Argentine economy minister has surprise win over populist, and they head toward presidential runoff | AP News

Argentine economy minister has surprise win over populist, and they head toward presidential runoff | AP News

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Economy Minister Sergio Massa produced a big surprise by finishing first in the opening round of Argentina’s presidential election, reflecting voters’ wariness about handing the presidency to his chief rival, a right-wing populist who upended national politics and pledged to drastically diminish the state.Massa’s victory over Javier Milei, a chainsaw-wielding

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Australians’ rejection of the Indigenous Voice in constitutional vote is shameful, supporters say | AP News

Australians’ rejection of the Indigenous Voice in constitutional vote is shameful, supporters say | AP News

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Indigenous campaigners who wanted Australia to create an advisory body representing its most disadvantaged ethnic minority have said its rejection in a constitutional referendum was a “shameful act.” Many proponents of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament maintained a week of silence and flew Aboriginal flags at half-staff across Australia after the

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Football provides a homecoming and hope in Lahaina, where thousands of homes are gone after wildfire | AP News

Football provides a homecoming and hope in Lahaina, where thousands of homes are gone after wildfire | AP News

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Fans decked in red streamed into the Lahainaluna High School football stadium, snacking on nachos and venison chili, bopping to the high school band’s rendition of “Sweet Caroline,” and exchanging long hugs with neighbors and classmates. It was homecoming, and for many of the fans, coaches and the players themselves, being

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A funeral is set for a slain Detroit synagogue president as police continue to investigate a motive | AP News

A funeral is set for a slain Detroit synagogue president as police continue to investigate a motive | AP News

Funeral services were set Sunday for a Detroit synagogue president found fatally stabbed at her home as authorities investigated a motive and asked the public not to draw quick conclusions. Samantha Woll, who led the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue and was a former aide to Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and campaign staffer for Attorney General

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