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NATIONAL
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Man kills his partner and child at a Minnesota daycare before taking his own life, police say
SUMMARY: A man killed his partner and their child at a Minnesota home daycare Wednesday before taking his own life, police said. Authorities said six other children were at the daycare in Hopkins, but none were injured, and all have been reunited with their parents. Hopkins Police Chief Brent Johnson said another parent called police after witnessing the attack while arriving to drop a child off at the home. Johnson declined to say how the victims were killed or what weapon was used. Johnson said police believe the two adults who died owned the daycare.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSDaycareKillingsMinnesotardLdWritethru/a4057d1d7c5a166e10bc3298f7f184fb/text___
Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest
SUMMARY: Severe weather has cut power to over half a million people in the Chicago area, Indiana and Ohio. Perilous thunderstorms and extreme wind gusts pummeled the region on Tuesday, as tornado sirens howled and the skies darkened. All flights were temporarily stopped at Chicago’s two major airports. Officials warned about delays as the flight backlog is cleared. According to a power outage tracking website, more than 600,000 customers lost electricity in Illinois and Indiana. A wind gust of 99 mph was recorded in Gary, Indiana. Farther east in Ohio, at least one death was reported, and incarcerated people were injured by lightning at a prison.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSevereWeatherthLdWritethru/1a17b33ff8b6adb50b06a6e62c695769/text___
Video captures rescue of river tubing group stranded for 3 days, living off bark and flowers
SUMMARY: Body camera footage shows how rescue teams found two women and 9-year-old boy who were stranded for three days when their river tubing trip went wrong. In the video released by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, rescuers find the trio wearing just their swimming suits, their arms and legs covered in scratches. They have a broken phone and a single water bottle with only a few sips left. The trio had been on a tubing trip on the Muskegon River in the small community of Twin Lake on Tuesday when they’d hit logs and their tubes popped. They'd survived on flowers, bark and river water.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMichiganRiverRescuestLdWritethru/4db0bba54dc0ab04885f9e4faadc6cfe/text___
3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010
SUMMARY: Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates on the same day this week. That would make Thursday the first time in nearly 16 years that three executions occur on the same day in the U.S. Robin Maher from the Death Penalty Information Center notes that a small number of states drive execution numbers. Tennessee plans to execute Anthony Darrell Hines, three months after the attempted execution of another inmate was called off because of a problem inserting an IV. Alabama is set to execute Jeremy Williams, who waived his appeals, for the 2021 murder of a 5-year-old girl. Oklahoma plans to execute Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez for the 2003 murder of his girlfriend.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSExecutionsThreeinOneDaystLdWritethru/4fdce596339c31481eb61f25223c3775/text___
AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
SUMMARY: Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. A notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security says ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices” for officers and agents by March. The devices are known as the G.L.O.V. E. That stands for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter. They're made by Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, Kentucky. They have been used in recent years by some jails and police departments.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationICEShockGlovesstLdWritethru/85ff746d3e0ee5f39e7a9a3f1f576252/text___
At Lindsay Clancy trial, focus turns to medications prescribed before she killed her 3 children
SUMMARY: Lindsay Clancy messaged one of her caregivers less than two months before she killed her three young children in 2023 that she was having “intrusive thoughts I never had before,” “feeling completely hopeless” and worried about becoming addicted to some medications. That's according to messages from her that were read Tuesday during the testimony of a psychiatric nurse practitioner who treated her. Clancy has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. She says she heard voices telling her to harm her children. Prosecutors argue that she is an intentional killer. Clancy’s attorneys say she sought help for bipolar disorder and postpregnancy psychosis but her condition worsened. She faces life without parole if convicted.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSLindsayClancyTrialstLdWritethru/1be4c6455e94da7931309171f1042876/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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Forget left vs. center. Democratic voters are making clear they just want change
