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Ex-leader Harper says Canada should make ‘any sacrifice necessary’ to preserve independence from US

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday the country should make “any sacrifice necessary” to preserve the independence of the country in the face of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Harper, a Conservative prime minister for nearly a decade from 2006 to 2015, made the

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Trump accused of distorting history of Mexican-American War to justify heavy hand in Latin America

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Historians and observers accused the Trump administration of trying to rewrite American history to justify its own foreign policy decisions toward Latin America by posting a “historically inaccurate” version of the Mexican-American war. The Monday statement from the White House commemorating the anniversary of the war

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Federal immigration officials scout warehouses as they eye more detention space

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, DAVID A. LIEB and MORGAN LEE Associated Press Federal immigration officials are scouting warehouses and beginning to purchase some of them to transform into detention and processing facilities. Some warehouse owners have decided not to sell to Immigration and Customs Enforcement under pressure from elected officials and advocates. Some cities are issuing

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US shoots down Iranian drone that ‘aggressively’ approached an aircraft carrier, military says

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, threatening to ramp up tensions as the Trump administration warns of possible military action to get

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Amdocs: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

SAINT LOUIS (AP) — SAINT LOUIS (AP) — Amdocs Ltd. (DOX) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $157.6 million. The Saint Louis-based company said it had profit of $1.45 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.81 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four

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Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images and deepfakes

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations that include spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They have also summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk for questioning. X and Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI also

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Jack Henry: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

MONETT, Mo. (AP) — MONETT, Mo. (AP) — Jack Henry & Associates Inc. (JKHY) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $124.7 million. The Monett, Missouri-based company said it had profit of $1.72 per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for

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LOCALIZE IT: Trump’s administration seeks to expand immigrant detention facilities

By DAVID A. LIEB, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MORGAN LEE Associated Press EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Officials with President Donald Trump’s administration have been scouting cities and counties across the U.S. for places to locate new immigrant detention and processing facilities. More than 75,000 immigrants were being detained by ICE as of mid-January, up from 40,000 when Trump

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Florida congresswoman accused of stealing COVID-19 funds pleads not guilty 3 months after indictment

By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds formally pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, nearly three months after her indictment. U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was not present for the arraignment in Miami federal court, but her attorney, William Barzee, entered

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‘Monster’s Paradise,’ lampooning US President Donald Trump, has world premiere at Hamburg Opera

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Tobias Kratzer spoke in disbelief ahead of the world premiere of “Monster’s Paradise” by Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek, which features a gluttonous, ravenous, insatiable President-King, lampooning U.S. President Donald Trump. “The metaphor has become a reality,” the Hamburg State Opera artistic director said in his

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