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NATIONAL
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With Oval Office replica and skyline views of Chicago, Obama's new museum is political and personal
SUMMARY: Former President Barack Obama’s influence in his presidential museum runs deep, from the Chicago location to the textured stone adorning its dramatic tower, art installations and a striped reading chairs that resemble ones in his own home. The Obama Presidential Center opens to the general public on Juneteenth after a celebratory dedication in Chicago with dignitaries. But tens of thousands of people, including students and journalists, have already been offered a sneak peek as crews finish final art installations and landscaping. The roughly $850 million project covers the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSObamaPresidentialCenterthLdWritethru/93e5d1ee0f8627457905277584fe34b8/text___
Karen Read sues the police agencies that investigated her Boston police boyfriend's death
SUMMARY: Karen Read has filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts State Police and the town of Canton, alleging misconduct, negligence and failures in oversight during the investigation that led to her prosecution in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. The complaint, filed in Bristol County Superior Court, argues that Read’s acquittal on murder and manslaughter charges in the January 2022 death of Officer John O’Keefe exposed systemic failures within state and local law enforcement. The suit devotes significant attention to former State Trooper Michael Proctor and former Canton police Sgt. Sean Goode, alleging their conduct reflected broader problems in supervision and accountability within the agencies.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSKarenReadLawsuitndLdWritethru/e55ff3681ba221bdb18dc37cfe24a68f/text___
Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents for a second time, AP finds
SUMMARY: An Associated Press investigation reveals that dozens of children who were separated under the first Trump administration have been re-separated, despite a judge's order to reunite them. Some of their parents have been locked in immigration detention facilities for months, others deported back to their home countries after being taken from their families once again. Ederson Galicia Alva, now 11, was separated from his mother twice. After nearly a year in Guatemala, his family returned to Florida last week under a federal judge's order. The Trump administration's push for mass deportations has led to more separations, with some families deported despite legal protections.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APImmigrationSeparatedAgainstLdWritethru/71a610d15af5207a68f989fcafb55039/text___
Takeaways from the AP's report on children who have been separated from their parents a second time
SUMMARY: An Associated Press investigation reveals that dozens of children separated from their families under the first Trump administration have been re-separated, despite a judge’s order to reunite them. Some parents have been locked in immigration detention facilities for months, others deported back to their home countries after being taken from their families once again. Ederson Galicia Alva, now 11, was separated from his mother twice. After nearly a year in Guatemala, his family returned to Florida last week under a federal judge’s order. The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has led to more separations, with some families deported despite legal protections.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APImmigrationSeparatedAgainTakeawaysstLdWritethru/11b54d7207f4803baca51b43a25dfb25/text___
Suspect who took 10 people hostage in California standoff has been shot and killed, police say
SUMMARY: Police say a man held 10 people hostage inside a California office building before the FBI shot and killed him, bringing a more than 15-hour standoff to an end. The Bakersfield Police Department says the hostages were found unharmed early Wednesday inside the downtown Bakersfield building that houses a bank and a school district office. The standoff began Tuesday afternoon when officers responded to a call of a bomb threat. Authorities say the suspect was an Army veteran who was dishonorably discharged, had a history of trouble with law enforcement and was a registered sex offender.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCaliforniaManBarricadedthLdWritethru/bf4cf78abb0f06cc4bb2c9a92d799d34/text___
Shia LaBeouf gets probation after pleading guilty to punching bargoers during Mardi Gras
SUMMARY: Shia LaBeouf has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to punching people outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras. An attorney for LaBeouf says the actor will also be required to attend an alcohol treatment program under the sentence handed down Wednesday by an Orleans Parish judge. Video of the Feb. 17 encounter shows a shirtless LaBeouf shoving one person to the ground and hitting another person in the face, “causing his nose to possibly dislocate,” according to a New Orleans police report. Police also said LaBeouf repeatedly used homophobic slurs. He pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSShiaLaBeoufArrestthLdWritethru/5c86ca383f016698a17088eb8d118d54/text___
Cannons lost underwater during the American Revolution will soon go on display at a Georgia museum