SUMMARY: Results in Democratic primaries in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Connecticut have reiterated that Democratic voters are hungry for change, even as they remain divided over the party’s ideological future. Progressives secured a major victory in Minnesota but fell short in Wisconsin, while a longtime Connecticut congressman was ousted by a younger challenger. The results followed similar outcomes earlier this year in places like Michigan that showed an appetite for turnover that cuts across the party’s ideological divisions. They also highlighted the growing influence of younger voters, who have been particularly drawn to progressive candidates. The next test will come in November, when Democratic nominees must win over broader electorates.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionstLdWritethru/0618c650d24c17a2a8f2d3273d813808/text___
David Crowley's razor-thin Wisconsin primary win sets up a match against a Trump pick
SUMMARY: David Crowley’s razor-thin primary win over a democratic socialist in swing state Wisconsin sets up a match against a congressman who has voted with President Donald Trump 100% of the time. It is a dream scenario for Democrats and a potential nightmare for Republicans. Crowley overcame Francesca Hong in dramatic, narrow fashion in Tuesday’s primary, stunning pundits and pollsters who had long placed Hong as the frontrunner. Now Tiffany must pivot to face a challenger from Milwaukee, the state’s largest source of Democratic voters, known for working across the aisle with Republicans.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionWisconsinndLdWritethru/b23fe75b1fb54f5c0c27379ed0693319/text___
Trump’s vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump's executive order to change the childhood vaccine schedule could endear him to some “Make America Healthy Again” voters who want more flexibility on immunization. But the Republican president's order is attracting attacks designed to hurt his aligned candidates in November's midterm elections. Trump's order was part of a yearslong focus he's had on spacing out shots into separate visits, an idea contradicting medical groups' guidance. But even among the MAHA coalition Trump credits with helping him win back the White House, a poll shows reevaluating vaccine safety is not a top concern. Democrats slam Trump’s order in messages to voters. Public health experts warn spacing out shots could increase infection risk.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpVaccinesPoliticsstLdWritethru/ac9c60b01966fef22d74218e63339c60/text___
Tuesday's takeaways: No clear direction for Wisconsin Democrats
SUMMARY: The Democratic Party's ideological divide remained unresolved even as the establishment candidate eked out a narrow win in the Wisconsin governor's primary over a democratic socialist. But in some party races Tuesday night, voters chose experienced nominees for governor in Connecticut and Minnesota. The most notable Republican race was a special primary to determine the nominee to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. His sister, Darline Graham, was assured of a spot in a runoff election.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionTakeawaysthLdWritethru/226b31e324cdd9b72200fb9abc9acb69/text___
Trump says Secret Service and the military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane” due to a threat. Trump on Tuesday downplayed the extraordinary nature of the subterfuge involved in his flight, which saw him stow away in an airport catering container to sneak onto another plane while Air Force One was sent into the sky, essentially as a decoy. He also downplayed the risk to the people — White House officials, security and support staff, and reporters — he left on the plane.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpSecretTripsthLdWritethru/d23a6454d1410cc8461368007db6ca25/text___
Progressive Democrats get another win in Minnesota US Senate primary
SUMMARY: Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Minnesota Democratic Senate primary in the latest victory for an insurgent progressive over the party’s establishment. Flanagan on Tuesday defeated centrist U.S. Rep. Angie Craig with a pledge to fight the influence of corporations and confront Republican President Donald Trump. She was backed by popular progressives including Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who rallied with her in the campaign’s final weeks. In the governor's race, House Speaker Lisa Demuth won the Republican primary for governor. Among the candidates she defeated was Mike Lindell, the Trump-endorsed pillow purveyor, who has been among the most persistent advocates of the lie that Trump’s 2020 loss to Joe Biden was fraudulent.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionMinnesotathLdWritethru/bbadfd4d2a4a1184be74f75ed26b9b72/text___
Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting
SUMMARY: A federal judge has agreed to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to have the U.S. Postal Service play a central role in deciding who can receive a mail ballot. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani on Tuesday sided with the League of Women Voters and other voting rights groups that challenged the Republican president’s order and granted a preliminary injunction. Her ruling bars the Postal Service from taking any action to implement the order ahead of this year's midterm elections. Separate plaintiffs had argued in two lawsuits that the order should be found unconstitutional because the states and Congress, not the president, have the power to set election rules.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpElectionsndLdWritethru/159c192e48670a8740a6a378c683cb61/text___
