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• AP News Summary at 10:31 p.m. EST

  09-11-2025 10:40 via article.wn.com
  Weekend session gets off to slow start in Senate as lawmakers look for a way out of shutdown ......
  
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• Venezuela latest: ‘Gunfire heard’ near Caracas presidential palace as Trump officials brief Congress on Maduro raid

  06-01-2026 04:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the closed-door briefing
  
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• After home success, China aims to sustain momentum at Milan-Cortina 2026

  06-01-2026 04:11 via article.wn.com
  by sportswriters Zhang Han, Liu Yang and Lu Xingji BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- With one month to go until the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games, China is fine-tuning its plans, hoping to continue the momentum from Beijing 2022. Four years ago, the host nation achieved its best-ever Winter Olympic result with nine gold, four silver and two bronze medals while the best overseas result was achieved at Vancouver 2010 with five gold, two silver and four bronze. For the Milan-bound Chinese team,
  
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• 1st LD Writethru: "If U.S. attacks another NATO country, everything stops," says Danish PM

  06-01-2026 04:11 via article.wn.com
  OSLO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- "If the U.S. attacks another NATO country, everything stops," said Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday. In an interview with Danish broadcaster DR, the Danish prime minister made the remarks in response to a question as to what it would mean if the United States were to use force against another NATO member. Frederiksen also...
  
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• 1st LD: Trump says no election in Venezuela within 30 days

  06-01-2026 04:11 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Venezuela will not hold elections in the next 30 days. "We have to fix the country first. You can't have an election. There's no way the people could even vote," Trump said in an interview with NBC News. The remarks came two days after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was taken from the capital of Caracas by U.S. forces....
  
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• Trump may have his name on the building but it's still the Kennedy Center to Congress

  06-01-2026 04:10 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump may have his...
  
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• Jury seated in trial for ex-officer accused in police response to Uvalde school shooting

  06-01-2026 04:10 via article.wn.com
  A Texas judge has seated a jury in the trial of a former school police officer who was part of the hesitant law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022. Former Uvalde schools officer Adrian Gonzales is charged ......
  
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• Detroit joining Michigan program that gives cash to expectant mothers for essentials

  06-01-2026 04:10 via article.wn.com
  A Michigan program that provides cash...
  
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• Hyundai says it will deploy humanoid robots at US factory

  06-01-2026 04:05 via article.wn.com
  The firm plans...
  
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• Defiant Maduro pleads not guilty, gets into shouting match during first U.S. court appearance

  06-01-2026 04:03 via article.wn.com
  Nicolas Maduro walked into a packed New York courtroom Monday with his shoulders back, scanning the public gallery and offering a few Spanish greetings, before declaring: “I am innocent.”Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The deposed Venezuelan president, wearing a dark shirt over orange prison fatigues, was defiant as he went on to say U.S. forces had kidnapped him and called himself a prison
  
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• Trump asks Marco Rubio to lead Venezuela overhaul after Maduro arrest

  06-01-2026 03:58 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked...
  
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• More than a first lady, Cilia Flores has long been close to power in Venezuela

  06-01-2026 03:58 via article.wn.com
  Her husband Nicolás Maduro calls her Venezuela's "first combatant" because she is not just a spouse, but a fellow fighter in the Chavism movement and a political player in her own right. ......
  
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• Urgent: S. Korean police raid office of special counsel investigating ex-president Yoon's insurrection charge

  06-01-2026 03:56 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- South Korean police on Tuesday...
  
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• Toppled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Wife Cilia Plead Not Guilty To US Drug Charges

  06-01-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  On the other hand, Maduro’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president, voicing support for Maduro but giving no sign she would challenge the U.S. action. ......
  
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• Gunshots Near Venezuela's Presidential Palace Days After Maduro's Arrest: Reports

  06-01-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Gunshots reported near Venezuela's Miraflores Palace in Caracas on Tuesday, days after U.S. forces arrested Nicolás Maduro, amid rising US-Venezuela tensions. ......
  
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• Bangladesh violence: Hindu factory owner shot dead by assailants, 6th murder in 18 days

  06-01-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Three assailants on a...
  
