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Senate votes final congressional OK for $40B Ukraine aid

Senate votes final congressional OK for $40B Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a $40 billion infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies on Thursday as both parties rallied behind America’s latest, and quite possibly not last, financial salvo against Russ
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Biden hails Sweden, Finland NATO bids as leaders visit US

Biden hails Sweden, Finland NATO bids as leaders visit US

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed the “momentous” applications of once-neutral Sweden and Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine , as the three countries worked to add
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Jordan king places 'erratic' half-brother under house arrest

Jordan king places 'erratic' half-brother under house arrest

JERUSALEM (AP) — Jordan's king has gone public with a royal rift with his half-brother and formalized the former crown prince's house arrest, calling him “erratic” in an unprecedented harshly worded letter published Thursday.
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Grand jury indicts man in Buffalo supermarket shooting

Grand jury indicts man in Buffalo supermarket shooting

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white man accused of killing 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo appeared in court Thursday, standing silently during a brief proceeding attended by some relatives of the victims after a grand jury indicted him.
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Germany's Schroeder loses office amid anger over Russia ties

Germany's Schroeder loses office amid anger over Russia ties

BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers agreed Thursday to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia and its energy sector despite the invasion of Ukraine.
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NATO chief: Dispute over Sweden, Finland will be resolved

NATO chief: Dispute over Sweden, Finland will be resolved

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday he was ”confident that we will come to a quick decision to welcome both Sweden and Finland to join the NATO family” despite Turkey’s opposition to the two Nordic countri
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Germany: 1 person wounded, 1 detained in school attack

Germany: 1 person wounded, 1 detained in school attack

BERLIN (AP) — German police say they have detained a suspect in connection with a Thursday morning attack at a high school in the northern city of Bremerhaven in which one person was injured.
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Oz, McCormick still neck and neck in Pa. GOP Senate primary

Oz, McCormick still neck and neck in Pa. GOP Senate primary

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick spent Wednesday essentially tied in Pennsylvania's hotly contested race for the Republican nomination to fill an open U.S. Senate seat.
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Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage

Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas, as he faces mounting political pressure over a domestic shortage caused
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US health secretary tests positive for COVID on Germany trip

US health secretary tests positive for COVID on Germany trip

BERLIN (AP) — Another member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet has tested positive for COVID-19. U.S.
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