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Hoyer laments House ‘is not living up to the Founders’ goals’ as he tells colleagues he’s retiring

By LISA MASCARO and BRIAN WITTE AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the longest-serving Democrat in Congress and once a rival to become House speaker, announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of his term. Hoyer, who served for years in party leadership and helped steer Democrats through

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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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— SOCIAL SERVICE FUNDS-WHAT TO KNOW DESCRIPTION: What to know about Trump administration plans to freeze funds or

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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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— SOCIAL SERVICE FUNDS-WHAT TO KNOW DESCRIPTION: What to know about Trump administration plans to freeze funds or

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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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— SOCIAL SERVICE FUNDS-WHAT TO KNOW DESCRIPTION: What to know about Trump administration plans to freeze funds or

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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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— SOCIAL SERVICE FUNDS-WHAT TO KNOW DESCRIPTION: What to know about Trump administration plans to freeze funds or

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG LA Rams 10½ 10½ (46) at CAROLINA Green Bay 1½ 1½ (44½) at CHICAGO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Buffalo 1½ 1 (51½) at JACKSONVILLE at PHILADELPHIA 3½ 5½ (44½) San Francisco at NEW ENGLAND 3½ 3½ (46) LA Chargers Monday FAVORITE OPEN

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President Petro’s clash with Trump over Venezuela backs Colombia into a corner

By ISABEL DEBRE and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — An “abhorrent” violation of Latin American sovereignty. An attack committed by “enslavers.” A “spectacle of death” comparable to Nazi Germany’s 1937 carpet bombing of Guernica, Spain. There is perhaps no world leader criticizing the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela as strongly as left-wing

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House considers overriding Trump vetoes as Republicans weigh crossing president

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will consider a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump with House votes Thursday to override his vetoes of two low-profile bills that were considered noncontroversial when they passed Congress. One bill was designed to help local communities finance the construction of a pipeline to provide water

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Somalia’s fight against extremist militants shows signs of success on the streets of Mogadishu

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and JACKSON NJEHIA Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Mogadishu’s first line of defense against the next militant attack on Somalia ’s capital ranges from machine gunners in pick-up trucks to young men in plainclothes manning checkpoints. One of the leaders is Abdikani Ali Mohamed, a teenage-faced colonel whose authority has grown

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US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, JOSH BOAK, JILL LAWLESS and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday sought to assert its control over Venezuelan oil, seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announcing plans to relax some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela’s petroleum worldwide.

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Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent brings debate over police force and moving vehicles back in focus

By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press The fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday has thrust a long-running and deeply contested question back into the national spotlight: When is a law enforcement officer justified in using lethal force against someone in a moving vehicle? The killing, captured on cellphone

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These are the 66 global organizations the Trump administration is leaving

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it’s going to depart 66 international organizations, nearly half them affiliated with the United Nations. Many focus on climate, labor, migration and other issues the Trump administration has categorized as catering to diversity and “woke” initiatives. Here is a list of all the agencies

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Trump invites Colombian president to White House after threatening his country with military strike

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, saying they had exchanged a friendly phone call and he’d even invited the leader of the South American country to the White House. “It was a Great Honor to speak with the President

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