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Lawsuit challenges Ohio law banning foreign nationals from donating to ballot campaigns

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A prominent Democratic law firm has filed suit in Ohio against a ban on foreign nationals and green card holders contributing to state ballot campaigns. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed the prohibition June 2, after lawmakers coupled it with legislation assuring Democratic President Joe Biden appears on this fall’s

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Lionel Messi to rest for Argentina’s final Copa America group match against Peru with leg injury

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi will skip Argentina’s last Copa America group match against Peru on Saturday because of a right leg injury. Messi hurt his leg in Argentina’s 1-0 victory over Chile on Tuesday that clinched a quarterfinal berth for the defending champions. The Argentina superstar received treatment on his right thigh

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Harris acknowledges Biden had a ‘slow start’ in debate and tries to calm Democratic fears

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is acknowledging that President Joe Biden had a “slow start” during his debate against Donald Trump. But she insists that he finished “strong.” Biden’s performance triggered a new round of Democratic concerns about Biden’s fitness to be the party standard-bearer. Harris on Thursday gave interviews

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Former CEO of Brazilian retail giant Americanas arrested amid allegations of billions in fraud

Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The former CEO of Brazilian retail giant Americanas, Miguel Gutierrez, was arrested Friday in Madrid, and stands accused of participating in a 25 billion reais ($4.5 billion) fraud scheme. Brazil’s Federal Police added his name to Interpol’s red notice list after determining the company falsified financial results to inflate

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European Union’s competition boss signals fresh AI scrutiny for Microsoft-OpenAI deal and Google

AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is escalating its scrutiny of the artificial intelligence industry, including taking a fresh look into Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI, a top EU official said Friday. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, started reviewing the deal last year to see whether it broke EU merger

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4 Missouri prison guards charged with murder, and a fifth with manslaughter, in death of Black man

Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Four Missouri prison guards have been charged with murder, and a fifth with accessory to involuntary manslaughter, in the December death of a Black man who was in custody at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. Thirty-eight-year-old Othel Moore Jr. died on Dec. 8. A criminal complaint filed Friday says

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Panama’s next president wants a deal with US on deporting migrants who cross the perilous Darien Gap

Associated Press LAJAS BLANCAS, Panama (AP) — Panama’s President-elect José Raúl Mulino says he wants an agreement with the United States on deporting migrants who cross into the world’s busiest migration route, the perilous Darien Gap, along his country’s border with Colombia. Mulino said on Friday during a visit to the border region that he

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Air tankers and helicopters attack Arizona wildfire that has forced evacuations near Phoenix

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Air tankers and helicopters helped douse flames from the sky as nearly 200 firefighters on the ground battled a wildfire northeast of Phoenix on Friday that threatened scores of homes and forced dozens of residents to evacuate. Authorities expanded the evacuation area in a subdivision on the northeast outskirts of Scottsdale,

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New charges against Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach involve 7 additional complainants

TORONTO (AP) — Court documents show that Austrian-Canadian auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach is accused of sexually assaulting seven new complainants in alleged incidents from 1977 to as recently as February. The documents on Friday provide additional information about eight new charges police recently brought against 91-year-old Stronach, after he was initially arrested in early

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