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Senate approves funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not immigration enforcement

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate early Friday morning approved Homeland Security funds to pay Transportation Security Administration agents and most other agencies, but not the immigration enforcement operations at the heart of the budget impasse that has jammed airports, disrupted travel and imposed financial hardship on workers.

The deal, which the Senate approved unanimously without a roll call, next goes to the House, which is expected to consider it Friday.

“We can get at least a lot of the government opened up again and then we’ll go from there,” said Senate... Read More

Rubio tries to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 diplomats after Trump insults allies

VAUX-DE-CERNEY, France (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in France meeting his Group of Seven foreign minister counterparts Friday after President Donald Trump attacked NATO countries over a reluctance or refusal to take part in the Iran war, a conflict that some of America’s closest allies have met with deep skepticism.

Rubio will have a hard time trying to sell the other top diplomats from G7 countries on the U.S. strategy for the Iran conflict, to which almost all nations have raised objections. On his arrival at the meeting venue at a historic 12-century abbey in... Read More

Asian stocks mostly lower after Wall Street's worst day since start of Iran war

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell and oil gained again Friday after Wall Street had its worst day since the start of the Iran war over growing doubts about a de-escalation.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 closed 0.4% lower at 53,373.07. South Korea’s Kospi also lost 0.4% to 5,438.87, narrowing the sharp drop earlier in the day at trading close.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 0.4% to 24,952.98 after dipping earlier in the day, while the Shanghai Composite index traded 0.6% higher at 3,913.72.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.1% to 8,516.30.
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Israel launches new wave of strikes on Iran with no sign of diplomatic breakthrough

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel launched a wave of strikes on Iran early Friday ahead of a planned U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure, while Iran and the United States appeared at a diplomatic impasse, setting the stage for potential escalation as the first month of the Middle East war neared its end.

The U.S. has been pushing Iran to start talks on a 15-point proposal for a ceasefire, but at the same time has ordered thousands more troops to the region, possibly in preparation for a military attempt to wrest the Strait... Read More

A nonprofit in France is fighting fast-fashion waste, one sneaker at a time

PARIS (AP) — Hundreds of used sneakers arrive each week at a workshop east of Paris, where workers inspect them and ask a simple question: Can a shoe be saved?

The nonprofit SneakCœurZ is in the business of sorting the shoes to check which ones can be resold or redistributed, and which have to be rejected. It says it collected 30,000 pairs of used sneakers last year and resold 2,000 pairs, and wants to scale up that process.

“Today, there is no project of this scale in the sneaker sector,” said Mohamed Boukhatem, the organization's director general and co-founder... Read More

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Senate approves funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not immigration enforcement

Rubio tries to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 diplomats after Trump insults allies

Asian stocks mostly lower after Wall Street's worst day since start of Iran war

Israel launches new wave of strikes on Iran with no sign of diplomatic breakthrough

A nonprofit in France is fighting fast-fashion waste, one sneaker at a time

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