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US turns to new ways to punish Russian oligarchs for the war | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-sanctions-oligarchs-money-laundering-766fa10695ee7bb20175a474028ee562

#Russia-Ukraine_war #Politics #U.S._Department of the Treasury #Russia_Ukraine war #AP_Top News #Business

Associated PressUS turns to new ways to punish Russian oligarchs for the warWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has begun an aggressive new push to inflict pain on Russia’s economy and specifically its oligarchs with the intent of thwarting the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. From the Treasury Department to the Justice Department, U.S.

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US government ponders the meaning of race and ethnicity | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/race-ethnicity-census-mena-hispanic-jewish-black-d25d02d3ec3e5f75aaa3ad8e6da331fe

#Politics #United_States government #AP_Top News #United_States #Lifestyle

Associated PressUS government ponders the meaning of race and ethnicityNyhiem Way is weary of people conflating African American and Black. Shalini Parekh wants a way for South Asian people to identify themselves differently than East Asians with roots in places like China or Japan.

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As Biden weighs Willow, he blocks other Alaska oil drilling | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/biden-oil-drilling-alaska-arctic-ff58d8a7fda5a00a1b4bbbbebd7d8781

#Joe_Biden #Politics #Alaska #Arctic_Ocean #AP_Top News #Business #Climate_and environment

Associated PressAs Biden weighs Willow, he blocks other Alaska oil drillingWILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — As President Joe Biden prepares a final decision on the huge Willow oil project in Alaska , his administration announced he will prevent or limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean.

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Burning eyes, dead fish; red tide flares up on Florida coast | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/red-tide-florida-beach-health-risk-842c0576451b2a007d57abd44448e03e

#Travel #Florida #Health #AP_Top News #U.S._News

Associated PressBurning eyes, dead fish; red tide flares up on Florida coastSARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Residents are complaining about burning eyes and breathing problems. Dead fish have washed up on beaches. A beachside festival has been canceled, even though it wasn't scheduled for another month.

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Will it take market crash for Congress to raise debt limit? | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/debt-limit-financial-market-crash-biden-mccarthy-d3457c2b464e826bb7672f7f8a2707fd

#Joe_Biden #Politics #Business #Financial_markets #United_States government #National_debt #U.S._Republican Party #AP_Top News #United_States

Associated PressWill it take market crash for Congress to raise debt limit?WASHINGTON (AP) — There's one way to force President Joe Biden and Congress to solve the looming crisis over the debt limit : a financial market crash.

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Sexual assault reports increase at US military academies | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/sexual-assaults-military-academies-increase-03ad10f51d362aaf97d3c415b0ae9ac2?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_07

#Politics #Crime #Education #Assault #U.S._News #AP_Top News

Associated PressSexual assault reports increase at US military academiesWASHINGTON (AP) — Reported sexual assaults at U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year, and one in five female students told an anonymous survey that they had experienced unwanted sexual contact, The Associated Press has learned.

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AP PHOTOS: Indians celebrate Holi, Hindu festival of color | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/india-holi-festival-color-1361afaddd6056551ee3a78c29c0edd9

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Associated PressAP PHOTOS: Indians celebrate Holi, Hindu festival of colorNEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians on Wednesday celebrated the Holi festival, dancing to the beat of drums, smearing each other with green, yellow and red colors and exchanging sweets in homes, parks and streets.

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Republicans subpoena former school board officials over parent protests | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/jim-jordan-parents-rights-disinformation-school-board-5280de301156d47b72ff03abfb511974

#U.S._Republican Party #AP_Top News #United_States #Jim_Jordan #Ohio #Education #Subpoenas

Associated PressRepublicans subpoena former school board officials over parent protestsWASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans issued another series of subpoenas Monday as part of an ongoing investigation into what they contend is the mistreatment of parents who protested “woke” school board policies.

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Thousands of pro-Trump bots are attacking DeSantis, Haley | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/trump-desantis-twitter-haley-presidential-election-4d61487294f9218855b8e6e89f0c8ccc

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Associated PressThousands of pro-Trump bots are attacking DeSantis, HaleyWASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past 11 months, someone created thousands of fake, automated Twitter accounts — perhaps hundreds of thousands of them — to offer a stream of praise for Donald Trump. Besides posting adoring words about the former president, the fake accounts ridiculed Trump's critics from both parties and attacked Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and U.N.

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Home Depot says it will raise pay for US, Canadian workers | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/compensation-and-benefits-philadelphia-business-f83abf3baa09b98671a93968b3824270

#Compensation_and benefits #AP_Top News #Philadelphia #Business

Associated PressHome Depot says it will raise pay for US, Canadian workersHome Depot said Tuesday it’s investing $1 billion in wage increases for its U.S. and Canadian hourly workers. The Atlanta-based home improvement chain said every hourly employee will get a raise starting this month.

