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NATIONAL
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Long Island architect Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another
SUMMARY: A Long Island architect has pleaded guilty to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings. Rex Heuermann entered the pleas on Wednesday in a courtroom packed with reporters, police and victims’ relatives. His decision brings finality to a case that bedeviled investigators, tantalized the public and spawned true-crime documentaries, podcasts and a Hollywood movie. Authorities say Heuermann killed the women over a 17-year span. Many of them were sex workers whose deaths received little attention until their remains were found buried together along an isolated beach highway. Heuermann faces life in prison and will be sentenced at a later date.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGilgoBeachSerialKillingsthLdWritethru/fdfbb6aace18e89bd5f7593859825eef/text___
Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells AP he was 'blindsided' by his ouster
SUMMARY: Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells The Associated Press in his first interview since the ouster that he was “blindsided” by the move but has no hard feelings and is unlikely to sue. Rothman was fired on Tuesday night in a unanimous vote by the board of regents following a roughly 30-minute closed door discussion. Regents have not publicly given a reason for firing Rothman, who was in the job for just under four years, Rothman told the AP on Wednesday that he has still not been given a reason for his firing. But Rothman, an attorney, says he is unlikely to sue over the ouster.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSUniversityofWisconsinPresidentstLdWritethru/40cba4b444078c07240f4304fb992b09/text___
Eight states, three time zones and a ton of history: Take a trip down Route 66 as it turns 100
SUMMARY: Route 66 turns 100 this year, making the legendary road ripe for an American road trip. Travelers can chase neon signs, classic diners and quirky roadside stops. Crossing eight states and three time zones, the journey mixes restored landmarks with faded reminders of boom-and-bust towns. In Illinois, diners like the Cozy Dog keep old recipes alive. In Missouri, the Chain of Rocks Bridge bends across the Mississippi River. Oklahoma highlights the safe stops that existed for Black motorists during segregation. Out West, Native American tribes share their own stories. The drive ends with the final payoff — a party atmosphere at the Santa Monica Pier.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSRouteCentennialRoadTripndLdWritethru/f10dc8567472ee73f7e8a863800f620e/text___
Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100
SUMMARY: One of the world's most famous highways marks its centennial this year. Known for its neon lights and roadside diners, Route 66 boasts a rich and complicated history that has lured motorists for generations. The 100th anniversary is expected to bring more traffic to the Mother Road as road trippers set out for a slice of nostalgia. The 2,400-mile route stretches from Chicago to the Santa Monica Pier near Los Angeles, tracing paths once used by Native Americans and early pioneers. Hardships and hope are baked into the road's history. It was an escape route for many in the 1930s, a key military supply line during World War II and later a symbol for mobility and freedom.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSRouteCentennialstLdWritethru/e13af3e4e1005464b911519c3aae1bc4/text___
Bible stories would be part of a new Texas public schools reading list drawing attention
SUMMARY: Biblical stories like Jonah and the whale would be required reading for Texas public schools students under proposals that are putting the state at the center of another contentious wrangling over the role of religion in classrooms. Religious leaders, teachers, parents and students spent hours Tuesday before the state education board arguing about the reading list for the state’s 5.4 million kindergartners to 12th-graders. The board also is considering social studies standards that have been criticized as too state-centric. The list stems from a state law passed in 2023 that calls for the creation of a state-approved list of high-quality reading materials.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTexasCurriculumBiblerdLdWritethru/6c25559a83a7975dfb09a9a2f68e279b/text___
Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
SUMMARY: Environmental groups have asked a federal appellate court panel to lift its temporary halt on closing an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. Known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” the center remains open due to arguments by Florida and the Trump administration. They claimed the state hadn't gotten federal reimbursement, so it wasn’t required to follow federal environmental law. On Tuesday, during a hearing in Miami, the judges questioned how much control the federal government had over the state-built facility. Florida was notified in late September of $608 million in federal funding approval. The environmental lawsuit was one of three federal challenges to the facility since it opened.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFloridaImmigrationDetentionCenterstLdWritethru/83266006bf642ac998be578a4e403d0a/text___
Former Migos rapper Offset is stable after being shot outside a Florida casino, spokesperson says
SUMMARY: A spokesperson for the rapper Offset says the former member of the hip-hop trio Migos was shot outside a Florida casino and is in stable condition at a hospital. The Seminole Police Department says a shooting happened Monday evening at a valet area outside Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. Police say a fight preceded the shooting. Officers arrested Tione Jayden Merritt, a rapper known as Lil Tjay, related to the altercation that occurred before the shooting. He was charged with disorderly conduct. Merritt's lawyer said that Lil Tjay was not charged in the shooting and did not have a gun.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSOffsetShootingthLdWritethru/8ca079b957c1af6f9b3926f1667a8534/text___
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How Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to agreeing to a 2-week ceasefire with Tehran
SUMMARY: Over the course of a single day, President Donald Trump went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that Iran's leadership had presented a “workable” plan that led him to agree to a two-week ceasefire. Trump says he expects this to pave the way to end the nearly six-week war with Iran. Trump's shift came as intermediaries led by Pakistan worked to head off a further escalation. Even China quietly pulled strings to urge Iran to find a path toward a ceasefire. Trump plans talks Wednesday with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, with the Strait of Hormuz expected to be at the center..
