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Appeals court won't halt judge’s order requiring Trump administration to unfreeze all federal cash

Appeals court won't halt judge’s order requiring Trump administration to unfreeze all federal cash

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to halt a judge's order requiring the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in federal grants and loans.
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Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren't released Saturday

Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren't released Saturday

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in Gaza and directed troops to prepare to resume fighting Hamas if the militant group does not r elease more hostages on Saturday.
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Russia has released detained American teacher Marc Fogel, the White House says

Russia has released detained American teacher Marc Fogel, the White House says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marc Fogel, an American teacher who was deemed wrongfully detained in Russia , has been released in what the White House described as a diplomatic thaw that could advance negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
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Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case

Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case

NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding donors to a private effort to build a wall on the U.S. southern border, ending a case the conservative strategist decried as a “political persecution.
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Trump, hosting Jordan's king, renews his insistence that the US can control and redevelop Gaza

Trump, hosting Jordan's king, renews his insistence that the US can control and redevelop Gaza

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his suggestions that Gaza could be emptied of residents, controlled by the U.S.
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Russia has released detained American teacher Marc Fogel, the White House says

Russia has released detained American teacher Marc Fogel, the White House says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marc Fogel, an American teacher detained in Russia , has been released, the White House announced on Tuesday.
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Israel orders beefed up troops around Gaza as ceasefire shows signs of faltering

Israel orders beefed up troops around Gaza as ceasefire shows signs of faltering

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli official says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the army to beef up troops in and around the Gaza Strip after Hamas threatened to call off a scheduled hostage release on Saturday.
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Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case

Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case

NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a fraud charge related to duping donors who gave money to a private effort to build a wall along the U.S.
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Salman Rushdie testifies against the man charged with stabbing him on stage in 2022

Salman Rushdie testifies against the man charged with stabbing him on stage in 2022

MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Author Salman Rushdie took the stand in a New York courtroom Tuesday to testify against the man charged with stabbing him in a frenzied knife attack. “I only saw him at the last minute.,” Rushdie said.
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Pakistan says 16 nationals died in migrant boat sinking near Libya, 10 others still missing

Pakistan says 16 nationals died in migrant boat sinking near Libya, 10 others still missing

ISLAMABAD (AP) — At least 16 Pakistani nationals died and 10 others are still unaccounted for after a boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank at the weekend off the coast of Libya , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.
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