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Gallagher says he won’t run for Congress again after refusing to impeach Homeland Security chief

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher says he won’t run for a fifth term in Congress. The Wisconsin Republican announced his retirement Saturday, just days after he refused to vote with his fellow House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The GOP wants to oust Mayorkas

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Facing setbacks against resistance forces, Myanmar’s military government activates conscription law

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has for the first time activated a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to at least two years of military service if called up, effective immediately. The measure amounts to a major, though tacit, admission that the army is struggling to contain the nationwide armed

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Republicans have a plan to take the Senate. A hard-right Montana lawmaker could crash the party

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republicans gathered in a hotel ballroom this weekend aiming to unite ahead of the 2024 election and defeat three-term incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. Yet before the party even got underway it was crashed by conservative U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, who jumped into the

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Search continues for suspect in the fatal shooting of a Tennessee deputy; 2 related arrests made

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Law officers in eastern Tennessee are continuing their search for a man accused of fatally shooting one sheriff’s deputy and injuring another during a traffic stop. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday increased the reward to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of 42-year-old Kenneth DeHart. Authorities have issued

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Leader of South African opposition party promises jobs, land ahead of election

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — The controversial leader of South Africa’s third largest political party has promised to create jobs for millions of the country’s unemployed and turn around its economy as he seeks to attract more voters ahead of a much anticipated election. Economic Freedom Fighters party founder Julius

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No one hurt when small plane makes crash landing on residential street in suburban Phoenix

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The pilot and lone passenger escaped injury when a small airplane made a crash landing on a residential street in a suburban neighborhood on the west edge of Phoenix. The single engine plane experienced mechanical problems shortly after takeoff from nearby Glendale airport when it landed on the street Saturday morning

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Israel unveils tunnels underneath Gaza City headquarters of UN agency for Palestinian refugees

By ARIEL SCHALIT Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military says it has discovered tunnels underneath the main headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City, alleging that Hamas militants used the space as an electrical supply room. The unveiling of the tunnels marked the latest chapter in

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink moves legal home to Nevada after Delaware judge invalidates his Tesla pay deal

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink has moved its legal corporate home from Delaware to Nevada after a Delaware judge struck down Musk’s $55.8 billion pay package as CEO of Tesla. Neuralink, which has its physical headquarters in Fremont, California, became a Nevada company on Thursday, according to state

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Antifascists gather in Hungary to oppose annual far-right event as Italian activist remains jailed

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hundreds of antifascist activists have gathered in Hungary’s capital to oppose an annual commemoration held by far-right groups. The event Saturday underscored diplomatic tensions between Budapest and Rome over the detention of an Italian citizen in a Hungarian jail. The activists marched through central Budapest alongside

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Hungary’s president resigns over a pardon to a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s conservative president resigned Saturday amid public outcry over a pardon she granted to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case, a decision that unleashed an unprecedented political scandal for the long-serving nationalist government. Katalin Novák, 46, announced in a televised

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