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US and UK pledge almost $1.5B in aid for Ukraine during diplomats' visit to Kyiv

US and UK pledge almost $1.5B in aid for Ukraine during diplomats' visit to Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States and Britain pledged nearly $1.
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Speaker Johnson pulls a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown

Speaker Johnson pulls a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months as it became increasingly clear the measure lacked the support to pass as a potential part
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Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza, killing at least 34 people, hospitals say

Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza, killing at least 34 people, hospitals say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N.
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Soyuz heads to space station with 2 Russians and 1 American aboard

Soyuz heads to space station with 2 Russians and 1 American aboard

MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American blasted off Wednesday for an express trip to the International Space Station.
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Speaker Johnson pulls a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown

Speaker Johnson pulls a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1.
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Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting

Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting

TOPEKA, Kan.
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Israeli airstrike hits UN school in Gaza and kills at least 14 people, hospital says

Israeli airstrike hits UN school in Gaza and kills at least 14 people, hospital says

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed at least 14 people, including two children, when it hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families in central Gaza on Wednesday, hospital officials said.
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Mexico’s Senate approves contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm chamber

Mexico’s Senate approves contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm chamber

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate voted early Wednesday to overhaul the country’s judiciary , clearing the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional revision that will make all judges stand for election, a change that critics fear will polit
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Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam's storm toll rises to 155 dead

Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam's storm toll rises to 155 dead

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A flash flood swept away an entire hamlet in northern Vietnam , killing 30 people and leaving dozens missing as deaths from a typhoon and its aftermath climbed to 155 on Wednesday.
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Blinken and Lammy arrive in Kyiv as Ukraine pushes for long-range strikes against Russia

Blinken and Lammy arrive in Kyiv as Ukraine pushes for long-range strikes against Russia

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on a joint visit Wednesday, as Ukraine presses the West to allow it to use long-range missiles against Russia.
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