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April 15, 2025
DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk's government-cutting team over the State Department,...
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April 15, 2025
Amendment to Peru law raises fears of Amazon rainforest destruction
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indi...
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April 15, 2025
South Africa’s new US envoy called Trump racist, homophobic and narcissistic in a 2020 speech
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's new special envoy to the United States is already under scrutiny for calling U.S. President Do...
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April 15, 2025
FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failure
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. researchers will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver failure — by te...
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April 15, 2025
Tens of thousands of Jews gather for traditional blessing in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered at Judaism’s holiest site in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the traditional priestly blessin...
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April 15, 2025
Middle East latest: Israeli strike on Kuwaiti Field Hospital in Gaza kills medic and wounds several
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit Tuesday the northern gate of the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing...
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April 15, 2025
Middle East latest: A strike on Kuwaiti Field Hospital in Gaza kills a medic and wounds several
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit Tuesday the northern gate of the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing...
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April 15, 2025
Middle East latest: Israeli strike outside a Gaza hospital kills a medic and wounds several
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, kill...
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April 15, 2025
Kosovo’s parliament faces post-election deadlock after opposition blocks minority ruling party
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The inaugural session of Kosovo’s newly-elected parliament was cancelled on Tuesday after it failed to constitute ne...
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April 15, 2025
The Latest: Trump considers a pause on his auto tariffs
President Donald Trump has suggested he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give...
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April 15, 2025
The Latest: Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University
The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University after the inst...
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April 15, 2025
Philadelphia prosecutor seeks a third term, saying progressivism is ascendant despite Trump setbacks
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Philadelphia prosecutor who became a campaign trail punching bag for Republicans amid rising crime in U.S. cities...
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April 15, 2025
Charges are dropped against 2 men in connection with Patriots fan’s death in 2023
WRENTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Charges have been dropped against two Rhode Island men in connection with the death of a fan following an altercation...
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April 15, 2025
A man slipped into a VIP convoy and hugged the German chancellor in 2023. Now he has to pay a fine
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has fined a man for slipping into a VIP convoy for Chancellor Olaf Scholz in 2023 and giving him a hug as he pr...
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April 15, 2025
Toronto police investigating shooting in Etobicoke after man arrives at hospital with life-threatening gunshot wound
Officers believe the man was shot in the area of Martin Grove Road and Finch Avenue West in Etobicoke.
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April 15, 2025
Toronto police investigating shooting in Etobicoke after man arrives at hospital with life-threatening gunshot wound
Officers believe the man was shot in the area of Martin Grove Road and Finch Avenue West in Etobicoke.
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April 15, 2025
An unprecedented pledge from Poilievre + Toronto man pays it forward 57 years after his rescue
Here’s the latest on Poilievre’s plans for the notwithstanding clause, Trump’s potential auto tariff exemption, and how a Toronto man is pay...
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April 15, 2025
As dementia rates increase, experts warn hospital emergency rooms are underprepared
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — At her mother’s home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he’s smiling...
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April 15, 2025
Long ER stays are common in the US. It may get worse as the population ages
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — At her mother’s home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he’s smiling...
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April 15, 2025
Exiled Nicaraguan opposition leader sees dwindling options for democracy
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — A clandestine opposition movement remains active in Nicaragua, but options for restoring democracy in the Central America...
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April 15, 2025
US and Philippine joint combat drills show Trump is not scaling back on South China Sea region
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — About 14,000 American and Filipino forces will take part in battle-readiness exercises in the Philippines, includ...
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April 15, 2025
Spanish police arrest two people linked to cat smuggling ring based in Mallorca
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police have arrested two people in connection with the sale of exotic felines on the internet.
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April 15, 2025
People detained in Myanmar after release from scam compounds attempt an escape
BANGKOK (AP) — They walked out of the compound in Myanmar not knowing where they would go. Though they were aiming for the river that separa...
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April 15, 2025
Swedish report finds no evidence a Chinese-flagged ship intentionally damaged Baltic Sea cables
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Authorities did not find any evidence that a Chinese-flagged ship in the Baltic Sea intentionally damaged two undersea cabl...
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April 15, 2025
He went missing on Lake Ontario in 1968 when he was 10. 57 years later, he’s finally thanking the people who saved him
As a 10-year-old, David Blackmore nearly froze to death on a raft. On Tuesday, the 67-year-old says thank you.
