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NATIONAL
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Police investigate Iowa man suspected of killing 6 of his relatives and then himself
SUMMARY: Authorities in Iowa are investigating the fatal shootings of six people. They believe a relative, Ryan Willis McFarland, killed them before taking his own life when confronted by police Monday. Police were called to a home in Muscatine, where they found four people fatally shot. Officers later found McFarland on a trail in the city. Two other men also believed to be McFarland’s relatives were found fatally shot elsewhere in the city. Authorities have not released the victims’ names. The police department continues to investigate and has asked anyone with information to contact them.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIowaShootingndLdWritethru/5a0ba1a8a2ce14e155508adddf4e0058/text___
Takeaways from AP-KFF investigation into allegations of medical neglect by detainees in ICE custody
SUMMARY: Immigrant detainees across at least 33 states allege in court documents that the government is failing to provide them with adequate medical care. An investigation by The Associated Press and KFF Health News found that detainees are being denied access to doctors and medications for maladies ranging from dental pain to pregnancy to prostate cancer. Detainees say their requests for help have gone unanswered as blood sugars rise, infections fester and cancers remain untreated. Their allegations span the sprawling detention system, including county jails, large private facilities and quickly staged sites such as “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationCustodyMedicalNeglectTakeawaysndLdWritethru/f3c6d9d0ac3332dca0419e543db6e955/text___
From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect
SUMMARY: Immigrant detainees across at least 33 states allege in court documents that the government is failing to provide them with adequate medical care. An investigation by The Associated Press and KFF Health News found that people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement are being denied access to doctors and medications for maladies ranging from dental pain to pregnancy to prostate cancer. Detainees say their requests for help have gone unanswered as blood sugars rise, infections fester and cancers remain untreated. Their allegations span the sprawling detention system, including county jails, large private facilities and quickly staged sites such as “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationCustodyMedicalNeglectstLdWritethru/32c3fbeef0c44dfb02fcab890b2c9a96/text___
South Carolina jury finds store owner not guilty of murder in killing of Black teen
SUMMARY: A South Carolina jury has found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old. The jury returned the verdict Monday for Chikei Rick Chow. Chow shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back after chasing him from his store in South Carolina. Prosecutors said Chow wrongly thought the teen had stolen four bottles of water and then shot him in the back. Defense lawyers maintained Chow fired to defend his son after the teen pointed a gun at him. The killing sent waves of anguish and grief through the African American community in Richland County, where nearly half the population is Black.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGasStationShootingthLdWritethru/d1d6534afe8cb98a5e4fc153290d480b/text___
Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming company concealed serious risks of ChatGPT
SUMMARY: The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Monday that the company suppressed internal safety warnings and deceived users about the true nature and dangers of the product. The lawsuit mentioned two recent criminal cases in which the suspects allegedly used OpenAI to plan the attacks. OpenAI says its models repeatedly encouraged the individuals to seek real-world support, including from mental health professionals. The company also says it has cooperated with law enforcement in both cases.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSOpenAILawsuitthLdWritethru/396d70c5a2d9bae7e95a8ee9adaef836/text___
Pride Month 2026 has begun. Here's what to expect for the LGBTQ+ celebrations
SUMMARY: Pride month has begun in the U.S. and around the world. The modern LGBTQ+ celebrations and parades sprang from protests following the violent police raid of New York's Stonewall Inn in 1969. The original events were in big cities including New York and San Francisco, but they've become institutions in small towns and suburbs, too — and in cities around the world. The events have a mix of party and protest, particularly in a time when the Trump administration and some states have rolled out policies to reel in rights for some LGBTQ+ people.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSPrideWhattoKnow/2f30b424c65704e14d3518b373ddf3f7/text___
A key hearing for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk will be public, judge rules
SUMMARY: A Utah judge has declined a request from the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk to restrict access to parts of his July preliminary hearing. Tyler Robinson’s defense hoped to bar reporters and the public from parts of July 6-10 proceedings. They will feature the most significant presentation of evidence so far. Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty if Robinson is convicted. He is charged with crimes including aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 assassination of Kirk on a Utah college campus. Robinson has not yet entered a plea. Prosecutors argued that the preliminary hearing should remain open.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCharlieKirkShotthLdWritethru/11f15eb6302ea6e3d2a0abe8da09f2e0/text___
