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Small plane carrying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica crashes in Florida neighborhood

Small plane carrying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica crashes in Florida neighborhood

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A small turboprop plane bound for Jamaica on a hurricane relief mission crashed into a pond in a residential area of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs on Monday morning, minutes after takeoff, authorities said.
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Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen

Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen

President Donald Trump’s administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday in a push to keep full payments in the SNAP federal food aid program frozen while the government is shut down, even as some families struggled to put food on the table.
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Lebanese authorities release son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on bail

Lebanese authorities release son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on bail

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities released the son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Monday after he paid a $900,000 bail, ending his 10-year detention for allegedly withholding information about a missing Lebanese cleric, security officials
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Canada loses measles elimination status after ongoing outbreaks

Canada loses measles elimination status after ongoing outbreaks

Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks , international health experts said Monday, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America.
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Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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U.S. officials in Israel to press truce forward as first phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire winds down

U.S. officials in Israel to press truce forward as first phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire winds down

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Monday returned the remains of 15 Palestinians to Gaza in the latest step forward for a U.S.
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Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target

Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots, which have been a target of President Donald Trump .
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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says

Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani , his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a Justice Department officia
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Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown

Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who say Americans w
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Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'

Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'

President Donald Trump's administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges' orders last week, now that the U.S.
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