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NATIONAL
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Tornadoes kill 2 in northwestern Indiana and raze buildings in Kankakee, Illinois
SUMMARY: Tornadoes have killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois. The Newton County Coroner's Office on Wednesday confirmed the deaths of an elderly couple in their home in Lake Village, Indiana. A volunteer fire department in the area says less than 10 people were hurt in Tuesday's storms. In Illinois, the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office says a tornado caused extensive damage in the small suburb of Aroma Park. In video shared on social media, the twister rips across a field of farmland near an airport while cars line the road. Parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio remain under tornado watch Wednesday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSevereWeatherthLdWritethru/dce09b60816c498aad9c2a79c18285c1/text___
Severe storms whip up tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana, leveling homes
SUMMARY: Officials say several tornadoes have torn through parts of Illinois and Indiana, downing trees and power lines in an area south of Chicago and overwhelming the 911 center with emergency calls. The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office says a tornado struck down near the Kankakee fairgrounds before traveling northeast into Aroma Park, where it caused extensive damage. In video shared on social media, the twister is seen ripping across a field of farmland near an airport while cars lined the road. The National Weather Service says severe storms were threatening to bring intense tornadoes, damaging winds and very large hail from the southern Plains to the southern Great Lakes.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSevereWeatherthLdWritethru/9f1e92dfa41e20a99fa5789a1804cde0/text___
Court hearing for Cher's son on charges he broke into a New Hampshire home canceled
SUMMARY: A court hearing for Cher's son over charges he broke into a New Hampshire home this month has been canceled. Allman, whose father was the late singer Gregg Allman, has been charged with two counts of criminal mischief, one count of burglary and a count of breach of bail for breaking into the home in Windham on March 1. He was due in court for a probable cause hearing Wednesday but that was continued after he found an attorney. The 49-year-old Allman was also detained Feb. 28, accused of acting belligerently at a prestigious prep school. Officials at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire, said he identified himself as the parent of a prospective student.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCherSonArrestedndLdWritethru/fbff0bfbfc974751d3be65fc902be2bc/text___
FBI finds explosive residue in storage unit after 2 men are charged with lighting bombs in NYC
SUMMARY: The FBI found explosive residue in a Pennsylvania storage unit after two men were charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New York City’s mayor. The police department in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, said Tuesday that the FBI conducted controlled detonations after finding the materials at a public storage facility in Langhorne. Eighteen-year-old Emir Balat and 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi were arrested Saturday near Gracie Mansion in Manhattan. According to investigators, they said they were inspired by the Islamic State group. Balat and Kayumi remain jailed after an initial court appearance Monday. They were not required to enter a plea.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGracieMansionProtestthLdWritethru/b8fbeb799715f5389409ca983f3f83af/text___
Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man whose accomplice fired fatal shot
SUMMARY: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed during a 1991 robbery. Ivey on Tuesday reduced Charles “Sonny” Burton’s sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Burton was sentenced to death for the shooting death of Doug Battle during a 1991 robbery. However, another man shot Battle when Burton had left the building. The shooter’s death sentence was later reduced on appeal to life imprisonment. Ivey said she thought it would be “unjust" to execute Burton, considering that the shooter was spared the death penalty.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAlabamaExecutionthLdWritethru/d0b93691ede4edc045d7f644b0d0e233/text___
What to know about the Alabama man granted clemency two days before his execution
SUMMARY: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old man who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed during a 1991 robbery. Ivey on Tuesday reduced Charles “Sonny” Burton’s sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Burton was sentenced to death for the shooting death of Doug Battle during a 1991 robbery. However, another man shot Battle when Burton had left the building. The shooter’s death sentence was later reduced on appeal to life imprisonment. Ivey said she thought it would be “unjust” to execute Burton, considering that the shooter was spared the death penalty.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAlabamaExecutionWhatToKnowstLdWritethru/285356c14597cbed073d5ff7c6c87464/text___
