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US and Iran trade threats of expanding war after strikes near sites tied to nuclear programs

CAIRO (AP) — Iran and its ally, the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group, stepped up pressure on Israel on Sunday, with intense attacks on the country's north and south after the United States and Iran threatened to widen their targets in the war in the Middle East, now in its fourth week.

As Israel came under renewed fire, top Israeli leaders traveled to the Negev Desert, home to the country’s main nuclear research center and the site where Iran's barrages struck two towns on Saturday, shattering apartment buildings and injuring scores of people in Arad and Dimona.
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Democrats sharpen criticism of Vance as they look past Trump to the 2028 presidential campaign

FAIRFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Although President Donald Trump is the top Democratic nemesis, some of the party’s most ambitious leaders are increasingly looking past him and at Vice President JD Vance.

In the latest example, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear traveled to Vance’s home county in Ohio, where on Saturday night he said the vice president had abandoned the communities that he wrote about in the memoir that made him famous.

Beshear said “Hillbilly Elegy,” which detailed Vance's hardscrabble upbringing, had “trafficked in tired stereotypes.”

“His... Read More

Women farmworkers who built their own fight against sexual assault cope with Chavez allegations

NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two decades ago, legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta joined Mónica Ramírez at a Chicago event to promote the Bandana Project, a campaign Ramírez had launched to raise awareness about sexual violence against women farmworkers.

Huerta spoke there about the need to educate women farmworkers about their rights and empower them to speak out about sexual exploitation that is both widespread and underreported among agricultural field workers. Little did anyone know at the time that Huerta herself had been sexually abused at the hands of icon César... Read More

France holds the final round of municipal elections ahead of 2027 presidential race

PARIS (AP) — French voters returned to the polls Sunday for the second and final round of municipal elections in over 1,500 communes.

The vote is a test of the balance of power on France’s local political map before the 2027 presidential race begins to take shape. It is also a measure of whether the far right can convert national momentum into control of major cities, where it has often struggled to break through.

The most closely watched contests are concentrated in major cities after a first round that left France’s traditional left and right competitive, the... Read More

Cast a ballot and wait for the plane. In Alaska, a grace period for ballots is seen as a necessity

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The tiny Alaska Native village of Beaver is about 40 minutes — by plane — from the nearest city. Its roughly 50 residents rely on weekday flights for mail and many of their basic supplies, from groceries to Amazon deliveries of everyday household items.

Air service plays an outsize role in the nation's most expansive state, where most communities rely on flights for year-round access. Planes also play a critical role in elections, getting voting materials and ballots to and from rural precincts such as Beaver and in delivering ballots for thousands of... Read More

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US and Iran trade threats of expanding war after strikes near sites tied to nuclear programs

Democrats sharpen criticism of Vance as they look past Trump to the 2028 presidential campaign

Women farmworkers who built their own fight against sexual assault cope with Chavez allegations

France holds the final round of municipal elections ahead of 2027 presidential race

Cast a ballot and wait for the plane. In Alaska, a grace period for ballots is seen as a necessity

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