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NATIONAL
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Texas shooting leaves 1 dead and 9 injured as police are in a standoff with a suspect
SUMMARY: Officials say a shooting in Midland, Texas, has left one person dead and nine others in the hospital. Police say that a suspect is in a standoff with officers about two hours after the shooting. The shooting started around 8 a.m. Friday in one part of the city before ending up near a veterinary hospital. Video from someone who works near the veterinary hospital showed a number of officers pouring out of the back of an armored police vehicle. Police were also sending robots into the area. Mayor Lori Blong said the situation was still evolving.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTexasShootingthLdWritethru/1b4308bda97427c695623ed5cf988eee/text___
Supreme Court nixes Alabama request for nitrogen execution, which lower court ruled unconstitutional
SUMMARY: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to let Alabama execute a man with nitrogen gas. The justices refused to lift an injunction blocking the state from carrying out the nation’s ninth execution by that method. They declined to set aside lower court findings that it is unconstitutional. The decision caps a heated legal fight over the humaneness of the method. Alabama had planned to put 49-year-old Jeffery Lee to death Thursday using nitrogen. Lee was convicted of killing Jimmy Ellis and Elaine Thompson while robbing a pawnshop on Dec. 12, 1998.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAlabamaExecutionthLdWritethru/d5b019f8837f937234bedd341a719354/text___
Officials search tornado-damaged areas after strong storms hit Illinois and Indiana
SUMMARY: Authorities and residents are assessing damage and beginning cleanup efforts after tornadoes hit areas south of Chicago. Several hundred thousand customers in Illinois and Indiana are without power Friday and dozens of flights at Chicago airports have been canceled or delayed. There were no reports of deaths or life-threatening injuries after Thursday's severe weather. Tornado damage was reported in Merrillville and Hebron, Indiana, as well as in Streator, Illinois. Homes and other buildings were torn apart, and trees and power lines are down across the area. Emergency crews are inspecting damage and assisting displaced residents. Severe weather earlier in the week caused one death in Des Moines, Iowa.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSevereWeatherndLdWritethru/c07fd694ea18dacbc80ea91ee7c24c4a/text___
Can the man behind a giant pro-Trump sign ride the president’s praise to Congress?
SUMMARY: Republicans routinely highlight their devotion to President Donald Trump. Anthony Constantino takes it to a higher level. The candidate in the Republican primary to succeed Rep. Elise Stefanik boasts a giant “Vote for Trump” sign atop the upstate New York warehouse of his successful sticker business. He recorded a hip-hop album titled “Thank you President Trump.” He gifted Trump a big bronze statue of Trump himself. His antics have not earned him fans in the local GOP, who overwhelmingly support his opponent, state Assembly Member Robert Smullen. But Constantino has won over one powerful Republican who still has the power to sway elections: Trump.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionHouseNewYork/c4a51d3c6d070c29e24fd75381422a70/text___
Jury convicts the brother of Massachusetts attorney general of sexual assaults
SUMMARY: A jury has convicted the brother of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell of sexually assaulting women while posing as a rideshare driver. Alvin Campbell was found guilty of 21 out of 22 counts for assaults from 2017 to 2019. The jury was deadlocked on one rape charge. Campbell faces up to life in prison when sentenced on June 29. Prosecutors say he targeted women outside bars. His sister, Andrea Campbell, became the first woman of color to win statewide office in Massachusetts in 2023. She has previously spoken about her family's troubled history.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAttorneyGeneralBrotherRapethLdWritethru/2c7bf46c9d84c5d72b2fe3c0543312ba/text___
Former Raider Henry Ruggs denied parole nearly 5 years after deadly car crash
SUMMARY: The Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners has denied parole for ex-NFL player Henry Ruggs. Nearly five years ago, Ruggs killed a woman in a car crash in Las Vegas. Ruggs, a former Raiders wide receiver, drove his sports car at up to 156 mph and crashed into Tina Tintor's vehicle. Prosecutors said his blood-alcohol level was 0.16%. Ruggs pleaded guilty in May 2023 to felony DUI causing death and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. He was sentenced in August 2023 to three to 10 years in prison. Ruggs will face the parole board again before his August 2027 release date. His attorneys said Ruggs continues to feel sorrow over Tintor's death.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSNevadaHenryRuggsParolethLdWritethru/521a31e9460d68ab216fb0549c85bee8/text___
Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officer
SUMMARY: A Minnesota man who assassinated the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband has pleaded guilty so that federal prosecutors would not seek the death penalty. Vance Boelter fatally shot Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman. He is also charged in the nonfatal shootings of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman. He came to their doors in the early hours of June 14, 2025, disguised as a police officer and driving a police-style vehicle. The attacks reverberated far beyond Minnesota, as elected officials across the country feared that escalating threats and polarization could lead to more violence.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMinnesotaLawmakersShotthLdWritethru/c3e9d3e92eafbb9cfa4995935769898c/text___
More than 30 lawsuits filed against aerospace company in California over damaged chemical tank
SUMMARY: More than 30 lawsuits have been filed against GKN Aerospace after one of the company’s tanks containing a highly flammable chemical overheated and threatened a catastrophic explosion in California's Orange County. The incident over Memorial Day weekend forced the evacuation of about 50,000 residents. More than 100 individuals along with local businesses are suing GKN Aerospace, saying the company was negligent in maintaining a safe facility in Garden Grove, especially since it’s located in a large population center. Pressure on the company increased Wednesday when FBI agents served a search warrant at the facility to collect documents and records related to the “storage, use, or disposal” of methyl methacrylate, the chemical inside the affected tank.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSouthernCaliforniaChemicalTank/49aa89a057a181868e981ea2471933d6/text___
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Judge extends block on Trump's $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
SUMMARY: A federal judge in Virginia has extended a court-ordered block on the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the government is scrapping its plans for the fund after bipartisan backlash. Plaintiffs’ attorneys aren’t satisfied by Blanche’s assurances the fund won’t move forward. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema previously agreed to temporarily block President Donald Trump's Republican administration from proceeding with the fund for at least two weeks. Brinkema on Friday gave the parties a week to negotiate an agreement for Blanche to submit a sworn declaration the administration won’t revive the fund.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpSettlementFundthLdWritethru/d8345ce8f5c7f8062b858e54c396c450/text___
A key US government surveillance program is set to expire. A look at what that means
SUMMARY: A key surveillance tool seen as vital in preventing terror attacks and catching foreign spies is set to expire after congressional efforts to temporarily extend it failed in bipartisan fashion. Friday's expiration would be a significant lapse for the law known as Section 702. It's unclear how soon lawmakers would be able to revive the spy program. That's even after President Donald Trump said he'll nominate a new national intelligence director who's more palatable to both Republicans and Democrats than his initial pick. Still, there may not be an immediate drop-off given that a court order from March authorized these government surveillance powers to remain in effect for another year.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSForeignSurveillancestLdWritethru/063e0f03ca366eaa339f9c51755d943a/text___
Where Trump has lost support with independents, according to AP-NORC polling
SUMMARY: Independents have grown increasingly unhappy with President Donald Trump during his second term, particularly independents without a college degree. A new analysis from researchers at the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that while about half of independents without a college education had a positive view of Trump around the 2024 election, his approval fell to about one-quarter early in his second term. His standing has also dropped among several small but important groups that backed him in 2024, including Black and Hispanic independents. More Americans than ever consider themselves independents, and they are among the groups that shifted toward Trump in 2024.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAPPollTrumpIndependentsstLdWritethru/c44ab6c775fba86de739353217108673/text___
FISA spy powers are almost certain to expire after Congress fails to act
SUMMARY: A key surveillance tool that allows the United States to collect intelligence abroad appears certain to expire. That's because the House and Senate on Thursday failed to temporarily extend the program, which is set to expire on Friday at midnight. The votes are seen as a protest to President Donald Trump’s temporary pick of housing regulator Bill Pulte to head the nation’s intelligence agencies. After the votes, Trump announced he planned to nominate U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the permanent job. It's not clear whether that might break the impasse.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressForeignSurveillancethLdWritethru/066052a8521d68215497c1162f3dbd6c/text___