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIranUSTrumpstLdWritethru/eddbcc14e06a6dcb5c7cc41021120fa8/text___
Trump is expected to meet NATO leader Rutte as he muses about pulling out of the military alliance
SUMMARY: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is expected to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House to try to smooth over the president’s anger with the military alliance over the Iran war. Trump had suggested the U.S. may consider leaving the trans-Atlantic alliance after NATO member countries ignored his call to help reopen a vital shipping waterway that Iran effectively shut, sending gas prices soaring. The Republican president had a warm relationship with Rutte. Their meeting Wednesday comes as the U.S. and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes reopening the waterway, the Strait of Hormuz. Rutte met earlier Wednesday with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIranUSTrumpNATOrdLdWritethru/981d250a7265774a4913b63d8797fc34/text___
Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia
SUMMARY: Republican Clay Fuller has won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia. Fuller’s special election win Tuesday bolsters a slim GOP majority. President Donald Trump in February endorsed Fuller, a former district attorney, propelling him to the front of a large field. Fuller beat Democrat Shawn Harris, who led the first round of voting in March but couldn’t overcome the northwest Georgia district’s strongly Republican tilt. Fuller will have to run again later this year to secure a full two-year term. Greene, once among Trump’s most ardent supporters, resigned in January after a falling out with the president.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionGeorgiathLdWritethru/bfed8047f8300cf5e3d57d92280967b8/text___
Rep. Eric Swalwell vows to push back on ICE in bid for California governor
SUMMARY: California Rep. Eric Swalwell is vowing to aggressively push back on federal immigration officers if elected governor. The Democrat says he would use the office to make federal agents ineligible for state jobs and take away their driver’s licenses if they refuse to unmask while on duties. He hasn't specified how he’d advance those policies. Swalwell is among a crowded field jostling to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom who terms out after this year. Swalwell says he has a proven record of fighting Trump. Mail-in ballots begin going out next month ahead of the June 2 primary.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionCaliforniaGovernor/a994f116aa87eaa3703e0a21bca7f242/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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More than 100 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn't apply there
SUMMARY: Israeli strikes have hit central Beirut without warning, causing panic after the announcement of the ceasefire in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Wednesday's strikes in the Lebanese capital came after Israel said the ceasefire does not apply to its fight with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. President Donald Trump later said Lebanon was not included in the deal. Israel's military said it hit over 100 targets in Beirut and other areas. Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 112 people were killed and 837 were wounded. Associated Press journalists saw charred bodies in cars at one of the capital's busiest intersections. Hezbollah has not agreed to the ceasefire. Displaced families face uncertainty.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLLebanonIsraelthLdWritethru/9402965418687c634d4a157c966ec6ea/text___
Bahamian officials search for missing US woman after husband says she fell overboard
SUMMARY: Authorities in the Bahamas are searching for a U.S. woman who is missing at sea after her husband reported that she fell overboard. Police told The Associated Press Wednesday that the search continues for the woman, whom they declined to identify. Bahamian police have said the couple was traveling from Hope Town to Elbow Cay on Saturday night, and that the woman’s husband told authorities that she fell overboard with the boat keys, causing the engine to turn off. NBC News quoted a woman identified as Karli Aylesworth who said her mother, Lynette Hooker, is missing in the Bahamas, and that it was unlikely she would “just fall” off the dinghy.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCBBahamasUSMissingWomanstLdWritethru/8ae1798fc90e3716796ac76f28c3e92a/text___
Here's where things stand after a tentative, 2-week Iran ceasefire took effect
SUMMARY: The ceasefire reached Wednesday has raised hopes of halting hostilities between Iran, Israel and the United States, but many issues remain unresolved. Reaching a permanent deal will be key to ending a war that’s shaken the Middle East and global energy markets. But there are vast differences between U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s surviving leaders, and Israel has its own interests. The U.S. and Israel want Iran's nuclear and missile programs to be dismantled, goals they failed to accomplish militarily. Iran has vowed to maintain a virtual toll booth in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global oil and gas, something much of the international community may reject.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSTakeaways/e53287f7594521f125dc1d6014c03a05/text___
