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Ohio officials approve language saying anti-gerrymandering measure calls for the opposite

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio election officials have approved ballot language that will describe this fall’s Issue 1 as requiring gerrymandering when the proposal is intended to do the opposite. The Republican-controlled Ohio Ballot Board approved the language Wednesday in a 3-2 party-line vote, two days after the Republican-led state Supreme Court voted 4-3 to

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The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The remotely triggered explosions that hit pagers and walkie-talkies carried by Hezbollah members this week made for an eerie and shocking spectacle. Analysts say Hezbollah will be able to regroup militarily and find communications workarounds, but the psychological effects will likely run deep. The blasts have been widely blamed on

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Leaders of Democratic protest of Israel-Hamas war won’t endorse Harris but warn against Trump

Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Leaders of an “Uncommitted” movement, who helped garner hundreds of thousands of votes in Democratic primaries across the nation in protest of the Israel-Hamas war, won’t endorse Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid. The group’s leaders also warned in statement Thursday against voting for Donald Trump or a third-party

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Former Arsenal soccer player arrested for alleged $800,000 drug smuggling from Thailand

LONDON (AP) — A soccer player who once appeared for Arsenal in the Champions League has been charged in connection with trying to smuggle cannabis worth $800,000 through a British airport. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas currently plays for Scottish second-tier team Greenock Morton. The Press Association agency reported he was arrested at his home near Glasgow. The

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Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria

Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria. It’s the first such case on trial in the Scandinavian country. Lina Laina Ishaq, who is a Swedish citizen, allegedly

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Trump vows to be ‘best friend’ to Jewish Americans, as allegations of ally’s antisemitism surface

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday decried antisemitism hours after an explosive CNN report detailed how one of his allies running for North Carolina governor made a series of racial and sexual comments on a website where he also referred to himself as a “black NAZI.” North Carolina Lt. Gov.

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Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Hezbollah vowed Thursday to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week’s deadly sabotage of its members’ communication devices, and said Israelis displaced from homes near the Lebanon border because of the fighting would not be able to return until the war in Gaza ends. Hezbollah

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