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What to stream this week: Dolly Parton rocks out, ‘The Crown’ returns, ‘Rustin’ creates a march

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include an album of rock songs by Dolly Parton, the first half of the final season of “The Crown” returns to Netflix and three dudes from “Saturday Night Live” get their first feature-film shot. The next season of “NCIS” has been delayed due to the actors’

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South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott abruptly ends 2024 presidential bid, shocking even his campaign staff

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott abruptly announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, a development that surprised his donors and stunned his campaign staff just two months before the start of voting in Iowa’s leadoff GOP caucuses. The South Carolina senator,

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A 10-year-old was killed and others wounded in a Texas flea market shooting. A 19-year-old suspect is in custody

By Melissa Alonso, Elizabeth Wolfe and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A suspect is in custody in the weekend shooting at a Texas flea market that left a 10-year-old dead and others wounded, police in Pearland said. David Negrete, 19, turned himself in late Tuesday morning after an arrest warrant for aggravated assault with a

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Dubai Air Show opening as aviation soars following pandemic lockdowns, even as wars cloud horizon

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The biennial Dubai Air Show opened Monday as airlines are poised to make major aircraft purchases after rebounding from the groundings of the coronavirus pandemic, even as Israel’s war with Hamas clouds regional security. That conflict, as well as Russia’s war on Ukraine, likely

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80 people freed from Australian migrant centers since High Court outlawed indefinite detention

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s immigration minister says 80 people including convicted criminals who are considered dangerous have been released from Australian migrant detention centers since the High Court ruled last week that their indefinite detention wis unconstitutional. A member of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority won freedom Wednesday when

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Chargers’ defense under Brandon Staley reaches new lows in shootout loss to Lions

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers’ embattled and embarrassed defense reached new lows in Sunday’s 41-38 loss to the Detroit Lions. “Offense did their thing today, and we needed to step up,” rookie outside linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu said. After strong performances in comfortable wins against the Chicago Bears

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Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announces he is dropping out of the 2024 race

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, about two months before the start of voting in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses. The South Carolina senator made the surprise announcement on “Sunday Night in America” with Trey Gowdy. His campaign spokesperson Nathan Brand

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Military training efforts for Ukraine hit major milestones even as attention shifts to Gaza

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press A FRENCH ARMY BASE, France (AP) — Battle cries pierce the smoke and rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire as Ukrainian soldiers fight through and take enemy trenches and dugouts that hide gruesome, bloody remains. “Grenade!” one screams in Ukrainian. Another yells: “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!” This time, no

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