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Lebanon official urges restrictions on Syrian refugees after slaying blamed on Syrian gang

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker interior minister says this week’s slaying of a local politician by what authorities say was a gang of Syrian nationals signals the need to restrict the number of refugees entering the country from neighboring Syria. Bassam Mawlawi also is urging Lebanese to show restraint amid

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Top military leaders face Congress over Pentagon budget and questions on Israel and Ukraine support

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown Jr. testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about the Pentagon’s $850 billion budget for 2025 as questions remained as to whether lawmakers will support current spending needs for Israel or Ukraine. The

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Verdict saying Switzerland violated rights by failing on climate action could ripple across Europe

By MOLLY QUELL and RAF CASERT Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Europe’s highest human rights court has ruled that its member nations must better protect their citizens from the consequences of climate change. Tuesday’s decision was a landmark ruling that sided with a group of Swiss women against their government in a case that

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Novels from Asia, Europe and South America vie for International Booker Prize

LONDON (AP) — Novels that depict human struggles in settings that range from rural Argentina to Communist East Germany are among six finalists for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction. The shortlist for the 50,000 pound ($63,000) award includes books by Argentine writer Selva Almada, German author Jenny Erpenbeck and Brazilian writer Itamar Vieira

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The Small Business Administration offers assistance for small biz hurt by Maryland bridge collapse

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration is offering assistance to those affected by the bridge collapse in Maryland. The bridge was a key transportation route in the region. Small businesses in the Mid-Atlantic region will be eligible for low-interest, long-term Economic Injury Disaster Loans of up to

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NFL and its players’ union approve 8 new position-specific helmets for quarterbacks and linemen

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Eight new position-specific helmets for quarterbacks and linemen have been approved by the NFL and the NFL Players Association. Two of the new models manufactured by Riddell are designed for quarterbacks while six helmets are made for offensive and defensive linemen. Quarterbacks now have three choices of helmets

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GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers fresh threats of ousting Speaker Johnson in scathing rebuke

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene escalated her criticism Tuesday of House Speaker Mike Johnson, blistering his leadership in a lengthy letter to colleagues and renewing threats of a snap vote that could remove him from office. As lawmakers returned to work from a two-week spring recess,

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UN atomic watchdog says the status of Russian-occupied Ukraine nuclear plant is ‘extremely serious’

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N.’s atomic watchdog says an explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine poses no direct threat to its safety. But it says the facility is in an “extremely serious situation” after repeatedly being caught in the

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