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Paris transport strike disrupts subway, trains to suburbs

PARIS (AP) — Paris commuters faced disruptions as public transport workers went on strike Friday to protest what they say was an insufficient salary increase proposal by the state-owned transport company RATP amid rising inflation. Most ...

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VP Harris heralds NATO unity as Ukraine crisis grows

MUNICH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday heralded NATO unity during the escalating Ukraine crisis and warned Russia that the U.S. and Western allies stood ready to respond with tough sanctions if President Vladimir Putin moves forward with ...

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Abortion recedes from spotlight in Texas' primary election

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As the right to an abortion in the U.S. hangs in doubt, one thing seemed clear at the outset of 2022: the issue would tower over America's midterm elections. But in Texas — of all places — that hasn't been the case go...

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UN chief: Security threat seems higher than during Cold War

MUNICH, Germany (AP) — With East-West tensions at their highest point since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday the world is probably a more dangerous place now than during the Cold War. ...

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Pritzker to take school mask fight to Illinois high court

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to ask the state Supreme Court to review a ruling that invalidated his orders for face masks in public schools and other COVID-19 protections, a spokeswoman said Friday. The Demo...

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Spain: Conservative party rift grows into all-out battle

MADRID (AP) — Months of simmering tensions within Spain's conservative main opposition party came to a head Friday, amid fresh allegations that Popular Party members tried to launch a smear campaign against a rising star from the party's ranks. ...