College at Clemson BTN — Wisconsin at Minnesota CBSSN — George Mason at Loyola of Chicago

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Michigan’s lieutenant governor drops gubernatorial bid and launches campaign for secretary of state

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II announced Monday he is suspending his campaign for governor and instead joining the race for secretary of state of the battleground state. Gilchrist, a progressive Democrat from Detroit, did not cite a specific reason for the change in his video

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Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Musk’s Grok over sexualized AI images

By EILEEN NG and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI, as concerns grow among global authorities that it is being misused to generate sexually explicit and nonconsensual images. There is growing

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‘Sinners’ leads movie nominations for NAACP Image Awards

By The Associated Press Ryan Coogler’s pulsating supernatural thriller “Sinners” leads the movie categories in nominations for the NAACP Image Awards, announced Monday. “Sinners,” in which Michael B. Jordan pulls double duty as twins, received 18 nominations, followed by Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest,” which got nine. In television, “Bel-Air” leads with seven nods. Jordan

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Mary Peltola, barrier-breaking ex-Alaska congresswoman, is challenging Dan Sullivan in Senate race

By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola said on Monday she would challenge Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in this year’s midterm elections, delighting party leaders who view her candidacy as critical for efforts to retake control of the U.S. Senate. Peltola is among a

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Monday, Jan. 12. 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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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Monday, Jan. 12. 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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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Monday, Jan. 12. 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 Monday, Jan. 12. 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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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Utah 123 Cleveland 112 Final Indiana 98 Boston 96 Final Philadelphia 115 Toronto 102 Final Dallas 113 Brooklyn 105 Final Sacramento 124 L.A. Lakers 112 Final L.A. Clippers 117 Charlotte 109 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Seattle 4 N-Y Rangers 2 Final Florida 4 Buffalo 3 Final

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