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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 ——————————-— MISSOURI ————-——————— US-Election-2026-Redistricting-Other States Several states threaten to redraw congressional maps after Texas kicks off fight SUMMARY: Texas Republicans have launched efforts to redraw congressional maps

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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 ——————————-— MISSOURI ————-——————— US-Election-2026-Redistricting-Other States Several states threaten to redraw congressional maps after Texas kicks off fight SUMMARY: Texas Republicans have launched efforts to redraw congressional maps

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What to know about mRNA vaccines

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — So-called mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic — and now scientists are using that Nobel Prize-winning technology to try to develop vaccines and treatments against a long list of diseases including cancer and cystic fibrosis. But this week, U.S. Health Secretary Robert

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Trump administration sanctions a Mexican rapper over allegations of cartel ties

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it was sanctioning Mexican musician Ricardo Hernández, known as “El Makabelico,” over allegations that the artist was laundering money for a drug cartel. The move comes after the administration has stripped the visas of some of Mexico’s most famous musicians, targeting those whose genres

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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 – NEWS —————————— US MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS SHOT DESCRIPTION: Vance Boelter, the man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa

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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 – NEWS —————————— US MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS SHOT DESCRIPTION: Vance Boelter, the man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa

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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 – NEWS —————————— US MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS SHOT DESCRIPTION: Vance Boelter, the man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa

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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 – NEWS —————————— US MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS SHOT DESCRIPTION: Vance Boelter, the man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa

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Palestinians make their way through the aftermath of an Israeli strike in the Sheikh Ridwan neighborhood of Gaza City

Israeli military chief warns against takeover of Gaza as Netanyahu considers ‘full conquest’ of besieged territory

By Tal Shalev, Dana Karni, Ibrahim Dahman, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military chief warned against a full takeover of Gaza, according to three Israeli sources familiar with the discussions, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu considers ordering the “conquest’ of the besieged territory. In a meeting with top officials on Tuesday evening, Israel Defense

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Emmylou Harris and Brad Paisley are headed for Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Country superstar Brad Paisley and Americana powerhouse Emmylou Harris will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the organization announced Wednesday. The new class also includes Steve Bogard and Tony Martin in the contemporary songwriter category, Jim Lauderdale in the contemporary songwriter/artist category and Don Cook in

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Belarus targets dozens of government critics with raids and detention, advocates say

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus unleashed a new wave of raids and detentions against government critics who took part in opposition rallies abroad earlier this year, officials and rights advocates said Wednesday, the latest move in a sweeping crackdown on dissent and freedom of speech by authoritarian President

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With only one nuclear arms pact left between the US and Russia, a new arms race is possible

By EMMA BURROWS European Security Correspondent For decades, the threat of nuclear conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union hung over humanity — and occasionally the superpowers edged toward the brink, as with the Cuban missile crisis. But beginning in the 1970s, American and Soviet leaders started taking steps toward de-escalation, leading to a

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Egyptian minister calls West’s response to Gaza suffering shameful

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Egypt’s foreign minister, on a visit to Greece on Wednesday, described the international response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza as shameful and urged powerful Western nations to increase pressure on Israel. “The international community should be ashamed of the tragic situation unfolding in Gaza and the devastating actions being

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Medical staff prepare a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech biologic in Mexico City.  The US Health and Human Services is “winding down” its mRNA vaccine development.

HHS slashes funding for mRNA vaccine development

CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — US Health and Human Services is “winding down” its mRNA vaccine development and will instead fund other vaccine platforms through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, the agency said Tuesday. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a statement that BARDA would terminate 22 mRNA vaccine

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Sports on TV for Thursday, August 7

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, August 7 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. (Friday) FS1 — AFL: Essendon at Geelong FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Geelong CFL FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. CBSSN — B.C. at Hamilton GOLF 7:30 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nexo Championship,

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WNBA Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 19 10 .655 — Atlanta 18 11 .621 1 Indiana 17 13 .567 2½ Washington 13 16 .448 6 Chicago 8 21 .276 11 Connecticut 5 23 .179 13½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 25 5 .833 — Phoenix 18 11 .621

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