Baltimore police officer wounded, gunman killed during midday burglary call
SUMMARY: A police officer was shot and a gunman was killed during a confrontation Tuesday in Baltimore. Authorities say the shooting began when police responded to a report about a burglary at a house. Police Commissioner Richard Worley says a woman jumped from a window. Worley says another woman was held at gunpoint before police killed the suspect. The officer who was shot has a leg wound. He's going to be OK.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSBaltimoreShootingthLdWritethru/cd2282ca980c8fb9147c920c7f28f97e/text___
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Man taken into custody after driving van into security gate outside White House, authorities say
SUMMARY: Authorities say a man was taken into custody after driving his van into a security barrier at the White House. The Secret Service says the man crashed into the temporary security barrier Wednesday morning just before 6:30 a.m. He was immediately arrested by officers from the Secret Service’s uniformed division. The man's identity was not immediately released. He was being interviewed by investigators and criminal charges were pending.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSWhiteHouseCrashrdLdWritethru/c5cab9203d9d94eb3fb1bbcdc0b9ed6f/text___
Jill Biden opens up in memoir about Joe Biden's decision to end his 2024 reelection bid
SUMMARY: Jill Biden says she wants to “set the record straight” as she breaks her silence about Joe Biden’s decision to end his 2024 presidential reelection bid under pressure from Democrats who were concerned about his age and viability against Republican Donald Trump. The former first lady has written a memoir, called “View from the East Wing,” and it's set for release June 2. Jill Biden says it was “kind of cathartic” to write the book, though she didn't reveal details in a brief telephone interview Tuesday with The Associated Press. Jill Biden says that with the book, she's "put things in perspective” and presents a “more balanced view” of Joe Biden's presidency.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJillBidenMemoirndLdWritethru/1b262b2148a945f101c6268e0d568ac4/text___
Trump keeps telling America he's winning in Iran. He's less clear in explaining how the war ends
SUMMARY: When it comes to the war with Iran, President Donald Trump has cycled from calls for “unconditional surrender” to sounding amenable to an end state in which Iran trades one hard-line ayatollah for another. The shifting comments from the Republican president and his top aides have added to the precariousness of the 12-day-old conflict that's affecting the Middle East and causing economic tremors around the globe. With neither side budging, the war is now on an unpredictable path and a credible endgame is unclear.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIranUSTrumprdLdWritethru/7ece55a7e283d2fa8054f00cfa3ada59/text___
Trump visits Ohio and Kentucky to downplay war's effect on economy and target a top GOP antagonist
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is visiting Ohio and Kentucky as he tries to steady voters' concerns about the economy and to derail the reelection bid of a Republican rival. Trump is set to visit on Wednesday a pharmaceutical company in Cincinnati and talk up his Republican administration's efforts to lower prescription drug prices. Next, Trump will be in the district of Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie, who he's seeking to see defeated in the GOP primary next month. Trump's trip comes as the war in Iran has shaken markets and spiked gas prices when polls showed voters were already wary of his economic policies. Massie says on X this isn't the “America First” Trump promised.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpOhioKentuckystLdWritethru/a4dfc8bcdb32951495bf1c9bbda54ed8/text___
Trump has one prescription for midterms. House Republicans have another
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump insisted he had the answer for Republicans anxious about losing their congressional majority this year. He encouraged the party to build on an already strict national voter identification law to ban mail ballots and restrict transgender rights. But House Republican leaders have their own priorities. And the voting bill isn't high on the list. It's a sign of an emerging election year disconnect. Just a few seats shy of losing their majority, senior Republicans are eager to emphasize the party’s work to lower costs, none of which is easy to accomplish with only a few votes to spare, while Trump is often focused elsewhere.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpRepublicansstLdWritethru/65b222e909729f3f1b619be353e6deb9/text___
Thune says Senate to consider voting bill but pushes back on demands for 'talking filibuster'