SUMMARY: Georgia's oldest city is welcoming a truckload of historical treasures from the earlier period of U.S. history. Seventeen cannons that experts believe sank in a Georgia river during the American Revolution arrived by truck Wednesday at a Savannah museum that plans to put them on display during the Fourth of July weekend marking American's 250th birthday. Archaeologists say the big guns sat at the bottom of the Savannah River for nearly 240 years before they were discovered during a 2021 dredging project. The cannons spent years being cleaned and preserved at Texas A&M University before returning to Georgia.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCannonsFoundAmericanRevolutionstLdWritethru/ca53a9419ed6049d66ce14371b927fba/text___
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Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on federal regulation of telecom companies
SUMMARY: The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in a case about the power of federal regulators over telecommunications companies. In an 8-1 ruling Thursday, the justices preserved one of the Federal Communications Commission’s key enforcement tools. Verizon and AT&T challenged multimillion-dollar penalties imposed after the agency determined that the companies failed to safeguard customer location data. The companies argued that the FCC's process was unconstitutional and they hoped to build on a line of Supreme Court cases limiting the power of federal agencies. The high court disagreed, though after the administration said companies didn't have to pay the fines right away.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSupremeCourtFCCndLdWritethru/c0d184c82a104d653c8f1452357f68bd/text___
Ex-national security adviser John Bolton will plead guilty in classified information case: AP source
SUMMARY: Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the Justice Department that could allow him to avoid prison time. That's according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal would resolve a criminal case filed in October that charged Bolton with 18 counts of either retaining or sharing diary-like notes with family members. Officials said the material contained classified information as he was preparing a memoir of his time in government. The person familiar with the matter insisted on anonymity to discuss a deal that hasn't been made public
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJusticeDepartmentJohnBoltonndLdWritethru/3a92a8f87521cee9a7627db53a75e9c1/text___
With Trump in a holding pattern on Iran war, allies and critics worry he risks getting boxed in
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump insists he's comfortable with the current holding pattern in the Iran war. But the Republican president faces warnings from foes and allies alike that he’s getting boxed in on a conflict he sold as a quick military incursion. There’s growing concern inside the administration and from key advisers and allies Trump now finds himself in a bind. That's according to a U.S. official and another person familiar with the administration’s internal deliberations. Trump is buffeted by Democrats looking to seize on surging global oil prices sparked by the war and warnings from hawkish members of his base that an early exit from the conflict would amount to capitulation.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIranUSTrumpstLdWritethru/f6c5007b28e596e562c88b93ee785d91/text___
Senate begins voting on bill to fund ICE, Border Patrol as Democrats try to derail it
SUMMARY: The Senate is beginning a long series of votes on legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies. Republicans are moving toward passage of three years of funding as Democrats have for months blocked the money in protest. The roughly $70 billion bill to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol would end the blockade by Democrats who demanded policy changes. First Republicans must beat back a potential gauntlet of amendments that Democrats plan to offer, including to try and permanently ban Trump’s $1.776 billion settlement fund for allies who he believes have been politically persecuted.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressHomelandSecurity/f3ef1cbf6133d1560daad5cf94fe924d/text___
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refuses to say whether Trump remains exempt from IRS audits
SUMMARY: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is refusing to say whether President Donald Trump and his family will still receive immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund. Bessent repeatedly cited ongoing litigation when asked about that part of the settlement during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday. A frustrated Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, a Nevada Democrat, told Bessent that his refusal to answer was “just outrageous on behalf of the American public.” A White House representative did not respond to an Associated Press inquiry about the status of the settlement.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSBessentTrumpIRSImmunityDealndLdWritethru/d8723d90229829a12d0f5f9724a7ecfe/text___
President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal attorney who has aggressively pursued the Republican president’s agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role. Blanche sought quickly to position himself as the favorite for the permanent job after Pam Bondi’s firing in April, accelerating investigations into Trump foes and announcing a nearly $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate the president’s allies for alleged political persecution. The proposed fund created a bipartisan firestorm that forced the Justice Department to scrap the idea earlier this week in an extraordinary about-face.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpBlanchestLdWritethru/86f44c3c01caf89a1dae9d5b5c468551/text___
