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License revoked for school where Paris Hilton says she was abused

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Utah revoked another campus license on Friday for the boarding school where Paris Hilton said she was abused as a teenager, marking a major victory in the hotel heiress’ yearslong effort to get the school shut down.

Mediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war as drones rattle region

CAIRO (AP) – Mediators have achieved progress in getting the United States and Iran back to negotiations, regional officials said Monday, after both sides paused attacks following a period of rapidly escalating tensions. But scattered attacks by armed groups across the region underscored the lingering tensions.

Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, even as Republicans lack the votes to advance it.

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China memory chipmaker CXMT's shares soar in blockbuster listing

HONG KONG (AP) – Shares of CXMT, China’s largest memory chipmaker, shot skyward Monday as they began trading in Shanghai in mainland China’s biggest initial public stock offering in recent years.

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US-Canada bridge opens in Detroit even as trade disputes test neighbors' ties

DETROIT (AP) – A major new bridge linking Canada and the U.S. at Detroit opened Monday to trucks, cars and other vehicles, the climax of a yearslong project that lately had been bruised a bit by international politics. Descendants of Gordie Howe, the hockey legend whose name is on the bridge, were among the first to cross over the Detroit River.

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Mamdani to offer 30% discount on meat and produce at city-owned grocery stores

NEW YORK (AP) – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open a slate of government-owned grocery stores stirred up critics who roasted the idea as the democratic socialist’s first step toward creating communist bread lines in the city.

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Trump defends economic policies in Michigan, where Canadian tariffs may sting

MILFORD, Mich. (AP) – President Donald Trump is touting his handling of the economy during a visit to suburban Detroit on Monday, defending sweeping tariffs in a swing state where their effects have hurt many businesses as midterm election season heats up.

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US-Canada bridge opens in Detroit even as trade disputes test neighbors' ties

DETROIT (AP) – A major new bridge linking Canada and the U.S. at Detroit opened Monday to trucks, cars and other vehicles, the climax of a yearslong project that lately had been bruised a bit by international politics. Descendants of Gordie Howe, the hockey legend whose name is on the bridge, were among the first to cross over the Detroit River.

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The Trump Report: Latest Updates

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list. The ruling over the weekend rejected the Trump administration’s effort to move forward with the mail-in voting restrictions in 23 U.S. states that sued ahead of November’s midterm elections.

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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US pauses attacks on Iran for second straight day and Tehran does too
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Spanish Civil Guard rescue and give water to animals amid wildfires