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Congressional Budgets – Democrats push their election-year economic package to Senate approval, debating a measure less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic goals, but touching on slowing global warming, lowering drug costs and increasing support for the general public. A deeply ingrained partisan dream of corporate taxation. by Alan Fram. Send: 940 words, photos.
Israeli-Palestinian-fighters say Israeli airstrikes have killed a senior commander of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, their second leader killed in an escalating cross-border conflict. By Fare Akram. Send: 800 words, photos.
Newtown Shooting – Information War – Misinformation – Alex Jones Faces Heavy toll for Lies About Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre – $49.3 Million Loss and Growing as Claims the Nation The deadliest school shooting was a hoax — a fledgling war of a punishing salvo against harmful misinformation. Michael R. Sisak. Sent: 760 words, photos, videos.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE-ANIMALS – A 50-year-old Ukrainian woman has found a new purpose in life: saving wildlife and pets from the front lines of the Ukrainian war. Working with animal protection groups, Natalia Popova rescued more than 300 animals; 200 of them were evacuated abroad. Many wild animals were kept as pets in private homes before their owners fled Russian shelling and missiles. Author: Hannah Asilova. Send: 560 words, photos.
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ANNE-HECHE-CRASH — Actress Anne Heche was taken to hospital in an accident where her car hit a house and caught fire, a spokeswoman said. Send: 460 words, photos.
MUSK-TWITTER – Elon Musk said his planned $44 billion acquisition of Twitter should move forward if the company can confirm some details about how it measures whether user accounts are “spam bots” or real people. Send: 350 words, photos.
Marine Corps General — First African-American four-star general in Marine Corps history Gen. Michael E. Langley praises his father for telling him to “aim high” and predicts his promotion will be good for young men make an impact. Send: 280 words, photos.
POLICE-CHIEF-RACIST-JOKE – A racist text message from a police officer prompted officials in a small Alabama town to disband their police department and fire the police chief and assistant chief. Send: 250 words.
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Washington / Politics
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Kentucky Flood Politics — While Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is comforting families displaced by historic flooding in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, Republicans are fighting for a place on the other side of the state in the state’s premier political campaign. oust him in 2023. Send: 850 words, photos.
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DEATH VALLEY FLOODS – Hundreds of hotel guests trapped by flash flooding in Death Valley National Park were able to drive away after crews cleared a road through rocks and dirt, but roads damaged by floodwater or clogged with debris are expected to The closure will continue into the next week, officials said. Send: 700 words, photos.
Three Murder-Suicide-Oklahoma — An Oklahoma City man shot and killed his three young children before shooting himself, according to police. Send: 150 words.
FREDDIE-GRAY-OFFICER-PROMOTED — One of the six police officers facing charges in the fatal 2015 arrest of Freddie Gray has been promoted from lieutenant to captain. Send: 340 words, photos.
CTA-TRAINS-VIOLENT-CRIME — Chicago police and transportation officials on Saturday pledged to provide additional security for the city’s trains to stem a surge in violent crime after a passenger was shot overnight. Send: 360 words, photos.
0BIT-ELIASON — Marcus Eliason, an international journalist whose insightful reporting, sparkling prose and skilful editing have graced the Associated Press News Network for nearly half a century Add color. He is 75 years old. Send: 1,080 words, photos.
ALBUQUERQUE-MUSLIM-KILLINGS — The killing of a Muslim man in Albuquerque on Friday night may be linked to the deaths of three Muslim men in an ambush in New Mexico’s largest city over the past nine months, police said. Send: 280 words.
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Colombia’s president – Colombia’s first leftist president will be sworn in with a pledge to fight inequality and herald a turning point in the history of a country plagued by a long war between the government and guerrillas. Send: 570 words, photos.
CUBA-OIL-FIRE — A lightning strike sparked an out-of-control fire at an oil storage facility in the Cuban city of Matanzas, with four explosions and flames injuring 121 people and leaving 17 firefighters missing. Cuban authorities said an unidentified body was found late Saturday. Send: 480 words, photos.
Skiing in Africa – While millions in Europe are sweating through record-breaking hot summers, others are skiing in Africa. This is not another sign of climate change, but a fascinating anomaly in Lesotho. Lesotho is a hill country completely surrounded by South Africa. It is the only country on earth where every inch of its territory is more than 3,280 feet above sea level. This brought snow to Lesotho and led to the creation of Afriski in the Maluti Mountains, the only operating ski resort south of the equator in Africa. Send: 450 words, photos.
Targeted by Pakistani lawmakers – Gunmen attacked a provincial lawmaker from former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party in northwestern Pakistan, killing four people, including two police officers, police said. Send: 170 words.
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FBN — Hall of Fame — Tony Boselli joins seven class of 2022 students including Richard Seymour, LeRoy Butler and coach Dick Vermeil as the first Jacksonville Jaguars to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. By: Professional football writer Rob Maaddi. Send: 750 words, photos.
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