President Joe Biden has won enough delegates to clinch the 2024 Democratic nomination

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, who took office aiming to steady a nation convulsed by the coronavirus pandemic and the Jan. 6 insurrection, clinched a second straight Democratic nomination Tuesday and set up an all-but-certain rematch with the predecessor he blames for destabilizing the country. Biden became his party’s presumptive nominee when he won enough delegates in Georgia. That …

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The top strategist of late Russian opposition leader Navalny is attacked in Lithuania’s capital

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Associates of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny said late Tuesday that the politician’s close ally and top strategist was attacked near his home in Lithuania’s capital. Kira Yarmysh, who had been Navalny’s spokesperson, said the assailant smashed a window of Leonid Volkov’s car, sprayed tear gas into his eyes and started hitting him with a hammer. …

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Standout moments from the hearing on the Biden classified documents probe by special counsel Hur

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a now-familiar ritual in Washington: a federal prosecutor being summoned to Capitol Hill to discuss the findings of a politically explosive investigation. Tuesday’s hearing with special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated President Joe Biden’s handling of classified information, broke little new legal or political ground. But it delivered plenty of talk about the president’s memory — …

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Iona Gaels face the Manhattan Jaspers in MAAC Tournament

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Manhattan Jaspers (7-22, 4-16 MAAC) vs. Iona Gaels (15-16, 10-10 MAAC) Atlantic City, New Jersey; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gaels -8; over/under is 137 BOTTOM …

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At least 26 dead and 11 missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered more bodies as waters began to recede after flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, which have killed at least 26 people and left 11 missing, officials said Monday. Monsoon rains and rising rivers have submerged nine districts and cities in West Sumatra province since Thursday. Late Friday, a …

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2024 Minn. Girl’s State Tournament Glance

GIRLS BASKETBALL Class 4A Wednesday, March 13 At Williams Arena Quarterfinal Hopkins (25-3) vs. White Bear Lake (21-7), 10 a.m. Maple Grove (24-4) vs. Lakeville North (24-5), noon Minnetonka (26-2) vs. Andover (24-4), 2 p.m. St. Michael-Albertville (22-7) vs. Rosemount (22-6), 4 p.m. Thursday, March 14 At Gangelhoff Center Consolation Semifinal Hopkins/White Bear Lake loser vs. Maple Grove/Lakeville N. loser, …

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New-look France grinds down Wales in pride-restoring Six Nations win

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — A new-look France overpowered winless Wales and posted a pride-restoring 45-24 record score in Cardiff in the Six Nations on Sunday. The teams kicked off with only one win between them in six matches, and the difference in the end was the power and experience of France, particularly its bench, as it dominated the last 35 …

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List of winners at the 2024 Oscars

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A list of winners at the Academy Awards on Sunday: BEST PICTURE “Oppenheimer” BEST ACTRESS Emma Stone, “Poor Things” BEST ACTOR Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer” SUPPORTING ACTOR Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer” SUPPORTING ACTRESS Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers” DIRECTOR Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” SOUND “The Zone of Interest,” …

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Marchan en Siria en protesta contra milicia vinculada con Al Qaeda

IDLIB, Siria (AP) — Una poderosa milicia vinculada con la red Al Qaeda que domina buena parte del noroeste de Siria, una región que está en poder de rebeldes, liberó el viernes a uno de sus fundadores, quien pasó meses en prisión bajo sospecha de tener vínculos con fuerzas extranjeras. El jefe de la milicia aparentemente liberó al hombre para …

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