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NATIONAL
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Bus hits cars in Virginia, killing 5 people and injuring 34, state police say
SUMMARY: Virginia State Police say a bus struck six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Virginia as traffic slowed for a work zone, killing five people and sending 34 to hospitals. The crash happened at about 2:35 a.m. on southbound I-95 in Stafford County. Three of the injured are in critical condition, police said. A state police statement says all five of those killed were in vehicles hit by the bus. Police said the crash is under investigation and charges are pending. Southbound lanes remained closed seven hours after the crash, with traffic being detoured.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFatalBusCrashVirginiandLdWritethru/69a5cfdcfc5af71318422152365ad96e/text___
Takeaways from inside a teen treatment center for adoptees, funded by taxpayers: runaways, assaults
SUMMARY: A residential treatment center in Missouri advertises to adoptive parents that it can help heal struggling children. Calo Programs is part of the so-called troubled teen industry that has been quietly institutionalizing adopted children at extraordinarily high rates. How Calo makes money and what happens to kids there offers a window into a larger phenomenon. Some youth treatment centers depend on government funding despite limited oversight. Calo is facing more than a dozen lawsuits and parents describe a chaotic environment that left their children more traumatized than before. Calo denies wrongdoing and says its treatment has helped many children.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAdoptedLockedAwayMoneyTakeawaysndLdWritethru/3803c01ea20d48a98a95ea649163fcb0/text___
Inside a taxpayer-funded treatment center for adoptees, tales of abuse, neglect and little oversight
SUMMARY: A residential treatment center in Missouri advertises to adoptive parents that it can help heal struggling children. Calo Programs is part of the so-called troubled teen industry that has been quietly institutionalizing adopted children at extraordinarily high rates. How Calo makes money and what happens to kids there offers a window into a larger phenomenon. Some youth treatment centers depend on government funding despite limited oversight. Calo is facing more than a dozen lawsuits and parents describe a chaotic environment that left their children more traumatized than before. Calo denies wrongdoing and says its treatment has helped many children.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAdoptedLockedAwayMoneyndLdWritethru/a53046f4b65cf710c8f1191119b5805c/text___
Federal judge upholds constitutionality of nitrogen gas executions
SUMMARY: A federal judge has ruled Alabama's use of nitrogen gas to carry out executions does not violate the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Emily Marks rejected claims that the method causes excessive suffering. The ruling came after the first bench trial in the nation examining the constitutionality of the execution method. The method has been used to put nine people to death, eight in Alabama and one in Louisiana. Death row inmate Jeffery Lee filed the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the method. Lee is scheduled to be executed next month. Court filings indicate his attorneys are appealing the decision.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSDeathPenaltyNitrogen/db8f0c27f472083590ce87342fc65392/text___
Venue gets mixed reviews as National Spelling Bee returns to DC ahead of White House UFC event
SUMMARY: The Scripps National Spelling Bee has moved from suburban Maryland to downtown Washington, and not all spellers and their families appreciate the change. The Bee is being held at Constitution Hall, a nearly century-old concert venue just blocks from the White House and the Washington Monument. Spellers are dealing with logistical hurdles including crowded hallways, limited dining options and shuttle bus rides. The quickest route between the venue and the hotel where spellers are staying would be to walk across the Ellipse south of the White House. But that's been fenced off for a UFC event on President Donald Trump's 80th birthday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSpellingBeendLdWritethru/2aeef13f54c837f5379211180df0b5c2/text___
A history of E. Jean Carroll's legal battle with President Donald Trump
SUMMARY: The former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll has been battling President Donald Trump in court for nearly seven years over her allegation that he sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a fancy Manhattan department store in 1996. One jury found Trump liable for attacking her and a second awarded her tens of millions of dollars in damages for Trump's public attacks on her credibility. Now, numerous news organizations have reported that Trump’s Justice Department, led by the federal prosecutors’ office in Chicago, has opened an investigation into whether Carroll lied under oath. The U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois has denied those reports, which cited anonymous sources.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpEJeanCarrollndLdWritethru/a476fcc8ce549fa4a12229cdd92d4d4e/text___
Explosion and fire at a Dallas apartment building kills at least 3 people, including a child
