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Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records’ Booker T and the M.G.’s, has died at age 84

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” has died. He was

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US opens massive $796M consulate in Irbil to strengthen Kurdish ties

By STELLA MARTANY Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The United States inaugurated a massive new consulate compound Wednesday in Irbil, the capital of northern Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region. The move highlighted Washington’s diplomatic and strategic engagement in the Kurdish region, particularly as the U.S. moves troops that had been stationed elsewhere in Iraq as

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Ex-Missouri officer pleads guilty to searching women’s phones for sexual photos during stops

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A former suburban St. Louis police officer admitted that over several months last year, he pulled over 20 women’s vehicles and searched their phones for nude photos and videos. In a deal with federal prosecutors entered Tuesday, former Florissant Officer Julian Alcala pleaded guilty to 20 counts of willfully depriving

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Lebanon ‘far from’ diplomatic normalization or economic relations with Israel, prime minister says

By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister said Wednesday that his country was “far from” diplomatic normalization or economic relations with Israel, despite a move toward direct negotiations between the two countries aimed at defusing tensions. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s comments to a small group of journalists in Beirut came in

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‘Peter Hujar’s Day,’ ‘Train Dreams,’ and ‘Sorry, Baby’ lead Spirit Award nominations

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Ira Sachs’ “Peter Hujar’s Day,” which recreates an interview with the 1970s photographer, led the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations with five nods, including best feature, director, as well as lead and supporting performances for Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall. The organization announced nominees for the 41st edition of

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–COMMANDERS-VIKINGS PREVIEW DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — The Washington Commanders and Minnesota Vikings are the latest examples of how

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–COMMANDERS-VIKINGS PREVIEW DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — The Washington Commanders and Minnesota Vikings are the latest examples of how

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–COMMANDERS-VIKINGS PREVIEW DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — The Washington Commanders and Minnesota Vikings are the latest examples of how

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–COMMANDERS-VIKINGS PREVIEW DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — The Washington Commanders and Minnesota Vikings are the latest examples of how

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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 ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Wintry Weather Winter’s first big snowstorm hits the Northeast as schools close and traffic slows SUMMARY: The first major winter storm has hit the

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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 ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Wintry Weather Winter’s first big snowstorm hits the Northeast as schools close and traffic slows SUMMARY: The first major winter storm has hit the

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Exclusive drone footage shows devastated Ukrainian town almost encircled by Russian forces

By ISOBEL KOSHIW Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Exclusive drone footage obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday shows a devastated Ukrainian town nearly encircled by Russian forces near the city that Moscow this week claimed to now control. Barely a street appears to be untouched in Myrnohrad in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, 12

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