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Why mass shootings and violence increase in the summer

FILE – A woman wipes away tears after a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade that left seven people…

July 3, 2024 • By JOHN SEEWER — Associated Press

Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades

Mourners carry the bodies of four Palestinians, killed by an Israeli airstrike late Tuesday, during their funeral in the West…

July 3, 2024 • By JULIA FRANKEL — Associated Press

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Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least 7 people in the southeast Caribbean

Furniture store employees board up windows for protection ahead of Hurricane Beryl's expected arrival, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Wednesday,…

July 3, 2024 • By JOHN MYERS JR. and RENLOY TRAIL — Associated Press

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Colorado Rockies host the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday

Milwaukee Brewers (51-35, first in the NL Central) vs. Colorado Rockies (29-56, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Wednesday, 8:40…

July 3, 2024 • By The Associated Press

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Sporting Kansas City looks to end road losing streak in game against the Colorado Rapids

Sporting Kansas City (4-12-5, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Colorado Rapids (9-8-4, fourth in the Western Conference) Commerce City,…

July 3, 2024 • By The Associated Press

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Shohei Ohtani says he won’t participate in Home Run Derby during All-Star festivities

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani celebrates his go-ahead two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball…

July 2, 2024 • By BETH HARRIS — AP Sports Writer

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Saeed Jalili, a hard-line former negotiator known as a ‘true believer,’ seeks Iran’s presidency

A supporter of Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili holds up a poster of Jalili during his campaign stop in Tehran,…

July 2, 2024 • By JON GAMBRELL and AMIR VAHDAT — Associated Press

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New Mexico denies film incentive application on ‘Rust’ movie after fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

FILE – In this image taken from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, Alec Baldwin speaks with…

July 2, 2024 • By MORGAN LEE — Associated Press

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Rhys Hoskins hit by pitch with bases loaded in 9th inning, Brewers beat Rockies 4-3

The ball bounces off Milwaukee Brewers' Rhys Hoskins after he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to…

July 2, 2024 • By DENNIS GEORGATOS — Associated Press

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Ominous history for Biden: Incumbents trying to win over their parties often struggle to win again

FILE – Jimmy Carter, left, and Gerald Ford, right, shake hands before the third presidential debate, Oct. 22, 1976, in…

July 2, 2024 • By BILL BARROW — Associated Press

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It’s considered the first American novel, but this 1789 book isn’t quite summer beach reading

This image released by Penguin Classics shows the title page of the first edition of the 1789 book "The Power…

July 2, 2024 • By HILLEL ITALIE — AP National Writer

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Democrats in Congress are torn between backing Biden for renomination and sounding the alarm

President Joe Biden arrives to speak in the Cross Hall of the White House Monday, July 1, 2024, in Washington.…

July 2, 2024 • By STEPHEN GROVES — Associated Press

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Migrants pause in the Amazon because getting to the US is harder. Most have no idea what lies ahead

Venezuelan migrants eat breakfast at a shelter in Assis, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2024. Migrants, police, officials and analysts say…

July 2, 2024 • By MAURICIO SAVARESE — Associated Press

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Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

FILE – Kansas high school students, family members and advocates rally for transgender rights, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Statehouse…

July 2, 2024 • By JOHN HANNA — Associated Press

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Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89

FILE – Screenwriter Robert Towne poses at The Regency Hotel, March 7, 2006, in New York. Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay…

July 2, 2024 • By HILLEL ITALIE — AP National Writer

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Major wins for Trump and stark pullback on regulations mark momentous Supreme Court term

FILE – Members of the Supreme Court sit for a group portrait at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct.…

July 2, 2024 • By MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST — Associated Press

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Dangerously high heat builds in California and the south-central United States

A man cools off by the river in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Swaths of California sweltered Tuesday, and…

July 2, 2024 • By ADAM BEAM and JOHN ANTCZAK — Associated Press

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Pressure is building on Biden to step aside. But many Democrats feel powerless to replace him

President Joe Biden listens during a visit to the D.C. Emergency Operations Center, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Washington. (AP…

July 2, 2024 • By STEVE PEOPLES, WILL WEISSERT and JOEY CAPPELLETTI — Associated Press

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Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling

FILE – Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump enters at a campaign event, June 18, 2024, in Racine, Wis.…

July 2, 2024 • By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ — Associated Press

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Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, right, stands with Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov during an arrival ceremony at the Pentagon, Tuesday,…

July 2, 2024 • By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR — Associated Press

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‘It’s our moment.’ Girmay’s Tour de France breakthrough comes as the cycling worlds head to Africa

Stage winner Eritrea's Biniam Girmay celebrates on the podium after the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race…

July 2, 2024 • By ANDREW DAMPF — AP Sports Writer

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Tesla sales fall for second straight quarter despite price cuts, but decline not as bad as expected

FILE – Unsold 2023 Model X sports-utility vehicles sit at a Tesla dealership, June 18, 2023, in Littleton, Colo. Tesla,…

July 2, 2024 • By TOM KRISHER — AP Auto Writer

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Stampede at religious event in India kills at least 116 people, mostly women and children

A man mourns by the body of his 37-year-old sister Ruby, victim of a stampede, outside Hathras district hospital, Uttar…

July 2, 2024 • By BISWAJEET BANERJEE and KRUTIKA PATHI — Associated Press

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Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean

Roofs of houses lie damaged by Hurricane Beryl in St. Patrick, Grenada, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Haron Forteau)(AP Photo/Haron…

July 2, 2024 • By DÁNICA COTO and AMAR SPENCER-SAYERS — Associated Press