North Korea fires missiles toward sea after ridiculing South's hopes for better ties
SUMMARY: South Korea’s military says it detected North Korea firing several short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea. North Korea has launched missiles in two consecutive days. Wednesday's launches came hours after a senior North Korean official issued a statement ridiculing South Korean hopes for warmer ties. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from an area near the eastern coastal town of Wonsan. Seoul says North Korea also fired an additional ballistic missile toward its eastern waters later Wednesday, without giving further details. The South’s military was also analyzing a projectile launched from an area near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Tuesday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASKoreasTensionsthLdWritethru/098ca1f60e71fe6aa25539d8a9e14c96/text___
Taiwan opposition leader arrives in China on what she calls a ‘journey to peace’
SUMMARY: Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun has arrived in China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she's calling a “journey for peace” as Beijing pushes for the self-governed island to come under its control. The visit is the first by a Taiwanese opposition leader in a decade and comes ahead of a scheduled meeting in Beijing between Xi and U.S. President Donald Trump. A major U.S. arms sale to Taiwan and Chinese military exercises around the island have driven tensions higher in recent months. China claims the self-ruled island as its own territory and has not ruled out the use of force to take it.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASTaiwanChinathLdWritethru/03e3a4a320cdd18152cf17639bf83be4/text___
Decorated Australian veteran remains behind bars on Afghan war crime charges
SUMMARY: Australia’s most decorated living veteran did not apply for bail when the war crime murder charges against him were listed in a Sydney court Wednesday. Ben Roberts-Smith was awarded both the Victoria Cross and Medal of Gallantry for his service in Afghanistan. The charges follow a military report released in 2020 that found evidence Australian Special Air Service and commando regiment troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan noncombatants. The allegations against Roberts-Smith relate to the deaths of five Afghan people who died in 2009 and 2012 while he served in Afghanistan. Police allege he either shot them or ordered a subordinate to shoot them.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASAustraliaAfghanWarCrimesrdLdWritethru/345fb96c8a6f7eb825a303335f8a111c/text___
US and Iran both claim victory after agreeing to 2-week ceasefire following more than a month of war
SUMMARY: The United States and Iran are both claiming victory after the two countries and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire that halted more than a month of war. World leaders expressed relief, even as more drones and missiles hit the Islamic Republic and Gulf Arab states. The new strikes threatened to scuttle what U.S. Vice President JD Vance called a “fragile” deal. Meanwhile, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon. An Iranian general said aggression toward Lebanon is aggression toward Iran. He warned that Iranian forces were preparing a response without revealing details.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSthLdWritethru/38d75d5e4f1c7339a1456fc99415bb2a/text___
The Latest: US, Israel and Iran agree to tentative ceasefire, even as the terms remain unclear
SUMMARY: Iran, the United States and Israel have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an 11th-hour deal that headed off U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization. Hours after the announcement Tuesday, Iran and Gulf Arab countries reported new attacks Wednesday. All sides have presented vastly different versions of the terms. Iran said the deal would allow it to formalize its new practice of charging ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said the U.S. would work with Iran to remove buried enriched uranium, though Iran did not confirm that.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSTheLatestthLdWritethru/4b464b08aaf7220899526c0c6da4317d/text___
American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released week after kidnapping in Iraq, Rubio says
SUMMARY: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed that American journalist Shelley Kittleson, who was kidnapped last week in Iraq, has been released. Kittleson was abducted by the Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah from a street corner in Baghdad on March 31. Rubio said in a statement posted on X, “We are relieved that this American is now freed and are working to support her safe departure from Iraq.” He thanked Iraqi authorities, as well as the FBI and U.S. defense department and other U.S. agencies for their work toward securing Kittleson’s release.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIraqKidnappedJournalistthLdWritethru/3e1a3a8e96656629abd1152c098e9caf/text___
