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Anti-money laundering group suspends Colombia after President Petro declassifies confidential report

Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — The Egmont Group, an international organization that fights money laundering, said it will suspend Colombia from its global information sharing platform. The decision came after Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro shared confidential information that Colombian officials had obtained from the group during one of his speeches on national television. In

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A court in Argentina orders the arrest of Venezuela’s president and his right-hand man

Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal court in Argentina has ordered the “immediate” arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello for alleged crimes against humanity committed against dissidents. The court order came in response to an appeal by Argentine prosecutor Carlos Stornelli after a previous ruling dismissed the

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What we know about the investigations surrounding New York City’s mayor

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a year after FBI agents seized his phones, New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces an expanding constellation of federal inquiries involving his administration. In recent weeks the investigations have produced a drumbeat of subpoenas, raids and whiplash-inducing developments for the first-term Democrat. Federal investigators have visited more

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California becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at school

Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law requiring school districts to restrict student phone use. The move means California will join Florida, Louisiana, Indiana and other states in passing legislation limiting student device access. Proponents of the policies say they will minimize distractions in class and

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Prosecutors and victim’s family call for the release of a Minnesota man convicted of murder in 2009

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota attorney general, the local prosecutor and family of the victim want a Minnesota man’s murder conviction to be vacated. Jurors in 2009 found Edgar Barrientos-Quintana guilty of killing 18-year-old Jesse Mickelson in a drive-by shooting. But members of the attorney general’s Conviction Review Unit say they believe Barrientos-Quintana is innocent

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Mark Robinson vows to rebuild his staff for North Carolina governor

WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is vowing to rebuild his campaign staff. Several aides have quit, and a Republican group announced Monday it has backed off helping Robinson’s campaign. A CNN report last week alleged the sitting lieutenant governor made racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message

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Missouri Supreme Court and governor refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of 1998 killing

Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top court and governor have each rejected requests to cancel a Missouri man’s scheduled lethal injection. Marcellus Williams is set to be executed at 6 p.m. Tuesday for the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle. Gayle was a social worker and former newspaper reporter who was repeatedly stabbed

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Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent

Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida school districts are rolling back a more comprehensive approach to sex education in favor of abstinence-focused lessons. State officials have pressured districts to restrict some lesson plans on contraception, anatomy and consent. The state deemed the lessons inappropriate for students. The shift reflects a nationwide

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