House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump
SUMMARY: The House for the first time has approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran. Wednesday's action defied President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long war. House Speaker Mike Johnson had tried to prevent an outcome that would show the mounting opposition to the war. But displeasure has only grown as the conflict drags on. The roll call Wednesday was 215-208, but next steps are uncertain. Trump would likely reject any measure from Congress to limit his authority.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIranUSCongressrdLdWritethru/9aaadea35f9523c818802286a6553536/text___
Senate begins voting on funding immigration enforcement after Trump's settlement fund is dropped
SUMMARY: The Republican-led Senate is moving forward with legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after forcing the White House to drop its settlement fund for political allies and stripping a separate proposal for White House security from the bill. The Senate voted 53-46 on Wednesday to begin debate on the roughly $70 billion bill to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol. The legislation was delayed for weeks as Republican senators navigated the various obstacles to passage created by President Donald Trump and the White House, but they are now moving quickly to pass it after paring it back to its original form.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressHomelandSecurityrdLdWritethru/f616e78c67a60619393d77ecf6e16f1b/text___
Takeaways from primaries featuring Spencer Pratt, a missing congressman and a rare Trump setback
SUMMARY: The Senate race in Iowa is one of the most closely watched this year and the general election matchup is now set, with Democrats hoping for a gain. Iowa is also where President Donald Trump’s endorsement streak ended when his pick for governor lost in the Republican primary on Tuesday. Democrats have settled on a nominee in a New Jersey congressional district that could decide which party controls the House after November’s elections. But much of the focus on this round of voting has been on California, in races for governor and Los Angeles mayor. Primary elections were also held in Montana, New Mexico and South Dakota.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionTakeawaysthLdWritethru/4355e73b946486ac92452ec856966d7e/text___
Republicans won the redistricting battle. Now voters will decide whether they win Congress
SUMMARY: Republicans have won a partisan redistricting battle for Congress. The GOP could gain about 10 U.S. House seats in the upcoming November elections if the new voting districts perform as intended. The question is whether that will be enough for the GOP to maintain a majority in Congress. Democrats need only a few seats to take control. Political trends and historical patterns favor Democrats. President Trump's approval ratings are negative, and the incumbent's party has lost House seats in every midterm election over the past two decades.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionRedistrictingGlancestLdWritethru/b5cab63100d50086231fe12c766f4d30/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon
SUMMARY: Hezbollah has rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government and demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal. Thursday's announcement came as local authorities said Israeli strikes killed at least four people. A U.N. peacekeeper was also killed in the crossfire. Hezbollah's leader said the agreement’s demand that Hezbollah fighters leave southern Lebanon under fire would mean surrender and defeat. The ongoing fighting in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have seized large swaths of the south, threatens efforts to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSthLdWritethru/06ea585ce43fd28e26c4d21d46a4df83/text___
A garbage crisis engulfs Havana as fuel shortages stall trash pickup
SUMMARY: Residents of Havana are dealing with a growing garbage crisis. Piles of waste have been accumulating on nearly every street corner, worsened by a U.S. energy blockade that caused power outages and a fuel crisis. This has halted garbage collection, forcing residents to burn waste in the streets. Health officials are alarmed by the potentially toxic smoke. The situation could worsen with rising temperatures and the impending hurricane season. Some citizens have started initiatives like El Batazo to clean up neighborhoods and repurpose waste. They aim to prove that a cleaner environment is possible.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCBCubaHavanaTrashstLdWritethru/609fcae75153ad25e50283b912debd1b/text___
A fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka kills 12 people
SUMMARY: A fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka has killed 12 residents and injured eight others. Police say the fire started late Wednesday at the home in Anguruwatota town. Fifty-one residents were rescued, including people with mental illnesses. The director of the home has been arrested on suspicion of causing deaths through negligence. An investigation is underway. The facility was overcrowded, housing 71 people in a space meant for about 15. Officials had previously warned the management to follow laws and guidelines, but the home remained unregistered.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASSriLankaNursingHomeFirethLdWritethru/f1d47c50d14ca13b5ba87d34b03e45e9/text___
