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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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Outside Yellowstone, flooded towns struggle to recover

By MATTHEW BROWN and BRITTANY PETERSON FROMBERG, Mont. (AP) — With Yellowstone National Park pushing to reopen to tourists more quickly than anticipated after record floods pounded southern Montana, some of those hardest hit in the…
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Takeaways from AP interview: Biden on inflation, US psyche

By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden sat down with The Associated Press to discuss the state of the economy, his concerns about the national mood and his commitment to standing up…
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EU leaders decry Russian brutality in visit to Ukraine

By DAVID KEYTON, JOHN LEICESTER and SYLVIE CORBET IRPIN, Ukraine (AP) — Four European leaders made a high-profile visit to show their support for Ukraine on Thursday, denouncing the brutality of the Russian invasion as they surveyed…
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Biden tells oil refiners: Produce more gas, fewer profits

By JOSH BOAK The Associated Press - President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel, saying their profits have tripled during a time of war between Russia and Ukraine as…
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Biden to visit ‘pariah’ Saudi Arabia and Israel next month

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden confirmed on Tuesday that he will visit Saudi Arabia next month for talks with leaders of the kingdom, a dramatic reordering of his…
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Capitol riot panel blames Trump for 1/6 ‘attempted coup’

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was…
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Jan. 6 Capitol attack committee goes prime time with probe

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI WASHINGTON (AP) — With never-seen video, new audio and a “mountain of evidence,” the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will attempt to show not…
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No, you’re not imagining it — package sizes are shrinking

By DEE-ANN DURBIN The Associated Press -  It’s the inflation you’re not supposed to see. From toilet paper to yogurt and coffee to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices. It’s…
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