SUMMARY: A fire official says a huge fire has destroyed a two-story apartment building in Dallas and killed a child and at least two other people. Authorities would not immediately say Thursday how many missing people they were looking for hours after dozens of firefighters had brought the flames under control. Officials said the fire erupted after someone called 911 to report a gas leak. It was unclear how many residents lived in the two-story building in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. Some residents’ friends and relatives worried as they tried unsuccessfully to reach each loved ones.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSApartmentFireDallasthLdWritethru/773cd32d6526df5d2f10bdf2e8dac00e/text___
Crews recover the remains of 6 of the 9 workers missing after Washington chemical tank rupture
SUMMARY: Crews have recovered the remains of six of nine workers who were missing after a chemical tank ruptured at at paper mill in Washington state, officials said Thursday. In all, 11 people were killed in the disaster, including the three yet to be recovered. It’s one of the deadliest U.S. workplace accidents in recent decades. A tank containing more than 500,000 gallons of a highly destructive chemical mixture used in paper manufacturing collapsed Tuesday at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview, a city along the Columbia River. The six workers who were recovered had been in an area where they would congregate in the morning as they awaited their assignments for the day.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSWashingtonStateChemicalTankFailurethLdWritethru/ea5292c358e515aa08a43f6a8541b1a5/text___
Conditions of 4 climbers who fell on Mount McKinley unknown as rescuers try to reach them
SUMMARY: Rescuers are trying to reach four climbers who fell on Alaska’s Mount McKinley, North America’s tallest peak, the National Park Service said Thursday. The climbers’ conditions weren’t immediately known following the fall, which was reported to Denali National Park and Preserve rangers overnight, and rangers were seeking a weather window to allow them to reach the area by helicopter, a statement from the agency said. The four climbers were part of a seven-person team.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMountMcKinleyClimbersthLdWritethru/51a02c2337e90d8fbb401a6e1557c6d6/text___
Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch, who the notable spellers are, rules and prizes
SUMMARY: The Scripps National Spelling Bee will crown a champion in Thursday night's finals. The bee began in 1925, with this year marking its 98th edition. After a long run at a convention center in suburban Maryland, the bee returned to the nation's capital this year at Constitution Hall near the White House. Mina Kimes of ESPN has joined the broadcast as its host. The bee airs on ION and other channels owned by the Cincinnati-based media company Scripps. The champion of the bee receives more than $50,000 in cash and prizes. Thirty of the past 36 champions have come from families of Indian heritage.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSpellingBeeGuidethLdWritethru/3c0bc9365d6f69820700a3fd1fd231ef/text___
Man wanted over 3 killings apprehended after an intense search of Hawaii’s Big Island
SUMMARY: A man wanted in connection with the killings of three men has been apprehended after a massive search of Hawaii’s Big Island. Police say they deployed “significant resources” to find 36-year-old Jacob Baker. Authorities say they believe he is involved in the deaths of three men: a 69-year-old man found partially submerged in a cement pond, a 79-year-old man who was found just a few hundred feet away, and a third man, also 69, whose body was found about 19 miles away. The killings took place within two days in a remote and mostly rural district that’s a mix of tropical landscape and barren lava fields. No lawyer is listed for Baker.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSHawaiiKillingsthLdWritethru/e3aedc4fcc422302fcba95b785fa5a8f/text___
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Bondi refuses to answer lawmakers' questions about Trump's involvement in Epstein files release
SUMMARY: Former Attorney General Pam Bondi has refused to answer questions on Donald Trump’s involvement in the release of Jeffrey Epstein case files. Bondi is also standing behind the Trump administration’s release of the case files as she talks to lawmakers scrutinizing a process that was delayed and included personal information of potential victims. Democratic lawmakers said Friday that Bondi told them she would not speak about the Republican president in the interview. Several survivors of Epstein’s abuse gathered outside the Capitol office where lawmakers were interviewing Bondi behind closed doors. The survivors tried to make their presence known to Bondi as she entered the room but say they were shoved aside by police officers.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressEpsteinBondithLdWritethru/9ca5612e397ff8365dfb212a214c97c9/text___
Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump's $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' settlement fund