SUMMARY: Majority Leader John Thune says that the Senate will consider a bill to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements in elections. But the South Dakota Republican on Tuesday said “the votes aren’t there” to pass it through a marathon talking filibuster sought by President Donald Trump. Trump has said he won’t sign any other legislation until the bill is passed. But it faces unified opposition from Democrats, meaning that the Senate can’t pass it unless Republicans change the rules and eliminate the filibuster. Republican senators are discussing, instead, voting on the legislation as soon as next week under regular procedure, meaning it will likely fail.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressVotingBill/e4223827fff131d9b8f0afabccd56325/text___
Smartmatic says Trump's 'campaign of retribution' is driving criminal prosecution
SUMMARY: Voting technology firm Smartmatic asked a federal judge to dismiss a criminal money laundering indictment saying the case is political retaliation tied to President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about the 2020 election. The company’s parent SGO Corporation was added last year to charges accusing executives of paying bribes to election officials in the Philippines. Smartmatic said it had cooperated with investigators for years and believed it would avoid prosecution until Trump returned to power. Lawyers argue the Justice Department changed course to support Trump’s narrative that the election was stolen. Prosecutors allege payments between 2015 and 2018 helped secure a Philippine election contract.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSmartmaticBriberyChargesstLdWritethru/2997ffb68b341dd3890f4f3b29fbbcce/text___
Trump-backed Fuller and Democrat Harris move to Georgia runoff to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene
SUMMARY: Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are advancing to an April 7 runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia. President Donald Trump in February endorsed Fuller, who has called Trump’s endorsement “rocket fuel” for his candidacy. Harris, a cattle farmer and retired brigadier general, was the Democratic nominee in 2024, losing handily to Greene. He’s promising moderation and a focus on the district’s problems, contrasting himself with Greene’s bomb-throwing style. Fuller is likely to be a favorite in the runoff in northwest Georgia’s 14th Congressional district. The runoff winner must run again later this year to secure a full two-year term.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionGeorgiathLdWritethru/76dd6570a5deef7036650530aed3be93/text___
What Americans think about the war in Iran, according to recent polls
SUMMARY: Americans are divided along party lines on U.S. military action against Iran, according to polls conducted since the war began, with most polls showing opposition is higher than support. Polls suggest that many Americans are worried the military action is making the U.S. “less safe,” even as they see Iran as a threat to U.S. security. President Donald Trump gave conflicting messages on Monday about the war’s timeline, suggesting it could be near its end while also threatening additional force against Iran if the country disrupted the global flow of oil. Fluctuating oil prices may already be alarming voters. A poll found about 7 in 10 registered voters are “very” or “somewhat” concerned that the war will cause oil and gasoline prices to rise.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSPollingIranndLdWritethru/210bc5e0f6f7be3b7b72fe394f643c70/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Iran targets ships, Dubai airport and oil facilities as economic concerns mount
SUMMARY: Iran has attacked commercial ships and targeted Dubai International Airport. The latest attacks on Wednesday mark an escalation in its campaign to bottle up the oil-rich Persian Gulf as American and Israeli airstrikes pound the Islamic Republic. Iran’s response to the surprise Israeli and U.S. bombardment 12 days ago has upended trade routes, choked supplies of fuel and fertilizer coming out of the Gulf and threatened air traffic through one of the world’s most-traveled regions. Both sides have dug in, hoping to outlast the other. An Israeli intelligence assessment found that Iran’s new supreme leader was wounded at start of the war.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSthLdWritethru/24243b5c1e1f32ea8ff52b9a02822396/text___
Files show British prime minister was warned of 'reputational risk' in appointing Mandelson
SUMMARY: Documents released by the British government show officials believed there was a “reputational risk” in appointing Peter Mandelson as the U.S. ambassador because of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The concerns were raised in a document sent to Prime Minister Keir Starmer in December 2024 before he appointed Mandelson to the role, seen as vital to establish a good relationship with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. The document also spelled out other, unrelated reputational issues over Mandelson’s work in a previous Labour government related to financial matters, including high-profile donors. The 147-page release was published Wednesday on the government website.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUBritainEpsteinMandelsonthLdWritethru/9776857db55f83e0561dc543d1c7e5b1/text___
