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Putin boasts of new Russian nuclear weapons
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin says Russia has tested new nuclear weapons, including a nuclear-powered cruise missile and a nuclear-powered underwater drone, that would be immune to enemy intercept….
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Walmart, Dick’s expand corporate rift with gun lobby
NEW YORK (AP) — The rift between corporate America and the gun lobby is growing….
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Hope Hicks leaving as Trump’s communication director
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House communications director Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's most trusted and longest-serving aides, abruptly announced her resignation, leaving a void around a president who values loyalty and affirmation….
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Russian election assault poses quandary for 2018 campaigns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Encrypted messages. Two-factor authentication. Real-time monitoring of social media for malicious internet bot activity….
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Russia says rebels shell exit corridor in Syria’s Ghouta
BEIRUT (AP) — The Russian military on Thursday accused Syria's rebels of shelling a humanitarian corridor that Moscow set up with the Syrian government, offering residents of Damascus' besieged eastern suburbs a way out of the embattled enclave….
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Polish law criminalizing some Holocaust speech takes effect
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish law that makes it a crime to accuse the Polish nation of crimes that were committed by Nazi Germany took effect on Thursday, part of a larger effort by the nationalist authorities to harness history for its larger purpose of defending the country's honor and pride….
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After Olympics, South Korea mulls reviving bulldozed forest
JEONGSEON, South Korea (AP) — As hundreds of Olympic spectators flocked to a sparkling white ski slope cutting through the rugged mountains of Jeongseon, the marquee venue of this year's Winter Games, Cho Myung-hwan stepped back and looked up. He let out a sad chuckle….
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TV ad aims to pressure Trump on transgender military service
WASHINGTON (AP) — Activist groups are turning to television ads – including on President Donald Trump's go-to station, Fox News – to pressure the White House into allowing transgender people to keep serving in the military….
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Haunted: Students face fears on return to scene of shooting
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Aria Siccone is haunted by the image: A terrified boy knocking on the door of her locked classroom as a gunman started firing at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School two week ago….
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Sports betting’s big wager: Will younger bettors ante up?
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — As the push to legalize sports gambling in the U.S. nears a crucial Supreme Court decision, states hoping to reap a financial windfall could face another hurdle: Attracting younger players used to online fantasy sports….