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Colombia’s president calls for criminal investigation against Trump over Caribbean strikes

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for a criminal investigation against U.S. President Donald Trump and other officials involved in this month’s deadly strikes on boats in the Caribbean that the White House has said were transporting drugs. Petro repudiated the three attacks in his speech at the annual meeting

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US Justice Department official questions retired FBI agent’s role in $1.4B Sandy Hook lawsuit

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A senior U.S. Justice Department official sent a letter to a lawyer for relatives of victims killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, asking pointed questions about a retired FBI agent’s involvement in a defamation lawsuit that led to a $1.4 billion judgment against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Ed

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Family reunites as activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah returns home after 12 years in Egyptian prison

CAIRO (AP) — The downtown Cairo apartment of Alaa Abd el-Fattah was filled with laughter and joy Tuesday as family and friends gathered to absorb the long-awaited news: the pro-democracy Egyptian-British activist had finally walked free. Abd el-Fattah was pardoned by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and released Monday after spending almost all the past 12 years

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Iran’s supreme leader rejects direct nuclear talks with US as European negotiations remain unmoved

By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN, JON GAMBRELL and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday rejected direct negotiations with the United States over his country’s nuclear program, likely slamming the door shut on a last-ditch effort to halt the reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remarks, aired on

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‘Green scam’: At UN, watched by drowning nations’ leaders, Trump assails the ethos of climate change

By MELINA WALLING and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some countries’ leaders are watching rising seas threaten to swallow their homes. Others are watching their citizens die in floods, hurricanes and heat waves, all exacerbated by climate change. But the world U.S. President Donald Trump described in his speech at the United

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North Carolina legislature passes ‘Iryna’s Law’ after refugee’s stabbing death

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte’s light rail system, the North Carolina legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a criminal justice package that limits bail and seeks to ensure more defendants undergo mental health evaluations. The Republican-penned bill also

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Chicago archbishop’s decision to honor US senator stirs Catholic abortion debate

By JOHN O’CONNOR and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Catholic bishop’s opposition to the Archdiocese of Chicago’s plans to honor Sen. Dick Durbin despite the powerful politician’s support of abortion rights has revived a decades-old struggle between church teaching and political reality. Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago announced last week that

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At UN, the president of Mongolia takes a moment to cheer the world’s horses

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. General Assembly speeches address countless facets of human existence. But on Tuesday, one world leader also made a point of honoring the existence of horses. “Horses have been integral to human livelihoods, culture and civilizations since time immemorial,” said Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, whose Central

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Trump loyalist US Rep. Tom Tiffany enters Wisconsin’s open governor’s race

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A fierce loyalist of President Donald Trump who represents a broad swath of Wisconsin’s rural north woods in Congress entered the governor’s race in the battleground state Tuesday, shaking up the Republican primary. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany becomes the front-runner over the two other announced Republican

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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump about autism, Tylenol and pregnancy

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Monday that his administration is strongly recommending that women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy unless medically necessary. “I want to say it like it is, don’t take Tylenol,” he said, encouraging women to “just fight like hell not to take it.” But

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Trump’s ‘tough it out’ advice to expectant moms is the latest example of men opining on women’s pain

By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press From the pulpit of the presidency, Donald Trump offered some advice to pregnant women: “Tough it out” before taking Tylenol. Nine times in all, Trump said expectant mothers should suffer through their discomfort instead of reaching for acetaminophen — or paracetamol in countries outside the U.S. — to cure their

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Canadian privacy watchdogs call for TikTok to enhance protection for children on platform

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — TikTok’s efforts to keep children off the platform and prevent the collection and use of their sensitive personal information are “inadequate” but the company is taking steps to address concerns, Canadian privacy authorities said Tuesday. Federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said TikTok must do more to keep underage children off its

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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 ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Minnesota Senator Arrested Minnesota former state senator sentenced to 6 months for breaking into estranged stepmother’s house SUMMARY: A former Minnesota state senator has

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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 ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Minnesota Senator Arrested Minnesota former state senator sentenced to 6 months for breaking into estranged stepmother’s house SUMMARY: A former Minnesota state senator has

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