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• America’s Drug Enforcement Failure Is Killing Us

  06-01-2026 03:54 via article.wn.com
  Stricter Drug Laws Can Save Lives, Repair Diplomacy,...
  
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• Rodriguez takes oath as Venezuela’s interim president

  06-01-2026 03:53 via article.wn.com
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• William DeFoor family: Alleged JD Vance home vandal's wealthy dad donated thousands to Kamala Harris' campaign

  06-01-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  The alleged vandal accused of busting several windows at JD Vance’s home in Cincinnati is allegedly the son of a prominent millionaire family, the New York Post reported. In recent weeks, 26-year-old William DeFoor appears to have been going by the name “Julia,” but it is unclear if he identifies as transgender or nonbinary. Police listed the suspect’s name as William, and his gender as male. William DeFoor family: Alleged JD Vance home vandal's wealthy dad donated thousa
  
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• Who was Rana Pratap Bairagi, Hindu businessman and journalist shot dead in Bangladesh?

  06-01-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  A 38-year-old Hindu businessman, who was also the acting editor of a local newspaper, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bangladesh’s Jashore region on Monday evening. The attackers shot him in the head several times and escaped from the area soon after the attack, police said. The 38-year-old deceased has been identified as Rana Pratap Bairagi.(X/@SanaSheikhBD) It was not immediately clear if there was a communal angle to the killing, but it comes against the...
  
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• Kamala Harris ripped for hailing Tim Walz's ‘selfless commitment’ to people: ‘How is corruption the ...

  06-01-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  Former US Vice President Kamala Harris was blasted by Netizens for a post praising Tim Walz after he announced that he is dropping his re-election campaign amid the Minnesota fraud row. Harris said in a post on X that Walz wants the “best for the people of Minnesota.” Kamala Harris ripped for praising Tim Walz's ‘selfless commitment’ to people (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP) “I spoke with Governor Wa
  
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• Did Trump make a deal with Venezuelan officials for Maduro's ‘removal’? He responds

  06-01-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump on Monday revealed that there was an opportunity to make a deal with any official in Venezuela to 'remove' Nicolas Maduro and said that his team decided to do it without the help of the Venezuelan leader's 'inner circle'. For the question of who is ultimately in charge of Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro's removal, Donald Trump simply said, "Me".(AP/Reuters) While asserting that a set of people, including secretary of state Marco Rubio and vice president JD Vance, would h
  
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• Cea Weaver row: Mamdani official's alleged old posts go viral amid fury over remark on ...

  06-01-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  Cea Weaver is caught in a controversy after her remarks on white people and their properties. The newly appointed director of New York City’s Office to Protect Tenants was heard saying in a resurfaced video clip that ‘white people will have a different relationship to property.’ Cea Weaver was appointed by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani.(X/@ViralVideos) The clip began to do the rounds after Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed her to the post earlier this month. Weaver, in...
  
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• Nvidia to Ship New Vera Rubin AI Chip, Expands Into Self-Driving Cars

  06-01-2026 03:49 via article.wn.com
  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced that the company...
  
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• Mystery Trader Nets $410K Betting on Maduro’s Fall

  06-01-2026 03:49 via article.wn.com
  A mystery trader made nearly $410,000 betting on...
  
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• MAILBAG: A Stranger, A Suitcase, And A Heartwarming Moment Of Ahavas Yisroel

  06-01-2026 03:49 via article.wn.com
  On Motzei Shabbos, I flew to Israel from Newark on...
  
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• Homeland Security Accuses Hilton of Canceling Hotel Rooms Booked by Immigration Officers

  06-01-2026 03:49 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security accused...
  
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• ‘Going Down for the Count’: Cuba Reels After Maduro Ouster and U.S. Strikes

  06-01-2026 03:49 via article.wn.com
  Cuban officials on Monday lowered flags before dawn...
  
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• Fire Breaks Out In Under-Contruction BMG Housing Complex; Yeshiva Says Move-Ins Still Expected Before Pesach

  06-01-2026 03:49 via article.wn.com
  Firefighters responded to a blaze Monday afternoon at...
  
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• Court Blocks Trump Administration From Cutting NIH University Research Funding

  06-01-2026 03:49 via article.wn.com
  A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump...
  
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