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Pelosi sets Wednesday votes to send impeachment to Senate

By LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LAURIE KELLMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House is set to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate, and pressure…
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‘Joker’ leads Oscar noms; ‘1917,’ ‘Irishman’ close behind

By JAKE COYLE Female filmmakers were shut out, “Parasite” made history and “Joker” edged out “The Irishman,” “1917” and “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” in Monday’s Oscar nominations. Todd Phillips’ R-rated superhero smash…
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Iran denies downing plane, says West should share evidence

By NASSER KARIMI and JOSEPH KRAUSS TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Friday denied Western allegations that one of its own missiles downed a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed outside Tehran, and called on the U.S.…
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Iran says Ukrainian plane was on fire, tried to turn back

By AMIR VAHDAT, JON GAMBRELL and DARIA LITVINOVA TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The crew of a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people on board, never made a radio call for help…
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US, Iran step back from brink; Trump says Iran stands down

By ZEKE MILLER and DEB RIECHMANN WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink of possible war Wednesday, as President Donald Trump indicated he would not respond militarily after no one…
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Stampede kills 40 at funeral for Iranian general slain by US

By NASSER KARIMI, AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A stampede broke out Tuesday at a funeral for a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike, and at least 40 people…
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Push to oust US troops from Iraq a risky undertaking

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM BAGHDAD (AP) — A push led by pro-Iran factions to oust U.S. troops from Iraq is gaining momentum, bolstered by a Parliament vote in favor of a bill calling…
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Iran vows ‘harsh’ response to US killing of top general

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran vowed “harsh retaliation” for a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad’s airport that killed a top Iranian general who had been the architect of its interventions across the Middle…
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2020 Watch: Messy primary finally meets election year

By BILL BARROW ATLANTA (AP) — The presidential politics calendar turned to 2020 nearly a year ago. This week, the actual date catches up. What we’re watching as the preseason closes and election year opens:…
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State officials are at the core of 2020 election security

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — Inside a hotel ballroom near the nation’s capital, a U.S. Army officer with battlefield experience told 120 state and local election officials that they may have more…
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