Trump is raising expectations that this time he really will close deal with Iran to wind down war
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is anticipating a significant weekend for his presidency. The World Cup returns to the U.S. on Friday, a bid Trump helped secure. On Sunday, his 80th birthday, he hosts a UFC fight night at the White House. But he has set expectations even higher by announcing that the U.S. and Iran might reach an agreement to end a three-month-old war. He has said before that a deal was within reach without anything coming to fruition. Trump claims Iran is eager to settle the conflict, though Iranian officials have not confirmed this. The war has affected global oil markets and is expected to be a major topic at the G7 summit in France next week.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIranUSTrump/537299c0944acf9c4d20f3f25473b6a2/text___
Kennedy Center board seeks pause of ruling ordering removal of Trump's name by Friday deadline
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump's board at the Kennedy Center is trying to keep his name on the building before a court-ordered deadline to remove it by Friday. The board voted Thursday to seek a stay of a judge's ruling that Trump's name was illegally added. The judge also blocked planned renovations. The Kennedy Center's website has already dropped Trump's name. After initially ignoring the venue, Trump has influenced it during his second term, replacing leadership and adding Trump-friendly programming. The arts community has reacted strongly, with many artists withdrawing from appearances and consultants resigning.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpKennedyCenterrdLdWritethru/c9c0c4f2ab6bc481478b1c25cb37e15f/text___
Trump nominates US Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is nominating Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence. Trump announced the nomination on social media Thursday amid pressure from Congress to name a permanent replacement for Tulsi Gabbard, who announced her resignation last month. Trump faced intense pushback over his decision to name Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting director. The resulting uproar led to a standoff in Congress as Democrats said they would refuse to renew foreign intelligence powers unless Trump pulled Pulte’s nomination and named a permanent nominee.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpIntelligenceDirectorthLdWritethru/b9a89bd3f1cb9c70fcca79de4c42cc99/text___
Lights! Camera! Cage match! The White House lawn's Octagon is ready for Trump's 80th birthday bash
SUMMARY: A massive UFC event is set to take over the White House's South Lawn. The temporary arena resembles a cross between a UFO and a claw game in a video arcade and features an eight-sided cage and a towering structure of lights, speakers and wiring called The Claw. The event celebrates President Donald Trump's 80th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The National Park Service is contesting a lawsuit to block the event, which costs more than $60 million. The fights are scheduled for Sunday night, with additional activities planned throughout the weekend. UFC chief Dana White insists the show will go on, rain or shine.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpUFCndLdWritethru/2c008c72bcfd2334a17ba5ba009595ec/text___
US puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island
SUMMARY: The Trump administration has put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak. That's according to two U.S. officials and an internal government document obtained by The Associated Press. The woman, who may have been exposed to the virus while aboard the cruise liner in April, had gotten off the ship and flown to San Francisco before traveling to isolated Pitcairn Island through Tahiti. The costly evacuation has added strain to the State Department budget for unforeseen emergencies. Its balance is at the lowest level in seven years.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSHantavirusShipAmericanEvacuated/33ba5ddb8374d0083271669e7ba52b04/text___
Melania Trump unveils a spinoff of Trump Accounts for children in foster care
SUMMARY: First lady Melania Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have announced the launch of Fostering the Future Accounts, designed to help foster children. The accounts are a spinoff of the Trump Accounts investment funds meant to give $1,000 to every newborn whose parent opens one. Under the new initiative, child welfare agencies will have the ability to act as a guardian for children in foster care for the purposes of opening an account. The first lady says this move provides foster children with a chance at asset ownership and long-term wealth. Twenty-three Republican governors have pledged support. There are about 330,000 children in the U.S. foster care system.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpAccountsFosterCarestLdWritethru/df92da587073dc4150563fcef39cb4e5/text___