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April 15, 2025
‘It’s going into the air and it’s going into us’: University of Toronto study finds harmful chemicals leaching from children’s mattresses
Researchers purchased 16 mattresses from brands and stores sold in Canada. They discovered chemical levels that exceeded regulatory limits.
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April 15, 2025
Trump tariffs live: Markets show improvements; White House mulling tariffs on semiconductor chips and pharma imports
Follow for live updates on U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and the world.
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April 15, 2025
US flies long-range bomber for drill with South Korea, as the North marks a key state anniversary
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew long-range B-1B bombers in a show of force against North Korea on Tuesday, days after the p...
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April 15, 2025
Another US aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-US nuclear talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A second U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Ir...
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April 15, 2025
Iranian supreme leader expresses endorsement of talks with US
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader said Tuesday that the first round of talks with the United States went “well,” in h...
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April 15, 2025
Japanese warships will be the first to visit a Cambodian port where China funded upgrades
TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Tuesday announced that two of its minesweepers will visit a naval port in Cambodia this weekend in the first foreign n...
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April 15, 2025
Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza and wounds medics, official says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, wounding a num...
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April 15, 2025
Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, killing medic and wounding 9 other people
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a medi...
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April 15, 2025
Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, wounding 10 medics and patients
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, wounding 10 pe...
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April 15, 2025
Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, killing medic and wounding 9
Israel said it targeted a Hamas command and control center within the facility, without providing evidence. Hamas denied the allegations.
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April 15, 2025
Pakistan wants to deport millions of Afghans. In one region, they have no plans to go
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Akber Khan is seeing a brisk trade at his restaurant in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar. Staff fan skewer...
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April 15, 2025
China pursuing 3 alleged US operatives over cyberattacks during Asian Games
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China said Tuesday it was pursuing three alleged U.S. operatives accused of carrying out cyberattacks on Chinese infra...
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April 15, 2025
Roadside bomb kills 3 in southwest Pakistan as 2 polio workers are abducted in the northwest
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security personnel in Pakistan’s restive southwest on Tues...
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April 15, 2025
Singapore dissolves parliament, paving the way for general elections
Singapore’s parliament was dissolved Tuesday, paving the way for general elections in which the city-state’s long-ruling People’s Action Par...
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April 15, 2025
Singapore dissolves parliament, paving the way for May 3 general election
Singapore’s parliament was dissolved Tuesday, paving the way for general elections in which the city-state’s long-ruling People’s Action Par...
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April 15, 2025
Roster limit changes not offered in latest filing on $2.8 billion NCAA lawsuit settlement
Attorneys working on the $2.8 billion legal settlement designed to reshape college sports filed a brief Monday night that did not include ch...
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April 15, 2025
Syria’s Alawites still face targeted attacks a month after brutal counteroffensive
BEIRUT (AP) — A month after a wave of revenge attacks left hundreds of Alawite civilians dead, members of the Syrian religious minority are...
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April 15, 2025
Famine and atrocities mount as Sudan’s civil war enters its third year
CAIRO (AP) — As Sudan marks two years of civil war on Tuesday, atrocities and famine are only mounting in what the U.N. says is the world’s...
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April 15, 2025
The great Easter basket question - to Peep or not Peep
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Love them or hate them, those marshmallow Peeps that come in blindingly bright colors and an array of flavors are ines...
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April 15, 2025
Prosecutor says whether the Gaudreaus drank before they were killed while cycling isn’t relevant
Lawyers for the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, are expected to argue in court Tuesd...
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April 15, 2025
Joe Biden will speak about Social Security in his return to national stage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden returns to the national stage Tuesday to elevate liberal concerns that President Donald Trump's...
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April 15, 2025
Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling to other states for it
Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain abortions in 2024 than a year earlier, a new survey has found.
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April 15, 2025
Joe Biden will speak about Social Security in his return to the national stage
Biden will be joined in Chicago by a bipartisan group of former elected officials.
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April 15, 2025
Officials work to uncover the motive for fire set at Pennsylvania governor’s residence
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Investigators worked Tuesday to uncover the motive behind an arson fire over the weekend at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Sh...
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April 15, 2025