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NHRA Nevada Nationals Qualifying

By The Associated Press Friday At The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas Qualifying Top Fuel 1. Brittany Force, 3.697 seconds, 338.85 mph; 2. Doug Kalitta, 3.711, 337.24; 3. Shawn Langdon, 3.715, 336.57; 4. Shawn Reed, 3.737, 329.10; 5. Tony Stewart, 3.741, 330.72; 6. Justin Ashley, 3.744, 333.41; 7. Antron Brown, 3.750, 333.16;

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President Trump returns to ’60 Minutes’ for first time after settling lawsuit against newsmagazine

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer President Donald Trump is returning to “60 Minutes” this weekend, his first appearance on the show since he settled a lawsuit this summer with CBS News over the newsmagazine’s interview with Kamala Harris. Trump was interviewed by CBS’ Norah O’Donnell Friday at Mar-a-Lago for the appearance, which will air

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President Trump returns to ’60 Minutes’ for first time after settling lawsuit against newsmagazine

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer President Donald Trump is returning to “60 Minutes” this weekend, his first appearance on the show since he settled a lawsuit this summer with CBS News over the newsmagazine’s interview with Kamala Harris. Trump was interviewed by CBS’ Norah O’Donnell Friday at Mar-a-Lago for the appearance, which will air

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs transferred to New Jersey prison to serve 4-year prostitution-related sentence

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been transferred to a prison in New Jersey to serve out the remainder of his four-year prison sentence on prostitution-related charges. The hip-hop mogul is currently incarcerated at the Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institute, located about 34 miles (55 kilometers) east of Philadelphia on the grounds of

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Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form

By ALI SWENSON and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington, D.C., sided with Democratic and civil rights groups that sued

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Trump urged GOP-led states to redraw US House districts. Now other states also are gerrymandering

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press President Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of next year’s election has triggered an unusual outbreak of mid-decade gerrymandering among both Republican- and Democratic-led states. Democrats need to gain just three seats to wrest control of the House away from Republicans. And Trump hopes

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Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown

By MICHAEL CASEY, GEOFF MULVIHILL and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown. The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island gave the

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Illinois lawmakers approve ban on immigration arrests near courthouses

By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers have sent Gov. JB Pritzker legislation prohibiting federal authorities from making immigration arrests near courthouses, but even one of the measure’s top sponsors questions whether it can survive a court challenge. The proposal adopted early Friday also allows lawsuits when people believe their constitutional

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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—Crossing Guards-Disreguarded Crossing guards face life-threatening dangers on the job SUMMARY: An investigation by The Associated Press and Cox Media Group Television Stations found

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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—Crossing Guards-Disreguarded Crossing guards face life-threatening dangers on the job SUMMARY: An investigation by The Associated Press and Cox Media Group Television Stations found

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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—Crossing Guards-Disreguarded Crossing guards face life-threatening dangers on the job SUMMARY: An investigation by The Associated Press and Cox Media Group Television Stations found

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Israel’s military prosecutor admits she leaked video of soldiers assaulting a Palestinian detainee

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s top military prosecutor resigned Friday, admitting she was responsible for leaking a video showing soldiers assaulting a Palestinian detainee at a notorious military detention center, according to excerpts of the letter published by Israeli media. The admission has embroiled the prosecutor, Military Advocate General Maj. Gen.

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US national intelligence director says former American strategy of ‘regime change’ is over

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. national intelligence director told officials Friday in the Mideast that America’s former strategy of “regime change or nation building” had ended under President Donald Trump. Tulsi Gabbard ’s comments before the Manama Dialogue, an annual security summit in Bahrain put on by

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Detox Desert: Spending cuts, overdose undercounting leaves rural Nebraska with few resources

By DESTINY HERBERS/Flatwater Free Press Flatwater Free Press The once-abandoned hotel on the outskirts of Hastings buzzed with activity as July crept closer. Maintenance staff lugged donated furniture into rooms, patients met for group therapy and family visits and clinicians rushed to train nurses for the new detox center. All the while, referrals, inquiries and

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Campaign to legalize recreational marijuana takes DeSantis administration to state Supreme Court

By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida is suing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration in the state’s Supreme Court, alleging state elections officials are trying to improperly block the measure from getting on the ballot in 2026. It’s the latest escalation in a

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South African government criticizes Trump’s refugee policy prioritizing white Afrikaner minority

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government on Friday criticized the U.S. refugee policy shift that gives priority to Afrikaners, the country’s white minority group of Dutch descent. The Trump administration on Thursday announced a ceiling of 7,500 refugees to be admitted to the United States, a sharp decrease from the

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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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–NORTHERN ARIZONA-DRAKE DESCRIPTION: Northern Arizona plays Drake at Sanford Pentagon. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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