Opening of Canada-US bridge that Trump threatened to block is delayed over unresolved 'issues'
SUMMARY: The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River, which President Donald Trump had previously threatened to block, has been delayed due to unresolved issues. The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority said Thursday, ahead of a scheduled Friday ribbon-cutting ceremony, that Canada and the United States have agreed to delay the bridge's opening. The bridge authority hasn't elaborated on how long the delay will last. The Gordie Howe International Bridge is jointly owned by Canada and Michigan and was expected to open to traffic later this month. The Republican U.S. president in February demanded that Canada turn over at least half the ownership of the bridge to the U.S. federal government.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpCanadaDetroitBridgethLdWritethru/12af9790c89b04969194802493bf0d46/text___
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US and Iran are close to a deal to end their war, officials say
SUMMARY: The United States and Iran are close to signing an agreement aimed at ending their war. That's according to three regional officials who spoke Friday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive talks. Iran's foreign minister posted Friday on social media that an agreement between Tehran and Washington “has never been closer.” The regional officials said they expect the deal to pave the way for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. A senior U.S. official said terms include removal and destruction of nuclear material from Iran. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the sensitive negotiations.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSndLdWritethru/7085e386e1c40ee6cfe634210970143f/text___
Iranians endure war fatigue and soaring prices as conflict deepens domestic woes
SUMMARY: Iranians are living between confusion and exhaustion as the country and its economy are squeezed between war and multiplying crises at home. Strikes on steel and petrochemical industries and energy infrastructure earlier in the war spurred a wave of business closures and job losses in Iran, where people now struggle to afford everyday groceries in the face of triple-digit food inflation. Many business owners are struggling to survive. The cratering economy and the threat of more war have left many people desperate for an end to the turmoil and deeply anxious about the future.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSTehranVoices/d19c7189a3da16cd111fbad7c68f0c20/text___
Ahead of G7, Carney softens tone toward Trump with trade talks at stake
SUMMARY: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney became a symbol of middle power resistance after a celebrated speech earlier this year. But he is expected to be more muted in his criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump at an upcoming summit in Europe. Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos helped make him an international political star in January, when he declared the global rules-based order over and condemned coercion by great powers on smaller countries. But the Group of Seven summit of industrialized democracies that begins Monday in France comes ahead of the scheduled July 1 review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. That's the latest iteration of the North American free-trade pact.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCNCanadaCarneyEuropendLdWritethru/261560d8bcff5e46074e84120848fd37/text___
Ukraine hits fuel supplies to Crimea, sparking a fuel crisis on the Russian-held peninsula
SUMMARY: In a new blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the 4-year-old war in Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces have targeted fuel supplies to the Crimean Peninsula. That has triggered the worst fuel crisis on the Black Sea peninsula since it was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014. The persistent attacks reflect Ukraine’s growing ability to carry out drone strikes and have caught Russia off guard and struggling for a response. The gas shortages are threatening to cause further disruptions to the tourism-dependent region, just as the summer holiday season is getting underway. Ukraine’s successes have highlighted its ability to inflict painful damage on Russia and change the course of the war.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaCrimeaFuelCrisisrdLdWritethru/a744652874e95ce38ec7ecd8d512e821/text___
What to know about the EU's new rules on migration and asylum as they come into effect
SUMMARY: The European Union is set to implement a new set of rules governing how each of its 27 member states will deal with irregular migration and asylum seekers. The European Migration and Asylum Pact is the culmination of years of grueling negotiations that overhauled the previous system, which was widely considered a failure and gave far-right parties a potent issue to win votes. All EU members were meant to be prepared for Friday’s implementation by adapting laws, training staff and beefing up border infrastructure. The European Commission admits no member is completely ready. Human rights advocates warn the pact could add to the difficulties asylum seekers face while trying to find safe haven in the EU.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUMigrationAsylumPactWhattoKnowrdLdWritethru/5c0ffb5bf614bdf899fa62d618da4709/text___
Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern Philippines
SUMMARY: Philippine officials say that years of disaster-preparedness drills helped prevent a larger casualty toll when one of the strongest earthquakes in 50 years struck the south. It left 46 people dead with 38 others still missing. The 7.8 magnitude offshore quake struck Monday off the southern province of Sarangani. The temblor also injured about 688 people and displaced more than 45,000 people. About half the displaced were still in emergency shelters on Friday. The quake damaged more than 12,600 houses across farming towns and cities. Provincial officials said that many were still too traumatized to return home because of strong aftershocks.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASPhilippinesEarthquakestLdWritethru/67839c36befc5c73bc9ef93acef98792/text___
Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages
SUMMARY: Thousands of Puerto Ricans are struggling with water shortages so severe that the governor of the U.S. territory has activated the National Guard and emergency responders are fielding calls every day. Officials have not publicly pinpointed the cause. The shortages are largely affecting some of the island’s most populated cities including San Juan. Residents are being forced to buy potable water, spend money at laundromats and haul heavy buckets up several flights of stairs to wash dishes, flush toilets and take showers. The elderly and disabled are struggling the most. Community leaders note some have been hospitalized as water shortages persist.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCBPuertoRicoWaterShortage/5a43ac98dd068452541fe256a034158a/text___
What to know about the growing opposition to Trump family-linked resort in Albania
SUMMARY: A massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner is facing resistance in Albania. The government claims the development on the Adriatic coast will transform the nation as it seeks high-end tourism and European Union membership. However, environmental campaigners and critics of Prime Minister Edi Rama oppose the venture. The project spans a wildlife reserve and an uninhabited island. Protesters have voiced concerns about the impact on biodiversity. Since late May, heavy machinery has entered the area, sparking further outrage. Albania’s state anti-corruption agency has opened an investigation related to the project but has not disclosed details.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUAlbaniaKushnerWhattoKnowthLdWritethru/8d7d0e216c28d23fe1b2e51cbb05b926/text___
From white knuckles to open barbs, Trump and Macron bring a rocky history to the G7 summit
SUMMARY: The relationship between U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron began with a handshake nearly a decade ago. Initially, Macron seemed to manage Trump well, inviting him to Bastille Day celebrations in 2017. Trump reciprocated with a White House state dinner. However, their relationship has since soured, with disagreements over tariffs, Ukraine and the Iran war. Macron has criticized Trump’s “America first” policies and mixed signals about NATO. Despite tensions, Macron has tried to accommodate Trump’s schedule for next week's G7 summit in France, even adjusting the start date to ensure Trump’s attendance.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGSummitTrumpMacron/64c82a3ef7d445d17a88c033f6bcbfb0/text___
UK defense secretary resigns, saying the government isn't willing to spend enough on the military
SUMMARY: U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey has resigned, saying the government is not willing to spend enough on the military at a time of rising threats. Healey told Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday that the government’s defense investment plan falls “well short of what is required at this dangerous time.” Publication of the plan has been delayed amid reports of disagreement between the defense ministry and the Treasury. Healey wrote in a letter to Starmer that “I am now left with no other option to submit my resignation.” Analysts said the departure both undermines Starmer and sends a worrying message about the UK's ability to defend itself.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUBritainDefensethLdWritethru/533cb2637192f045ca6247ab5a402bac/text___
Iran's Kharg Island is key to its oil exports. Targeting it carries major risks
