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DeSantis signs Bible, Pence hops on motorcycle at 'Roast and Ride' event in Iowa

DeSantis signs Bible, Pence hops on motorcycle at 'Roast and Ride' event in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Amid plates of sliced pork, statement-making leather ensembles and piles of political T-shirts, eight Republican presidential hopefuls descended on Iowa to pitch themselves to voters and, in Mike Pence's case, hop on a motorcy
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Haley says US forces 'need to align' with countries including Russia; campaign says she misspoke

Haley says US forces 'need to align' with countries including Russia; campaign says she misspoke

COLUMBIA, S.C.
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Death toll from Senegal protests rises to 15 as opposition supporters clash with police

Death toll from Senegal protests rises to 15 as opposition supporters clash with police

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The number of people killed in days of clashes between Senegalese police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has now risen to 15, including two security officers, the government said on Saturday.
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Ukraine says inspections found nearly a quarter of its air-raid shelters locked or unusable

Ukraine says inspections found nearly a quarter of its air-raid shelters locked or unusable

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Concerns around civilian safety spiked in Ukraine on Saturday, as officials announced that an inspection had found nearly a quarter of the country’s air-raid shelters locked or unusable, just days after a woman in Kyiv allegedly
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Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

WASHINGTON (AP) — With just two days to spare , President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling , averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt.
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Protesters back on the streets of Belgrade as president ignores calls to stand down

Protesters back on the streets of Belgrade as president ignores calls to stand down

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital on Saturday for a fifth time in a month, following two mass shootings that shook the nation , even as the country’s populist president rejected any responsibility for the
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US defense secretary says Washington won't stand for 'coercion and bullying' from China

US defense secretary says Washington won't stand for 'coercion and bullying' from China

SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S.
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Turkey's Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term

Turkey's Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took the oath of office on Saturday, ushering in his third presidential term that followed three stints as prime minister.
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Connecticut governor poised to sign state's most sweeping gun measure since post-Sandy Hook laws

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A slate of gun control measures was headed Saturday to Connecticut Gov.
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Russia bans 'unfriendly' countries' journalists from showpiece economic gathering

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Saturday that journalists from countries that Russia regards as unfriendly have been banned from covering this year's economic forum in St.
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