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Kelly Clarkson and Peyton Manning join NBC’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony coverage as hosts

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer Kelly Clarkson and NFL legend Peyton Manning will bring a new flavor to NBC Universal’s upcoming Paris Olympics coverage this summer. Clarkson and Manning are expected to join Mike Tirico to host the opening ceremony, the network announced Tuesday night. The ceremony’s live

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The US has its first presidential rematch since 1956, and other facts about the Biden-Trump sequel

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden vs. Trump the sequel is unprecedented in the modern era. But November’s presidential race featuring President Joe Biden against former President Donald Trump — which is now official with both having clinched their parties’ nominations — is actually a political movie the country has seen before.

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Japan’s first private-sector rocket launch attempt ends with explosion shortly after takeoff

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A rocket that was supposed to become Japan’s first from the private sector to put a satellite into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff. Livestreamed video of the launch Wednesday showed the rocket called Kairos blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture, central Japan, a mountainous area filled with trees,

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How Trump secured the delegates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination

By ROBERT YOON and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s third consecutive stint as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was made possible by an almost uninterrupted string of lopsided primary and caucus victories and his near sweep of GOP delegates awarded to date. The Associated Press declared Trump the presumptive

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No. 21 Saint Mary’s ends No. 17 Gonzaga’s monopoly of WCC Tournament championship with 69-60 win

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gonzaga’s stranglehold on the West Coast Conference Tournament had been especially frustrating for Saint Mary’s, the Gaels often seeing their nemesis celebrate at their expense. Not Tuesday night. No. 21 Saint Mary’s led the WCC championship game nearly the entire way to beat No. 17

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Why AP is calling Trump and Biden ‘presumptive nominees’ for president

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s official: Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have won enough delegates to be called presumptive presidential nominees. While Biden and Trump were the last remaining major candidates for their parties’ 2024 presidential nominations, The Associated Press only uses the designation “presumptive nominee” once

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Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting the stage for a grueling general election rematch

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clinched their parties’ presidential nominations Tuesday with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch that many voters do not want. The outcome of contests across Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state

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Trump wins delegates needed to become GOP’s presumptive nominee for third straight election

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump, whose single turbulent term in the White House transformed the Republican Party, tested the resilience of democratic institutions in the U.S. and threatened alliances abroad, will lead the GOP in a third consecutive presidential election after clinching the nomination Tuesday. With wins

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Japan’s first private-sector rocket launch attempt has exploded shortly after takeoff

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A rocket touted as Japan’s first from the private sector to go into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff. Livestreamed video of the launch Wednesday showed the rocket called Kairos blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture, central Japan, a mountainous area filled with trees, but exploding midair within seconds.

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Ana García, esposa de Juan Orlando Hernández, anuncia que buscará ser precandidata a la presidencia de Honduras

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La ex primera dama de Honduras Ana García, esposa del expresidente Juan Orlando Hernández, anunció este martes que buscará ser precandidata presidencial por el Partido Nacional de Honduras, en el cual milita. ¿Cómo reaccionó Juan Orlando Hernández, expresidente de Honduras, al ser declarado culpable de narcotráfico su juicio en EE.UU.? García

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