Colorado elections clerk released from prison after governor commutes sentence
SUMMARY: Former Colorado elections clerk and conspiracy theorist Tina Peters has been released from state prison. She served less than a quarter of her nine-year sentence for her role in a scheme to copy her county's election system. Democratic Gov. Jared Polis commuted her sentence last month after pressure from President Donald Trump. Peters was released Monday and then appeared on right-wing podcaster Steve Bannon's program. Polis had said he would shorten Peters’ sentence if she expressed regret about her actions. But in her interview with Bannon, Peters repeated the debunked conspiracy theory that voting machines cheated Trump out of reelection in 2020.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionsColoradoClerkthLdWritethru/b974d394595c75a6db831962551d094f/text___
Judge postpones civil trial over deadly collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge after late settlements
SUMMARY: A federal judge has agreed to postpone a civil trial over the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after a flurry of last-minute settlements resolved most of the remaining claims. U.S. District Judge James Bredar was scheduled to hear attorneys’ opening statements on Monday. Instead, he postponed the proceedings indefinitely to consider legal arguments that could lead to further settlements and possibly end the litigation without a trial. Virtually all of the unresolved claims allege economic losses by businesses and local governments. Last week's settlements resolved the remaining claims over the deaths of six construction workers.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSBaltimoreBridgeCollapsestLdWritethru/0ae428b24d3c1383d7eb173fceaca3c6/text___
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Trump taps housing regulator Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence
SUMMARY: Democrats are criticizing President Donald Trump's selection of federal housing finance Director Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence, saying Pulte lacks necessary national security experience. Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts says Pulte has been “abusing his authority” as the housing finance director and asks, “What could go wrong?” Pulte is director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Trump made the surprise announcement about Pulte on Tuesday, saying Pulte has ”deep experience" managing the "safety and soundness of the Markets.” The Republican president says Pulte will keep his other positions while filling in for Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpNationalIntelligencethLdWritethru/281fd6ba9992487dc701768803f9c475/text___
Rubio says he's optimistic on eventual Iran nuclear talks, but status of negotiations is unclear
SUMMARY: Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is optimistic about the potential for a resumption in nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire in the war looking increasingly in doubt. Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday that the Iranians have agreed to negotiate on nuclear points they had not been willing to address in the past. He would not offer an assessment on what those talks might produce and added that it was no guarantee they would produce an acceptable deal. His optimism is running into two semiofficial Iranian news agencies reporting that Iran has stopped communicating with mediators after Israel threatened to bomb Beirut as it fights the Hezbollah militant group.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressRubiothLdWritethru/4dd4bee7ae15b7d855b491ee29045917/text___
Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill as Trump reconsiders plans for his $1.8 billion fund
SUMMARY: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill after the Trump administration signaled it was pausing contentious plans to move forward with a nearly $1.8 billion fund that could compensate allies of President Donald Trump who believe they've been unjustly investigated and prosecuted. Tuesday's hearing before the House Appropriations Committee was scheduled for discussion of the Justice Department’s budget. But lawmakers will almost certainly focus their questioning on the creation of a fund established to resolve the Republican president’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns. Many Republican senators have pushed the administration to impose limits or scrap the idea altogether.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressBlancherdLdWritethru/c06a4aa4a1052055bc67c4a0a54984e3/text___
What to watch in Tuesday's primaries as Democrats try to defend California and make inroads in Iowa
SUMMARY: Democrats are trying to defend California and make inroads in Iowa in primary elections. California's governor's race is lacking star power this year. Big names like Kamala Harris and Alex Padilla have opted out, leaving a crowded field of about 60 candidates. Democrats are looking to Iowa for one of their best chances to pick up a governor’s seat in a state that's repeatedly disappointed them. Republicans are grappling with a New Jersey congressman whose unexplained absence could put their already slim majority at risk. And as voters cast ballots Tuesday, Los Angeles is deciding who'll lead the nation’s second-largest city as it prepares to host the Olympics.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionTakeawaysstLdWritethru/4355e73b946486ac92452ec856966d7e/text___
Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules
