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New Mexico denies film incentive application on ‘Rust’ movie after fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

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Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Producers of the western movie “Rust” may have to forgo a robust economic incentive as they try to sell the film to distributors and fulfill financial obligations to the immediate family of a…

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In the UK election campaign’s final hours, Sunak battles to the end as Labour’s Starmer eyes victory

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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Voters in the United Kingdom are set to cast ballots in a national election on July 4, passing judgment on British Rishi Sunak’s 20 months in office, and on the four Conservative prime ministers before him.…

Boy accused of stabbing student at Sydney university has faced previous charges, officials say

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Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — New South Wales Police Minister Yasmin Catley says a 14-year-old boy accused of stabbing a man at a Sydney university has faced previous charges, which were dismissed by a court. Local media…

Nathaniel Lowe starting to go deep for the Rangers, who are trying to get on track

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AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe pulled a high 71.3 mph changeup into the seats in right field to quickly put the Texas Rangers ahead to stay. He then went the opposite way in his next at-bat, hitting a 96.5 mph…

Ominous history for Biden: Incumbents trying to win over their parties often struggle to win again

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Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — There’s plenty of worry among Democrats about whether 81-year-old President Joe Biden is up to the job itself or the task of defeating Donald Trump. Previous presidential campaigns offer lessons. None convey…

What was the ‘first American novel’? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started

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AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the winter of 1789, around the time George Washington was elected the country’s first president, a Boston-based printer quietly launched another American institution. William Hill Brown’s “The Power of…

From raising alarm to backing Biden, Democrats in Congress grapple with debate aftermath

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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance has reverberated across the Democratic Party, forcing lawmakers to grapple with a crisis that could upend the presidential election and change the…

Migrants pause in the Amazon because getting to the US is harder. Most have no idea what lies ahead

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Associated Press ASSIS BRASIL, Brazil (AP) — Dozens of migrants sleep in a mosquito-infested six-bedroom wooden shelter in the Brazilian Amazon, their dreams of a better life in the U.S. on hold because of President Joe Biden’shalt on…

Usher and Janet Jackson headline 30th Essence Festival of Culture

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Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The best of Black culture’s policymakers, thought leaders, creatives, spiritual gurus, business movers and shakers, health experts and, of course, musical talent are poised to converge in New Orleans…

Leaders of Russia and China to meet in Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation

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Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Thursday for the second time in as many months as they travel to Kazakhstan for a session of an international group founded to counter Western…

Sizzling sidewalks, unshaded playgrounds pose risk for surface burns over searing Southwest summer

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Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Ron Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on the left one and is still recovering a year after collapsing on the searing asphalt outside a Phoenix convenience store where he stopped for a cold…

Pro-choice advocates set to turn in around 800,000 signatures for Arizona abortion ballot measure

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Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Pro-choice advocates are set to deliver about 800,000 petition signatures Wednesday in hopes of getting the abortion rights issue on Arizona’s November general election ballot. Organizers said 383,923 valid…

Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity could embolden Trump as he seeks to return to power

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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In her dissent from a Supreme Court opinion that afforded former President Donald Trump broad immunity, Justice Sonia Sotomayor pondered the potential doomsday consequences: A president could pocket a…

Former Republicans were ready to embrace Biden to beat Trump. And then came the debate.

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CNN By Elle Reeve and Samantha Guff, CNN Denver (CNN) — A couple of weeks ago, there was conversation and conviviality among a bunch of strangers brought together at a bar in Denver by their shared antipathy towards former President Donald…

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Costa Rica eliminated from the Copa America despite beating Paraguay 2-1 in group stage finale

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Costa Rica was eliminated from the Copa America despite beating Paraguay 2-1 on Tuesday night as Francisco Calvo and 19-year-old Josimar Alcócer scored in the opening seven minutes. Costa Rica finished third in Group D…

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Taiwan says China told Taiwan’s coast guard to not interfere in the detention of Taiwanese boat crew

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Wednesday that China ordered Taiwan’s coast guard against interfering in the detention of a Taiwanese fishing boat in what is seen as an increasing Chinese attempt to encroach on Taiwanese territory.…

Eovaldi pitches 7 scoreless innings, Lowe hits pair of 2-run homers as Texas blanks Padres 7-0

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AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi allowed one hit over seven innings, Nathaniel Lowe hit a pair of two-run homers and the Texas Rangers ended their 11-game losing streak to the San Diego Padres with a…

Chinese firms eye Morocco as way to cash in on US electric vehicle subsidies

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Associated Press TANGIERS, Morocco (AP) — Investment in electric vehicle manufacturing is booming in Morocco, a country that neighbors Europe and enjoys a free trade agreement with the United States. That’s partially because Chinese firms…

After a stop in Cuba, 2 Russian ships dock in Venezuelan port as part of ‘show the flag’ exercises

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two Russian naval ships have docked in the Venezuelan port of La Guaira during exercises in the Atlantic Ocean that Moscow says are to “show the flag” in remote, important regions. The frigate Almirante Gorshkov…

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Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

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Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Enforcement of a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students has been blocked in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere by a federal judge in Kansas. U.S.…

Springer hits 3-run HR, Horwitz adds solo HR as Blue Jays hold on to beat Astros 7-6

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Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — George Springer hit a three-run home run against his former team, Spencer Horwitz added a solo homer and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Houston Astros 7-6 on Tuesday night. Yordan Alvarez homered…

Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese headline WNBA All-Star team that will face US Olympic squad

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AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the WNBA All-Star team to play against the U.S. Olympic team led by A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. The pair of remarkable rookies were selected Tuesday by…

Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese headline WNBA All-Star team that will face US Olympic squad

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AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the WNBA All-Star team to play against the U.S. Olympic team led by A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. The pair of remarkable rookies were selected Tuesday by…

Ex-astronaut who died in Washington plane crash was doing a flyby near a friend’s home, NTSB says

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Associated Press The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report into the fatal plane crash of former astronaut William Anders. The ex-Apollo 8 astronaut, who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo, died last month…

Lloyd Doggett becomes first sitting Democratic member of Congress to call on Biden to withdraw

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CNN By Annie Grayer, CNN Washington (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas on Tuesday became the first sitting Democratic member of Congress to call on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race, a huge moment for…

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Free community meals offered in Ruidoso

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RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Ruidoso community members have come together to put on a series of community meals this week as the town rebuilds from both the recent wildfires and floods. The village of Ruidoso first announced these meals…

Crash on Airway in East El Paso sends three people to the hospital

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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- DPS Troopers and El Paso Fire crews were spotted at the scene of a serious crash on Airway in East El Paso. First responders confirm they rushed three people to the hospital, one with serious injuries. The crash…

U.S. officials fly 116 Chinese migrants back home

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) -- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE removed 116 Chinese migrants from the country this weekend. This was the largest charter flight since 2018, federal officials say. U.S. authorities say they…

New pickleball courts approved by El Paso City Council

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Kellogg renews sponsorship of Sun Bowl

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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Tony the Tiger will be back at the Sun Bowl in December for at least the next two years. The WK Kellogg Co agreed to extend its sponsorship of the annual college football bowl game. The sponsorship began in 2019.…