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Backers of ballot initiative to preserve right to abortions in Montana sue over signature rules

Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Two organizations that gathered voter signatures to qualify proposed constitutional amendments for the Montana ballot — including an amendment to protect abortion rights — have sued the secretary of state’s office over changes made to the rules about whose signatures may be accepted. The changes were made after the

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Exclusiva CNN: EE.UU. y Alemania frustraron un complot ruso contra el CEO de un fabricante de armas que enviaba armamento a Ucrania

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La inteligencia estadounidense descubrió a principios de este año que el gobierno de Rusia planeaba asesinar al CEO de un poderoso fabricante de armas alemán que ha estado produciendo obuses de artillería y vehículos militares para Ucrania, según cinco funcionarios estadounidenses y occidentales familiarizados con el episodio. El complot formaba parte de

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Bestselling author Brendan DuBois charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials

EXETER, N.H. (AP) — Bestselling author Brendan DuBois has been arraigned on multiple counts of possessing child sexual abuse materials. He was arrested Wednesday after police in Exeter, New Hampshire, opened an investigation with the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce. The 64-year-old was charged with six felony counts of possession of child abuse material and

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Referendum set for South Dakota voters on controversial carbon dioxide pipeline law

Associated Press A statewide referendum vote is set in South Dakota for the Nov. 5 general election on a so-called “landowner bill of rights” related to a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline project proposed for the Midwest. Secretary of State Monae Johnson’s office validated the referendum petition on Wednesday. The referendum targets the law sponsored by

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Israeli military inquiry says it ‘failed in its mission’ to protect southern kibbutz during October 7 attack

By Eugenia Yosef, Lauren Izso, Jeremy Diamond and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) internal investigation into the failures to protect the kibbutz of Be’eri on October 7 found that the Israeli military “failed in its mission to protect the residents” and “was not prepared for the extensive infiltration scenario” by

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NCAA committee approves Indianapolis to host all 3 men’s finals, NIT in 2026, adds metrics for 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis will host championships for all three NCAA divisions and the NIT in 2026, and the governing body’s men’s basketball committee has also approved including the Torvik and Wins Against Bubble rankings among metrics in evaluating teams for next year’s tournament. The Indiana capital and NCAA home was previously chosen in 2018

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Rome’s airport is named for da Vinci, Venice’s for Marco Polo. Milan’s Malpensa? Silvio Berlusconi

ROME (AP) — Milan’s Malpensa Airport, Italy’s second-busiest passenger airport, is being renamed after Silvio Berlusconi. Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said Thursday the new name will be “Milan-Malpensa Silvio Berlusconi” international airport. The announcement Thursday came despite opposition from Milan’s center-left mayor and unions who proposed naming it instead after the La Scala ballerina, Carla

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Pakistan will consider expelling hundreds of thousands more Afghans in a continued clampdown

Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says authorities will consider a plan to expel hundreds of thousands more Afghans who have been living in Pakistan for years, the latest in a monthslong government clampdown on undocumented migrants. Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch told reporters on Thursday that this plan may ultimately be rejected. She

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US appeals court says some NCAA athletes may qualify as employees under federal wage-and-hour laws

Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia has ruled that some college athletes may qualify as employees under federal wage-and-hour laws. The court says a test should be developed to differentiate students who play college sports for fun from those whose effort “crosses the legal line into work” that benefits

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NATO allies are discussing reclaiming some Chinese-owned infrastructure in Europe

By Kayla Tausche and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — NATO officials are discussing taking action to reclaim some Chinese-owned infrastructure projects in Europe should a wider conflict with Russia break out in the east of the continent, three officials involved in the discussions told CNN. A decade ago, when Europe was still crawling out of the economic crater caused by

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Computer hacking charge dropped against Miami OnlyFans model accused of killing her boyfriend

MIAMI (AP) — South Florida prosecutors dropped the computer hacking charge Thursday against an OnlyFans model accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend in a Miami condo in 2022. The charge against Courtney Clenney, 29, was dropped after a circuit judge ruled last month that the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office violated attorney-client privilege in January when

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