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Milley says fighting in Ukraine has increased and cautions it will continue for lengthy time

By TARA COPP Associated Press AMERICAN CEMETERY, Normandy, France (AP) — U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley says fighting in Ukraine has increased, but he is cautioning against reading too much into each day’s operations. Milley says activity throughout Russia-occupied Ukraine and fighting has picked up. He says there will be days with a

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LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America The Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. on Tuesday and released a guidebook pointing to laws it deems discriminatory in each state, along with “know your rights” information and resources to help people relocate to states with stronger LGBTQ+ protections.

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Polish Supreme Court overturns presidential pardon of top officials, going against ruling party

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Supreme Court has overturned a contentious presidential pardon of a top government official and three subordinates and ordered a retrial of their case. The surprise ruling Tuesday in the years-long legal dispute surrounding the pardon went against the interests of the ruling nationalist party. It was a rare act of

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State school board approves application for first publicly funded religious charter school in the nation

By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A school board in Oklahoma has approved an application for a Catholic virtual charter school – a decision that would create the first publicly funded religious charter school in the nation – despite concerns over the plan’s constitutionality. The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board voted

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World Bank offers dim outlook for the global economy in face of higher interest rates

By PAUL WISEMAN and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy is likely slowing sharply this year, hobbled by high interest rates, the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s the latest outlook of the World Bank, a 189-country anti-poverty agency, which estimates that

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Atlanta City Council approves millions in public support for controversial ‘Cop City’ training facility

By Pamela Kirkland, CNN (CNN) — The Atlanta City Council voted early Tuesday to approve $31 million in public money for construction of a police and fire training facility, dubbed “Cop City” by opponents, following a marathon 16-hour meeting that saw hundreds of people voice their opinion. The facility has been a point of contention

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Bulgaria gets new government as former rivals enter uneasy alliance

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament has formally approved the new government proposed by two main political rivals — the GERB party of ex-Premier Boyko Borissov, which won the April general election, and the runner-up, the pro-European liberal coalition “We Continue the Change — Democratic Bulgaria.” They have agreed to form the first-ever Bulgarian government

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