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Trump to rally in Iowa ahead of Nov. 8 as he teases 2024

Trump to rally in Iowa ahead of Nov. 8 as he teases 2024

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Iowa ahead of the Nov. 8 midterms, to headline a rally for Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and Sen. Chuck Grassley, Trump's organization announced Wednesday.
French, German leaders meet amid rift over energy, economy

French, German leaders meet amid rift over energy, economy

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz thrashed it out for three hours in Paris on Wednesday in hopes of bridging gaps between the two neighbors and key European Union allies on issues including energy, defens

Judge mulls mental evaluation in Kavanaugh threat case

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland said Wednesday that there is a “very high likelihood” he will order a mental evaluation for a California man charged with trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. U.S.
Russia, NATO hold nuclear drills as Ukraine villages pounded

Russia, NATO hold nuclear drills as Ukraine villages pounded

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO and Russia's military alike staged planned annual nuclear exercises Wednesday as the Russian president repeated the unfounded claim that Ukraine plans to set off a radioactive “dirty bomb.
Ex-Ottawa police chief says force couldn't change much about response to convoy

Ex-Ottawa police chief says force couldn't change much about response to convoy

OTTAWA — The former chief of the Ottawa police says his officers couldn't have done anything materially differently during the response to the "Freedom Convoy.

What to know about inflation and Bank of Canada rate hikes

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada announced another hike to its key policy rate of half a percentage point, in an attempt to rein in decades-high inflation rates while facing stalled economic growth.
Italy's Meloni easily wins 2nd and final confidence vote

Italy's Meloni easily wins 2nd and final confidence vote

ROME (AP) — Italy’s first far-right-led government since the fall of fascism in World War II can get down to business after new Premier Giorgia Meloni easily won the second of two required confidence votes in Parliament on Wednesday.
Supreme Court justices spar over court legitimacy comments

Supreme Court justices spar over court legitimacy comments

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices tend to wipe the slate clean at the start of a new term, the bruised feelings occasioned by tough cases eased by a summer break.
Putin opponent loses complaint about prison confinement

Putin opponent loses complaint about prison confinement

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's most prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, lost another court battle Wednesday in his effort to push back against the Kremlin's widening crackdown on him and other dissenters.
Thousands rally in Prague to honor 2 slain Slovak gay men

Thousands rally in Prague to honor 2 slain Slovak gay men

PRAGUE (AP) — Thousands rallied in the Czech capital Wednesday to honor two Slovak gay men shot dead this month outside a bar in Slovakia, and demanded better protection of LGBTQ people and their families.