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Trump hotel attracted would-be judges, ambassadors, pardon-seekers, House Democrats say

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Judges seeking appointments to the federal bench, wealthy Republicans hoping for ambassadorships and criminals who wanted pardons were among the big spenders at Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C., hotel while he was president. And many got what they wanted. That’s according to a report Friday from the Democratic minority in

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Proposed expansion of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge could lead to buyout of mining project

Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency is proposing an expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge. That could lead to a buyout offer for property that would otherwise be used for mining project conservationists have fought for years. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Friday that it’s considering a potential

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Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ top leader and a mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, is dead at 61

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ top leader and a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the longest, deadliest and most destructive war in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. He was 61. In Gaza, no figure loomed larger in determining the war’s trajectory than Sinwar.

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Afro-Colombians fight the effects of gold mining through biodiversity projects in a violent region

Associated Press SAN ISIDRO, Colombia (AP) — Many initiatives by ethnic communities in impoverished Choco in northwestern Colombia aim to fight back against the environmental devastation inflicted upon the Atrato, a river that weaves around some 750 kilometers (470 miles) through northern Colombian jungles. With no visible state presence and armed groups encroaching on the

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