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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie testifies at his trial about abuse and ‘freak offs’

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Cassie, the R&B singer and former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs, testified Tuesday that the mercurial music mogul — powerful, abusive and controlling — beat her mercilessly and ordered her to have “disgusting” sex with strangers during drug-fueled, multi-day marathons he called

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House Republicans target clean energy tax credits and pollution rules in budget proposal

By ALEXA ST. JOHN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are calling for billions of dollars in funding cuts for Biden-era climate and environmental programs, including clean energy tax credits, as lawmakers seek to reverse what one GOP leader called “the most reckless parts of the engorged climate spending” approved under

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Harvard says it won’t abandon ‘core’ principles to meet Department of Education demands

By MICHAEL CASEY and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University responded Monday to recent threats from the Education Department to halt its grant funding, highlighting reforms it was undertaking but warning it won’t budge on “its core, legally-protected principles” over fears of retaliation. A letter from Harvard President Alan Garber detailed how

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Episcopal Church says it won’t help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status in US

By PETER SMITH Associated Press The Episcopal Church’s migration service is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status, citing the church’s longstanding “commitment to racial justice and reconciliation.” Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe announced the step Monday, shortly before 59 South Africans arrived at Dulles International Airport

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Georgia becomes second US state to shield maker of Roundup weed killer from some cancer claims

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press In a victory for global agrochemical maker Bayer, Georgia has become the second state to shield pesticide manufacturers from some lawsuits claiming that they failed to warn customers of potential dangers. The legislation signed Friday by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is designed to protect Bayer from lawsuits claiming that

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Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial named acting Librarian of Congress

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting Librarian of Congress, the Justice Department said Monday. Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from some conservatives that

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Defense concedes Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs had violent outbursts, but say no federal crimes occurred

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The public knew Sean “Diddy” Combs as a larger-than-life music and business mogul, but in private he used violence and threats to coerce women into drug-fueled sexual encounters that he recorded, a prosecutor said Monday in opening statements at Combs’ sex trafficking

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Defendants in Georgia ‘Cop City’ case say they are in limbo as trial delays continue

By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Single mother Priscilla Grim lost her job. Aspiring writer Julia Dupuis frequently stares at the bedroom ceiling, numb. Geography and environmental studies researcher Hannah Kass is worried about her career prospects after she graduates from her Ph.D. program. The three are among 61 defendants accused by Republican

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Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired the nation’s top copyright official, Shira Perlmutter, days after abruptly terminating the head of the Library of Congress, which oversees the U.S. Copyright Office. The office said in a statement Sunday that Perlmutter received an email from the White House a

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‘Thunderbolts’ and ‘Sinners’ top box office charts once more

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” dominated the North American box office charts again this weekend. Now in their second and fourth weekends respectively, the two films had some new competition, including a horror movie, a Kerry Washington action pic, a Josh Hartnett airplane thriller, and a Shakespeare-inspired musical.

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Another Newark airport disruption as Trump’s transportation secretary talks of reducing flights

By The Associated Press Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of Newark’s airport for the “next several weeks” as it struggles with radar outages and other issues, including another Sunday that again slowed air traffic. Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, Duffy

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