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The United States and allies warned Iran on Friday that major Western economies will pile new sanctions on Tehran if it moves forward with an advancing plan to provide ballistic missiles to Russia for its war with Ukraine.

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press March 15, 2024
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A federal judge has rejected a bid by Donald Trump to throw out out his classified documents criminal case, and appeared skeptical during hours of arguments of a separate effort to scuttle the prosecution ahead of trial.

By Associated Press March 14, 2024
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Neglect, abandonment and destruction have been the fate of thousands of segregated cemeteries across the country where African Americans – from former slaves to prominent politicians and business owners -- were buried over many decades.

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO and DARREN SANDS Associated Press March 14, 2024
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Before Oklahoma became one of the last places in the U.S. to outlaw cockfighting in 2002, it wasn't uncommon to see hundreds of spectators packed into small arenas in rural parts of the state to watch roosters, often outfitted with razor-sharp steel blades, fight until a bloody death.

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press March 14, 2024
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way” and is an obstacle to peace in the region amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press March 14, 2024
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The Biden administration will be allocating more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change, the Department of the Interior announced Thursday.

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press March 14, 2024
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TikTok once again finds itself in a precarious position as lawmakers in Washington move forward with a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban on the platform.

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer March 13, 2024
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Adidas said Wednesday that it's donated or is planning to give away more than $150 million to groups fighting antisemitism and other forms of hate from the sales of Yeezy shoes last year after it severed ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.

By Associated Press March 13, 2024
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Ohlone people and others rejoiced Wednesday over the return of sacred Native land dating back thousands of years, saying the move rights a historic wrong and restores the people who were first on land now called Berkeley to their rightful place in history.

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press March 13, 2024
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A Texas man who spent most of his 78 years using an iron lung chamber and built a large following on social media, recounting his life from contracting polio in the 1940s to earning a law degree, has died.

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press March 13, 2024
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President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, issuing another blunt warning to the West just days before an election in which he’s all but certain to secure another six-year term.

By Associated Press March 13, 2024
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David Mixner, a longtime LGBTQ+ activist who was an adviser to Bill Clinton during his presidential campaign and later called him out over the “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer personnel in the military, has died. He was 77.

By Associated Press March 12, 2024
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It's been a common refrain when seeking proof that someone's story or some event actually took place: “Pics, or it didn't happen.”

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press March 12, 2024
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Donald Trump is seeking to delay his March 25 hush money trial until the Supreme Court rules on the presidential immunity claims he raised in another of his criminal cases.

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press March 12, 2024
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An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail for Gaza on Tuesday in a pilot program for the opening of a sea corridor to the territory, where the five-month-old Israel-Hamas war has driven hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to the brink of starvation.

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press March 12, 2024
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Two backcountry skiers from New Zealand have died in an avalanche on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido, police said Tuesday.

By Associated Press March 12, 2024
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Two dogs died over the weekend during Alaska’s annual Iditarod sled dog race, marking the first deaths during the race in five years and renewing calls to end the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) competition that sees mushers and their canine teams traverse mountain ranges, a frozen river and sea ice — often during treacherous weather.

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press March 11, 2024
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A women’s roller derby league has asked a New York court to invalidate a Republican official's order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities, saying it violates state law.

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press March 11, 2024
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Five people, including three children, were killed in western Illinois when a school bus and semitruck collided on a highway Monday, authorities said.

By Associated Press March 11, 2024
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A union representing New York City firefighters is raising concerns about possible disciplinary action against its members after state Attorney General Letitia James was booed and a pro-Donald Trump chant broke out during a fire department ceremony last week.

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press March 11, 2024
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In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors and patients insist the laws’ exceptions are dangerously unclear, resulting in denied treatment to some pregnant women in need.

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press March 11, 2024
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The Republican senator who gave the party’s response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address used a harrowing account of a young woman's sexual abuse to attack his border policies, but the rapes did not happen in the U.S. or during the Biden administration.

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press March 11, 2024
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Palestinians began fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Monday with cease-fire talks at a standstill, hunger worsening across the Gaza Strip and no end in sight to the 5-month-old war between Israel and Hamas.

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press March 11, 2024
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A National Guard soldier from New York who was seriously injured in the crash of a helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico border remained hospitalized Sunday while authorities released the names of the two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent onboard who were killed.

By Associated Press March 10, 2024
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The steep bowl at Tuckerman Ravine on New Hampshire's Mount Washington has long made it a favorite spot for expert skiers and snowboarders who are seeking adventure beyond the comparative safety of the state's ski areas.

By NICK PERRY Associated Press March 10, 2024

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