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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Explosions and shootings shook the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital and surrounding neighborhoods as Israeli forces stormed through the facility for a second day Tuesday. The military said it had killed 50 Hamas militants in the hospital, but it could not be independently

BALTIMORE (AP) — A U.S. Justice Department investigation has determined that the University of Maryland, Baltimore County violated federal regulations by failing to protect students from sexual harassment and discrimination at the hands of the school’s former head swim coach. The results of the roughly three-year investigation were released Monday. Justice Department investigators found the

By YURAS KAMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A prominent independent journalist went on trial in Belarus on extremism charges widely seen as politically motivated. Ihar Karnei, who used to work with the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, is accused of participating in an extremist group, which is punishable by up to six years in

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and congressional leaders have reached an agreement on this fiscal year’s final set of spending bills. Now, the question is how fast lawmakers can get the bills passed to avoid a partial government shutdown. The Democratic president said Tuesday he’ll sign the bill package

By TOM KRISHER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration this week is expected to announce new automobile emissions standards that relax proposed tailpipe limits for three years but eventually reach the same strict standards set out by the Environmental Protection Agency. The changes come as sales of zero-tailpipe emissions electric

WHITING, Ind. (AP) — BP’s sprawling oil refinery in northwest Indiana has resumed normal operations more than six weeks after a power outage prompted the energy giant to temporarily shut down the complex and evacuate workers. BP spokesperson Christina Audisho said Tuesday that “the Whiting Refinery is back to normal operations” at the site along

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state of New York is moving to update its fracking ban. Hydraulic fracturing usually involves injecting huge amounts of water deep underground to break layers of rock and release natural gas. A Texas company wants to use liquified carbon dioxide instead. Southern Tier

Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German state of Bavaria has banned the use of gender-sensitive language in classrooms and university lecture halls, the latest salvo in an often-rancorous debate about whether the German language should become more inclusive. Some Germans want their language to evolve to become less male-dominated. For example, some people and

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former White House adviser Peter Navarro reported to prison Tuesday for a contempt of Congress conviction, becoming the first senior Trump administration official to be locked up for a crime related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Navarro was sentenced to

By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean leaders say all groups and political parties except one have submitted nominees for a transitional presidential council charged with selecting an interim prime minister for Haiti. The Carribbean country remains engulfed in gang violence. The original nine-member council was whittled down to eight members after

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have issued an entry ban on a prominent Austrian European far-right figure known for his talk about “remigration” at a recent meeting of nationalist populists that triggered large protests against populism in the country. Martin Sellner of the Identitarian Movement said in a video posted Tuesday on social media platform

MIAMI (AP) — Officials say a baby giraffe has died of a broken neck at Zoo Miami. The giraffe, born in December, was found by the zoo’s staff Saturday morning. Spokesperson Ron Magill says since the giraffe’s injury happened overnight and wasn’t observed by staff. He says they can only speculate that something startled the

LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will hold the next meeting of the European Political Community on July 18. The government announced Tuesday that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will host leaders from about 50 countries at Blenheim Palace. The 18th-century country mansion was the birthplace of wartime leader Winston Churchill. Sunak said the

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer For the second straight year, Purdue’s Zach Edey is the unanimous headliner for The Associated Press men’s college basketball All-America team. The 7-foot-4, 300-pound senior topped all 62 ballots from AP Top 25 poll voters in results released Tuesday. The reigning AP national player of the year claimed all

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Author Rebecca Serle often adds elements of magic to her writing. In her last book “One Italian Summer,” she writes about a woman who goes on vacation and meets a younger, more carefree version of her mother. In her new novel “Expiration Dates,” protagonist Daphne enters each romantic relationship knowing

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian officials are chiding television stations over the content choices they’ve made since the start of Ramadan. The North African nation’s communications minister this week summoned television station directors to question them about their advertising and certain subject matter broadcasted. His criticisms were the latest to face Algerian television stations, which

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top Republican is deriding supporters of former President Donald Trump who are trying to recall him from office. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Tuesday predicted that their effort would fail and some would be subject to election fraud charges. Vos called those trying to oust

STANTON, Ky. (AP) — A man died and a woman was injured when they lost control of their vehicle at an off-road adventure park in eastern Kentucky and it fell off an 80-foot cliff, officials said. Crews responded to a report that a utility task vehicle crashed Saturday evening at Hollerwood Off-Road Adventure Park, Powell

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A pregnant Arizona lawmaker who revealed in a speech in the state Senate that she’s planning to get an abortion says she wanted to share with the public the practical effects of abortion restrictions passed over the years. Democrat Eva Burch of Mesa told fellow senators in

By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Reddit, that vast, lively and sometimes chaotic repository of internet discussion, said that its pending initial public offering may be worth almost three quarters of a billion dollars. It’s a pretty significant valuation for a company whose largely text-based service straddles the line between social