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Pope issues plea to breakaway group to back off bishop consecrations

ROME (AP) – Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday issued a plea to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics to call off its plan to consecrate new bishops without his consent, describing the move as a schismatic act and a “sin of extreme gravity.”

Explosion in Monaco injuries Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia

PARIS (AP) – A blast from an explosive device has seriously injured three people at a residential building in Monaco, and the attacker fled to France, local authorities said. French and Ukrainian media reported that a Ukrainian magnate and his family were those injured.

Australia storms into Women's T20 World Cup final after crushing West Indies

LONDON (AP) – Australia cruised into yet another Women’s Twenty20 World Cup final after hammering the West Indies by eight wickets at The Oval on Tuesday.

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Federal Reserve emphasizes political independence, signals focus on inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) – New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that the central bank would remain independent and seek to bring down inflation, likely foreclosing the rate cuts President Donald Trump has sought.

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Trump lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns.

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Survey shows Japan's business sentiment improving for 5th straight quarter

TOKYO (AP) – Business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers has improved for a fifth straight quarter, the Bank of Japan said in its quarterly “tankan” survey released Wednesday.

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Spotless uniforms, stalled cranes: Inside Venezuela's faltering quake rescue effort

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) – Angélica Mundrain wants the bodies of her son, niece and nephew to be pulled from the rubble of her flattened beachfront apartment. She has spent every minute of the past six days waiting for the heavy machinery needed to remove the slabs of concrete and twisted metal that trapped them.

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The Trump Report: Latest Updates

President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses. Mere startups when he took the oath of office, the new ventures have now eclipsed in revenue much of his vast property portfolio that took him decades to accumulate.

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Xi touts Chinese wisdom and solutions as a model for developing nations

BEIJING (AP) – China’s leader held up his country’s rapid industrialization as a new pathway for developing nations in a speech Wednesday that projected a growing confidence both at home and on the world stage.

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10 of 12 jurors say Palisades Fire suspect isn't guilty. Now he faces a retrial