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NATIONAL
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Nicolás Maduro's lawyer argues against US blocking funding for drug trafficking case defense
SUMMARY: Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife are in a New York courtroom as they seek to have their drug trafficking indictments thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees. Maduro’s lawyer argued Thursday that the U.S. is violating the deposed leader’s constitutional rights by blocking Venezuelan government funds from being used to pay his legal costs. The hearing is the first time Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have appeared in court since a January arraignment at which he protested their capture by U.S. military forces. At the time he also declared his innocence and said he is “a decent man, the constitutional president of my country.” Flores has also pleaded not guilty.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSVenezuelaMadurothLdWritethru/14a4236af0bed76639e8a02a8d45e3ca/text___
Louisiana's crawfish industry feels the pinch of limits on foreign workers
SUMMARY: Louisiana officials warn that the state's $300 million crawfish industry faces dire economic consequences because of a shortage of temporary seasonal workers via the H-2B visa program. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said that at least 15 of the state's 20 processors received none of the H-2B workers they applied for. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released the visas later this year than they have in the past. It was so late that Louisiana's crawfish season had already begun. Many producers say their applications were denied. Louisiana Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle have pressed DHS and the Department of Labor for a solution.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationGuestWorkersndLdWritethru/7d12d022e0304770395456d27d46a722/text___
What to know about the safety system that failed to prevent the deadly runway collision at LaGuardia
SUMMARY: The systems in place at LaGuardia Airport to prevent collisions failed to keep an Air Canada jet from smashing into a fire truck that had just pulled out on the runway as the plane was landing. The National Transportation Safety Board will determine what went wrong before Sunday’s crash that killed both pilots and injured dozens of others. One of the two air traffic controllers on duty that night cleared the fire truck to cross the runway just 12 seconds before the plane carrying 76 people touched down. There will almost certainly be multiple factors that contributed to the crash. Investigators are just beginning their work to identify the cause and what should be done to prevent similar tragedies.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSLaGuardiaCrashWarningsWhattoKnow/ce9d6581a389e25c589a1ed97a1c2da2/text___
Houston airport has become a symbol for the shutdown's impacts on air travel
SUMMARY: Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport shows how the partial government shutdown is straining air travel as TSA workers miss shifts without pay. Long security lines have hobbled airports across the U.S. But problems at Bush Intercontinental have been more pronounced. Union and airport officials have offered a variety of reasons why Bush Intercontinental seems to be worse than other airports. These include the Houston airport having one of the highest callout rates among TSA workers in the country due to economic challenges, higher passenger traffic as the airport is a major hub for United Airlines, and a busy tourism month for Houston.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTravelDelaysHouston/c46f4d6f49383bc9a457f3ebe001fbc1/text___
California set to rename César Chavez Day following sexual abuse allegations
SUMMARY: The California state Senate is expected to pass a bill to erase César Chavez’s name from a state holiday following sexual abuse allegations. The bill would rename the holiday on March 31 to Farmworkers Day. Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the bill before the end of the month. Chavez was a revered labor leader who in the 1960s helped secure better wages and working conditions for farmworkers. Allegations became public last week that he sexually abused girls and women, including fellow movement leader Dolores Huerta. The legislation is part of a wave of efforts as the state rethinks how it remembers the Latino labor icon.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSChavezAllegationsCalifornia/1b21b9680d8a7a91d279e45ae65947a4/text___
US appeals court sides with Trump administration on detaining immigrants without bond
SUMMARY: An appeals court has ruled that the U.S. can continue to detain immigrants without bond. The ruling Wednesday handed a victory to the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. The opinion from a panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis overturned a lower court ruling. The latter ruling required that a native of Mexico arrested for lacking legal documents be given a bond hearing before an immigration judge. It’s the second appeals court to rule in favor of the administration on this issue. Both appeals court opinions counter a slew of lower court decisions across the country saying the practice is illegal.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationDetaineesDeniedBondstLdWritethru/839b4ed2c08ca4d78728de66d7d4dc18/text___
Teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates
SUMMARY: Two teenage boys have been given probation after using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of fake nude photos of their classmates. The boys were 14 at the time. Authorities said the boys took images of the girls from school photos, yearbooks, Instagram, TikTok and FaceTime chats, and morphed them with images of adults depicting nudity or sexual activity. At least 59 girls were among the victims, many of them classmates with the boys at Lancaster Country Day School. Many called for the toughest sentence on Wednesday as they described their trauma. The judge said the boys' records will be expunged in two years if they don't reoffend.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAIAbuseImagesPennsylvaniaSchoolthLdWritethru/5eccb10ae81244fe475a32867f9ca2c9/text___
Mangled plane in LaGuardia crash is towed from runway as most injured passengers leave hospital
SUMMARY: All but four of the passengers injured in Sunday’s deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport have been released from the hospital. The airline made the announcement Wednesday, as crews began towing the wreckage of the plane off a LaGuardia runway. Workers were seen lifting the jet’s tail end onto a large dolly, which was then towed by two vehicles using long tethers. The plane originated in Montreal and was carrying 76 people during Sunday's collision, which killed two pilots. Roughly 40 people were treated at hospitals for injuries, some serious.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSLaGuardiaCrashndLdWritethru/5f3ea24ad5d94af16f1d0ee1160cba65/text___
Savannah Guthrie in NBC News interview appeals for help finding her missing mother
SUMMARY: Savannah Guthrie says in a tearful interview on NBC that "'somebody needs to do the right thing” and provide information that leads to a resolution of the case of her missing 84-year-old mother. Guthrie says she wakes up every night wondering about the terror that her mother went through. The “Today” show aired a portion of Hoda Kotb’s interview with her colleague Wednesday and says it will air more on Thursday and Friday — the first interview Guthrie has given since her mother went missing nearly two months ago. Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped or otherwise taken against her will.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSavannahGuthrieMomMissingthLdWritethru/13f7a8c2cf9c9d4cb9cc9f990e6ac8bb/text___
TSA officers share how they're scraping by without pay
SUMMARY: Tens of thousands Transportation Security Administration officers are set to receive another $0 paycheck this week. A dispute in Congress over funding the Department of Homeland Security has held up their salaries since mid-February. With monthly bills coming due, many of these federal employees are making difficult choices about how to make ends meet while continuing to screen passengers and luggage at airports across the U.S. In Indianapolis, a TSA officer has turned to a local food bank. A married couple in Florida is worried about providing for their family while the DHS shutdown holds up both their incomes. A father of three in Utah quit his TSA job to find one that pays.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTravelDelaysTSAOfficersrdLdWritethru/02c8fdbda5488b1cfb019fcf79c0430a/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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Suburbanites embrace anti-Trump resistance before No Kings protests, saying, 'This is our fight'
SUMMARY: A growing faction of concerned citizens across America's suburbs are positioned on the front lines of the anti-Trump resistance. They're voters who are often wealthier and more educated than average Americans — and they historically tended to prefer Republicans. But now, on the eve of the 2026 midterm elections, many suburbanites are energized to fight President Donald Trump and his party. Suburbanites will be especially active at this weekend’s No Kings protests against Trump. Few areas illustrate the upside-down politics of the Trump era more than the nation’s suburbs, which may ultimately decide the balance of power in Washington for the president’s final two years in office.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionSuburbsstLdWritethru/7f42979bbd254f3e4e5d79ec252e0cc2/text___
Missed paychecks and airport delays: Pressure mounts on Congress to end the funding shutdown
SUMMARY: Pressure is mounting on Congress to end the funding shutdown involving the Department of Homeland Security. It's resulted in travel disruptions, missed paychecks and even warnings of airport closures. But lawmakers haven't yet resolved the underlying issue of reining in President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement operations. Trump has sent in immigration agents who are now checking traveler IDs at airports. He's now threatening to deploy the National Guard. Senators are trying to advance a Republican proposal that would fund much of DHS except immigration enforcement and removal operations. Democrats argue it falls short in putting guardrails on immigration sweeps. Nearly 500 TSA workers have quit.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressHomelandSecuritythLdWritethru/b419e989a22dbc028d01cbd892fadb40/text___
How the war in Iran is landing with Republicans, according to a new AP-NORC poll
SUMMARY: A new AP-NORC poll shows that while President Donald Trump maintains deep support among Republicans, he risks frustrating his supporters if the U.S. gets involved in a prolonged war. Although the survey says about 6 in 10 Republicans back airstrikes against Iranian military targets, only 20% back deploying American ground troops. Rising prices could also pose a problem for Trump. The cost of oil and gas has soared since the Iran war began a month ago, adding financial pressure for Americans. About three-quarters of Republicans approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency, and 70% approve of how he’s handling Iran. Those ratings are in line with Republicans’ support for Trump’s foreign policy generally.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAPPollRepublicansIranndLdWritethru/2ce973fa38cbed78a19f1c37fb7b6926/text___
