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Investigations into voter registration forms in Pennsylvania lead to wave of misinformation

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Investigations into potential fraud related to voter registration applications in three Pennsylvania counties have become fodder for online misinformation, including from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Authorities in Lancaster, Monroe and York counties have released limited details, and local prosecutors are looking into whether any crimes might have occurred.

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More former cadets accuse US Coast Guard Academy of failing to prevent campus sexual assaults

Associated Press Nine additional former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy have formally accused overseers of the prestigious service academy of failing to prevent and properly address sexual violence on campus, while also covering it up. The claims, filed on Wednesday, come more than a month after 13 former cadets filed similar federal complaints

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Venezuela’s rejection from developing economies alliance heightens tensions with member Brazil

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government is doubling down on its attacks against Brazilian foreign relations officials, accusing them of jeopardizing the diplomatic relations between the neighboring South American countries by acting on behalf of the interests of the United States. Wednesday’s broadsides from the government of President Nicolás Maduro came a day after a

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Shaun White and Nina Dobrev are engaged. He faked a dinner invite with Anna Wintour to propose

Former skateboarder and Olympic snowboarder Shaun White and actor Nina Dobrev are getting married. White’s publicist Jennifer Peros confirmed the engagement Wednesday. White popped the question last weekend at The Golden Swan, a New York restaurant and presented Dobrev with a five-carat diamond ring. Peros created a fake invite for a small dinner with Anna

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School choice ballot measure framed as a pivotal decision for Kentucky education

Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentuckians on opposite sides of a school choice ballot measure are framing the election as a pivotal moment for education. They’re making their final pitches before early voting starts Thursday. Voters will decide whether Kentucky’s constitution should be amended to allow tax dollars to support students attending private or

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3 Pakistani soldiers and 8 militants killed during a raid on insurgents’ hideout

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities say three soldiers and eight militants were killed after security forces backed by military helicopters raided a hideout in a former stronghold of insurgents in a restive province bordering Afghanistan. Police said Wednesday a local militant commander is believed to be among those killed in the operation in Bannu,

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Biden, Cyprus president discuss administration push to win cease-fires in Gaza and Lebanon

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides have discussed a new effort by the U.S. administration and mediators in the Middle East to forge cease-fires to end fighting in Lebanon and Gaza. Christodoulides leads the European Union nation closest to Gaza. The small Mediterranean island nation  has played a

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