What to know about the deal between Israel and Lebanon extending their shaky ceasefire
SUMMARY: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their shaky ceasefire, aiming for comprehensive peace talks later this month. The U.S.-brokered deal was announced Wednesday after Israeli forces made their deepest incursion into Lebanon in over 25 years. The agreement includes contentious points like creating security zones in Lebanon from which Hezbollah would be banned. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called it the "last chance" for a final ceasefire. The deal attempts to separate Lebanon from the Iran conflict, but questions remain about its durability. Israeli forces continue operations in Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLLebanonIsraelCeasefireWhattoKnow/75695f2e611c8dd9851075f1fcd6ac47/text___
Police warn families of Tiananmen crackdown dead not to visit graves on 37th anniversary
SUMMARY: Chinese authorities are intensifying efforts to erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Police have told victims' families to call off an annual tribute at a Beijing cemetery on the 37th anniversary. Hundreds, possibly thousands, were killed during the military action against pro-democracy protesters. The crackdown marked a turning point in China's history, leading to economic liberalization without political reform. In Hong Kong, police have increased security to prevent commemorations. The Tiananmen Mothers group continues to demand justice and accountability. Amnesty International has criticized the suppression, calling it a heartless act by Chinese authorities.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASChinaTiananmenAnniversarythLdWritethru/169cc977ecd28916ee7fb06d7489f86b/text___
Ahead of papal visit, Spain pushes forward with reparations for church sex abuse victims
SUMMARY: Spain is addressing sexual abuse within the Catholic Church with a new reparations program. Victims like Paula Alonso-Pimentel, who was abused by a priest over 50 years ago, can now seek compensation. The program, launched this year, offers a one-year window for claims, with Spain's government deciding on awards the church will pay. This initiative follows years of controversy and reporting by the newspaper El País on widespread abuse. Some victims are hopeful, while others question the program's effectiveness and transparency. Critics worry about the short time frame and lack of a clear reparations scale.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURELSpainChurchSexualAbusendLdWritethru/e4ddb452b0c96119c8ae1eae75172446/text___
Women are the first caregivers in this Ebola outbreak and the most at risk
SUMMARY: Women in eastern Congo are often the first caregivers when family members fall ill. That puts them at high risk during this Ebola outbreak of a type that has no approved treatment or vaccine. History shows women are disproportionately affected in Ebola outbreaks. Even health workers say they lack protective gear in this outbreak, and everyday people have even less. Congolese authorities report 363 confirmed cases, including 62 deaths. There is distrust of health facilities because of fear and misinformation around the outbreak. That's another factor keeping people away from clinics and in women’s care.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFCongoEbolaWomenstLdWritethru/8f0f661f5b6be748233163d25de0b8f3/text___
What to know about the growing opposition to Trump family-linked resort in Albania
SUMMARY: A massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner is facing resistance in Albania. The government claims the development on the Adriatic coast will transform the nation as it seeks high-end tourism and European Union membership. However, environmental campaigners and critics of Prime Minister Edi Rama oppose the venture. The project spans a wildlife reserve and an uninhabited island. Protesters have voiced concerns about the impact on biodiversity. Since late May, heavy machinery has entered the area, sparking further outrage. Albania’s state anti-corruption agency has opened an investigation related to the project but has not disclosed details.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUAlbaniaKushnerWhattoKnowrdLdWritethru/8d7d0e216c28d23fe1b2e51cbb05b926/text___
Ukraine's drone strikes set a gloomy tone for Putin's economic showcase
SUMMARY: A massive black cloud rising above the St. Petersburg skyline from a Ukrainian drone strike set a gloomy tone for the opening of President Vladimir Putin’s annual showcase of Russia’s economic achievements. With Putin set to arrive Thursday in his hometown hosting the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Ukrainian attack a day earlier that set an oil terminal ablaze was another blow to his efforts to minimize the impact of the 4-year-old conflict and cast it as a distant event with no effect on Russian daily life. The attack, which also targeted a nearby naval base, underlined Ukraine’s growing capability to hit deep inside its neighbor and demonstrated that even the country's heavily protected second-largest city is increasingly vulnerable.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaPutin/33f3e7f260e23563ed8a6b509650079e/text___
