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EPA expected to relax auto emissions standards in the next few years, but reach strict limit by 2032

By TOM KRISHER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration this week is expected to announce new automobile emissions standards that relax proposed limits for three years but eventually reach the same strict standards proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. The changes come as sales of zero-tailpipe emissions electric vehicles, needed

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The first ‘cyberflasher’ is convicted under England’s new law and gets more than 5 years in prison

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — England’s first convicted cyberflasher was sentenced Tuesday to 5 1/2 years in prison after sending unsolicited photos of his genitals to a teenage girl and a woman. Nicholas Hawkes, 39, a convicted sex offender, was the first person in England and Wales convicted of violating the Online

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German state of Bavaria bans gender-sensitive language in schools and other public bodies

Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German state of Bavaria has banned the use of gender-sensitive language in classrooms and university lecture halls, the latest salvo in an often-rancorous debate about whether the German language should become more inclusive. Some Germans want their language to evolve to become less male-dominated. For example, some people and

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A team to choose Haiti’s next leader takes shape as gang violence engulfs the Caribbean nation

By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean leaders say all groups and political parties except one have submitted nominees for a transitional presidential council charged with selecting an interim prime minister for Haiti. The Carribbean country remains engulfed in gang violence. The original nine-member council was whittled down to eight members after

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Algeria scolds television stations for Ramadan advertising blitz and immoral programming

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian officials are chiding television stations over the content choices they’ve made since the start of Ramadan. The North African nation’s communications minister this week summoned television station directors to question them about their advertising and certain subject matter broadcasted. His criticisms were the latest to face Algerian television stations, which

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Germany issues entry ban on prominent Austrian far-right figure known for promoting ‘remigration’

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have issued an entry ban on a prominent Austrian European far-right figure known for his talk about “remigration” at a recent meeting of nationalist populists that triggered large protests against populism in the country. Martin Sellner of the Identitarian Movement said in a video posted Tuesday on social media platform

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The UK will host a summit of European leaders at Winston Churchill’s birthplace on July 18

LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will hold the next meeting of the European Political Community on July 18. The government announced Tuesday that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will host leaders from about 50 countries at Blenheim Palace. The 18th-century country mansion was the birthplace of wartime leader Winston Churchill. Sunak said the

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German police detain 2 Afghans for plotting an attack near Swedish parliament over Quran burnings

By STEPHEN GRAHAM Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say police have detained two Afghan citizens accused of planning to attack police near the Swedish parliament. The prosecutors say federal police detained the the pair on Tuesday in the eastern German city of Gera. The prosecutors allege that the Islamic State group’s affiliate in

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Purdue’s Edey, Tennessee’s Knecht, UNC’s Davis headline the AP men’s college All-America teams

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer For the second straight year, Purdue’s Zach Edey is the unanimous headliner for The Associated Press men’s college basketball All-America team. The 7-foot-4, 300-pound senior topped all 62 ballots from AP Top 25 poll voters in results released Tuesday. The reigning AP national player of the year claimed all

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Purdue’s Edey, Tennessee’s Knecht, UNC’s Davis headline the AP men’s college All-America teams

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer For the second straight year, Purdue’s Zach Edey is the unanimous headliner for The Associated Press men’s college basketball All-America team. The 7-foot-4, 300-pound senior topped all 62 ballots from AP Top 25 poll voters in results released Tuesday. The reigning AP national player of the year claimed all

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Haiti transitional presidential council takes shape as gang violence engulfs the Caribbean nation

By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean leaders said Tuesday that all groups and political parties except one have submitted nominees for a transitional presidential council charged with selecting an interim prime minister for Haiti, which remains engulfed in gang violence. The original nine-member council was whittled down to eight members after

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