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Biden to discuss immigration, trade with Mexico’s president

By WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Tuesday for discussions the White House says will showcase the underlying strength of a relationship that of late has…
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Trump associates’ ties to extremists probed by Jan. 6 panel

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, MICHELLE R. SMITH and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The Associated Press - After members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, their leader called someone on the…
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Russian media: Griner pleads guilty in Russia drugs trial

By JIM HEINTZ MOSCOW (AP) — Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner on Thursday pleaded guilty to drug possession and smuggling during her trial in Moscow but said she had no intention of committing a…
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A turbulent US this July 4, but many see cause to celebrate

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Independence Day has arrived as the United States is rocked by hearings over the Jan. 6 insurrection, awash in turmoil over high court rulings on abortion and guns and struggling to maintain the bonds…
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Russian forces leave Snake Island, keep up eastern assault

By FRANCESCA EBEL SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Thursday pulled back its forces from a strategically placed Black Sea island where they have faced relentless Ukrainian attacks, but kept up its push to encircle…
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Aide: Trump dismissed Jan. 6 threats, wanted to join crowd

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, FARNOUSH AMIRI, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump rebuffed his own security’s warnings about armed protesters in the Jan. 6 rally crowd and made desperate attempts to join his…
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46 migrants found dead in abandoned trailer in San Antonio

By ERIC GAY and ELLIOT SPAGAT SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Forty-six people were found dead after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer in the sweltering Texas heat in the latest tragedy to claim the lives of…
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Supreme Court’s abortion ruling sets off new court fights

By KEVIN McGILL, AMY FORLITI and GEOFF MULVIHILL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The fall of Roe v. Wade shifted the battleground over abortion to courthouses around the country Monday, as abortion foes looked to quickly…
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States brace for fight over gun laws after high court ruling

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Supreme Court’s decision overturning a gun-permitting law in New York has states with robust firearms restrictions scrambling to respond on two fronts — to figure out what…
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Top Texas cop: Uvalde police response was ‘abject failure’

By JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The head of the Texas state police pronounced the law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting an “abject failure,” telling lawmakers that there were…
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