SUMMARY: A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for the Republican president's allies who believe they were victims of a weaponized government. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday also barred the government from moving forward with the fund’s creation while litigation is pending to challenge it. The judge scheduled a June 12 hearing for arguments on whether to extend the order blocking payouts from an “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” which the government created to resolve Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns. The White House declines to comment.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpSettlementFundthLdWritethru/8baaee6aa8d83f0ad2905f5f8d457dec/text___
Top federal prosecutor in Chicago denies investigation into E. Jean Carroll, disputing media reports
SUMMARY: The top federal prosecutor in Chicago denies that his office has opened an investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a New York department store 30 years ago. The Associated Press and other news organizations, citing anonymous sources, reported that the federal prosecutors’ office in Chicago has opened an investigation into Carroll examining possible perjury allegations. But Andrew Boutros, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, denied that. A person familiar with the matter, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity, later clarified that the actual focus was on a nonprofit that had helped fund Carroll's case.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJusticeDepartmentTrumpColumnistthLdWritethru/ec802c40674fabeefab4dd8ed51aa4b6/text___
Judge refuses to block Trump order to limit mail voting. There's no immediate effect on the midterms
SUMMARY: A federal judge is declining to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to create a national list of eligible voters and limit mail voting. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington late Wednesday rejected arguments by Democrats and civil rights groups that the provision exceeds the Republican president's powers. The Constitution gives the power to set election rules to the states and Congress, not the president. No matter how rapidly Trump's administration acts, no voting changes are expected during primary elections, which continue into next month. Attention now shifts to Boston, where another challenge to the executive order is in federal court.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpElectionsthLdWritethru/9474fae41161dc5954295ae1370bcb88/text___
Supreme Court rules for Black death row inmate from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury
SUMMARY: The Supreme Court has ruled for a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who claims there was racial bias in the makeup of the jury that convicted him. By a 5-4 vote Thursday, the justices sided with Terry Pitchford, who was sentenced to death for his role in the killing of a grocery store owner in northern Mississippi. There were 11 white jurors and one Black juror in a trial with similarities to that of another Black man on Mississippi’s death row, whose conviction the high court overturned seven years ago. If Pitchford's conviction is overturned, the state could seek to retry him. Pitchford's lawyer says he's “entitled to a fair trial.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSupremeCourtExcludingBlackJurorsthLdWritethru/a95ba2fd8163923ecd62e0d8384e89c5/text___
AP Exclusive: Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela leader, sources say
SUMMARY: The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. That's according to current and former U.S. law enforcement officials. It's the latest sign of warming relations between the White House and the oil-rich nation. It’s unclear whether prosecutors had implicated Rodriguez in any crimes or whether investigators were moving toward an indictment. A Justice Department spokesperson said in an email “there was never an investigation into her to shut down.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSVenezuelaDelcyRodrguezthLdWritethru/07226dea025e16afcf8ca3e39280fd76/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Trump meeting with aides to make 'final determination' on moving forward with Iran deal
SUMMARY: U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s holding a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers as he looks to make a “final determination” on moving forward with a deal to extend the Iran ceasefire. Trump confirmed the high-level talks on Friday, the day after The Associated Press and other news outlets reported that U.S. and Iranian negotiators had come to terms on a tentative agreement. The deal would extend the fragile ceasefire by 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz as new talks are held on Iran’s disputed nuclear program.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSthLdWritethru/cac5206df0f0c7b79fe9321c08d63096/text___
Canadian man pleads guilty to selling lethal substances to people who killed themselves
SUMMARY: A Canadian man accused of running an online operation selling lethal products has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of counseling or aiding suicide. A lawyer for Kenneth Law says Canadian prosecutors will withdraw 14 murder charges in exchange for the plea. Police in Canada and internationally have been investigating more than 100 suicides linked to Law. Canadian police say he used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite. The substance is commonly used to cure meats and can be deadly if ingested. Police say Law is suspected of sending at least 1,200 packages to more than 40 countries.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCNCanadaLethalSubstancesthLdWritethru/4a116222a2ecf0656342eb34735f0178/text___
