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The Latest: Trump says US will blockade Iran in Strait of Hormuz and charge ships for safe passage

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Iranian ships will no longer be able to travel through the Strait of…

July 13, 2026

Dozens at an Ebola treatment center in Congo strike over unpaid salaries and bonuses

RWAMPARA, Congo (AP) — Dozens of people working at an Ebola virus treatment center in northeast Congo went on strike…

July 13, 2026

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The next big races between moderates and progressives are in pivotal Midwestern states

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesotans are known for their niceness, but pleasantries are rare in the state’s Democratic U.S.…

July 13, 2026

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Crash of a helicopter helping to fight a Colorado wildfire leaves the pilot dead

GUNNISON, Colo. (AP) — A helicopter helping fight a Colorado wildfire has crashed into a reservoir, killing the pilot, authorities…

July 13, 2026

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UK says an Iran-backed group was behind attacks on Jewish community, bans Revolutionary Guard

LONDON (AP) — A series of arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites in Britain were the work of a…

July 13, 2026

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What to know about the Bangkok bar fire that killed 27

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thai authorities are investigating a Bangkok bar fire that killed at least 27 people and…

July 13, 2026

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Ukraine and 9 other countries announce a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles

PARIS (AP) — Ukraine and nine other countries announced Monday they were forming a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic…

July 13, 2026

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People killed in Bangkok music bar fire were found trapped in windowless bathrooms

BANGKOK (AP) — Most of the people who were killed in a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar were…

July 13, 2026

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Support for Israel isn’t a high priority for younger Jewish Americans, an AP-NORC poll finds

Support for Israel is a key component of the religious identity of many Jewish adults ages 45 and older in…

July 13, 2026

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Fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris triggers evacuations; 10 still missing in Spanish wildfire

FONTAINEBLEAU, France (AP) — A fire raging in the historic and much-visited Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Monday prompted…

July 13, 2026

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Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Piano,’ dies at 78

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sam Neill, the smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose prolific career moved from art films…

July 13, 2026

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Iran persecutes its Baha’i minority fiercely in a year of protests and war, rights groups say

Peyvand Naimi has spent more than six months in an Iranian prison, accused of killing state security agents during nationwide…

July 12, 2026

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Man who killed Dartmouth professors at 17 to get a chance at parole in about 20 years, judge rules

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Vermont man who was 17 when he and a friend killed a pair of married…

July 12, 2026

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Is there such a thing as being too old to execute? Aging death row inmates are set to die in Florida

MIAMI (AP) — The last prisoner strapped to a table in Florida’s death chamber was 74 years old — the…

July 12, 2026

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Ukraine fears that with Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death, it will have a weaker link to Trump

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — With the death of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, Ukraine lost a close ally in President Donald…

July 12, 2026

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Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as his temporary replacement in the U.S.…

July 12, 2026

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Senate returns to Washington after Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death with uncertain agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans will return to Washington on Monday with an uncertain agenda after the sudden death of…

July 12, 2026

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Oil prices jump following the latest fighting in the Middle East, while AI stocks sink

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices jumped Monday following a weekend of attacks in the Middle East, while more losses…

July 12, 2026

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US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East as both vie for control of strait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday morning, hours after President Donald Trump…

July 12, 2026

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McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization,…

July 12, 2026

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Lindsey Graham’s journey from a pool hall to the heights of political power

Lindsey Graham, the garrulous son of South Carolina pool hall owners, rose to become a fixture on the global stage…

July 12, 2026

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Philadelphia area digs out from damage left by a severe series of microburst storms

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Residents in some Philadelphia neighborhoods and surrounding counties were cleaning up Sunday from widespread damage caused by…

July 12, 2026

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Fire breaks out at a pub in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people, officials say

BANGKOK (AP) — A huge fire that engulfed a pub in Bangkok early on Monday morning killed at least 27…

July 12, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

Lindsey Graham’s journey from a pool hall to the heights of political power

Lindsey Graham, the garrulous son of South Carolina pool hall owners, rose to become a fixture on the global stage…

July 12, 2026