SUMMARY: Iran’s Kharg Island is home to a terminal through which the country exports most of its oil. The Persian Gulf island has emerged as a focus of the war launched by the United States and Israel. Strikes on oil infrastructure on Kharg — or a ground invasion — would severely curb Iran’s oil exports, a key source of revenue for the Islamic Republic. An assault would also mark a major escalation that could provoke even heavier retaliatory attacks on Gulf infrastructure. That would further drive up oil prices that already threaten the world economy.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranKhargIslandExplainerstLdWritethru/a4332ecc6500070c1e1929b9a734218f/text___
What to know about the stabbing that set off fiery riots in Northern Ireland
SUMMARY: A knife attack in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has sparked violent riots fueled by anti-migrant rhetoric. A 30-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker appeared in court Wednesday, charged with attempted murder and other offenses. The attack led to masked men setting fires to homes, vehicles, and a bus, leaving over two dozen people homeless. Politicians condemned the violence, calling it "thuggery." The incident echoes past riots in the U.K. following similar attacks. Anti-immigrant sentiment is rising, with far-right figures seizing the moment to push their agendas. Some blame the open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for complicating immigration enforcement.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUNorthernIrelandStabbingWhattoKnowrdLdWritethru/859cf9c48afd4719d5e6e80e401aebad/text___
Foreign workers say they were paid less than $2 an hour to build a new US Consulate in Milan
SUMMARY: Foreign workers building a sprawling $350 million American Consulate in Milan say they were paid less than $2 an hour after being promised fair wages. That is according to Associated Press interviews with five former employees and a review of their employment letters and pay stubs. Italian prosecutors are investigating Montgomery, Alabama-based Caddell Construction, a major builder of U.S. diplomatic missions abroad. Prosecutors say two of its managers in Italy were arrested this month on suspicion of labor exploitation. The probe involves some 70 workers, mostly from India. The company and the U.S. State Department say they are investigating the allegations.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUItalyUSConsulateLaborAbuserdLdWritethru/9b77ab653aad4ffeab368de423920848/text___
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SpaceX soars 23% in Wall Street debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire
SUMMARY: Shares of SpaceX soared 23% in their Wall Street debut on Friday, making the rocket maker’s CEO Elon Musk the first-ever trillionaire. The shares opened at $150 and kept rising, reaching $166.90 around 12:.20 p.m. ET. That price gave the company a market value of $2.18 trillion. Forbes is now estimating Musk’s net worth at $1.1 trillion. Musk says the company is going public because it needs money to fund its ambitions of putting satellites and data centers in space and eventually establishing a colony of people on Mars. The $75 billion in proceeds from the IPO top the previous high of $26 billion for Saudi Aramco's IPO in 2019.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSpaceXIPOthLdWritethru/7723f82b6063a9a17c194e25982cd66d/text___
US stocks drift as oil falls and SpaceX debuts on Wall Street
SUMMARY: U.S. stocks are drifting after oil prices fell again and Wall Street welcomed the highly anticipated trading debut of SpaceX. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Friday. The Dow added 253 points, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.3%. SpaceX’s stock surged 11% shortly after it began trading. It is being closely watched to see how hungry investors still are for AI stocks following vicious swings and big doubts for them over the last week. Oil prices fell further on hopes for a deal between the United States and Iran that could get oil flowing globally again.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/47f9fecd934706362104cd92514122fe/text___
A look at the SpaceX IPO by the numbers
SUMMARY: Elon Musk is all about big numbers — millions, billions, even trillions – and there are plenty of them associated with SpaceX and Musk’s plans to take the rocket maker public. The prospectus for SpaceX's initial public offering shows spending at a massive scale — greater than economic output of some countries — and about to grow much larger as Musk races to make good on his promise to hurl people to distant planets. Money raised in the initial public offering — estimated to be $75 billion — will help. The IPO could rank as the largest ever and make Musk the world's first trillionaire.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX is about to make its debut on Wall Street
SUMMARY: Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX is set to make its debut on Wall Street Friday. Institutional and retail investors jumped at the opportunity to buy 555.6 million shares of SpaceX at $135 apiece. Underwriters now have to match buyers and sellers to determine an opening price. Musk is already the world’s richest man and he could become its first trillionaire. Musk says the company is going public because it needs money to fund its ambitions of putting satellites and data centers in space.
