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Biden and Trump win Louisiana's presidential primary having already clinched nominations

Biden and Trump win Louisiana's presidential primary having already clinched nominations

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Louisiana's primary on Saturday, collecting more delegates after they already clinched their party nominations.
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Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate's early-morning passage ended shutdown threat

Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate's early-morning passage ended shutdown threat

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown.
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A Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to the International Space Station

A Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to the International Space Station

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station blasted off Saturday, two days after its launch was aborted at the last minute.
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Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown

Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall.
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What we know and don't know about Kate's cancer diagnosis

What we know and don't know about Kate's cancer diagnosis

Kate, the Princess of Wales , has disclosed that she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy — though in a video announcement Friday, she did not say what kind of cancer or reveal details of her treatment.
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Texas school bus with over 40 pre-K students struck by cement truck, killing 2, authorities say

Texas school bus with over 40 pre-K students struck by cement truck, killing 2, authorities say

BASTROP, Texas (AP) — A cement truck veered into a school bus carrying more than 40 pre-K students returning from a field trip to a Texas zoo Friday, killing a boy on the bus and a man in another vehicle, authorities said.
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Russia says 60 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid; Islamic State group claims responsibility

Russia says 60 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid; Islamic State group claims responsibility

MOSCOW (AP) — Assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing over 60 people, injuring more than 100 and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin
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Republican Mike Boudreaux advances to special election to complete term of ousted Speaker McCarthy

Republican Mike Boudreaux advances to special election to complete term of ousted Speaker McCarthy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux is advancing to a May election in California to decide who will complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January.
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Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate María Machado names substitute while she fights ban

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate María Machado names substitute while she fights ban

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition powerhouse María Corina Machado on Friday named a substitute to her presidential bid while she fights a government ban on her running for office.
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MLB launches investigation into Shohei Ohtani interpreter Ippei Mizuhara following gambling reports

MLB launches investigation into Shohei Ohtani interpreter Ippei Mizuhara following gambling reports

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has opened a formal investigation into illegal gambling and theft allegations involving Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.
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