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Trump promises to keep up 'swift and unrelenting action' in speech to Congress

Trump promises to keep up 'swift and unrelenting action' in speech to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy in an unyielding address to Congress and the nation that left Democra
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LeBron James becomes first to score 50,000 combined points in NBA regular season, playoffs

LeBron James becomes first to score 50,000 combined points in NBA regular season, playoffs

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 combined points in the regular season and post-season Tuesday night.
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China will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year

China will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China said Wednesday it will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year. The budget was announced at the National People’s Congress , the annual meeting of China’s legislature.
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Trump administration is set to drop lawsuit pushing Idaho to allow emergency abortions, filing shows

Trump administration is set to drop lawsuit pushing Idaho to allow emergency abortions, filing shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration signaled Tuesday it will move to let Idaho enforce its strict abortion ban, even in the treatment of pregnant women suffering medical emergencies, a dramatic reversal from the previous administration in a cl
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Zelenskyy calls his Oval Office spat with Trump 'regrettable' and says he's ready to work for peace

Zelenskyy calls his Oval Office spat with Trump 'regrettable' and says he's ready to work for peace

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday the Oval Office blowup with U.S.
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At least 3 Serbian lawmakers injured as smoke bombs and flares thrown in parliament

At least 3 Serbian lawmakers injured as smoke bombs and flares thrown in parliament

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — At least three lawmakers were injured on Tuesday, one of them seriously, after chaotic scenes in Serbia ’s parliament, during which smoke bombs and flares were thrown, further fueling political tensions in the Balkan country.
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Germany's likely next governing parties seek looser debt rules for more defense spending

Germany's likely next governing parties seek looser debt rules for more defense spending

BERLIN (AP) — The prospective partners in Germany’s next government said Tuesday that they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to allow for higher defense spending, something that has gained in urgency since the new U.S.
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Two suicide bombings at a military base in Pakistan kill at least 9 people and injure 25

Two suicide bombings at a military base in Pakistan kill at least 9 people and injure 25

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Attackers launched two suicide bombings to breach a wall at a military base in northwestern Pakistan while others stormed the compound and were repelled in violence that killed at least nine people and injured 25, officials
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Pope stable with no new respiratory crises but will sleep with ventilation mask, Vatican says

Pope stable with no new respiratory crises but will sleep with ventilation mask, Vatican says

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was in stable condition Tuesday and breathing with just the help of supplemental oxygen after respiratory crises a day earlier, but will resume using a ventilation mask at night, the Vatican said.
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Timber over Tinder: Bridegroom's Oak in a German forest has connected lovers for over a century

Timber over Tinder: Bridegroom's Oak in a German forest has connected lovers for over a century

Known as “Bräutigamseiche” in German, the Bridegroom’s Oak has a famous knothole that's been used as a mailbox since 1892.
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