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CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
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El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
SUMMARY: U.S. meteorologists say an El Nino has formed. That's the natural warming of parts of the Pacific that changes weather around the globe. It is likely to a major factor in extreme and deadly weather across the planet for the next year or so. The one announced Thursday is expected to rival the record and costly 1997-1998 El Nino. It is usually strongest in the wintertime, and it makes it incredibly likely that 2027 will set a record for the hottest year globally. The United Nations secretary-general says El Niño conditions will pour fuel on the fire of a warming world.
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RELIGION
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Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath
SUMMARY: Pope Leo XIV is warning human traffickers that they will face God’s wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants. Leo urged Friday they stop and repent during his final day in this epicenter of the African migration route to Europe. Leo wrapped up his weeklong trip to Spain in the Canary Islands. The Spanish archipelago is closer to Africa than the Iberian Peninsula and was a key point of entry for migrants who make the perilous Atlantic crossing from West Africa. He is fulfilling a wish of Pope Francis to visit the islands to commemorate the thousands of lives lost at sea. He is also drawing attention to the Catholic Church’s biblically-mandated mantra to “welcome the stranger.”
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As UFOs go mainstream, the jury is out on what the existence of alien life might mean for religion
SUMMARY: Steven Spielberg's new film “Disclosure Day” explores extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion. UFOs, now also called UAPs, are gaining mainstream attention. The Pentagon released UFO files in May, sparking public curiosity. Former President Barack Obama set off a media frenzy by suggesting aliens exist in an interview. Some believe extraterrestrial life could challenge religious beliefs, while others see it as beneficial. Some Catholic figures — such as Vice President JD Vance and Monsignor Stephen Rossetti — view UFOs as demonic, though the Catholic Church remains open to the idea of alien life. Theologians and historians note that interest in otherworldly beings dates back centuries.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his colorful landscapes and pool scenes, dies at 88
SUMMARY: Artist David Hockney has died. He was 88. His paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th-century art. He was one of the most popular and critically lauded British artists of the last century. He was born in the north of England but lived much of his life in Southern California, making its sun-drenched suburban views a major motif. Later in life he returned to Europe, finding renewed inspiration in the wooded hills of his native county of Yorkshire and the fields and trees of France’s Normandy region. Hockney’s publicist said Friday that he died at his home in London on Thursday.
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Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36
SUMMARY: Taylor Swift has become the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36. Steven Spielberg introduced Swift on Thursday night with a speech about the power of songwriting. Tamar Braxton opened the induction ceremony with a tribute to the game-changing R&B songwriter, producer and rapper Christopher “Tricky” Stewart. The gala was held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Inductees included Swift, Stewart, Kiss’ Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, Alanis Morissette and Kenny Loggins. Also celebrated were nonperformers including songwriting duo Terry Britten and Graham Lyle behind Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got To Do With It” and songwriter Walter Afanasieff, who wrote Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
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SPORTS
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World Cup what to know: Mexico starts with big win while the US and Canada prepare for openers
SUMMARY: Mexico opened the World Cup with a dominant 2-0 win over South Africa in front of a boisterous home crowd at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. The United States and Canada both get their opportunity for a fast start in front of their respective home countries on Friday. Julián Quiñones scored the first goal of the World Cup in the ninth minute, booting a cross through the legs of South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams. In Thursday’s nightcap, South Korea rallied for a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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Mexico gets off to roaring World Cup start with a 2-0 win over South Africa in the opening match
SUMMARY: Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez helped Mexico make an exuberant start to the World Cup by scoring a goal each in a 2-0 win over South Africa in the opening match of the tournament. With a capacity crowd of 80,824 watching at the iconic Azteca Stadium, co-host Mexico started the largest World Cup tournament in history by getting goals in each half while three red cards were shown — two for South Africa and one for Mexico. Quiñones gave Mexico the lead in the ninth minute. Jiménez added the second goal on a header in 66th.
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