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Trump wins Iowa caucuses in crucial victory at the outset of the Republican presidential campaign

By STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses Monday, a crucial victory at the outset of the Republican primary that reinforces the former president’s bond with his party’s voters even as he faces extraordinary legal challenges that could complicate his bid

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FBI calls bomb threats that led to brief lockdowns and evacuations of some state capitols a hoax

By REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states early Wednesday briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations, but no explosives were found and federal officials quickly dismissed the threats as a hoax. The threats follow a spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials

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Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leaders of the screenwriters union declared their nearly five-month-old strike over Tuesday after board members approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing Hollywood at least partly back from a historic halt in production. The governing boards of the eastern and western branches of the Writers Guild of America and their joint negotiating committee all

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Trump, 18 allies indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the fourth criminal case against him

By KATE BRUMBACK and ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second this month to allege

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Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ERIC TUCKER and NOMAAN MERCHANT The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to block the peaceful transfer

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Former President Donald Trump faces additional charges in classified documents case in Florida

By ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into his possession of classified documents, according to an updated indictment unsealed Thursday that adds new charges against the former president

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Army fire kills a 14-year-old Palestinian boy as an Israeli minister visits a flashpoint holy site

By TIA GOLDENBERG and ISAAC SCHARF Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military fire killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, as an ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister visited a sensitive Jerusalem holy site that has been a flashpoint for violence between Israel and the Palestinians. The

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Putin claims fighting intensifies in southeastern Ukraine, with Russia inflicting heavy losses

By HANNA ARHIROVA and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fierce fighting raged Thursday in southeastern Ukraine, where a Western official said Kyiv has launched a major push and Russian President Vladimir Putin said “hostilities have intensified significantly.” Battles in recent weeks have taken place on multiple points along the over 1,000-kilometer (over

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European Central Bank hikes interest rates to combat inflation and leaves door open to more

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has raised interest rates for the ninth straight time in its yearlong campaign to stamp out painfully high inflation. ECB President Christine Lagarde had all but promised the quarter-percentage point increase and kept the door open Thursday to further hikes despite

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Putin claims fighting in southeastern Ukraine has intensified, with Kyiv suffering heavy losses

By HANNA ARHIROVA and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fierce fighting raged Thursday in southeastern Ukraine, where a Western official said Kyiv has launched a major push and Russian President Vladimir Putin said “hostilities have intensified significantly.” Battles in recent weeks have taken place on multiple points along the 1,500-kilometer (930-mile) front

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Niger’s president vows democracy will prevail after mutinous soldiers detain him and declare a coup

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s president defiantly declared Thursday that democracy would prevail, a day after mutinous soldiers detained him and announced they had seized power in a coup over the West African country’s deteriorating security situation. While many people in the capital of Niamey went about their usual business,

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Biden announces an advanced cancer research initiative as part of the bipartisan ‘moonshot’ effort

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday announced the first cancer-focused initiative under its advanced health research agency, aiming to help doctors more easily distinguish between cancerous cells and healthy tissue during surgery and improve outcomes for patients. The administration’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health,

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US economy accelerated unexpectedly to a 2.4% growth rate in April-June quarter despite Fed hikes

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.4% annual growth rate from April through June, showing continued resilience in the face of steadily higher interest rates resulting from the Federal Reserve’s 16-month-long fight to bring down inflation. The gross domestic product — the economy’s total output

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