SUMMARY: A divided panel of appeals court judges has ruled that a Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service. Monday's majority opinion by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit partially upholds a March 2025 ruling by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington. Reyes concluded that President Donald Trump’s executive order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights. The administration appealed after Reyes issued a preliminary injunction requested by attorneys for six transgender people who are active-duty service members and two others seeking to join the military.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpTransgenderTroopsthLdWritethru/02c27819995ebfbea6aa45d2633028d3/text___
Democrats redrew California's map to counter Trump. The primary tests whether it pays off for them
SUMMARY: California’s congressional primaries on Tuesday are a preliminary test of Democrats’ best chance at countering Republican redistricting gains elsewhere this year. The party won voter approval last year to redraw the state's congressional map to create five more winnable U.S. House seats. But some Democrats now worry that they could be locked out of the November ballot in one of those districts, near San Diego. The reason: So many Democrats are running for the seat that they could split the vote and allow two Republicans to advance to the runoff. Other races elsewhere in the state are defined by the progressive-establishment split among Democrats.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionCaliforniaHousestLdWritethru/c1bc6b5b232293aabb4092dc84e3b1c6/text___
Republican senators want more answers on $1.8 billion settlement fund as Trump considers its future
SUMMARY: Senate Republicans are meeting to discuss next steps in a standoff with the White House. The discussion comes after the Justice Department said it would comply with a court order pausing the implementation of a $1.776 billion settlement fund designed to compensate President Donald Trump’s political allies. GOP senators revolted against the settlement before leaving for a Memorial Day recess two weeks ago. They are still unsatisfied and want more information from the Trump administration about the future of the fund. They worry the money could go to Trump supporters who beat police and attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressHomelandSecurity/ca5117e01c780207bd612d3f1bc98e90/text___
Trump reconsidering $1.8 billion fund, AP source says, as Justice Department temporarily pauses it
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to move forward with a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said Monday. The Justice Department said it would temporarily pause its implementation to comply with a court order. The potential retreat is a recognition of the legal setbacks the fund has encountered since it was announced two weeks ago. It also follows a mounting political backlash from Republicans concerned by a perceived lack of oversight of the money disbursement and the potential for payouts to participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJusticeDepartmentFundthLdWritethru/39b193211349b42e6218c5a1007785c9/text___
US to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas
SUMMARY: The State Department plans to slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to the United States. The almost 50 U.S. embassies and consulates that are processing visa applications in Africa will be reduced to 20 “hubs” in the coming weeks. That's according to three U.S. officials and an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. The move is part of the Trump administration's effort to crack down on issuing immigrant and non-immigrant visas as part of its broader aim to limit immigration to the U.S.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSUnitedStatesAfricaVisasndLdWritethru/973e4458cc0770a0a7e83acf51e74df0/text___
Pentagon bars journalists from its press office, saying it has become a 'classified space'
SUMMARY: The Defense Department has declared its press office a classified space, barring journalists from entry. It was yet another move restricting journalists' access to Pentagon officials. Acting Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez confirmed the move on X, stating it was due to speechwriters handling classified material in the space. Valdez emphasized there was "nothing controversial" about the decision. This change comes amid rising tensions between the U.S. media and the second Trump administration. Last October, many reporters turned in access badges over new restrictions. The New York Times has sued the Defense Department twice, arguing these restrictions violate the First Amendment.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMediaPentagon/91bae8b82d16b96091f31518cc4d4c72/text___
Contests for California governor and LA mayor head toward primary election with no clear leaders
SUMMARY: California is heading toward an election with its two marquee races defined by uncertainty, while two outsider candidates are looking to crack open the state’s durable Democratic hierarchy. In Los Angeles, Democratic Mayor Karen Bass is tightly clustered with two rivals in her bid for a second term, one positioned on her political left and the other to her right. Democrats Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer, and Republican Steve Hilton are all candidates in the governor’s race. They have broken away from the field and are contending for two spots on the November ballot with no clear leader.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionCaliforniardLdWritethru/5e7dee3c97e6aef8bad1bf88b7beb322/text___
