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The Netherlands is opening a Holocaust museum. The Israeli president’s presence is causing concern

By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands’s National Holocaust Museum is opening on Sunday in a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence is prompting protest because of Israel’s deadly offensive against Palestinians in Gaza. The museum in Amsterdam tells the stories of

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Polls open in Portugal’s general election with mainstream moderates trying to keep populists at bay

By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Polls have officially opened Sunday in Portugal’s general election with mainstream moderates trying to keep a populist party at bay. The election, with 10.8 million registered voters, is set against a backdrop of corruption and economic hardship that have eroded faith in moderate mainstream parties and

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West Virginia Legislature ends session with pay raises, tax cut and failure of social issue bills

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Republican-dominated state Legislature has concluded a session marked by budget disputes and controversial social issue bills that advanced but ultimately didn’t go anywhere. Lawmakers came to an agreement Saturday on measures including a budget just under $5 billion, bills that would cut unemployment benefits,

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Turkish police detain 33 people accused of plotting attacks ahead of local elections, official says

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya says police have detained 33 people suspected of ties to the Islamic State group who were allegedly preparing attacks ahead of the country’s local elections. The suspects were “preparing and searching for action before the upcoming local elections,” he posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday. Nationwide

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One of the top donors to a pro-Biden dark-money group is a non-profit run by an early AI investor

By Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — A husband-and-wife duo whose fortune has ties to AI investments and cryptocurrency trading are quietly emerging as some of the largest backers of the main dark-money group boosting President Joe Biden. The second-largest donation in 2022 to the non-profit arm of Future Forward, the primary Super PAC supporting Biden,

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Plane veered off flight path after both pilots fell asleep, Indonesian authorities say

By Manveena Suri and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Indonesia’s transport ministry will launch an investigation after two Batik Air pilots fell asleep during a recent flight, according to state news agency Antara, citing the ministry’s civil aviation director-general M Kristi Endah Murni. According to a preliminary report released Saturday by the National Transportation Safety

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Plane veered off flight path after both pilots fell asleep, Indonesian authorities say

CNN By Manveena Suri and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Indonesia’s transport ministry will launch an investigation after two Batik Air pilots fell asleep during a recent flight, according to state news agency Antara, citing the ministry’s civil aviation director-general M Kristi Endah Murni. According to a preliminary report released Saturday by the National Transportation

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