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Vance demands Justice Department probe of Minnesota officials as White House presses ‘war on fraud’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance is pressing federal prosecutors to investigate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison over allegations they failed to stop widespread social services fraud, amplifying concerns the White House will use a new […]

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Ex-Taliban commander gets 42 years in prison in killings of US soldiers and journalists’ kidnappings

NEW YORK (AP) — A former Taliban commander was sentenced to 42 years in prison on Tuesday for crimes including kidnapping a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and providing support that led to the deaths of three American soldiers. […]

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Cuba’s top envoy to US calls Trump’s sanctions on Cuban leaders a ‘pretext’ for military action

WASHINGTON (AP) — Recent U.S. sanctions targeting Cuba’s leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a “pretext” for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a military intervention, Cuba’s top diplomat to the […]