Justice Department settles lawsuit from Trump ally Michael Flynn for $1.2 million, AP source says
SUMMARY: The Justice Department has settled for roughly $1.2 million a lawsuit with Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who pleaded guilty during the Republican’s first term to lying about phone conversations with a top Russian diplomat but was later pardoned. Court papers filed Wednesday do not reveal the settlement amount, but a person familiar with the matter, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to disclose nonpublic information, confirmed the total as about $1.2 million. The settlement resolves a 2023 lawsuit in which Flynn sought at least $50 million and asserted that the criminal case against him amounted to a malicious prosecution. It also represents a stark turnabout in position for the Justice Department.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJusticeDepartmentMichaelFlynnrdLdWritethru/7b1d493300b5336900cb508c855fd59d/text___
Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran war
SUMMARY: Conservatives are holding one of their largest annual gatherings as President Donald Trump faces a tough moment and a growing rift over the Iran war. The Conservative Political Action Conference begins Wednesday near Dallas. While Trump maintains broad support among conservatives, the Iran war is more than a wrinkle for activists drawn to his “America First” campaign pledge against getting involved in foreign conflicts. Some featured speakers at the conference back the war, but others warn it could drain support from voters ahead of the midterm elections. Trump ally Steve Bannon calls the Iran conflict risky for conservatives while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz defends Trump’s decision as “exactly right.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSRepublicansCPACthLdWritethru/387082bac70bc17ce56a37fcbd5b056a/text___
Trump will travel to Beijing for rescheduled China trip May 14-15, after delay due to Iran war
SUMMARY: The White House says President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15. Trump had been scheduled to travel to China this month but previously announced he was delaying the trip so he could be in Washington to help steward the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran. The Republican president announced a rescheduled trip even though the war in Iran continues and the U.S. is pressing Tehran to accept a ceasefire proposal. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the president plans to host Xi for a White House visit later this year.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIranUSTrumpChinathLdWritethru/401c4c33a01b2acce72e96eb8058f8cc/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Zelenskyy visits Saudi Arabia as Ukraine provides expertise against Iranian drones
SUMMARY: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Saudi Arabia on an unannounced visit. The trip comes days after he revealed that Ukraine is helping five countries in the Middle East and Gulf region counter drone attacks on their territory amid the Iran war. "Important meetings are scheduled,” Zelenskyy said on X Thursday. Zelenskyy provided no more information about his visit but he said last week that Ukrainian officials are helping Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan with drone expertise. Ukraine has become one of the world’s leading producers of drone interceptors as it fights Russia’s invasion.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarndLdWritethru/2998c366a90ed280e9781a8b030a050c/text___
Iran and the US harden their positions as Tehran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz
SUMMARY: Iran and the United States appear at an impasse, with each side hardening its position over talks and setting the stage for another potential escalation in the Middle East war. Thousands more U.S. troops are nearing the region, Israel sent more troops into southern Lebanon to fight Hezbollah, and Tehran is tightening its grip on the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Sirens over Israel warned of barrages of incoming Iranian missiles on Thursday and Gulf nations worked to intercept fire. Heavy strikes were reported in Iran’s capital and other cities. Iran continues to fire missiles and there is no sign of an uprising against the government.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSthLdWritethru/08584480cef5cc50e525bf21602104fc/text___
Lebanese fear another occupation as Israel threatens to use Gaza tactics in the south
SUMMARY: Israel is trading fire with Hezbollah, calling for mass evacuations and sending ground troops deeper into Lebanon. Its leaders have hinted at a long-term occupation modeled on the devastating conquest of much of Gaza after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Israel says it needs a zone of control in the depopulated south to shield its northern communities, which have come under daily rocket attack since the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group joined the wider war. Many in Lebanon fear that could mean the open-ended displacement of over a million people, the flattening of their homes and a loss of territory.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLLebanonIsraelFearsofOccupationstLdWritethru/416347699f12430c471f3f26b07821cf/text___
Bus sinks in Bangladesh river, killing at least 26 people
