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Elections in 2 Indian states are seen as a test of Prime Minister Modi’s popularity

Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of people are voting in state elections in Maharashtra, India’s western industrial hub, and the mineral-rich eastern province of Jharkhand in a test of the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party. Politically significant Maharashtra, home to India’s financial and entertainment capital, Mumbai, is currently ruled

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Marcos says Indonesia has agreed to send Filipino death-row drug convict back to the Philippines

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send back a Filipino death-row drug convict, who was nearly executed by firing squad but got a reprieve due to years of pleadings from Manila. Marcos thanked Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his government on

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Los Angeles officials move to establish city as a sanctuary for immigrants and LGBTQ youth in advance of Trump’s return to the White House

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Veronica Miracle, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Los Angeles officials on Tuesday moved to cement the city and its schools as sanctuaries for immigrants and LGBTQ youth as the city positions itself to push back strongly against President-elect Donald Trump’s platforms on immigration and gender. The Los Angeles City Council, which

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What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for Education secretary

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Linda McMahon is Donald Trump’s choice for Education secretary.  McMahon led the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first presidency, and she supported his campaigns with financial contributions and her leadership of outside groups. Before entering politics, McMahon ran World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, with her husband Vince McMahon. McMahon is

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Argentina’s Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China’s Xi after shaking up the G20

Associated Press LA PAZ, Boliva (AP) — Last year, then-presidential candidate Javier Milei declared Argentina would not “make deals with communists” in China or Brazil, calling their leaders “murderers” and “thieves” in a bid to channel the populist energies of Donald Trump into a winning political message. But Tuesday, President Milei found himself at the

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Louisiana governor’s tax overhaul faces opposition as lawmakers and lobbyists horse-trade

Associated Press/Report for America BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s complex tax reform package, intended to deliver large income and corporate tax cuts, has faced pushback from a range of lawmakers, lobbyists and local governments. The Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs committee responded to those concerns on Tuesday by introducing significant changes

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North Carolina GOP bill would weaken next Democratic governor and attorney general

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans have advanced legislation that would weaken the powers of the incoming governor, attorney general and schools superintendent. All those are Democrats who were elected two weeks ago. The final measure was made public Tuesday shortly before the GOP-controlled House started debate during a lame-duck General Assembly

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ICC prosecutor urges nations to help arrest 6 Libyans allegedly linked to a brutal militia

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is urging Libya and other nations to help arrest six men allegedly linked to a brutal militia blamed for multiple killings and other crimes in a strategically important western town where mass graves were discovered in 2020. Karim Khan told the U.N. Security Council

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