The Associated Press
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The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business.
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world met Monday and agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including a harpoon launcher and missiles to protect its coast.
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Authorities say an accidental discharge of a weapon put a U.S. Marine Corps training center in the Southern California desert on lockdown for several hours.
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The House Ethics Committee is investigating allegations that Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn had a conflict of interest in a cryptocurrency he promoted and engaged in an improper relationship with a member of his staff.
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If the Supreme Court follows through on overturning Roe v. Wade, abortion will likely be banned or greatly restricted in about half of U.S. states.
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More than 850,000 people already voted early, including more than 483,000 who chose a Republican ballot and almost 369,000 who chose a Democratic ballot. Georgia has no party registration, so voters can choose which primary to vote in when they go to the polls.
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A man was killed Monday and two women were critically injured.
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Pfizer says three small doses of its COVID-19 vaccine protect kids under 5 and that it plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week.
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Speaking alongside Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Biden said any effort by China to use force against Taiwan would “just not be appropriate,” adding that it “will dislocate the entire region and be another action similar to what happened in Ukraine.”
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President Joe Biden is seeking to calm concerns about recent cases of monkeypox that have been identified in Europe and the United States.
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A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, dealing a major victory to companies who had been accused by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis of discriminating against conservative thought.
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FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks has pledged the agency will “move quickly without sacrificing our standards” in evaluating tot-sized doses from both Pfizer and Moderna.
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A longtime contractor for Shell has publicly called out the oil and gas company’s climate plans, accusing the company of “double talk” by saying it wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions while working on tapping new sources of fossil fuel.
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Police searching for an unidentified man who shot and killed another passenger on a moving New York City subway train asked for the public’s help Monday.
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A 30-year-old man collapsed and later died after crossing the finish line of a half-marathon in Brooklyn on Saturday morning.
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The 100 million figure represents more than 1% of the global population.
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President Joe Biden wanted to end them Monday, but a federal judge in Louisiana issued a nationwide injunction that keeps them intact.
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The boy's mother and a man were arrested on suspicion of murder after his body was found. They haven't yet been formally charged.
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After declaring full control of a steel plant that was the last defensive holdout in Mariupol, Russia launched artillery and missile attacks to expand territory in the Donbas region.
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The shooting came at a time when New Yorkers' faith in the safety of the subway system has been rattled.
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The White House says enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles is about to arrive in the United States from Europe.
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Justin Thomas has won his second PGA Championship.
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The man who designed the spacecraft in the “Star Wars” films has died at 90.
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The president made his first public comments on the disease after being asked about it during his visit to South Korea.
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The head of the World Health Organization has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is “most certainly not over” despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of the omicron wave.
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Officials in Maryland say that 27 people have suffered minor injuries after a bus crashed and rolled on I-95 north of Baltimore.
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With prices across the economy soaring at their fastest pace in decades, you might think Americans would tap the brakes on spending.
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Attorneys for actor Amber Heard have been trying to portray Johnny Depp in a Virginia courtroom as a jealous and drunken abuser.
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Biden emphasized his global mission to strengthen the American economy by convincing foreign companies like Hyundai to launch new operations in the United States.
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The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol plans a series of hearings in June.
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The departures represent one of the biggest cast shake-ups in years on a show that has seen unusual steadiness in recent seasons.
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In what would be its biggest victory yet in the war with Ukraine, Russia claimed to have captured the strategic port city of Mariupol.
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Survivors and church leaders are joining in prayer nearly a week after a deadly shooting at a Taiwanese American church congregation in California.
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Jose Ortiz guided Early Voting inside before the finish line well ahead of Epicenter, who was also second in the Derby.
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The tornado struck Gaylord, a city of about 4,200 people roughly 230 miles (370 kilometers) northwest of Detroit, around 3:45 p.m. Friday.
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A 32-year-old woman who was the youngest of the 10 Black people killed at a Buffalo supermarket was remembered as big-hearted and quick with a laugh before her funeral.
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The 147th Preakness could be run in some of the hottest weather in the history of the Triple Crown race.
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President Joe Biden is devoting his Saturday to cementing ties with South Korea, but the effort could complicated by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Biden administration officials have been warning for weeks that the country has spent nearly all the money approved for COVID-19 response.
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Biden signs $40B in Ukraine aid after bill is flown to him during Asia trip; half the money is for Ukrainian military.
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The Summit of the Americas is a little more than two weeks away in Los Angeles, and there's still no clear answer on which countries are going.
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A tornado that hammered a northern Michigan town has injured at least 23 people and killed at least one person.
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Rising interest rates, high inflation, the war in Ukraine, and a slowdown in China’s economy are all punishing stocks and raising fears about a possible U.S. recession.
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Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat is too close to call and is likely headed for a statewide recount.
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The fire erupted late Thursday afternoon in a two-story commercial building.
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Pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum on the southern border must continue, a judge ruled Friday in an order blocking the Biden administration’s plan to lift them early next week.
The $40 billion U.S. package of assistance for Ukraine as it tries to fend off Russia’s aggression is hitching a ride on a commercial flight to South Korea so it can be signed by President Joe Biden.
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The conservative Catholic archbishop of San Francisco said Friday that he will no longer allow U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to receive Communion because of her support for abortion rights.
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A new congressional map drawn by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ staff that could diminish the state’s Black representation in Washington was reinstated by an appeals court Friday, a week after a lower court judge said the map was unconstitutional.
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WHO estimates the disease is fatal for about one in 10 people, but smallpox vaccines are protective and some antiviral drugs are also being developed.