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Max Verstappen takes pole position for F1 title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP

AP News ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Max Verstappen took pole position for the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Formula 1 title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on Saturday.

The thrilling three-way battle will be decided on Sunday at the Yas Marina Circuit. The McLaren driver Norris is 12 points ahead of Red Bull’s Verstappen and 16 ahead of McLaren teammate Piastri.

Verstappen is aiming for his fifth straight F1 title — Norris and Piastri are chasing their first. All three drivers have won seven races.

Pole position is crucial in Abu...
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Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue

AP News KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they’ll meet on Saturday for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year-old war.

Following talks that made progress on a security framework for postwar Ukraine, the two sides also offered the sober assessment that any “real progress toward any agreement” ultimately will depend “on Russia’s readiness to show serious commitment to long-term peace.”

The statement from U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff,...
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Threats pile up as Indiana Republicans confront pressure from Trump on redistricting

AP News Spencer Deery's son was getting ready for school when someone tried to provoke police into swarming his home by reporting a fake emergency.

Linda Rogers said there were threats at her home and the golf course that her family has run for generations.

Jean Leising faced a pipe bomb scare that was emailed to local law enforcement.

The three are among roughly a dozen Republicans in the Indiana Senate who have seen their lives turned upside down while President Donald Trump pushes to redraw the state's congressional map to expand the party's power in the 2026...
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Released 911 calls reveal desperate pleas and tragic outcomes during Texas Hill Country flood

AP News KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Many of the voices were frantic and desperate. A few were steady and calm amid mounting, frightening danger, and in some cases, inescapable doom.

They came from families huddled on rooftops to escape rising, swirling waters, mothers panicked for the wellbeing of their children and onlookers who heard people yell for help through the dark as they clung to treetops.

One man, stuck high in a tree as it began to break under the pressure of the floodwaters, asked emergency dispatchers for a helicopter rescue that never came.

Their pleas...
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Hong Kong police arrest man for posts about deadly fire

AP News HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s national security police arrested a man on Saturday in the first publicly confirmed arrest relating to criticism of authorities over a high-rise apartment blaze that killed at least 159 people.

Police said he had been accused of posting “information with seditious intention” on social media.

“That mainly included (materials intending to) incite hatred among (others) toward the Hong Kong government and the central government,” Steve Li, chief superintendent of the police National Security Department, told reporters.
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  • Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue
  • Threats pile up as Indiana Republicans confront pressure from Trump on redistricting
  • Released 911 calls reveal desperate pleas and tragic outcomes during Texas Hill Country flood
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  • The Supreme Court weighs another step in favor of broad presidential power sought by Trump
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  • US, Ukraine officials say they'll meet for 3rd day after progress on creating a security framework

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