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Personal ties: Harris' family in India grapples with COVID

  • By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — G. Balachandran turned 80 this spring — a milestone of a birthday in India, where he lives. If not for the coronavirus pandemic, he would have been surrounded by family members who gathered to celebrate with him.

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Survivor of subway crash reflects on decision to change cars

  • By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and MARIA VERZA Associated Press
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A decision to change cars to get closer to a station exit may have saved Erik Bravo, a 34-year-old financial adviser who survived the collapse of an elevated line in Mexico City’s subway system that killed 25 people and injured around 80.

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The Latest: Washington Gov criticized for reopening plan

  • By The Associated Press
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TACOMA, Wash. - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is receiving criticism from lawmakers in his own party over his shifting economic reopening plan, with a group of Democrats from the state’s second most populous county threatening the possibility of a special legislative session.

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Sheriff: Girl shoots 3 at Idaho school; teacher disarms her

  • By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A sixth-grade girl brought a gun to her Idaho middle school, shot and wounded two students and a custodian and then was disarmed by a teacher Thursday, authorities said.

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Florida gov signs GOP voting law critics call 'un-American'

  • By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging list of new voting restrictions into law Thursday, staging a misleading, made-for-TV ceremony meant to tout his credentials on a top priority for the Republican Party's conservative base.

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At least 25 dead during Brazilian police raid in Rio

  • By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA and DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police targeting drug traffickers raided a slum in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and at least one officer and two dozen others died after being shot, authorities said.

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AP FACT CHECK: Yes, Trump lost election despite what he says

  • By HOPE YEN Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to shame Republicans who are disloyal to him, former President Donald Trump distorted the Constitution’s meaning in asserting widespread voter fraud and insisting that state legislatures could overturn Joe Biden’s presidential win.

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US proposes ending rule that weakened wild bird protections

  • By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Longstanding protections for wild birds would be restored under a proposal unveiled Thursday to bring back prosecutions of avian deaths by industry that were ended under former President Donald Trump.

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In GOP stronghold, Biden pushes for his infrastructure plan

  • By JOSH BOAK and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press
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LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — With a badly aging bridge as his backdrop, President Joe Biden stood in reliably Republican Louisiana on Thursday to pressure GOP lawmakers to support his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan — and yet express a willingness to compromise on the corporate tax hikes he's …

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Cheney challenger Stefanik says GOP must work with Trump

  • By ALAN FRAM Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik stated her case Thursday for replacing Rep. Liz Cheney as the No. 3 House Republican leader, implicitly lambasting Cheney's battles with former President Donald Trump by saying, “We are one team and that means working with the president."

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EXPLAINER: Why patents on COVID vaccines are so contentious

  • By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer
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The Biden administration’s call to lift patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines to help poor parts of the world get more doses has drawn praise from some countries and health advocates.