Mexican kingpin’s arrest likely to set off violent jockeying for power
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A new era is coming for Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel in the wake of the capture by U.S. authorities of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the last of the grand old Mexican drug traffickers. Experts believe his arrest will usher in a new wave of violence in Mexico even as Zambada could ..read more
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Justice Dept. claims TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department late Friday accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion. Government lawyers wrote in a brief filed to the ..read more
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Volunteers aim to keep a 1882 steam locomotive chugging along in Manitoba
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WINNIPEG — A steam locomotive made in 1882 and billed as Canada’s oldest operating one is in need of some tender loving care, and the volunteers who have kept it running on a vintage railway north of Manitoba’s capital are raising funds for the fixup. Steam Locomotive No. 3, as it’s known, is neither efficient ..read more
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‘We will rebuild’: A look inside the wildfire devastation in Jasper
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JASPER NATIONAL PARK — Richard Ireland’s eyes well up with tears as he gazes in silence towards his home and sees memories of a lifetime burnt to ashes. The mayor of Jasper then leans over what remains of the small, cosy home he grew up in — a piece of a concrete wall — and ..read more
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
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FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump’s near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president’s ear, moving to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president’s injuries after a gunman opened ..read more
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A look at ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, the kingpin of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel who is now in US custody
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PHOENIX (AP) — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the top leader and co-founder of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, eluded the reach of U.S. law enforcement for decades as the criminal organization evolved into the world’s biggest manufacturer and smuggler of illicit fentanyl pills and other drugs to the United States. Zambada, 76, once ran the cartel in ..read more
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California’s largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
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California’s largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as firefighters scrambled to meet the danger. The Park Fire’s intensity and dramatic spread led fire officials to make unwelcome comparisons to the monstrous Camp Fire, which burned out of control in nearby Paradise in ..read more
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The Philippines says its forces sailed to hotly disputed shoal guarded by China without any clashes
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine government personnel transported food and other supplies Saturday to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent but closely guarded by Beijing’s forces in the South China Sea and no confrontations were reported, Philippine officials said. It was the first Philippine government supply trip to the Second Thomas ..read more
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California date palm ranches reap not only fruit, but a permit to host weddings and quinceañeras
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COACHELLA, Calif. (AP) — Claudia Lua Alvarado has staked her future on the rows of towering date palms behind the home where she lives with her husband and two children in a desert community east of Los Angeles. It’s not solely due to the fleshy, sweet fruit they give each year. Their ample shade and ..read more
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Trump returns to Minnesota with Midwesterner Vance to try to swing Democrat-leaning state
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ST. CLOUD, Minnesota (AP) — Donald Trump is taking his campaign back to Minnesota, a state that has favored Democrats but that the former president thinks could be in his reach this year. Trump is set to hold a rally Saturday night in St. Cloud, Minnesota, this time bringing along his running mate JD Vance ..read more
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