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White House bars AP reporter from Oval Office because of AP style policy on ‘Gulf of America’

NEW YORK -- The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from an event in the Oval Office on Tuesday…

3 months ago

White House bars AP reporter from Oval Office over AP policy on ‘Gulf of America’

NEW YORK -- The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from an event in the Oval Office on Tuesday…

3 months ago

How Elon Musk $97.4 billion bid complicates matters for OpenAI

PARIS -- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed a $97.4 billion takeover bid led by rival Elon Musk, but the…

3 months ago

Who are the Americans still in Russian custody?

Russia has released an American teacher imprisoned over what his family said was prescribed medical marijuana, but several other Americans…

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DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students’ academic progress

WASHINGTON -- A federal research office that tracks the progress of America’s students is being hit with almost $900 million…

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NATO allies await US defense secretary’s visit, the first by a member of the Trump administration

BRUSSELS -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will on Wednesday become the first member of the new Trump administration to…

3 months ago

What Mexico’s richest man thinks Trump should do in his second term

MEXICO CITY -- MEXICO CITY (AP) — Carlos Slim, Mexico’s richest man and one of the world's wealthiest, addressed a…

3 months ago

White House officials ready to meet with Zelenskyy in Munich for talks on Russia’s war on Ukraine

PARIS -- President Donald Trump' s senior advisers are expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week on…

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US cyber agency puts election security staffers who worked with the states on leave

ATLANTA -- Staffers at the nation’s cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of U.S. elections have been…

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A timeline of US-China tit-for-tat tariffs since Trump’s first term

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- China’s tit-for-tat duties on U.S. imports took effect Monday, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced…

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