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Anti-war protesters in Australia clash with police outside a weapons convention

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anti-war protesters have clashed with police outside a military arms convention in the Australian city of Melbourne. Police say protesters hurled bottles, rocks and horse manure on Wednesday. Protesters also sprayed officers with liquid irritants, some of which had been identified as acid. Police retaliated with pepper spray, flash

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Nebraska’s top election official might try to remove a ballot measure to repeal school funding law

Associated Press The Nebraska Supreme Court appears set to decide if voters get to determine whether to reject a new law pushed through largely by Republican lawmakers to provide taxpayer money for private school tuition. But depending on how they rule, the Nebraska Secretary of State could unilaterally deprive voters of that choice. The state’s

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Local Republican official in Michigan promises to certify election results after being sued

Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A local Republican election official in Michigan has promised to certify the results of the November presidential election. The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan had sued Kalamazoo County Board of Canvassers member Robert Froman after a news article quoted him as saying he believed the 2020 election was

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Florida jurors deliberate about activists accused of helping Russia sow political division, chaos

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in Florida will deliberate in the trial of four activists accused of illegally acting as Russian agents to help the Kremlin sow political discord and interfere in U.S. elections. All four are or were affiliated with the African People’s Socialist Party and Uhuru Movement, which has locations in St. Petersburg,

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Explosion reported at US military facility near Baghdad airport ahead of Iranian president’s visit

Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security officials have said an explosion targeted a site used by the U.S. military next to the Baghdad airport, one day before an expected visit by the Iranian president. The visit Wednesday by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Baghdad would be his first official trip abroad since taking office.

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Ohio is sending troopers and $2.5 million to a city that has seen an influx of Haitian migrants

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The governor of Ohio will send law enforcement and millions of dollars in healthcare resources to the city of Springfield as it faces a surge in temporary Haitian migrants. DeWine said Tuesday that he doesn’t oppose the Temporary Protected Status program that’s allowed some 15,000 Haitians to relocate to

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Mauricio Pocchetino hired to succeed Gregg Berhalter as US men’s national team coach

AP Sports Writer Former Tottenham and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has been hired to succeed Gregg Berhalter as U.S. men’s national team coach, 21 months before the Americans host the 2026 World Cup. A 52-year-old Argentine, Pochettino became the 10th U.S. coach in 14 years and its first foreign-born leader since Jurgen Klinsmann from 2011-16.

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Kentucky attorney general offers prevention plan to combat drug abuse scourge

Associated Press Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman unveiled plans Tuesday to create a statewide drug prevention program, saying the youth-focused initiative would fill a hole in the Bluegrass State’s fight against an addiction epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives. Coleman presented the plan’s details to a state commission, which unanimously approved his request for

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Attorney: Teen charged in shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie shouldn’t face attempted murder

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The attorney for a 17-year-old high school senior charged in the daytime shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall says that new video evidence supports his theory that the teenager should not be charged with attempted murder. San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Bob Dunlap said after a

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Pharrell as a Lego and Robbie Williams as a chimp? Music biopics get creative

AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Many of the expected conventions of music biopics are present in “Piece by Piece,” about the producer-turned-pop star Pharrell Williams, and “Better Man,” about the British singer Robbie Williams. There’s the young artist’s urge to break through, fallow creative periods and regrettable chapters of fame-addled excess. But there are

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Protesters storm Mexico’s Senate after ruling party wins votes for court overhaul

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of protesters pushed into Mexico’s Senate as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary, forcing the body to temporarily suspend its session. The shutdown Tuesday came just hours after the Morena ruling party appeared to have wrangled the votes it needed to jam through the

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