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US isn't looking at imminent military action in Cuba despite Trump threats, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is not looking at imminent military action against Havana despite President Donald Trump’s repeated threats that “Cuba is next” and that American warships deployed...

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Did Newsom’s $3.8 billion hotels-to-housing program pay off? CalMatters got records to find out

As COVID-19 tore through California, Jennifer Hark Dietz had a decision to make. The state was making perhaps its biggest push ever to get people off the street, offering up billions of dollars for cities...

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Deadly double attack hits 2 central Mali villages as violence spreads

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Double attacks by an armed group have left several people in two villages dead in central Mali, authorities said in a statement Thursday. The attacks, which have been...

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Epstein cellmate says he found a suicide note. Justice Department says it's seeing it for first time

A note that Jeffrey Epstein 's former cellmate claims to have found after the financier's first suspected jail suicide attempt in 2019 has been made public — not because of the Justice Department's release...

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The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors. The Associated Press

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A kitten survives a tornado and his tiny meows bring rescue

As storm chaser Ashton Lemley picked his way through a tornado-ravaged Mississippi trailer park, he heard the unmistakable meow of a kitten pierce the predawn darkness. The homes were flattened...

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Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall pleads guilty to assault

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis pleaded guilty to assault Thursday in federal court after reaching a deal with prosecutors. ...

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Salvadoran news outlet El Faro says its assets frozen in retaliation for reporting

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Salvadoran investigative outlet El Faro announced Thursday that its members’ assets, including a bank account and property, were frozen, in what it denounced as an escalation of...

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What to know about Jeffrey Epstein's ex-cellmate and the note he says he found

Weeks before Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in a decrepit Manhattan jail in 2019, he was found on the floor of his cell, alive but with marks on his neck. He was placed on suicide watch,...

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Demonstrators rally in Tennessee and Alabama against redistricting efforts, in photos

Republicans across several Southern states moved forward with redistricting efforts ahead of the midterm elections, despite protests and fierce opposition from Democrats and civil rights advocates. Lawmakers...

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