Rescuers evacuate the first of 5 villagers found trapped in a cave in Laos; 2 still missing
SUMMARY: Rescue divers in Laos have safely evacuated the first of five villagers trapped in a cave for over a week due to floodwaters. The rescue happened Friday night, with the villager seen walking unsteadily with assistance. Divers found the group on Wednesday, but two villagers remain missing. Rescue teams from Laos, Thailand, Japan, and Malaysia are working together, with more help on the way. The villagers had entered the cave to search for valuable minerals and were trapped by flash flooding. Rescuers are pumping water out of the cave, but rain has complicated efforts.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASLaosCaveRescuethLdWritethru/5a5652332b8fdcd75e9a451abef4e223/text___
Russian drone targeting Ukraine hits apartment building in Romania, injuring 2, officials say
SUMMARY: Romanian authorities say a Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania. Two people had minor injuries and several were evacuated. The Defense Ministry said Friday the drone was tracked by radar in Romanian airspace and crashed onto the roof of a building in Galati. Russia has been using long-range ballistic missiles and drones to damage Ukraine’s power grid and hammer cities, and Ukraine has braced for further heavy bombardments. Romania's Foreign Ministry said the country is asking NATO for a faster transfer of anti-drone capabilities to its military.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/aa90986c237b8fa1d9116685c8c32f95/text___
War and displacement in Gaza are fueling a rise in early marriage
SUMMARY: The war in Gaza and the mass displacement of Palestinians have helped fuel an increase in marriages of young girls. That's according to official data and experts. Some mothers see marriage as a source of protection and financial support in the harsh conditions of sprawling tent camps. Girls who marry early can face sexual assault and physical abuse from their husbands and in-laws. Many also become pregnant too young, putting them at risk of miscarriage or worse. Divorce rates are also high among early marriages, meaning some return home with babies and no support. The Associated Press spoke to six girls in Gaza who got married between 13 and 16 and their parents. They spoke on condition they not be identified by their full names because of the deep sensitivity of the issue.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLGazaEarlyMarriagendLdWritethru/52dee97ef11180ca5f153d359139249e/text___
WHO chief lands in Congo, saying Ebola outbreak 'can be stopped'
SUMMARY: The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an Ebola outbreak. Medical personnel are struggling with equipment shortages, distrustful populations, and armed groups. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasized community collaboration. The outbreak of a rare type of Ebola is spreading faster than the response, with over 1,000 suspected cases and 238 deaths. Aid from the EU and the U.S. is arriving. Health workers face challenges due to local burial rites and regional conflicts. The WHO is discouraging travel bans, but the U.S. has imposed a 21-day ban on noncitizens who have visited Congo and two neighboring countries.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFEbolardLdWritethru/31d5e72a16d3402e065354dc9488434e/text___
Guatemala's president denies report of US deal on anti-drug trafficking strikes
SUMMARY: Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo denies an agreement with the U.S. for anti-drug trafficking operations in Guatemala. His comments follow a New York Times report suggesting joint strikes were planned. Arévalo clarifies that there is only a request within existing agreements. He emphasizes that any collaboration, like maritime interdictions, aligns with Guatemalan law. The Congress of the Republic is the only body that can authorize operations involving soldiers on Guatemalan soil. Acting Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez states he cannot discuss future operations but highlights ongoing cooperation with regional partners.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTGuatemalaUSAgreementstLdWritethru/cba80c7fddba03d69a35a3670d29498d/text___
Kenya court suspends US plan for Ebola quarantine facility for Americans
SUMMARY: A court in Kenya has suspended a U.S. plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to a rare Ebola virus in northeastern Congo. The decision came on Friday after backlash from medical workers and activists. The U.S. intended to send affected and exposed individuals to Kenya instead of flying them home. The Kenyan government has only acknowledged discussions about Ebola preparedness, not the facility itself. The High Court in Nairobi halted any agreements until petitions are heard on Tuesday. The Kenya Law Society and Katiba Institute challenged the facility, citing public health risks and lack of public participation.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFKenyaUSEbola/f0c7ed6dc3fe339b9b974fd12782ca8d/text___