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Massive Russian attack kills 22 people across Ukraine, officials say, as Moscow escalates fighting
SUMMARY: Russian forces launched a massive aerial attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, and officials say at least 22 civilians were killed and 138 were wounded. The assault with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles began overnight and continued during the day. In the central city of Dnipro, officials said rescue crews searching the rubble recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old child as well as those of a woman and her 8-year-old son. Kyiv residents have been on edge after Russia warned last week of a massive attack. President Vladimir Putin has intensified Moscow’s campaign, exploiting Ukraine’s shortage of air defense systems. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed for more support from the U.S. and Europe.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/938c74b107d9bb8dc16b179d76125e50/text___
There are supposed to be ceasefires across the Middle East, but the fighting is worsening
SUMMARY: Ceasefires have been announced, often to great fanfare, in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. But the fighting continues. In just the last few weeks, Israeli forces have captured more territory in Gaza and killed two top Hamas militants there, as well as more than a dozen other people. In Lebanon, Israeli troops captured a Crusader fortress over the weekend in their deepest incursion in 26 years, as Hezbollah kept up rocket fire. The fighting in Lebanon showed no sign of letting up on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said both sides had agreed — again — to de-escalate. The United States and Iran have traded fire as they try to reach a more lasting truce.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastCeasefiresExplainerstLdWritethru/3338e5a13a57333ca2a56b89041360ae/text___
Iran stops talking to mediators over Israel fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iranian reports say
SUMMARY: Iran stopped communicating with mediators after Israel threatened to bomb Beirut as it continues fighting the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. That's according to two semiofficial Iranian news agencies. The reports by the Fars and Tasnim news agencies, both believed to be close to Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, come as Iran insists the fighting in Lebanon is part of the wider ceasefire talks with the United States over the war. Israel and the U.S. maintain the fighting in Lebanon is separate from the Iran war talks. A regional official involved in the mediation, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the talks, said that Iran has not communicated at all on Tuesday after saying that a ceasefire needed to be enforced in Lebanon for negotiations to continue.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSrdLdWritethru/9bde9a3425d4b9ff70f157bdae0fb982/text___
Israel kills 8 in Lebanon, a day after Trump said Israel and Hezbollah will de-escalate
SUMMARY: Israeli drone strikes on southern Lebanon have killed eight people, including two children and their father. This comes a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and Hezbollah agreed to reduce fighting. Another round of ceasefire talks between Israel and Lebanon began Tuesday in Washington. Hezbollah continues launching projectiles and drones toward Israeli soldiers and civilians. Israeli forces are making their deepest incursion into Lebanon in 26 years. Israel had threatened to strike Beirut’s southern suburbs, causing panic and mass evacuations. Trump announced no troops will go to Beirut, but attacks continue.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLLebanonIsraelHezbollahthLdWritethru/9fe4fc031a64e079c84f42ea28718aa9/text___
AP exclusive: Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of history
SUMMARY: Archaeologists are digging beneath Notre Dame cathedral to explore as far back as Roman Paris from 2,000 years ago. The excavation started after the cathedral was rebuilt following the 2019 fire. The dig has uncovered hundreds of objects, including a fourth-century coin and a medieval jug with undeciphered markings. The site reveals layers of history, from medieval Paris to Roman times. The excavation is part of a project to beautify the area, which should be completed by 2028, providing shade for tourists visiting the cathedral.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUFranceNotreDameUndergroundTreasuresndLdWritethru/dae41f792c1402faf32a87c154cc9a77/text___
EU strikes migration deal for more deportations and detention centers abroad
SUMMARY: The European Union has agreed on a major overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to increase deportations and establish detention centers abroad. Critics compare the move to the Trump administration's immigration policies. The agreement was reached Monday among the EU's main institutions. The new regulation will speed up the return process for those without legal rights to stay. Critics warn it could create a harsh detention and deportation system. Some EU countries are already negotiating with third countries to host "return hubs." Advocacy groups fear this could undermine human rights and expose people to significant risks.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUMigrationDeportationsrdLdWritethru/27f04759acf5f9f4df73862c561a609b/text___
'I gave birth in the street': Conflict makes childbirth risky in parts of Africa