Lebanon's latest conflict brings rare public backlash against Hezbollah as war flares again
SUMMARY: Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon are driving thousands of families to flee again, and some longtime Hezbollah supporters are now openly blaming the group. On March 2, Hezbollah launched rockets and drones at northern Israel, and Israel retaliated. Some displaced people say Hezbollah started this fight to serve Iran. Hezbollah backers argue Israel kept attacking after the 2024 ceasefire. The new round of fighting comes as Lebanon's Shiite community still has not recovered from the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war that ended in November 2024 with the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLLebanonHezbollahsSupportBasestLdWritethru/84d6e421181c33aac2dee8c42ecdcb9c/text___
A drone strike hits school and medical center in southern Sudan, killing 17, mostly schoolgirls
SUMMARY: An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries has struck a secondary school and a health care center in southern Sudan, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital official and a medical group said. At least 10 people were wounded in Wednesday's strike, according to Dr. Musa al-Majeri, director of the Douiem Hospital. The war-tracking Sudan Doctors Network reported the strike first, which happened in the village of Shukeiri in the White Nile province. It was the latest deadly attack in Sudan’s nearly three-year war. The conflict, which shows no sign of abating, pits the country’s military against the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLSudanthLdWritethru/e1e102861f0d4cc193a51669f297c670/text___
Suspect in fatal Swiss bus fire had no terror links, police say
SUMMARY: A man who doused himself in a flammable substance and set his body on fire killing himself and five others aboard a bus in Switzerland had previously been reported missing by his family and didn't appear to have any terror-related motive. Five people were also injured in the fire late Tuesday in the town of Kerzers. Police had previous knowledge of the Swiss man before Wednesday in a medical context rather than a criminal one. That's according to the regional attorney general. The man is believed to be one of the deceased. But identification of the bodies is pending.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUSwitzerlandBusFirendLdWritethru/9bb42b64495d16ffb11f3298f5b354dd/text___
IEA agrees to record release of emergency oil reserves in an effort to calm surging prices
SUMMARY: The International Energy Agency has agreed to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter the effects on energy markets of the war in the Middle East. The Paris-based organization said Wednesday that it will make 400 million barrels of oil available from its members’ emergency reserves. It’s a larger stock than the 182.7 million barrels that were released in 2022 by the IEA’s 32 member countries in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. During a videoconference of the Group of Seven leaders Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron praised the emergency release, saying it amounts to the equivalent of 20 days of the volume being exported through the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Latest: Global energy concerns mount as Iran threats stop cargo through the Strait of Hormuz
SUMMARY: The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has become a test of who endures longer. The biggest pressure point appears to be the global economy, as oil prices surge. Iran attacked commercial shipping around the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, setting a Thai cargo ship on fire, and Iranian drones also targeted Dubai's airport. The U.S. campaign of airstrikes is now in its 12th day, and Israel is also striking inside Iran while hitting what it says are Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Separately, an Israeli assessment says Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, was wounded early in the conflict.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSTheLatestrdLdWritethru/357bea33f911695c9b9cbf1d4f5c443e/text___
Analysis: Iran war becomes a contest of who can take the most pain
SUMMARY: The war with Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest? A surge in oil prices may be Iran’s most effective weapon and the biggest U.S. vulnerability in continuing the campaign. A sharp rise in gas prices has rattled consumers and financial markets, and international travel and shipping have been severely disrupted. U.S. President Donald Trump appears aware of the danger. As oil jumped to nearly $120 a barrel on Monday, the highest since 2022, he suggested the war would be “short-term.” On the other side, Iran has to endure a near-constant stream of American and Israeli airstrikes it can’t defend against.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSAnalysisthLdWritethru/5d7e50c3a6da57414bbf4a5e255e4a7e/text___
Japan marks 15 years since tsunami disaster as Takaichi pushes more nuclear energy use