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GOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin's Black voters | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/politics-us-republican-party-donald-trump-milwaukee-wisconsin-d0e0c0e90c307ed6a5074ad2771b1835

#Politics #U.S._Republican Party #AP_Top News #Wisconsin #Elections

Associated PressGOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin's Black votersMILWAUKEE (AP) — Recent revelations about Republican election strategies targeting minority communities in Wisconsin's biggest city came as no surprise to many Black voters .

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Tyre Nichols documents: Officer never explained stop to him | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/law-enforcement-tyre-nichols-memphis-3c20513e067d2f55786d8f42cf98b3c6?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_05

#Politics #Law_enforcement #AP_Top News #U.S._News #Tyre_Nichols #Memphis

Associated PressTyre Nichols documents: Officer never explained stop to himMEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — The officer who pulled Tyre Nichols from his car before police fatally beat him never explained why he was being stopped, newly released documents show, and emerging reports from Memphis residents suggest that was common.

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Generators, spoiled food: Slow power repairs anger Austin | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/disaster-planning-and-response-austin-texas-power-outages-storms-68fb4e0406a5edacb897e32c5fdf3967

#U.S._News #AP_Top News #Austin #Texas #Storms

Associated PressGenerators, spoiled food: Slow power repairs anger AustinAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Like thousands of other Austin residents, Darin Murphy began a sixth day Monday with no power in his home, wrapping his head around the city's latest demoralizing update: Getting the lights fully back on may take another week.

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'Died suddenly' posts twist tragedies to push vaccine lies | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/buffalo-bills-immunizations-medication-accidents-covid-a8e3a80a015ba9bf78b6bd4f3c271f58

#Buffalo_Bills #Immunizations #Medication #Accidents #AP_Top News #U.S._News #AP_Fact Check #COVID-19 #Health

Associated Press'Died suddenly' posts twist tragedies to push vaccine liesResults from 6-year-old Anastasia Weaver’s autopsy may take weeks. But online anti-vaccine activists needed only hours after her funeral this week to baselessly blame the COVID-19 vaccine. A prolific Twitter account posted Anastasia’s name and smiling dance portrait in a tweet with a syringe emoji.

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Trump investigations: Georgia prosecutor ups anticipation | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/trump-investigation-georgia-prosecutor-0c62d7884f0150c93f5e555333ae23d2

#Politics #Georgia_state government #Indictments #AP_Top News #Trump_Investigations #Donald_Trump #Georgia #Elections

Associated PressTrump investigations: Georgia prosecutor ups anticipationATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and his allies have been put on notice by a prosecutor, but the warning didn’t come from anyone at the Justice Department.

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Video shows struggle for hammer during Pelosi attack | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/paul-pelosi-attack-video-c35ecf3131109f69f0cb66b84e986ba2

#District_of Columbia #AP_Top News #U.S._News #Capitol_siege #San_Francisco #Paul_Pelosi #Nancy_Pelosi

Associated PressPelosi attack video shows struggle and savage hammer swingVideo released Friday shows the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struggling with his assailant for control of a hammer moments before he was struck in the head during a brutal attack in the couple's San Francisco home last year.

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2 years after Jan. 6, speaker scrap paralyzes Congress again | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/jan6-capitol-riots-second-anniversary-8014969520b61bf7f4d86689fc16e7f7?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP_Politics&utm_source=Twitter

#Joe_Biden #Politics #United_States government #District_of Columbia #U.S._Republican Party #AP_Top News #U.S._News #Elections

Associated PressJan. 6 remembrance led by Dems as GOP wrestled with rebelsWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden conferred high honors on those who stood against the Jan. 6 Capitol mob two years ago and the menacing effort in state after state to upend the election, declaring “America is a land of laws, not chaos,” even as disarray rendered Congress dysfunctional for a fourth straight day.

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Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100 | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/glaciers-two-thirds-to-disappear-by-2100-b5d622f140072f9b9848bf4c47047e49?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

#Science #Glaciers #Latin_America #World_News #AP_Top News #U.S._News #Climate_and environment

Associated PressStudy: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100The world’s glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt out of existence by the end of the century at current climate change trends, according to a new study.

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Court: Abortion doctors can’t be charged under Arizona law | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-politics-health-arizona-196bc22e414051e780018f88564788f3

#Abortion #U.S._Supreme Court #Politics #Health #Arizona #AP_Top News

Associated PressCourt: Abortion doctors can’t be charged under Arizona lawPHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona court has ruled that abortion doctors cannot be prosecuted under a pre-statehood law that criminalizes nearly all abortions yet was barred from being enforced for decades.

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