weekend wire

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and BILL BARROW (Associated Press) KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A booth at the Florida Republican Party’s Freedom Summit made swift business of Donald Trump merchandise on Saturday, selling everything from socks to bathtub…
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By JEFF McMURRAY (Associated Press) CHICAGO (AP) — Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in June when a car turning right rolled through a red light and slammed into her bike, which she…
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By NAJIB JOBAIN, BASSEM MROUE and CARA ANNA (Associated Press) RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The United States and Arab partners disagreed Saturday on the need for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip as Israeli military strikes killed…
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By STEPHEN GROVES and FARNOUSH AMIRI (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ken Buck has had enough. When the Colorado Republican announced this past week that he would not seek reelection, he began with the type of criticism of…
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Sderot, Israel (CNN) — Israeli ground forces are inside Gaza after entering the enclave overnight, as Palestinians experienced what they have described as the most intense round of airstrikes since Israel began its retaliation against…
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By JAKE BLEIBERG, PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP (Associated Press) LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Police missed two clear opportunities to end a dragnet that locked down and terrified Maine’s second-largest city after a gunman killed 18 people at…
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By Veronica Stracqualursi and Kristen Holmes | CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence has suspended his campaign for president amid lagging poll numbers and financial challenges. He announced the suspension while speaking at the Republican…
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Gaza and Rafah (CNN) — The first trucks carrying aid entered Gaza on Saturday, but international leaders have warned that much more is needed to combat the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in the enclave that holds more than 2 million…
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NEW YORK (AP) — A shooter who ambushed New York City police twice in 12 hours, wounding two officers, has been sentenced to 23 years to life in prison. Robert Williams, 47, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of attempted murder of a…
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By Gary Fields and Linley Sanders | Associated Press WASHINGTON — For many Americans, the Republican dysfunction that has ground business in the U.S. House to a halt as two wars rage abroad and a budget crisis looms at home is feeding into…
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