SUMMARY: Japan is marking the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast as the government pushes for atomic energy use. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami ravaged parts of the region, caused more than 22,000 deaths and forced as many as 160,000 people to flee their homes, some of them still unable to return. The country observed a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. Wednesday marking the moment the quake occurred. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, at a ceremony in Fukushima, pledged to do the utmost to speed the region's recovery. She has been pushing to speed up restarts of reactors and bolster nuclear power even as the decommissioning of the plant wrecked by the tsunami continues.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASJapanTsunamiAnniversary/9727fc1f169a199246cc0932719eae68/text___
North Korean leader Kim watches cruise missile tests with his daughter
SUMMARY: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter have observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship as North Korea threatened responses to U.S.-South Korean military drills. Images sent by state media Wednesday showed the two in a conference room watching the firing on a screen, but the report did not mention Kim's daughter. The girl, reportedly named Kim Ju Ae and about 13, has accompanied her father at numerous prominent events including military parades and weapons launches since 2022. South Korea’s spy agency believes Kim is close to designating her as his heir.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASKoreasTensionsstLdWritethru/a091960cc5f438b2313aae5e243c9c13/text___
What to know about the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway essential for global energy supply
SUMMARY: Attacks on commercial ships in the Persian Gulf continued on Wednesday, as global energy concerns mounted and the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway for oil shipping, remained effectively closed. The attacks came as the United States said it destroyed more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels to prevent any attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting the important role the narrow passageway plays in global energy supply. The war in Iran has ground tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to a halt and oil prices have been swinging sharply.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSStraitofHormuzthLdWritethru/5b60e82ef2fc68e2b43aa570a32404dd/text___
Russia and Ukraine both claim front-line progress with US-brokered talks on hold
SUMMARY: Russia and Ukraine have made competing claims about who is gaining ground, as Russian strikes keep hitting Ukrainian cities and U.S.-backed talks in Turkey were postponed. A Ukrainian general said Kyiv’s forces push Russians back in parts of the Dnipropetrovsk region. Another Ukrainian officer tells the AP that troops have advanced more than 6 miles, while Russia’s leader said his army expanded gains in the Donbas. There was no independent verification of either side’s claims. Meanwhile, Russian glide bombs hit Sloviansk and killed four people and drone attacks wounded more civilians, a Ukrainian official said Tuesday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/b7267b71dda7a7f5b7fd10770ac04ae8/text___
Israel says Iran is using cluster munitions. What to know about the weapons
SUMMARY: Israel says Iran has been firing cluster munitions throughout their 10-day war — adding a complicated and deadly challenge to Israel’s already stretched air defenses. The warheads burst open at high altitudes, scattering dozens of smaller bomblets across a wide area. The smaller bombs are difficult to intercept and have proven lethal. Normally restrictive about releasing information on Iranian hits and damage, Israeli authorities in recent days have publicized their dangers, which can persist as unexploded bombs on the ground even after civilians leave shelters. Over 120 countries have signed an international convention banning the use of cluster munitions, although Israel, the United States and Iran are among the nations that have not joined the treaty.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLClusterMunitionsExplainerndLdWritethru/25ea47545ef6e21dec234cf9d3d62e42/text___
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Inflation held steady last month, but that was before the attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring
SUMMARY: Inflation stayed stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose in a snapshot of what consumer prices looked like before the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring. Wednesday’s data has been overtaken by the conflict that began when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, which has caused wild gyrations in oil prices as shipping lanes through the Persian Gulf have suffered a rare shutdown. Gas prices have already jumped and are expected to push inflation much higher when inflation data for this month is released in early April.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSConsumerPricesthLdWritethru/7303e4593d62c2dee899489571cb0548/text___
Stocks slip as oil prices get back to rising
