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Nigeria charges 6 with treason over alleged coup plot

Nigerian authorities have charged six people, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, with terrorism and treason, over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, according to a charge sheet seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday. The six were all in custody. A seventh suspect, former Bayelsa state Gov. Timpre Sylva, is accused of helping to conceal the plot and is still at large. In the 13-count charge sheet, authorities said suspects “conspired with one another to levy war against the state to overawe the president of the Fede

Northeast flower and fruit farmers grapple with whiplash weather

Apple's new CEO John Ternus steps into the spotlight after flying under the radar for years

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Trump and other top Republicans will read passages in a marathon Bible event

President Donald Trump and many of his leading Christian supporters and top Republicans are taking part this week in a marathon reading of the Bible in an America 250-themed event billed as encouraging a “return to the spiritual foundation that has shaped our country.” The America Reads the Bible event — with each participant reading a passage aloud — is being livestreamed this week from the Museum of the Bible in Washington and other locations. It is slated to feature a video of Trump on Tuesday evening reading a passage that called for national repentance

Space investment in first quarter hits record as SpaceX IPO buzz lifts sector

German investor morale sinks to three-year low on Iran war fears, ZEW finds

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Ex-official describes pressure from UK PM's office, deepening Mandelson row

A former top foreign ministry official said on Tuesday he had faced "constant pressure" from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office to speed up the appointment of his pick as the ambassador to the U.S., deepening a row that threatens the British leader.A war of words over who should ultimately take the blame for appointing Labour veteran Peter Mandelson to Britain's highest diplomatic post despite his history and known ties to late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has piled pressure on Starmer, prompting calls by critics for his resignation.Starmer has said he was "wrong" to appoint Mandelson

World's top condom maker Karex to raise prices sharply as Iran war strains supply chain

Virginians vote on Democratic map targeting 4 Republican congressional seats

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FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for article that alleged excessive drinking

FBI Director Kash Patel hit The Atlantic magazine with a $250 million defamation lawsuit on Monday, claiming an article that talked about mismanagement at the agency and his alleged excessive drinking was false and a “malicious hit piece.” The Atlantic said it stood by its reporting and would vigorously defend against the “meritless lawsuit.” In the article, posted on the magazine's website Friday, author Sarah Fitzpatrick said Patel is deeply concerned about losing his job and that “he has good reasons to think so — including some having to do with wha

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Trump’s Bible reading streams tonight at a complicated moment for his relationship with American Christians

One day after he posted — then deleted — an image comparing himself to Jesus Christ, President Donald Trump sat at his desk in the Oval Office and read from the Bible directly to a camera.The president recorded his two-and-a-half-minute passage, 2 Chronicles 7:11-22, last week, and it will be played at the museum and online via the faith-based Pure Flix streaming service Tuesday evening.Trump is one of nearly 500 people reading scripture this week as part of “America Reads the Bible,” a weeklong event offering what its organizers describe as a “spiritual celebration” of the country

Virginia voters deciding on redistricting plan that could boost Democrats' seats in Congress

JetBlue CEO rules out bankruptcy this year despite surging fuel costs amid Iran war

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CJ McCollum takes Young's place in Atlanta and as MSG's villain in leading Hawks past the Knicks

CJ McCollum was headed for an early summer until the Washington Wizards sent him to the Hawks in January in the trade for Trae Young. McCollum not only replaced Young in Atlanta, now he's replaced him in Madison Square Garden — as the villain who carried the Hawks past the New York Knicks in a playoff game. “I ain't no villain,” McCollum said. “I'm a nice guy with two kids and a wife.” The veteran guard scored 32 points Monday night to help the Hawks rally for a stunning 107-106 victory that tied the Eastern Conference first-round series at

Louisiana community is struggling to understand after man killed 8 children

A stunned Louisiana city struggled to come to grips Monday with the massacre of eight children carried out by a father who was separating from his wife and used an assault-style weapon despite a 2019 felony firearms conviction. The violence reverberated across Shreveport a day after the nation’s deadliest mass shooting in two years. Schools brought in counselors for the victims' young classmates and community leaders called for a city-wide reckoning on stopping domestic violence. “We cannot afford to wait until the next crisis,” said Caddo Parish Sheriff Henr

2 killed, 5 injured as planned fight between teens turns into deadly shooting at North Carolina park

Trump: New deal with Iran will be better than old one

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Oil spills from the Iran war are visible from space

Multiple oil spills are visible from space after Iranian and US-Israeli strikes hit oil facilities and ships in the region, with experts warning of an impending environmental catastrophe.Satellite images are giving an insight into destruction in the region, including to the fragile biodiversity of the Persian Gulf. Oil spilt there has the potential to affect the lives and livelihoods of people along the Gulf coastlines, as well as the region’s rich marine life.One image, taken on April 7, shows a spill spanning more than five miles in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran’s Qeshm Island. An Irani

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A portal to an ancient, invisible realm reopens in Uganda

Walking through the compound that houses the Kasubi Tombs, the main path leads to what should be an entrance. But it ends at one of the layers of thatch covering the 25-foot structure known as Muzibu Azala Mpanga. It looks like a giant basket turned upside down. If it weren’t for the rows of shoes laid neatly outside, you’d never know there was a way in.Brush aside the long-dried spear grass, and you’re in another world. Uganda’s equatorial heat is left outside; inside, a double-layered ceiling of woven reeds and grass regulates the temperature, keeping the air cool and still. Women si

Britain’s royals remember Queen Elizabeth II on what would have been her 100th birthday

Oil prices slip and world shares mostly gain as US-Iran talks still in doubt

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Gunman shoots Canadian woman dead at Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramids, 13 injured

- A gunman shot dead a Canadian woman as he opened fire at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids on Monday before killing himself, authorities said, in a rare attack at a major tourist attraction.Security authorities said 13 people were injured in the incident. It was not immediately clear how many were shot. One witness, who requested anonymity, told Reuters that a young boy was shot in the leg.Local prosecutors said in a post on X that the gunman was Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez, a Mexican national. They did not provide further details.The shooting began at just after 11 a.m. at the Pyramid of the Moon

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Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz will have elbow surgery and is expected to miss about 3 months

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow and is expected to miss about three months, the team announced Monday. The procedure will be performed Wednesday at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles, and Díaz is not expected back until the second half of the season. The Dodgers placed the 32-year-old right-hander on the 15-day injured list and recalled left-hander Jake Elder from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Elder, was acquired from the Washington Nationals on April 1 for cash, has allowed two runs in 5 1/