SUMMARY: Women are 40 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth in Central African Republic than in the United States, according to the United Nations. The Associated Press visited a rural community where refugees fleeing the war in nearby Sudan have tripled the number of women arriving daily at the local hospital. A midwife says many missed prenatal care and come only in the hours before childbirth. Now the Trump administration's cuts in foreign aid have left the hospital's midwives jobless. It's a severe blow, since such areas of conflict and fragility have two-thirds of maternal deaths worldwide.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFCentralAfricanRepublicDyingMothersConflictrdLdWritethru/53c552eefe111009da271dbc6152ab4c/text___
Volunteers serve comfort food in a worrying Ebola outbreak
SUMMARY: Volunteers for the U.N. food agency are providing crucial support In the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo by cooking. Arlette Basekawike prepares meals for patients and health workers at a medical center in Bunia. Her efforts are vital as the region battles the rare Bundibugyo virus. There have been 321 confirmed cases including 48 deaths in Congo as of Tuesday. The neighboring country of Uganda has had 15 cases and one death confirmed. The World Food Program faces challenges in feeding patients and health workers because of aid cuts and conflict. But responders say they continue to meet patients’ nutritional needs.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFCongoEbolathLdWritethru/abf02f3cc22777e6ce054273bb509104/text___
Nvidia bets on AI personal computers with new 'superchip' powering Windows laptops
SUMMARY: Nvidia has unveiled powerful new chips to bring advanced artificial intelligence to Windows laptops and desktops. These superchips will be powering new personal computer models from brands like Microsoft and Dell, and are set to roll out in the fall of this year, according to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Huang spoke at the annual Nvidia GTC conference in Taipei on Monday. Nvidia and Microsoft are aiming to reinvent the personal computer, he said, and the new laptops and desktops will be able to run AI agents locally. Analysts say Nvidia's move could revolutionize the PC market, drive AI applications at home, and offer more choices for consumers.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASTaiwanNvidiandLdWritethru/c807f7333b93b9927b62b1240dcf65a1/text___
Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting
SUMMARY: U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he talked with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with the Lebanon-militant group through mediators. Trump announced the development Monday in a social media post following a call with Netanyahu. Israeli forces recently made their deepest incursion into Lebanon in more than a quarter century. Trump’s comments emerged after Israel’s government ordered strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut and as Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel, including the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLLebanonIsraelHezbollahthLdWritethru/a4708d5ed8d75f74463ba88c1cabca33/text___
What to know about US military strikes on alleged drug boats
SUMMARY: The Trump administration's military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats have killed more than 200 people. These attacks began in September and aim to stem drug flow, but critics question their legality and effectiveness. The strikes have mostly targeted fast boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, which are known to carry cocaine. Trump claims the strikes save lives, but experts say his statements are exaggerated. Legal experts and rights groups argue the strikes are illegal and immoral, with some calling them war crimes. A lawsuit has been filed, challenging the legality of these actions.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTTrumpBoatStrikesWhattoKnowstLdWritethru/d1f80c8ed5a393461afe6c62eb1d1dfa/text___
More Mandelson files released in UK bring bad news for Starmer, but many questions remain unanswered
SUMMARY: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces more embarrassment with the release of files about former U.K. ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson. The documents were published Monday. They run to more than 1,500 pages and include emails and texts. A handwritten note from Mandelson pledged that the government would “never regret” giving him the job. Mandelson was a friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson was fired as U.K. ambassador to the United States after nine months. Fallout from the appointment has left Starmer fighting for his job. Critics say the decision to give Mandelson the key diplomatic job shows poor judgment by Starmer who is under pressure to resign.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUBritainMandelsonthLdWritethru/8de7ac27962b5bebc68d67a4480c23bf/text___
Rescuers dig for bodies after a mining explosives blast in Myanmar kills at least 43
SUMMARY: More than a dozen rescue and charity groups are using excavation machinery to recover bodies following a massive blast from stored mining explosives in northeastern Myanmar. The explosion occurred Sunday in Kaungtup village in Shan State, near the Chinese border. A new tally issued by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, the ethnic rebel group that controls the area, puts the number of dead at 43, with the number likely to rise. The explosion involved gelignite, a mining explosive that becomes unstable if stored improperly. The incident highlights Myanmar's unregulated mining industry and Chinese investment in the country’s extractive industries.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASMyanmarMiningExplosionndLdWritethru/398ac64b7af85c1916a4adc56b44d9f3/text___