Former US Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years on disputed charges has been released
SUMMARY: Russia has released an American military veteran, allowing his return to the U.S. after four years of what his family and U.S. officials allege was wrongful incarceration and abusive treatment that left him near death. Robert Gilman was freed after President Donald Trump said he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump said Gilman was released on humanitarian grounds and Russia asked for no one in exchange. The 32-year-old Massachusetts teacher and former Marine was on his way to a U.S. military hospital in Texas. That's according to Global Reach, a group that’s been working to free him and other American detainees abroad.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSRussiaAmericanHeldthLdWritethru/4c14fea91552117ffd7fd4c893c3768e/text___
FACT FOCUS: Trump makes false claims as he signs order urging revisions around childhood vaccines
SUMMARY: While issuing an executive order urging states to revise childhood vaccine recommendations, President Donald Trump and others in his administration repeated several false claims about those vaccines, as well as their relationship to autism. Many public health experts expressed concern about the recommendations. They noted that childhood vaccines and how they should be given have been rigorously studied globally for decades. They say the current model has proven to be safe and effective at protecting children.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APTrumpVaccinesFactFocus/287503e351b38ec01ac7377eadbc22c4/text___
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs chooses former Republican Mayor John Giles as her running mate
SUMMARY: Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has selected a Republican-turned-independent as her running mate in a tough reelection campaign. The ticket with former Mesa Mayor John Giles aims to appeal to Republicans and conservative independents in a state that once was a GOP stronghold. Giles is a critic of President Donald Trump and has endorsed Democrats including Kamala Harris. Giles' selection Tuesday could attract Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints members, a key voting bloc. Many church members are ambivalent about the Republican president. The Republican governor's race nominee is far-right congressman Andy Biggs, whose running mate is former state lawmaker Sine Kerr. Arizona is electing a lieutenant governor for the first time.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionArizonaGovernorthLdWritethru/3d7d3b6ed775c18025263d8d3c430f55/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Eclipse excitement sweeps Spain as millions prepare to watch the skies
SUMMARY: Spain is gearing up for a rare total solar eclipse, even as extreme heat and wildfires threaten to cast a pall over the spectacle. Millions in northern and central Spain will have prime views of the event, which begins around sunset. Spanish authorities have set up 350 official viewing sites and restricted access to 123 others due to environmental concerns. With temperatures soaring above 35 degrees Celsius and dry vegetation, officials are urging caution to prevent wildfires. Hotel prices in Spain and Iceland have soared, with rooms in Reykjavík exceeding $1,000 for Wednesday night. The eclipse marks Iceland's first total solar eclipse since 1954.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUSolarEclipsethLdWritethru/4748323b3df8272d546683cc1dbc1d15/text___
Earthquake response strains Colombia's new government and rescuers as they race against the clock
SUMMARY: The search for life in the rubble of Colombia’s powerful earthquake is growing more desperate as search teams push up against a key time threshold to locate survivors before it's too late. The devastation is testing Colombia's new president as his government scrambles to respond to the natural disaster and ensure aid makes to the vulnerable communities most affected by Monday's quake and more than 100 aftershocks. Aid agencies consider the first 48 to 72 hours crucial for retrieving people alive, though that limit can be extended if those trapped have access to food and water.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTColombiaEarthquakethLdWritethru/a35440647cc3efed1bbce935d223565e/text___
Pakistan says 3 citizens killed in Houthi attack on ship, and other developments in the Mideast
SUMMARY: Iranian-backed Houthis have attacked a ship off Yemen, killing six people, including three Pakistani nationals. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar condemned the attack on Wednesday, saying it endangers lives and violates international law. The attack occurred Tuesday in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a crucial shipping route. This incident is part of a series of Houthi strikes against Yemeni government forces and Saudi oil facilities. The violence raises fears of reigniting Yemen’s civil war and expanding the Middle East conflict. Meanwhile, Turkey condemned Colombia's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, calling it a violation of international law.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastthLdWritethru/870153cd1ea715829c5f15c9757f4e60/text___
