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Drivers in Argentina wait in long lines to fill up the tanks as presidential election looms

By DANIEL POLITI and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Long lines have formed at gas stations throughout Argentina as surging demand outstrips supply, becoming a campaign issue just weeks ahead of the second round of the country’s presidential race. Economy Minister Sergio Massa, who is one of the two remaining presidential

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UAW announces deal with General Motors that tentatively ends strikes against Detroit automakers

By TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union said Monday that it reached a tentative contract with General Motors, the last of the Detroit Three automakers to agree to a deal. Under the agreement reached early Monday at the union’s headquarters in Detroit, workers at all three companies will return

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Colombia veers to the right as President Petro’s allies lose by wide margins in regional elections

By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Allies of Colombian President Gustavo Petro have been defeated by wide margins in municipal and provincial elections, in what analysts say is a sign of growing discontent with the country’s first left-wing government. Candidates from the president’s Historical Pact Party failed to win mayorships in any

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Watchdog group says attack that killed videographer ‘explicitly targeted’ Lebanon journalists

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and LUJAIN JO Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A watchdog group advocating for press freedom has said that the strikes that hit a group of journalists in southern Lebanon earlier this month, killing one, were targeted rather than accidental and that the journalists were clearly identified as press. Reporters Without Borders, or

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The Supreme Court takes up social media cases similar to one about Donald Trump’s Twitter feed

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is tackling the question of when public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts, an issue that first arose in a case involving former President Donald Trump. The justices are hearing arguments in two cases Tuesday involving lawsuits filed by

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Israel pushes deeper into Gaza and frees Hamas captive; Netanyahu rejects calls for cease-fire

By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and LEE KEATH Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into Gaza on Monday, advancing in tanks and other armored vehicles on the territory’s main city and freeing a soldier held captive by Hamas militants. The Israeli prime minister rejected calls for a cease-fire

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Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and signs an executive order to address his concerns

By JOSH BOAK and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence. Monday’s order requires industry to develop safety and security standards, introduces new consumer protections and gives federal agencies an extensive to-do list to oversee the rapidly progressing technology.

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Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers

By COLLIN BINKLEY and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief plan that would target specific groups of borrowers — those with soaring interest, for example — rather than a sweeping plan like the one the Supreme Court rejected in June. The Education

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Lawyers argue whether the Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ clause blocks Trump from the 2024 ballot

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawyers seeking to disqualify former President Donald Trump from running for the White House again argued on Monday that his role in the January 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol runs afoul of the Constitution’s insurrection clause, opening a hearing that could break new ground in

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Judge orders federal agents to stop cutting Texas razor wire for now at busy Mexico border crossing

By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge Monday ordered Border Patrol agents not to interfere with razor wire that Texas installed at a busy crossing for migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border, ruling that the barrier can only be cut to provide aid during medical emergencies. The temporary restraining order signed

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Judge orders federal agents to stop cutting Texas razor wire for now at busy Mexico border crossing

By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge Monday ordered Border Patrol agents not to interfere with razor wire that Texas installed at a busy crossing for migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border, ruling that the barrier can only be cut to provide aid during medical emergencies. The temporary restraining order signed

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Heavily armed man with explosives found dead at Colorado amusement park prompting weekend search

DENVER (AP) — Authorities in Colorado say the body of a heavily armed man wearing body armor and tactical clothing was found with homemade explosives at an amusement park, shutting down the attraction over the weekend as investigators looked for more bombs and searched his home. The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office says the 22-year-old man

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