SUMMARY: U.S. stocks are slipping as the price of oil gets back to rising. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Wednesday, coming off a rare day of modest moves following a wild stretch caused by the war with Iran. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 455 points, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.2%. Oracle helped limit Wall Street's losses after reporting a stronger profit than analysts expected. Oil prices climbed even though the International Energy Agency said its members will release a record amount of crude from stockpiles they’ve set aside for emergencies. Treasury yields rose in the bond market.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/9015cbc7db4569fddd124659acfcaf86/text___
As another shutdown impacts travelers, some see eliminating TSA agents as a solution
SUMMARY: Some of the nation’s busiest airports saw hourslong security lines this weekend, as the partial government shutdown begins to hit air travel. Most checkpoints use federal TSA screeners, who must work without pay during shutdowns. San Francisco International Airport, however, uses a private screening contractor under TSA oversight, which keeps lines moving. Some experts say the model deserves a closer look as a way to protect airport security operations during lapses in funding. But the TSA union warns privatization could cut pay and protections for workers and introduce security risks. Travel industry groups are pushing another solution. They say Congress should pass legislation to keep aviation workers paid during shutdowns.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTSAPrivatizationndLdWritethru/dab3734d194d03a29e4b16fcbea3b0db/text___
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Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War could threaten both
SUMMARY: As the Iran war widens, experts say the Middle East’s real strategic weak point may be water — not oil. Much of the Gulf’s drinking supply comes from desalination plants clustered along vulnerable coastlines within easy range of Iranian missiles and drones. Many of the individual plants supply water to millions of people. Without them, major cities could not sustain their current populations. In recent days, desalination plants have been struck by both the U.S. and Iran. Oil spills, contamination and sabotage also could disrupt supplies of the fresh water that also sustains hotels, industry and some agriculture.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLClimateIranDesalinationthLdWritethru/12b23f2fa26ed5c4a10f80c4077e61ce/text___
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What to know about the embezzlement charges facing a former Chaldean Catholic bishop in California
SUMMARY: A Chaldean Catholic bishop in California has resigned and pleaded not guilty after prosecutors accuse him of stealing more than $270,000 from his parish. Pope Leo XIV announced Bishop Emanuel Shaleta’s resignation on Tuesday. Shaleta's attorney says she plans to show the allegations are false. Here are some things to know about the case, the bishop and the Chaldean Catholic church.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APWhattoKnowVaticanUSChaldean/063a5853dde5458eadc33ad477323b8f/text___
Pope announces resignation of US bishop accused of embezzling $270K from California parish
SUMMARY: Pope Leo XIV says a Chaldean Catholic bishop has resigned after he was arrested while trying to leave the U.S. following accusations that he embezzled $270,000 from his parish near San Diego. The resignation was announced Tuesday by the Vatican after Bishop Emanuel Shaleta was charged with felonies including money laundering. Shaleta, who pleaded not guilty Monday, was arrested at San Diego International Airport last week. His lawyer says the allegations are false and that the flight was pre-planned. The San Diego County Sheriff's Office says the arrest came after someone from Shaleta’s church provided documentation last August “showing potential embezzlement from the church.” The Chaldean Catholic Church represents more than a million Aramaic-speaking Christians.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURELVaticanUSChaldeanthLdWritethru/53fce8f7f63c77eaf34d74fbf945b5ea/text___
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Prosecutor says Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, 3 kids were home when woman charged with attempted murder fired
SUMMARY: Authorities say a Florida woman has been charged with attempted murder and other felonies over gunshots fired at Rihanna's Los Angeles home last weekend. District Attorney Nathan Hochman said that the singing superstar, her partner A$AP Rocky, and their three small children and her mother were all on the property at the time. Court records showed 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz was charged Tuesday with one count of attempted murder as well as 10 counts of assault on a person with a semiautomatic firearm and other felonies. Ortiz appeared in court Tuesday as her public defender entered a not guilty plea for her but then withdrew it in favor of postponing arraignment until March 25. Bail was set at $1.8 million.