An overnight Ukrainian blitz damages Russia's Black Sea naval stronghold, Zelenskyy says
SUMMARY: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian missiles and drones blitzed Russia's naval base on the Black Sea coast in a nighttime operation. The attack targeted the base in Novorossiysk, striking air defenses and port infrastructure. Officials in Russia's Krasnodar region reported hundreds of Ukrainian drones attacked various locations, with air defenses downing over 500. Three people, including an 8-year-old, were killed. Ukraine’s air force said Russia fired 138 long-range drones overnight, killing two people in the Kherson region and destroying a shopping mall in Zaporizhzhia. Russia reportedly is expanding production of ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones, while Ukraine is seeking to scale up its weapons manufacturing through agreements with partner countries.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/9eadff0d7590923e3d98c99e2b61150b/text___
Rescuers evacuate more than 200 from a ferry fire that left at least 1 dead near Bali
SUMMARY: Authorities in Indonesia say rescuers evacuated 211 people and recovered the body of a passenger from a ferry that caught fire Wednesday in rough seas between Bali and Lombok. The Putri Yasmin caught fire shortly after dawn while carrying passengers, vehicles and motorcycles across the Lombok Strait. Officials initially reported 131 people aboard based on the ship’s manifest, but later determined more people were on the vessel, a common issue in Indonesia. The rescue operation involved navy ships, patrol boats, rescue vessels and a helicopter. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASIndonesiaFerryFirethLdWritethru/ab527cf29730147f86c4c82f341584eb/text___
WHO says Congo’s Ebola outbreak is on track to eclipse the deadliest one in history
SUMMARY: The World Health Organization warns that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history. The outbreak, which has killed over 2,000 people out of more than 4,300 cases, is considered the fastest growing in history. On Wednesday, WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it could eclipse the West African Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016, which killed over 11,000 people. This outbreak is unlike most previous ones for Ebola because the rare Bundibugyo virus responsible for it has no approved vaccines or treatments.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCongoEbolastLdWritethru/d9bb9bfa9816e278ba36a2382334d65f/text___
Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
SUMMARY: One Somali family's long trek to escape drought conditions is an example of a deepening humanitarian emergency in Somalia, where years of drought, conflict and economic pressures are pushing more families from rural communities into displacement camps as hunger rises and humanitarian funding shrinks. About 2 million people face emergency levels of food insecurity, more than double the number recorded last year, according to Plan International, which has provided assistance to more than 200,000 people in Somalia this year. The humanitarian group and Somalia’s Disaster Management Agency are calling for increased international assistance, with concern that the crisis could be compounded by another climate shock later this year brought by El Nino.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFSomaliaHungerstLdWritethru/28d37013c290c3327b50911a9bcfc8c2/text___
Western Canada fights growing wildfires as thousands more told to be ready to leave
SUMMARY: A wildfire in western Canada that has forced about 20,000 people to flee grew overnight. Authorities are still fighting to contain the blaze that’s destroyed homes and other properties near Okanagan Lake in British Columbia. The fire is burning toward Summerland, a community east of Vancouver. Beyond those already forced to flee, another 10,000 people have been told to be ready to leave on short notice. Multiple other fires were burning in the province, and officials are warning that lightning may spark more. And other wildfires are burning in the U.S., including in California's Big Sur region.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCNWesternWildfiresthLdWritethru/f6b876ca4cfbb4efef623b44ace43b04/text___
North Korea launches a suspected ballistic missile, Japan’s says
SUMMARY: Japan’s Defense Ministry says North Korea has fired a possible ballistic missile toward the sea, the second such weapons launch in less than a week. The Defense Ministry says the suspected weapon has landed in the waters. Yonhap news agency, citing South Korea’s military, reported that North Korea fired an unidentified projectile off North Korea’s east coast. The reported launch came two days after South Korea and the United States said they will kick off their annual large-scale military drills next week. North Korea views the drills as an invasion rehearsal.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASKoreasTensionsndLdWritethru/3622cedfdba8216224f6137dea5f0cb9/text___
A ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba, leaving at least 15 people dead and 27 missing
SUMMARY: Authorities in Zimbabwe say at least 15 people have died and another 27 are missing after a ferry capsized on Lake Kariba. The national disaster management agency said in a statement that 77 people were rescued on Tuesday. But the agency added that it could only confirm that there were 114 adult passengers onboard alongside five crew members through ticket sales and there could be an unknown number of children below ticketing age who were onboard and not accounted for. The agency says the boat had a carrying capacity of 90 people.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFZimbabweFerryCapsizesrdLdWritethru/2fb66e523bc8c1b09cd3e046e98459af/text___
Congo says 2,000 people have died in history's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak
SUMMARY: Congo's Ebola outbreak has claimed at least 2,000 lives as it has become the fastest-growing on record. Government data shows 4,381 confirmed cases, with 2,011 deaths. Health authorities struggle to reach remote areas due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues. One expert says that in such conditions, “identifying cases early enough to prevent spread can be impossible." The outbreak was declared on May 15 but began months earlier. It's the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history behind the 2014-2016 West Africa one. The Bundibugyo virus responsible for this outbreak has no approved vaccines or treatments, though clinical trials have begun.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFCongoEbolathLdWritethru/2316ac0838e4383ea443584adc267136/text___
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Wall Street flirts with a record after AI stocks rise and worries about inflation ease a bit
SUMMARY: Wall Street is flirting with a record after several AI stocks reported better growth for the spring than analysts expected, while a report showed inflation across the United States was slightly less bad last month. The S&P 500 added 0.2% Wednesday and was on track for its first gain since setting its all-time high on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2 points, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%. Stocks like Nvidia and Super Micro Computer helped lead the way on signals that businesses continue to spend big dollars on AI infrastructure. Treasury yields eased following the latest inflation data.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/db541ced9f928f993bd3a17958a3deaa/text___
Inflation slows but prices remain elevated as Iran war and spending on AI push up prices
SUMMARY: U.S. inflation slowed last month and a measure of underlying price pressures also cooled, suggesting higher oil and gas prices from the Iran war are only having a limited impact on broader costs in the economy. Consumer prices rose 3.4% in July from a year ago, down slightly from 3.5% in June, the Labor Department said Wednesday. But inflation is still higher than before the Iran war began in February, when it was 2.4%. On a monthly basis, prices rose just 0.1% from June to July.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSConsumerPricesthLdWritethru/150e179a6c6b3182ba05cedf0188394b/text___
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Doctors say Trump's vaccine order will raise fears, cause confusion and endanger kids
SUMMARY: Doctors worry that President Donald Trump’s new executive order on vaccines will stoke fear and confusion among parents at a time when measles is raging, immunization rates are falling and children are heading back to school. The order advocates separating the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three different single-disease shots and giving all childhood immunizations at separate appointments when possible. It also includes several changes to the childhood vaccine schedule already attempted by Trump’s health department, which have been blocked by a federal judge. Doctors say the recommendations are not based on science and worry they will worsen vaccine hesitancy and endanger kids.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpVaccinesConfusionEducation/9cda3de43e19659b4abc31586b18e721/text___
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A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agree to buy the Lakers, AP source says
SUMMARY: The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for the second time in a year, going to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price. This sale agreement is $12.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the terms who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because neither side revealed specific details. ESPN first reported Wednesday that Kushner and Iger are buying the NBA’s most valuable franchise. The businessmen had been involved in trying to get an expansion team for Las Vegas. By buying the Lakers, Iger and Kushner simply don’t have to wait for that decision. Expansion might not take place until the 2028-29 season.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBKNLakersSalendLdWritethru/d5058bb845d87873e23e270a6bb9be9f/text___
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