SUMMARY: Officials in Bangladesh say a bus carrying about 50 people plunged into a river, killing at least 26. The bus fell into the Padma River on Wednesday afternoon as it was boarding a ferry. Authorities said at least 26 bodies have been recovered, most of them women. The bus was traveling to the capital, Dhaka, from the southwestern district of Kushtia. People are returning to Dhaka after celebrating the Islamic festival of Eid al-Fitr.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASBangladeshBusAccidentthLdWritethru/f7235d06a6ce8a705d8125dca6cb7dd0/text___
Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as an emboldened Russia starts spring offensive
SUMMARY: The Iran war has deflected global attention from Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor Ukraine as Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II enters its fifth year and an emboldened Kremlin undertakes a spring offensive. The past week showed that neither side is easing up. Russia on Tuesday fired almost 1,000 drones and 34 missiles at Ukraine in one of the war’s biggest bombardments. The following day Ukraine launched almost 400 drones in the largest reported overnight attack on Russian regions and Crimea. Ukraine’s fate is still Europe’s top foreign policy issue, fueled by fears that Moscow has wider ambitions.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarWhattoKnowndLdWritethru/c9976319f077c743317edec8a20f57f3/text___
Cuban president says Raúl Castro involved in US talks that are in early stages
SUMMARY: Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says that former President Raúl Castro is involved in talks between the island and the United States. The talks, which Diaz-Canel said are in the early stages, come at a time of increasing tensions between the two nations, with Cuba plagued by nationwide blackouts resulting from a crumbling power grid and an ongoing oil blockade implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has threatened tariffs on any country that provides oil to Cuba. Trump recently said he’d have “the honor of taking Cuba” soon.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCBCubaUSTalksndLdWritethru/76a73d9205b3bea9df4aa962869edf55/text___
Brazil's Bolsonaro to be discharged from hospital to return to house arrest
SUMMARY: Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro will be discharged from hospital on Friday to return home and continue serving his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt. Dr. Brasil Caiado told journalists in capital Brasilia on Wednesday that Bolsonaro’s health status is currently stable and this allows him to return to house imprisonment unless new circumstances emerge. The 71-year-old leader has been hospitalized since March 13 for pneumonia, one of several health problems he has faced since he was stabbed by a man in 2018 before he was elected president.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTBrazilBolsonarostLdWritethru/95ef5be70f9b035bfea675ab91746756/text___
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BUSINESS
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Stocks fall and oil prices rise as uncertainty about the war with Iran weighs on Wall Street
SUMMARY: Uncertainty is weighing on Wall Street about a possible end to the war with Iran, and stocks are falling as oil prices rise. The S&P 500 fell 1% Thursday and more than erased its gain from the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 319 points, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.3%. Stock markets fell more sharply in much of Asia and Europe. They’re the latest flip-flops for financial markets this week after Iran rejected a U.S. offer for a ceasefire. Oil prices rose more than 4%, and Treasury yields climbed in the bond market.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/8118f58d75859b9fc74ab133fa9e8c3e/text___
What men and women think about gender and pay, according to a new AP-NORC poll
SUMMARY: A new AP-NORC poll finds that men and women have different views on who has the advantage when it comes to earning competitive wages. Equal pay emerged as the biggest source of concern for women in the poll — compared to getting an education, a job or a promotion — and an area where men and women are far apart in their perception of gender equity. About 3 in 10 working women say they've personally experienced wage discrimination, compared to about 1 in 10 working men. The findings come at a time when men’s earnings are rising faster than women’s, and the gender wage gap is widening. It also comes as President Donald Trump’s administration dismantles federal agencies and legal tools designed to investigate wage discrimination.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAPPollEqualPay/4813dc047921c82c2eca7913b39ff3c1/text___
Southeast Asia revisits nuclear power plans for AI data centers as Iran war disrupts energy supplies
SUMMARY: Nuclear power is getting a second look across Southeast Asia to prepare for surging demand for power for artificial intelligence-focused data centers. Analysts say the Iran war energy crisis is also adding momentum to nuclear interest and action in the region. Countries are reviving mothballed nuclear plans and many have set ambitious targets. If met, nuclear energy will be added to national power grids across half of Southeast Asia in the 2030s. Nations like Malaysia say nuclear can satisfy the region's energy-hungry data center industry, which has caught the eye of tech giants like Microsoft, Google and Nvidia, without raising carbon emissions. But longstanding concerns around atomic energy remain.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASSoutheastAsiaDataCentersNuclearPowerstLdWritethru/c08108c2c5da7fd263098ff43748eac5/text___
Verdicts against social media companies carry consequences. But questions linger
