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Jurors end 1st day of deliberations without a verdict in the YSL gang and racketeering trial

Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Deliberations are underway in Atlanta after a year of testimony in the gang and racketeering trial that originally included the rapper Young Thug. Jurors are considering whether to convict Shannon Stillwell and Deamonte Kendrick, who raps as Yak Gotti, on gang, murder, drug and gun charges. The original

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Chilean prosecutors probe harassment complaint against President Boric, who says he’s a victim

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s prosecutor’s office say President Gabriel Boric is under investigation for sexual harassment in connection with a case in which the president says he was systematically harassed via email by a woman over a decade ago. The announcement on Tuesday came after Boric’s personal lawyer revealed the woman’s accusations and sought

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Takeaways from AP’s report on a study into extremism in the military that used old data

Associated Press The Associated Press has found that a Pentagon-funded study that looked into extremism in the military relied on old data, included misleading analyses and ignored evidence that could have led to a different conclusion. Here are takeaways from the AP’s reporting. What was the study? After the Jan. 6 insurrection, when military leadership

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Carrefour apologizes to Brazil for CEO’s remarks, and beef is headed back to its stores

Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian beef is headed back to the shelves of Carrefour-owned grocery stores after a brief boycott sparked by remarks from the French company’s chief executive about nations in the South America trade bloc Mercosur. Carrefour CEO Alexandre Bompard apologized to Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture for social media posts in

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Court rejects request to sideline San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender

Associated Press A federal appeals court upheld a ruling Tuesday that allows a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member to play in this week’s Mountain West Conference tournament after a legal complaint said she should be ineligible on grounds that she is transgender and thus stronger, posing a safety risk to teammates and opponents.

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Israeli security cabinet approves Lebanon ceasefire deal, after 11th-hour strikes on central Beirut

By Jeremy Diamond, Christian Edwards, Tamara Qiblawi and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — A ceasefire between Israeli forces and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah took effect Wednesday morning local time, according to a timeline laid out by US President Joe Biden, after Israel and Lebanon agreed a deal to end the more than year-long conflict. Speaking

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Police say FBI agent sexually assaulted 2 women after promise of free tattoos, modeling

Associated Press GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Police say an FBI agent charged in Maryland with sexually assaulting two women contacted his alleged victims through social media with a promise to give them free tattoos and modeling work. Montgomery County police said Tuesday that Eduardo Valdivia used aliases as he contacted the women through an Instagram

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Drought is causing saltwater to creep up the Delaware River. Here’s what’s being done about it

Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Drought and sea level rise are causing salty oceanwater to creep into the Delaware River, threatening a source of drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of other people. Officials are tapping reservoirs to push the unpotable tide back downstream. Drinking water isn’t a major threat yet, but officials are

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Albanian opposition supporters block the capital’s streets in an anti-government rally

Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers and their supporters have blocked the capital’s main streets for hours accusing the government of corruption and demanding it be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet until 2025 parliamentary elections. Hundreds of opposition supporters blocked traffic Tuesday at Tirana’s main intersection accusing the Socialist Party of Prime

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Canadian officials blast Trump’s tariff threat and one calls Mexico comparison an insult

Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian officials are blasting President-elect Donald’s Trump’s threat to impose sweeping tariffs. The leader of Canada’s most populous province on Tuesday called Trump’s comparison of Canada to Mexico “the most insulting thing I’ve ever heard.” Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico and China as soon

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