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Richard Lardner @rplardner
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Stephen Ohlemacher@stephenatap
27 Feb 2023
Chicago: What to expect on election night #ChiMayor23 apnews.com/article/politics-…

Chicago: What to expect on election night

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces eight challengers in the city's elections on Tuesday. It's a tough reelection campaign for an incumbent who made history as the first Black woman and first openly...

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darlene superville@dsupervilleap
24 Feb 2023
“He says he’s not done,” the first lady told me in Nairobi, Kenya, the second and final stop of her five-day trip to Africa. “How many times does he have to say it for you to believe it?” apnews.com/article/jill-bide…

The AP Interview: Biden ready to run, US first lady says

U.S. first lady Jill Biden says there's “pretty much” nothing left to do but choose the time and place for President Joe Biden's reelection announcement.

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Alanna Durkin Richer@aedurkinricher
24 Jan 2023
A federal judge has convicted a Pennsylvania restaurant owner of storming the U.S. Capitol, where she screamed at police officers to bring out then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi so the pro-Trump mob could hang her. @Kunzelman75 apnews.com/article/biden-pol…

Judge convicts Capitol rioter who yelled Pelosi threats

A federal judge has convicted a Pennsylvania restaurant owner of storming the U.S. Capitol, where she screamed at police officers to bring out then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi so the pro-Trump mob...

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from @AP "An Arkansas man who propped his feet up on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot was convicted on Monday of joining a mob’s attack on the building two years ago." bit.ly/3iSDOul

Man who propped feet on Pelosi desk guilty in Jan. 6 case

An Arkansas man who propped his feet up on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S.

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from @AP "Authorities in Pennsylvania arrested a suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death in their beds more than a month ago, a law enforcement official said Friday." bit.ly/3Z2ZCDN

Idaho college killings suspect is criminology PhD student

Authorities in Pennsylvania have arrested a suspect in the stabbing deaths of four Idaho students. The chief of police in Moscow, Idaho, said Friday that 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger is a PhD student...

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As 'The King,' Pelé enchanted fans and dazzled opponents (from @AP) apnews.com/article/213a93033…
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Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died (from @AP) apnews.com/article/f2c5f7d27…

Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died

Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of soccer, has died. He was 82. Since 2021, he had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer discovered during a routine medical exam.

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from @AP "For Mutevelić, these are memories from three decades ago, when Bosnian Serbs besieged Sarajevo, causing thousands of civilian casualties. But it’s all happening again in Ukraine." Latest story with @Beatrice_Dupuy bit.ly/3jGueLa

Sarajevo’s agony echoes as Ukraine braces for a dark winter

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Vildana Mutevelić huddled in her apartment with her two young children and elderly cousins.

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Stephen Ohlemacher@stephenatap
29 Dec 2022
Democrat wins Arizona attorney general race after recount (from @AP) apnews.com/article/09aee9ff2…

Democrat wins Arizona attorney general race after recount

A recount of votes has confirmed Democrat Kris Mayes narrowly defeated Republican Abraham Hamadeh in the Arizona attorney general’s race, one of the closest elections in state history.

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from @AP "With soaring numbers of people entering Mexico, a sprawling network of lawyers, fixers and middlemen has exploded in the country." bit.ly/3FU1Exa
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from @AP "Almost 81 years later to the day, the pageantry of that trip was echoed on Wednesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived for a surprise visit with President Joe Biden and an address to Congress." bit.ly/3PSZ9jd

Pageantry evoking Churchill greets Zelenskyy in Washington

At a time of grave consequence, a wartime leader crosses the Atlantic to arrive at a White House decked in holiday decor to consult with the American president about a war in Europe.

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Michael Tackett@tackettdc
19 Dec 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jan. 6 panel unveils criminal referral against Donald Trump and associates, citing evidence for their prosecution.
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AP's top 2022 photos capture a planet bursting at the seams (from @AP) apnews.com/article/928cfe108…
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Ovechkin revels in Messi winning World Cup with Argentina (from @AP) apnews.com/article/b48a1529a…
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The Associated Press
@AP
8 Dec 2022
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is such an enemy of rats that he once called a press conference to demonstrate a contraption for drowning them in poison. Now Adams finds himself contesting a $300 fine over a rat infestation at a building he owns. apnews.com/article/politics-…

NYC's rat-fighting mayor fined over infestation at own house

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is such an enemy of rats that he once called a press conference to demonstrate a contraption for drowning them in poison.

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Julie Pace
@JuliePace
7 Dec 2022
.@mstyslav9 has made an incredible and haunting film about the siege of Mariupol and the people impacted by war in his home country. We're so pleased that it will premiere at Sundance and so grateful for our collaborators at @frontlinepbs
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@AP_CorpComm
7 Dec 2022
New @AP @frontlinepbs documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” to make world premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January; will be featured in World Cinema Documentary Competition: apne.ws/Wc1r18c #20DaysInMariupol
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The Associated Press
@AP
3 Dec 2022
Vehicles rest on a bridge in Pittsburgh following its collapse on Jan. 28, 2022. Rescuers had to rappel nearly 150 feet, while others formed a human chain to help rescue people from a dangling bus. By Gene J. Puskar. #YearInPictures apne.ws/X5dyxvm
Vehicles rest on a bridge in Pittsburgh following its collapse on Jan. 28, 2022.

ALT Vehicles rest on a bridge in Pittsburgh following its collapse on Jan. 28, 2022.

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from @AP "America’s newest nuclear stealth bomber is making its public debut after years of secret development and as part of the Pentagon’s answer to rising concerns over a future conflict with China." bit.ly/3FmuZ4l

Pentagon debuts its new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider

The United States' newest nuclear stealth bomber has made its public debut after years of secret development.

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from @AP/@ralphDrussoAP "For a sport that started in 1869 and spent most the 20th century using bowls and polls to determine who was No. 1, evolution has hit warp speed, racing from Bowl Championship Series to College Football Playoff 2.0." bit.ly/3VOk6Od

College Football Playoff expands to 12 teams in 2024 season

The College Football Playoff says it will expand to a 12-team event starting in 2024. The announcement came after the Rose Bowl agreed to amend its contract for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

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Trump probe: Court halts Mar-a-Lago special master review (from @AP) apnews.com/article/16748b82a…

Trump probe: Court halts Mar-a-Lago special master review

A federal appeals court has halted an independent review of documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, removing a hurdle the Justice Department said had delayed its...

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