SUMMARY: Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived in a long line of lawsuits alleging harm to children who use platforms including Instagram and YouTube. Penalties in excess of $380 million were assigned by the juries in California and New Mexico in cases that hold uncertain implications for Meta and YouTube. The California jury’s decision Wednesday in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit could influence the outcome of thousands of similar lawsuits accusing social media companies of deliberately causing harm. New Mexico's trial is heading toward a second phase to determine whether Meta created a public nuisance with its social media platforms and should pay for public programs to fix matters.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSocialMediaTrialsQA/d04fe8f7d410f943aa2a8e443c4eb1e1/text___
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New studies of old dogs help scientists understand where they came from
SUMMARY: Scientists are tracing back the history of dogs using the oldest genes from the species ever studied. Scientists think dogs descended from an ancient population of gray wolves somewhere in Europe or Asia. But exactly when and where this happened remain a mystery. Researchers examined ancient genes from the remains of over 200 dogs and wolves and found that the oldest dated back to about 15,800 years ago. Ancient dogs' lives were closely tied to the movements of the humans they lived with. Scientists can’t paint a picture of exactly what the first dogs looked like, but think they resembled smaller wolves. The new studies were published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APSCIOldestDogGenesstLdWritethru/be3d8d4b76e138cbc6d9c31c578bcbb5/text___
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Iran war's environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts say
SUMMARY: The Iran war is unleashing a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from agriculture to drinking water to people’s health. Experts also say it's leaving behind environmental damage and health risks that could persist for decades. They say attacks on oil- and gas-related sites create some of the worst environmental risks because of impacts to air quality and soil and water pollution. But they also worry about potential damage to nuclear sites and critical desalination plants, as well as water pollution that could damage fisheries and important ecosystems.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APIranWarEnvironmentalDestruction/8a2fd4fa7e2f96686bc6559e2dade93c/text___
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Woman pleads not guilty to attempted murder of Rihanna and to assaulting the superstar’s family
SUMMARY: A woman has pleaded not guilty to firing shots at Rihanna’s home while the singer and her family were there. Thirty-five-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz of Orlando, Florida, appeared in court in Los Angeles to enter the plea. She is charged with the attempted murder of Rihanna and 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm against people including Rihanna's partner A$AP Rocky and their three young children. According to a newly public police report, three bullets hit an Airstream trailer while Rihanna and Rocky were inside. Another hit the exterior wall of a nursery where the three kids and their nanny were.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APENTRihannaShotsFiredHousethLdWritethru/155931c0f8d4452d54488d7d64f4264f/text___
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Transgender women athletes banned from women's Olympic events by new IOC policy
SUMMARY: Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy It aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on women's sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The International Olympic Committee says “eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females.” Eligibility will be determined by "a one‑time SRY gene screening.” It is unclear how many, if any, transgender women are competing at an Olympic level.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APOLYIOCFemaleEligibilityrdLdWritethru/520cd9cee152a312767a667acf77dbc8/text___
Silver insists NBA will 'fix' tanking issue before next season, says he likes 65-game rule
SUMMARY: Tanking is going to be addressed. The 65-game rule might remain. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver insisted Wednesday that the league will change its draft process and address its tanking problem before the start of next season. And he pointed to the league’s player participation policy as proof of how the league can make effective fixes. The league’s board of governors discussed tanking — the issue of teams trying not to win in order to enhance their odds of landing the best possible draft pick — at its two-day meeting that ended Wednesday. Silver says votes were taken and no fingers were pointed at any specific teams.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBKNNBATankingstLdWritethru/89ca75f7bfbeb4946f0292e76cf7a080/text___
Vegas and Seattle a step closer to getting NBA teams. League's owners approve expansion exploration
SUMMARY: The NBA has finally decided to consider expanding past its current 30-team footprint, with the league’s owners voting Wednesday to start exploring the process of adding franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle. It was not a surprise move; expansion has been a consideration for years, and it’s been clear for some time that those two cities are the ones that are now a significant step closer toward joining the league. Las Vegas has been clamoring for an NBA team since at least the late 1990s, if not even longer. And Seattle has been waiting for the SuperSonics to return for nearly two decades.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBKNNBAExpansionthLdWritethru/24efe0c2e9957a67302a4c0cb2af972c/text___
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