North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons
SUMMARY: North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has visited a new facility to produce nuclear materials and announced plans to bolster the country’s nuclear forces “at an exponential rate." The official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday that Kim visited the facility Wednesday to learn about its operations. KCNA didn't say where the site is located and when it began operation. But state media photos on the place showed it is likely a plant to produce weapons-grade uranium. Its disclosure is in line with Kim’s repeated vows to expand his nuclear weapons program to cope with what he called U.S. military threats.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASKoreasTensionsthLdWritethru/8b8cb67751916637e0db62d6bc0147a2/text___
Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu 'crazy' and says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives. Trump discussed the tension between the two leaders in an interview released Wednesday. He said he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon was holding back peace talks with Iran. But the president insisted that his relationship with Netanyahu was solid and that they connected, in part, because they are both wartime leaders. The interview with The New York Post’s “Pod Force One” offered a sign of the growing pressure Trump faces to resolve the Iran war.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLLebanonIsraelHezbollahthLdWritethru/b8e36e6248adcb00bc979f2b95514f97/text___
'We’re still behind' in Congo's Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO chief says
SUMMARY: The World Health Organization chief says Congo's Ebola outbreak had a head start but that testing is improving, even as violence plagues the region. Since mid-May, 344 cases and 60 deaths have been confirmed in three eastern provinces. The number of suspected cases has dropped significantly. Uganda has 15 confirmed cases, including one death. The outbreak involves a rare Ebola type with no approved medicine or vaccine. Limited testing and access issues make assessing the outbreak's extent difficult. WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that only 45% of contacts have been traced, with insecurity and displacement complicating efforts. Health workers face challenges, including attacks and skepticism about Ebola's existence.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAFCongoEbolastLdWritethru/17e22ef48fe4e983ea3271e762a2343c/text___
Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg oil terminal before city hosts Russian economic forum
SUMMARY: Ukrainian long-range drones have struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, setting it ablaze, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The attack comes as the Russian city hosts a major event for attracting foreign capital. The drones flew over 1,000 kilometers to hit the terminal, a day after Moscow launched a major attack on Kyiv. Russian authorities confirmed the strike but provided few details. The city's airport briefly suspended flights, and mobile internet services were cut off. Both sides have been launching long-range strikes as the war continues with no end in sight.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/887969921c595f3a81c3b6c0b120b5f3/text___
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The Dow jumps 900 points as oil prices ease, but slumping AI stocks keep Wall Street in check
SUMMARY: Most U.S. stocks are rising as oil prices ease, but slumps for influential AI winners are weighing on Wall Street. The S&P 500 added 0.3% Thursday, a day after dropping from its record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 900 points, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.2%.A clear majority of stocks on Wall Street climbed, including seven out of every 10 in the S&P 500. They got a boost from a 2.8% fall for the price of Brent crude oil. Treasury yields eased, which helped stocks of smaller companies to jump. But Broadcom and other AI stocks slumped to keep the market in check.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/cb4ab2243ffaf300b61f1ad6985d4456/text___
Average US long-term mortgage rate falls to 6.48%, retreating from its highest level in 9 months
SUMMARY: The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased this week from its highest level in nine months, welcome relief for prospective homebuyers. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 6.48% from 6.53% last week. The average rate remains below 6.85%, where it was a year ago. When mortgage rates decline they give homebuyers more purchasing power. Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMortgageRatesstLdWritethru/65ec8f18b64ce54173a5cb1e21ccdeb8/text___
SpaceX's IPO is set to be the biggest ever and could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
SUMMARY: SpaceX says it plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut and putting Elon Musk on course to becoming the world’s first trillionaire. The company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., said Wednesday it will sell 555.6 million shares at $135 each in an initial public offering. The offering would give SpaceX a market value of $1.77 trillion. Only six companies in the S&P 500 are currently worth more. The estimated proceeds from the SpaceX IPO would easily top the $26 billion raised by oil giant Saudi Aramco in 2019.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSpaceXIPOrdLdWritethru/6490112997adcbc47235479685a89b72/text___
