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DeSantis hits Trump from the right while the ex-president looks ahead to the general election

DeSantis hits Trump from the right while the ex-president looks ahead to the general election

NEW YORK (AP) — In his first week on the campaign trail as a presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly hit his chief rival, Donald Trump , from the right.
Guinea-Bissau votes to elect legislature more than a year after president dissolved parliament

Guinea-Bissau votes to elect legislature more than a year after president dissolved parliament

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Bissau-Guineans voted Sunday in a highly anticipated election to fill Guinea-Bissau's national legislature, more than a year after the West African nation's president dissolved parliament.
US, Saudi Arabia urge Sudan’s warring parties to agree to a new cease-fire, fighting continues

US, Saudi Arabia urge Sudan’s warring parties to agree to a new cease-fire, fighting continues

CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia and the United States urged Sudan’s warring parties Sunday to agree to and “effectively implement” a new cease-fire as fighting showed no signs of abating in the northeastern African nation.
Identity, not ideology, key to Alberta political divide, survey suggests

Identity, not ideology, key to Alberta political divide, survey suggests

EDMONTON — The internet memes starting meme-ing within days of Monday's Alberta provincial election. "If you voted Rachel Notley, you don't support Alberta," said one, referring to the leader of the province's defeated New Democrats.
Saskatchewan landowners fight against illegal drainage washing out land, roads

Saskatchewan landowners fight against illegal drainage washing out land, roads

WAWOTA, Sask. — Lane Mountney spreads a map over his kitchen table at his farmhouse in southeast Saskatchewan, pointing to yellow and orange arrows slithering across the document.
Iran's top leader defends hard-line approach toward West, blames protests on 'thugs and villains'

Iran's top leader defends hard-line approach toward West, blames protests on 'thugs and villains'

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader on Sunday defended his tough approach to the West, saying compromise would only invite further hostility from Iran's enemies and blaming recent anti-government protests on “thugs and villains.
Russia's most famous icon handed over from museum to church despite protests

Russia's most famous icon handed over from museum to church despite protests

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Orthodox believers celebrated Trinity Sunday with Russia's most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow's main cathedral despite the keepers' vociferous protests.
Las Vegas ballpark pitch revives debate over public funding for sports stadiums

Las Vegas ballpark pitch revives debate over public funding for sports stadiums

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Joe Lombardo wants to help build Major League Baseball's smallest ballpark, arguing that the worst team in baseball can boost Las Vegas, a city striving to call itself a sports mecca.
Wisconsin Republicans look for rebound, Democrats stay on offensive as 2024 fights loom

Wisconsin Republicans look for rebound, Democrats stay on offensive as 2024 fights loom

MADISON, Wis.
What led Capitol Police to stop a youth performance of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’

What led Capitol Police to stop a youth performance of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’

Video of a children’s choir singing the national anthem in the U.S. Capitol, only to be unceremoniously cut off by police, spread across social media on Friday.
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