Russia and China veto watered-down UN resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz
SUMMARY: Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The resolution, sponsored by Bahrain, had been repeatedly watered down because of opposition from Russia and China. The vote took place just hours before an 8 p.m. Eastern time deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Iran to open the strategic waterway or face attacks on its power plants and bridges. One-fifth of the world’s oil typically passes through the strait, and Iran’s stranglehold during the war has sent energy prices soaring.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUNIranUNStraitofHormuzthLdWritethru/640e644b57df5c762ed9c57ef87b0427/text___
How Trump's deadline delays and threats escalated leading up to 2-week ceasefire with Iran
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is suspending his threatened attack against Iran less than two hours before the deadline the president set for Tehran. It's the latest in a series of deadline delays and use of menacing rhetoric that included Trump’s threat earlier Tuesday that “a whole civilization will die tonight." The Republican president initially set a deadline for March 23 but postponed it several times to Tuesday at 8 p.m. Eastern. On Truth Social, Trump posted that he agrees to withhold “the bombing and attack of Iran” for two weeks, subject to Iran immediately opening the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials said they had accepted a two-week ceasefire and that passage through the Strait of Hormuz would be allowed for that same period.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIranUSTrumpDeadlinethLdWritethru/1c0894ef4a2c2feaabc326cc68571c33/text___
On Hungary visit, Vance urges voters to support Orbán days before pivotal election
SUMMARY: U.S. Vice President JD Vance says he is in Hungary to support Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's reelection bid. Vance's visit to Budapest on Tuesday marks a clear endorsement from President Donald Trump's administration for Orbán, who is trailing in the polls ahead of Sunday's election. Orbán, a close Trump ally, is running for his fifth term against a strong center-right challenger. Despite Vance's support, he criticized the EU for interfering in Hungary's election. Orbán has been a controversial figure, known for his nationalist policies and opposition to immigration.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUHungaryUSVancethLdWritethru/08e0929e9c8b3ae4302ae4e8c0393d5e/text___
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Oil plunges toward $95 as the Dow surges 1,000 in a worldwide rally following a ceasefire with Iran
SUMMARY: Oil prices are plunging back toward $95 per barrel, and stock markets are surging worldwide after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to force a whole civilization to die in the war with Iran. The S&P 500 leaped 2.3% Wednesday after Trump announced a two-week ceasefire. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 1,165 points, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 2.5%. To be sure, stock prices are still below where they were before the war. And oil prices are still higher because the threat remains that the war could continue. Prices for both stocks and oil pared their big moves as trading progressed Wednesday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/2fc5ac7823bea71984b3578ec36aacee/text___
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Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon
SUMMARY: The Artemis II astronauts are chatting it up with their friends aboard the International Space Station. Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the three Americans and one Canadian put in a call to their station colleagues Tuesday while heading home from the moon. It's the first such moonship-to-spaceship radio linkup ever. NASA's Apollo moonshots had no off-the-planet company back in the 1960s and 1970s. For Artemis II's Christina Koch and the station's Jessica Meir, it was a joyous space reunion despite being 230,000 miles apart. The two teamed up for the world's first all-female spacewalk in 2019.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSCINASAArtemisMoonshot/ee54471e830fee1e3e95e9891116f3d7/text___
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March smashes record as most abnormally hot month for continental US, federal meteorologists say
SUMMARY: March has been the hottest month on record for the continental United States in 132 years, according to federal weather data. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that March’s average temperature was 50.85 degrees Fahrenheit, which is 9.35 degrees above the 20th-century norm. This surpasses the previous record set in March 2012. Climate Central meteorologist Shel Winkley highlights the unprecedented nature of this heat, noting the sheer volume of records broken. More than 19,800 daily temperature records were shattered, and 2,200 places set monthly highs. Experts predict that a brewing El Nino could intensify global warmth.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APClimateBiggestHeat/369298794ffd94665ed78a6b4f3b0267/text___