AI companies are barreling toward huge Wall Street debuts. A look at the biggest players
SUMMARY: Some of the leading artificial intelligence companies are moving toward initial public offerings this year at eye-popping valuations. From Anthropic to SpaceX to OpenAI, tech giants are looking to take their shares public to access more capital in the race to shape the technology’s future. But amid the billions — even trillions — at stake, worries about an AI bubble are looming in the background. Some experts fear tech companies and venture capitalists are pouring too much money into a still-nascent and unproven technology.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSArtificialIntelligenceCompanies/2694431c5cf8850cad940731a38eb188/text___
Trump administration seeks new path forward with tariffs after first attempt hit legal roadblocks
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is in a hurry to rebuild the tariff wall the Supreme Court tore down less than four months ago. The administration has proposed slapping double-digit tariffs on products from dozens of major U.S. trading partners after an investigation into imports of goods allegedly made with forced labor. And more tariffs are likely coming. Under the proposal released in Washington late Tuesday, 16 economies — including Canada, Mexico, the European Union, Taiwan and the United Kingdom — would face 10% levies for allegedly failing to enforce bans on forced labor. Another 44 trading partners — including China, Japan, India, South Korea and Switzerland — would be hit with 12.5% import taxes.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTradeTariffsthLdWritethru/4dce10ec32bbbcf3bfdfddb2ec660d65/text___
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In Iowa, water pollution is a health threat that also disrupts summer fun
SUMMARY: Iowa’s waterways face significant pollution challenges due to agricultural runoff and sewage. The problem impacts both recreation and public health. Authorities have found that many lakes and streams do not meet standards for swimming, drinking or aquatic life. Algal blooms and bacteria pose risks. Efforts to improve water quality have fallen short of goals. While the state has relied on voluntary actions, conservationists argue for more robust measures. Iowa's reliance on agriculture complicates solutions, but local initiatives show that attention and resources can make a difference in preserving nature.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIowaWaterCommunityLost/5b8ebd85449be7bdc9de122f59a7d18c/text___
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Trump officials went after dozens of colleges. Now they're rewriting the rules for all of academia
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump's administration put dozens of college campuses under investigation last year and cut federal funding unless they came in line with his Republican agenda. Now federal officials are taking a wider approach. As new investigations have been dialed back, multiple agencies are rewriting federal rules governing all of higher education. The new tactic goes after many of the same targets, including diversity, equity and inclusion; transgender athletes; and antisemitism. New rules under consideration would require colleges to end DEI policies and ensure they have “intellectual diversity,” a veiled call for more conservative voices. Some people in higher education welcome the approach, saying it invites conversations that didn't happen during last year's investigations.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSEducationTrumpColleges/83d79bc1b371191f77ae571c1df3490d/text___
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No handshake and no photo as Andreeva of Russia beats Kostyuk of Ukraine to reach French Open final
SUMMARY: Russian player Mirra Andreeva has beaten Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-1, 6-3 to reach the women’s French Open final. There was no post-match handshake between them and the players had separate photos taken as they each stood next to two children on their respective side of the net. Usually the players pose for the same photo, standing right next to each other by the net. Kostyuk and countrywoman Oleksandra Oliynykova have spoken out during the tournament about the impact Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having on their country.Later Thursday, the other semifinal featured left-handed players Diana Shnaider of Russia and Maja Chwalinska of Poland.
WORDS: 504 - MOVED: 06/04/2026 2:03 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APTENFrenchOpenndLdWritethru/483dbbf0e39d1d6ad94ee5eb55f122e0/text___
Jalen Brunson scores 30 and Knicks finish on 11-0 run, steal Game 1 from Spurs with 105-95 win
SUMMARY: The New York Knicks’ winning streak lives on, and they struck first in the NBA Finals. Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game 1 of the finals on Wednesday night. OG Anunoby had 17 points for New York — which has won 12 consecutive playoff games, the sventh team to have such a streak in NBA history. Victor Wembanyama had 26 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs, but he shot 6 for 21 from the field in his finals debut.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBKNNBAFinalsrdLdWritethru/5a3d389d38a92a20b15793c307121451/text___
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