• Sen. Ossoff Attacks Trump
  • Georgia teen charged in Apalachee High School shooting to appear in court for plea and sentencing
  • England player Jarell Quansah suspended for two games at the World Cup
  • US, Iran Talks Are Pressing Forward
  • US Pauses Attacks on Iran
Red card furor puts Trump and Infantino's relationship under spotlight

ATLANTA (AP) – The relationship between Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino, long in the making, is now at the center of one of the great World Cup controversies, sparking anger, disbelief and questions about the integrity of global sport’s biggest tournament.

Georgia Democrats blast requirement to recount votes by hand in bill that would keep ballot QR codes

ATLANTA (AP) – Legislation to keep Georgia’s embattled vote-counting method in place for this year’s midterm elections faced strong opposition from state Democrats on Monday after Republicans in the Georgia Senate approved an amendment that would require a hand recount of ballots.

Georgia Republicans are under Trump's shadow

ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia Republicans are waging their latest fight over party identity in runoffs Tuesday that decide the nominees to face U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and defend the governor’s office against former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.

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Cheaper, open and intelligent: Chinese AI models make inroads in the US

HONG KONG (AP) – China has a hot new product in the United States: artificial intelligence. San Francisco-based Raffi Krikorian, the chief technology officer at Mozilla, which runs the Firefox browser, switched to Chinese AI startup Moonshot’s Kimi K3 for many of his day-to-day activities within days of the new, powerful model’s launch more than a week ago.

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A forced-labor crackdown? Dissecting Trump's new tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) – The Trump administration has imposed double-digit tariffs on more than 60 countries, using a legal justification that permits the president to levy import taxes and other sanctions against countries found to engage in “unjustifiable,” “unreasonable” or “discriminatory” trade practices.

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American Express Q2 profit rises driven by higher spending

Credit card giant American Express said its second-quarter profits rose 8% from a year earlier, helped by higher spending by its card members, fewer delinquencies and more customers signing up for its premium products like the Platinum Card and Gold Card.

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2 dead in Ukraine from Russian attacks, 4 more in Russian-held area

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian ballistic missiles struck the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Sunday, setting off fires and wounding at least three civilians, while attacks on other parts of the country later killed at least two people, local officials said.

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US pauses attacks on Iran for second straight day and Tehran does too

CAIRO (AP) – The United States paused its attacks on Iran for a second straight day Sunday and Tehran said it had done so too, as efforts continued to bring the countries back to negotiations on an interim ceasefire deal largely undermined by recent exchanges of fire.

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Sweltering heat wave grips central and southern US for a second straight day

At least 40 million people were under extreme heat warnings across central and southern parts of the United States on Sunday as high temperatures and severe humidity gripped large swaths of the country for a second straight day.

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Ebola spreading too fast to contain, amid calls for international help
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Drones target Iraqi city where US forces are based as US-Iran fighting escalates
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Russian ballistic strike kills 10 after Ukraine hosts US Patriot manufacturer