Israeli and Russian forces added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones
SUMMARY: An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the review began more than 15 years ago for their treatment of Palestinian detainees. Russian armed and security forces were also blacklisted for the first time this year for sexual violence against prisoners of war and civilians detained during the war in Ukraine. Israel and Russia both deny the accusations. The 35-page report was shared by the Israeli mission to the U.N. late Thursday ahead of its expected release Friday. The report says the number of cases of sexual violence in conflicts rose sharply in 2025 from 2024.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUNSexualAssaultinConflictstLdWritethru/c5d5c8300dd671d0e5cd1594c1da2006/text___
Palestinians mourn 10 killed in Eid strikes as Netanyahu vows wider control of the strip
SUMMARY: Dozens of Palestinians in Gaza City gathered for funeral prayers for 10 people killed in Israeli strikes. The strikes, which took place on the first day of Eid al-Adha, injured more than 20 people, according to Shifa Hospital. Video shows flames pouring from a building as bystanders rush to help the wounded. The Israeli military says it targeted two Hamas militants. Among those killed was Hamas fighter Imad Isleim. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is expanding its control in Gaza.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsGazandLdWritethru/24df97c6c41ecc2615aa24285674f31d/text___
With a stalemate in Ukraine and discontent at home, Putin seems ready to escalate his war
SUMMARY: President Vladimir Putin is facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians and appears ready to change the narrative around the conflict. He looks likely to sharply escalate the fighting in the hope it will shore up his sagging domestic approval ratings and persuade an increasingly pessimistic audience at home that Moscow is winning the war. Russia’s warning to carry out “consistent and systematic” missile strikes on Kyiv and a call for evacuating foreign embassies from the capital signal Putin’s intention to expand Russia’s aerial campaign despite the heavy costs and potential international outrage.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaPutinWarNarrative/0c31bbbf0d06c457c00d046bc7ba99f7/text___
Suspect in Taylor Swift Vienna concert attack plot convicted and sentenced to 15 years
SUMMARY: An Austrian court has convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The state court in Wiener Neustadt found the 21-year-old defendant, an Austrian citizen, guilty on charges including those related to the concert. His defense attorney said he admitted to the charges related to the concert plot during the opening day of the trial last month. The concert plot was thwarted, but Austrian authorities still canceled Swift’s three performances in August 2024. The defendant apologized in his final words to the court ahead of the verdict.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUAustriaTaylorSwiftPlotthLdWritethru/8f0709f69e96d71fc846886147923668/text___
Israeli military strikes southern suburb of Beirut before crucial Lebanon-Israel talks in Washington
SUMMARY: Israel's military says that the air force has carried out an airstrike on a southern suburb of Lebanon's capital. The strike on Thursday afternoon hit an apartment in Choueifat near Beirut’s international airport. This comes amid escalating tensions in southern Lebanon where Israeli troops have crossed the Litani River. The Israeli military has intensified attacks against Hezbollah and killed at least 14 people across southern Lebanon. Lebanese and Israeli military officials will hold security talks in Washington on Friday. The Hezbollah militant group say it has carried out multiple drone and rocket attacks targeting Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLLebanonIsraelHezbollahthLdWritethru/9ee3d769ae672c1a64dae905797a73da/text___
Fire rips through a dormitory at a girls' school in Kenya, killing at least 16 students
SUMMARY: A fire has devastated a girls' boarding school in central Kenya, killing at least 16 students and injuring many more. The blaze occurred Thursday at Utumishi Girls School, which has over 800 students. Police are questioning surviving students to determine the cause. Education Minister Julius Ogamba said 79 students were injured. Parents are frustrated as victims remain unidentified. The Kenya Red Cross is providing psychological support. President William Ruto expressed condolences, highlighting the ongoing concern over school fires in East Africa. Past incidents include deadly fires in 2024 and 2001, raising alarms about safety measures.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFKenyaSchoolFirethLdWritethru/6f22a871876a8b99c2ded08e14ef53a9/text___
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US stocks gain ground, adding to their records, as Dell soars
SUMMARY: Stocks are rising on Wall Street, adding to the all-time highs they set a day earlier. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Friday. The index is coming off six gains in a row and is headed for a ninth straight winning week, which would be the longest such streak since 2023. Dell Technologies soared 28% after delivering profits that blew past expectations. The company also raised its outlook, citing powerful demand for AI computing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 382 points, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.2%. European and Asian markets mostly rose. Brent crude fell.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/68f9166e428621a5b3349d2d2aea34b5/text___