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The countdown is on for the 98th Oscars, with Conan O’Brien back and a 'moving' in memoriam
SUMMARY: The Oscars team says the 98th Academy Awards aims to feel warm, tight and built for both the room and viewers at home. The show's producers are finishing final preparations with host Conan O’Brien, planned performances, tributes and a spotlight for the newer casting award. Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor and CEO Bill Kramer say they start planning earlier now. They say that cuts panic and helps the show flow. Ratings keep rising since the 2021 slump, helped by streaming on Hulu and outreach to younger viewers online. They also promise a big, emotional in memoriam.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APENTOscarsLeadershipstLdWritethru/7457213fa6873b1b6ec487ffb251a3a2/text___
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Bam! Heat's Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd only to Wilt Chamberlain in NBA history
SUMMARY: It’s Wilt, then Bam. Bam Adebayo had a night for all time on Tuesday, with a point total second to only Wilt Chamberlain in the NBA record books. Adebayo scored 83 points, setting league marks for free throws made and attempted in a game for the Miami Heat in a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards. Adebayo started with a 31-point first quarter — and never stopped rolling. He was up to 43 at halftime, 62 by the end of the third quarter. And then came the fourth, when the milestones kept falling despite facing double-, triple- and what once appeared to be a quadruple-team from a Wizards defense that kept sending him to the foul line.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBKNHeatAdebayothLdWritethru/f867bb9f002c075d25e5fb3fc718d6db/text___
MLB report settles World Series Game 7 plate drama: IKF was out by feet, not inches
SUMMARY: The official report from MLB's replay review says a critical play in the Los Angeles Dodgers' wild Game 7 World Series win last year was determined by feet, not inches. Toronto's Isiah Kiner-Falefa was thrown out at home plate in the bottom of the ninth inning on a play that would have won it for the Blue Jays. Catcher Will Smith's foot briefly came off the plate while he caught the ball. Replays showed his foot reconnected with the plate while Kiner-Falefa was inches away. Fans lamented Kiner-Falefa's conservative lead off third base. But MLB's report says Smith's foot was on the plate when he initially caught the ball, while Kiner-Falefa still several feet away. Smith homered in the 11th inning and the Dodgers held on to win.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBBOIKFsLeadFinalReview/c2ff4ce64859f63a62fbb1e13e290f35/text___
Star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson heading to Baltimore on 4-year, $112 million deal, AP source says
SUMMARY: Four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Trey Hendrickson has agreed on a four-year, $112 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract can’t be finalized until the start of the new league year at 4 p.m. EDT. The Ravens backed out of a blockbuster trade for star edge rusher Maxx Crosby late Tuesday. A person with knowledge of Baltimore’s decision told the AP that Crosby failed his physical. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because those results are private. So the Ravens quickly pivoted to the best pass rusher on the market.
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Ravens nix trade for Raiders' Crosby after he fails physical, pivot to Hendrickson, AP source says
SUMMARY: The blockbuster trade sending star pass rusher Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens is off. And the fallout from that reversal could have a ripple effect throughout the NFL as the new league year begins. The Ravens quickly pivoted to Trey Hendrickson, agreeing on a four-year, $112 million deal with the four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher on Wednesday morning, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The Las Vegas Raiders said Tuesday night that Baltimore backed out of the trade that was supposed to send Crosby to the Ravens for two first-round draft picks. The deal was agreed to last Friday but couldn’t be finalized until Wednesday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFBNRaidersRavensCrosbythLdWritethru/abe432e2db31c4bc9432e18832c2b20f/text___
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