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Addiction-stricken community struggles to keep a syringe program going after Trump's order

AP News JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Inside a storage room at the Clark County Health Department are boxes with taped-on signs reading, “DO NOT USE.” They contain cookers and sterile water that people use to shoot up drugs.

The supplies, which came from the state and were paid for with federal money, were for a program where drug users exchange dirty needles for clean ones, part of a strategy known as harm reduction. But under a July executive order from President Donald Trump, federal substance abuse grants can’t pay for supplies such as cookers and tourniquets that it says...
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Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow

AP News MOSCOW (AP) — A car bomb killed a Russian general on Monday, the third such killing of a senior military officer in a year. Investigators said Ukraine may be behind the attack.

Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces' General Staff, died from his injuries, said Svetlana Petrenko, the spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee, the nation's top criminal investigation agency.

“Investigators are pursuing numerous lines of inquiry regarding the murder. One of these is that the crime was orchestrated by...
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New highs for gold, silver and oil rises as US forces pursue sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean

AP News U.S. markets rose modestly before the opening bell Monday, kicking off what's expected to be a quiet holiday week on Wall Street.

Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.4% while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat. Nasdaq futures climbed 0.6%.

Gold and silver both touched record highs and oil prices jumped after a government official confirmed that U.S. Coast Guard was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean.

Uber and Lyft each rose about 1.4% after the ride hailing apps announced plans to bring robotaxi services to London next year...
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NBA, FIBA say they're moving closer to new planned basketball league in Europe

AP News The NBA and FIBA said Monday they will start the process of engaging with teams and owners about joining their planned new league in Europe next month.

As has been expected, the league will offer both permanent spots and “a merit-based pathway” to qualifying on an annual basis through FIBA's Basketball Champions League or an end-of-season tournament, the sides said. Every team in a FIBA-affiliated European league would have the chance to qualify.

“The format of the league respects European sport model principles by offering any ambitious club in the continent a...
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Want to read more in 2026? Here's how to revive your love of books

AP News NEW YORK (AP) — People stop reading in adulthood for lots of reasons. But it’s never too late to turn the page on old habits and start again.

Curling up with a good book can reduce stress, increase creativity and boost empathy. A recent analysis of U.S. government data found that the percentage of Americans who read for pleasure during an average day has fallen to 16% in 2023 from 28% in 2004. That includes not just books but audiobooks, e-books and periodicals like magazines.

Some people say they're fatigued from years of assigned reading in school. Others don't...
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