Tomatoes become latest symbol of America’s affordability squeeze
SUMMARY: Prices for tomatoes are up 40% over the past year, the biggest increase tracked among products in the Consumer Price Index. Experts say the spike is the result of crop yields and two pillars of President Donald Trump's second term policies. The Iran war has spiked shipping costs. And Trump has slapped tariffs on tomatoes from Mexico, which grows most of America's supply. Outraged consumers are voicing their displeasure online, but the impact is most acute among businesses that rely on tomatoes as a key ingredient. Wayne Humphrey of Snarf’s Sandwiches, which which operates dozens of stores in Colorado, Missouri and Texas, says the price hike will cost him $1.7 million this year.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSInflationTomatoes/1176fd9d4213f2b568181809937c2170/text___
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Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launch pad during an engine-firing test
SUMMARY: A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has exploded during a test at the launch pad. Thursday night's blast was felt in nearby Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach, Florida, and briefly turned the sky orange. Blue Origin said its New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test and everyone is safe. Space Force officials said emergency responders remained on the scene more than an hour later. New Glenn is the rocket that Bezos' company must use to launch landers to the moon for NASA. It made its debut more than a year ago, soaring three times.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSCIBlueOriginRocketExplosionthLdWritethru/ecdb38828fac02e3a33cc4fd4e61543e/text___
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Martina McBride, Morris Day among wave of cancellations at Trump-linked Freedom 250 concerts
SUMMARY: Martina McBride, Morris Day, the Commodores and Young MC have all announced they will not perform at “The Great American State Fair” on Washington's National Mall. The wave of cancellations comes a day after the White House-affiliated Freedom 250 announced the lineup for June and July. Freedom 250 has not responded to requests for comment. President Donald Trump launched Freedom 250 last year to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. The organization describes itself as nonpartisan. Rapper Vanilla Ice has confirmed that he will perform.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFreedomConcertsArtistsDropOutthLdWritethru/bb9c58cb68d3af91cd8aeb5c5c5d26a1/text___
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What to know about the heat policy at the French Open
SUMMARY: Despite an unprecedented heat wave at the French Open the tournament’s extreme weather policy has not been activated this week. And even if it had been it’s unlikely that the retractable roof on Court Philippe-Chatrier would have been closed before or during top-ranked Jannik Sinner’s loss. The temperature at the start of the match was 29 degrees C (84 F) and rose to 32 C (90 F). Those don't approach the levels for activating the policy. And the policy makes no mention of closing roofs.
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French Open stunner: No. 1 Jannik Sinner struggles with dizziness during heat wave in 2nd-round loss
SUMMARY: Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is out in the French Open second round. Sinner struggled with dizziness and wasted a chance to serve for the match in a 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 loss to 56th-ranked opponent Juan Manuel Cerundolo. Sinner was on a 30-match winning streak and was an overwhelming favorite to complete a career Grand Slam. Sinner bent over on the clay court in apparent exhaustion multiple times. He attempted to cool himself with a hand-held fan on changeovers and put bags of ice around his neck. The temperature rose to 32 C (90 F).
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MLB owners propose a salary cap for the first time since baseball's 1994-95 strike
SUMMARY: Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond. Baseball owners haven’t proposed a firm cap since 1994. Their effort prompted a 7 1/2-month strike that forced the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 years. The proposal would cap spending in 2027 at $245.3 million, with a salary floor of $171.2 million.
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NBA's board of governors passes anti-tanking changes to draft lottery
SUMMARY: The NBA has approved sweeping changes to the draft lottery that will strip the teams with the worst records from receiving the best odds of winning the No. 1 pick. The changes were approved Thursday in large part to crack down on tanking. A vote by the league’s Board of Governors made the plan official for the next three seasons. The plan will be evaluated again before 2030. Starting with next year’s lottery, the 16 participating teams will all get somewhere between one and three lottery balls.
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