'I'm going there.' Oil drilling fuels a migrant surge in isolated city in Brazil's Amazon
SUMMARY: Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil's Amazon rainforest are reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work. Newcomers are clearing forest for makeshift housing as they wait and hope for jobs that may result from the drilling being done by Petrobras, Brazil's state oil company. While the prospect of economic opportunities is bringing hope, the impacts of unplanned urban growth in a city with already poor infrastructure are being felt. Environmental groups warn a spill could devastate fisheries and wetlands while Indigenous leaders also fear the project threatens their territory and way of life.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTBrazilAmazonOil/ea7a03d690fcfa549bba785ba9a88f3a/text___
Takeaways from AP’s story on how oil drilling is fueling a migrant surge in Brazil's Amazon
SUMMARY: Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work. Newcomers are clearing forest for makeshift housing as they wait and hope for jobs that may result from the drilling being done by Petrobras, Brazil’s state oil company. While the prospect of economic opportunities is bringing hope, the impacts of unplanned urban growth in a city with already poor infrastructure are being felt. Environmental groups warn a spill could devastate fisheries and wetlands while Indigenous leaders also fear the project threatens their territory and way of life.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTBrazilAmazonOilTakeaways/7e4117abdc0e468ba71ad9926b5cda3f/text___
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'Ketamine Queen' to be sentenced for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him
SUMMARY: A woman who admitted to selling Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him is set to be sentenced. Jasveen Sangha will be the third defendant to be sentenced of the five people who have pleaded guilty in connection with the 2023 overdose of the “Friends” star. Prosecutors say she should get 15 years in prison when she's sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Los Angeles. Defense lawyers say the time she's spent in jail since her 2024 indictment should be sufficient. Perry died at age 54 of an overdose of ketamine. He was taking it legally, but wanted more than his doctor would give him and sought out Sangha.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APENTMatthewPerryndLdWritethru/c7b577c45b47314fe1191392adac7b06/text___
Wireless Festival canceled after UK bars rapper Ye over antisemitic remarks
SUMMARY: The British government has blocked the rapper formerly known as Kanye West from entering the U.K. as the controversy over his antisemitic statements led to calls for planned headline performances at a major music festival to be canceled. Ye had been expected to perform in front of around 150,000 revelers July 10-12 at the open-air Wireless Festival in London. Following the government ban on his entry to the country, the event organizers said it had been canceled. The ban on Ye comes after U.K. officials and Jewish leaders condemned his history of antisemitic remarks.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUBritainFestivalYethLdWritethru/64601c365e48f43802747ce3b024a5f6/text___
Utah court rules Taylor Frankie Paul can't have unsupervised visits with 2-year-old son
SUMMARY: A Utah court commissioner says Taylor Frankie Paul, star of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” can't have unsupervised time with her 2-year-old son. Third District Court Commissioner Russell Minas said during a hearing Tuesday that his concerns about Paul's volatility arose from interactions she had with the boy's father, Dakota Mortensen. The court addressed a protective order sought by Mortensen, with Paul filing her own. Minas delayed ruling on the orders until April 30. The hearing focused on child custody, with both sides discussing heated interactions caught on video. A court-appointed lawyer for the child said he had concerns about Paul's volatility and tendency to fight with Mortensen in his presence.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTaylorFrankiePaulProtectiveOrderstLdWritethru/c216f50d7eae801b75ce6fa6c4b4ad26/text___
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Michigan ranked No. 1 in final AP Top 25 poll of season ahead of UConn, Arizona, Duke and Illinois
SUMMARY: Michigan is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the 2025-26 season after winning the program’s first national championship in 37 years. The Wolverines claimed all 57 votes in Tuesday’s poll in the third year the AP has released its last poll after the completion of the NCAA Tournament. Michigan beat UConn 69-63 in Indianapolis for the program's first NCAA title since 1989. UConn finished second, followed by Arizona, Duke and Illinois. No. 15 Iowa and No. 22 Texas jumped into the poll after reaching the tournament's second weekend.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBKCTMensPollstLdWritethru/614eb1b6c01ff2bfcb25f85c10abb234/text___
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