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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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–DRAKE-INDIANA STATE DESCRIPTION: Drake plays Indiana State at Hulman Center. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG New England 5½ 4½ (42½) at DENVER at SEATTLE 2½ 2½ (46½) LA Rams NBA Saturday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at CHARLOTTE 10 (230½) Washington New York 1 (228½) at PHILADELPHIA at MINNESOTA 5½ (237½) Golden State at ORLANDO 1 (228) Cleveland Boston 2½

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An ancient forest in Ecuador is the last stand for a tiny hummingbird facing extinction

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Deep in the Ecuadorian Andes, an ancient forest stands as a final sanctuary against the encroachment of human activity. This is the Yanacocha Reserve, the last refuge for the Black-breasted puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis), a tiny hummingbird teetering on the edge of extinction. Measuring just 9 centimeters (3.5 inches), this emblematic bird

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Ukraine, Russia, US discuss fraught issue of territorial concessions in Abu Dhabi

By KAMILA HRABCHUK and KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region would be a key focus as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States meet in Abu Dhabi for talks to end Russia’s nearly four-year full-scale invasion. The UAE’s foreign ministry said the talks, which

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Iranian prosecutor denies Trump’s claim 800 prisoners were spared execution

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s top prosecutor on Friday called U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he halted the hangings of 800 detained protesters there “completely false.” Meanwhile, the overall death toll from a bloody crackdown on nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 5,032, activists said. Activists

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Pentagon contractor indicted in leak case tied to search of Washington Post reporter’s home

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon contractor was indicted Thursday on charges that he illegally removed and shared classified national defense information with a journalist, a case that has drawn national attention after federal agents searched a reporter’s home as part of the investigation. Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones was charged with five

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‘The Secret Agent’ earns 4 Oscar nominations, boosting Brazilian cinema

By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilians celebrated the nomination of “The Secret Agent” film to four Oscar categories on Thursday, which many said confirmed the rise of Brazilian cinema and its universal appeal. “The Secret Agent” — nominated for best picture, best actor, best international film and achievement in casting

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Trump administration scraps multimillion-dollar solar projects in Puerto Rico as grid crumbles

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled solar projects in Puerto Rico worth millions of dollars, as the island struggles with chronic power outages and a crumbling electric grid. The projects were aimed at helping 30,000 low-income families in rural areas across

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FAA is making the rules imposed after an airliner collided with an Army helicopter permanent

By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The temporary rules imposed after last year’s collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter to improve the safety of the crowded airspace around Washington D.C. are being made permanent, the government announced Thursday. The Federal Aviation Administration took steps to make sure that helicopters and airplanes would no

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Takeaways from Jack Smith on his case against Trump, ‘so many witnesses’ and the threats ahead

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former special counsel Jack Smith testified Thursday about his investigation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, detailing how the defeated president “sought to prey” on his supporters and “looked for ways to stay in

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House Republicans barely defeat Venezuela war powers resolution to check Trump’s military actions

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House rejected a Democratic-backed resolution Thursday that would have prevented President Donald Trump from sending U.S. military forces to Venezuela after a tied vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority needed for passage. The tied vote was the latest sign of Republican House

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