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Pakistan's monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to come

Pakistan's monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to come

BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, with forecasts of more rain in
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States move to send hundreds of National Guard members to Washington

States move to send hundreds of National Guard members to Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three states moved to deploy hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in Washington through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.
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Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean

Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after US-Russia summit secured no halt to fighting

Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after US-Russia summit secured no halt to fighting

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Monday in Washington with U.S.
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Hurricane Erin strengthens into a Category 2 storm as it approaches the northeast Caribbean

Hurricane Erin strengthens into a Category 2 storm as it approaches the northeast Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean , prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides.
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Judge denies Trump administration request to end a policy protecting immigrant children in custody

Judge denies Trump administration request to end a policy protecting immigrant children in custody

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday to deny the Trump administration's request to end a policy in place for nearly three decades that is meant to protect immigrant children in federal custody. U.S.
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No deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine after Trump rolls out red carpet for Putin

No deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine after Trump rolls out red carpet for Putin

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump failed to secure an agreement from Vladimir Putin on Friday to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, falling short in his most significant move yet to stop the bloodshed, even after rolling
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New Air Force policy denies transgender troops hearings before they're discharged

New Air Force policy denies transgender troops hearings before they're discharged

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force says in a new memo that transgender airmen ousted under a recent Trump administration directive will no longer have the chance to argue before a board of their peers for the right to continue serving their country.
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Trump administration agrees to keep DC police chief in place, but with immigration enforcement order

Trump administration agrees to keep DC police chief in place, but with immigration enforcement order

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday reversed course and agreed to leave the Washington, D.C.
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New Orleans mayor indicted over allegations of trying to hide relationship with bodyguard

New Orleans mayor indicted over allegations of trying to hide relationship with bodyguard

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday in what prosecutors called a yearslong scheme to hide a romantic relationship with her bodyguard, who is accused of being paid as if he was working even when they met alone in a
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