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Wall Street hangs around its records as the AI boom keeps growing
SUMMARY: The U.S. stock market is ticking toward more records as winners of the artificial-intelligence boom keep driving higher. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Tuesday, a day after setting its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 140 points, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.2%. All three indexes erased modest losses from earlier in the morning. AI chip companies helped drive the market upward, including Broadcom and Nvidia. Marvell Technology leaped toward its best day in three years after Nvidia’s CEO suggested it could be the next company to be worth $1 trillion. Oil prices were relatively steady.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/ba4257d9938ef6aea558db3010b4a53f/text___
Anthropic races toward a Wall Street debut with a confidential SEC filing
SUMMARY: Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is moving toward going public on Wall Street, the latest chapter in its meteoric rise from a little-known research laboratory to one of the leading AI companies valued at $965 billion. Anthropic said Monday it has submitted a confidential filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. Anthropic said last week it had raised $65 billion in private funding that will push its valuation to $965 billion, a whopping number that makes the five-year-old maker of the Claude chatbot one of the world’s most valuable startups.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAnthropicthLdWritethru/572bb6cc12053c7aa95f775285cf4b73/text___
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5 American cruise ship passengers leave Nebraska quarantine facility
SUMMARY: Five American cruise ship passengers exposed to hantavirus are leaving a Nebraska quarantine facility. U.S. health officials say they will complete monitoring at home after remaining symptom-free. They arrived in Nebraska three weeks ago following a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a South Atlantic cruise. The virus usually spreads through rodent droppings, but the Andes virus may spread between people in rare cases. Thirteen cases, including three deaths, are linked to the ship. There have been no U.S. cases connected to the ship, and the risk remains low. Federal officials arranged non-commercial travel with biocontainment measures for the five passengers.
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Scott Pelley of '60 Minutes' accuses CBS News head Bari Weiss of 'murdering' the show, report says
SUMMARY: Reports say Scott Pelley has accused CBS head Bari Weiss of "murdering" the hugely successful “60 Minutes.” The longtime correspondent made the remarks during a tense meeting with the newsmagazine's staff and new producer Nick Bilton. The Status website reports that Pelley grilled Bilton about the firings last week of Bilton's predecessor Tanya Simon, and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega. Pelley reportedly also told Bilton, a former technology journalist, that he had slender qualifications for his job. Weiss, a polarizing figure, has called for a "new approach" to keep the show thriving. She did not attend the meeting.
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Browns trade 2-time AP Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to Rams
SUMMARY: The Cleveland Browns traded two-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams in a blockbuster deal. The Browns will acquire pass rusher and linebacker Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round selection, a second-round pick in 2028 and a 2029 third-round selection. Garrett is expected to report to the Rams’ facility on Tuesday and have a news conference to discuss the trade. Garrett was not seen at the Browns' facility during offseason workouts. Coach Todd Monken said two weeks ago he had not had a face-to-face meeting with Garrett since being hired in late January.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFBNBrownsRamsTradethLdWritethru/d4b1e6a527fe3a5aa808b27a5851caa3/text___
Eagles trade receiver A.J. Brown to the Patriots, setting up reunion with coach Mike Vrabel
SUMMARY: The Philadelphia Eagles have traded wide receiver A.J. Brown to the New England Patriots. The Eagles will receive a first-round pick in 2028 and a fifth-round pick in 2027 for the three-time Pro Bowler. The trade comes after a frustrating 2025 season for Brown in Philadelphia, in which he had grown dispirited with an Eagles offense that played uninspired football at times while the team failed to defend its Super Bowl title. Brown’s arrival in New England will be a reunion with coach Mike Vrabel, who Brown played under for three seasons after being drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2019.
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Kalinskaya beats Potapova in a super tiebreak to reach her first French Open quarterfinal
SUMMARY: Anna Kalinskaya of Russia has advanced to the French Open quarterfinals for the first time. She defeated Anastasia Potapova of Austria 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 on Monday. Their match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen stretched to almost three hours. She next plays Maja Chwalinska. On the men's side tenth-seeded Flavio Cobolli advanced to his second Grand Slam quarterfinal after beating American Zachary Svajda. Big-serving Matteo Berrettini and No. 4 seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime also reached the last eight after winning in straight sets.
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