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FILE - Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., speaks with The Associated Press about his new role on the House Intelligence Committee, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. U.S. security officials believe the two latest unidentified objects shot down by American fighter jets over Alaska and Canada were also balloons. Himes urged the Biden administration to be as forthcoming as possible about the two latest mystery objects, saying the shortage of solid information...

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US seeking identity, origin of objects shot down from sky

by Colleen Long Associated Press, Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press, and Ellen Knickmeyer Associated PressFebruary 12, 2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials on Sunday were trying to precisely identify the latest two objects blown from the sky by F-22 fighter jets during a week of unprecedented incursions over the United States and Canada, carefully working to determine whether…

Taiwan Air Force Mirage fighter jets taxi on a runway at an airbase in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Friday. China says it summoned European diplomats in the country to protest statements issued by the Group of Seven nations and the European Union criticizing Chinese military exercises surrounding Taiwan.

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China halts climate, military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit

by Ellen Knickmeyer Associate Press, Zeke Miller Associate Press, and David Rising Associate PressAugust 5, 2022

Valentyna Konstantynovska, 79 years-old, holds a weapon during basic combat training for civilians, organized by the Special Forces Unit Azov, of Ukraine's National Guard, in Mariupol, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. The United States is evacuating almost all of the staff from its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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US: Over 130,000 Russian troops now staged outside Ukraine

by Ellen Knickmeyer Associated Press, Jim Heintz Associated Press, and Aamer Madhani Associated PressFebruary 13, 2022

The crowd listens to speakers at the Nationwide Defend Abortion Rights/Womenâs Rally at the State House on Saturday October 2, 2021 in Concord.

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Abortion rights marches take place in Concord, across nation

by Ellen Knickmeyer Associated PressOctober 2, 2021

Hundreds of people run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane, some climbing on the plane, as it moves down a runway of the international airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug.16. 2021. Thousands of Afghans have rushed onto the tarmac at the airport, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto the American military jet as it took off and plunged to death. (Verified UGC via AP)

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Costs of the Afghanistan war, in lives and dollars

by Ellen Knickmeyer Associated PressAugust 16, 2021

A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies over the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday, further tightening their grip on the country as panicked workers fled government offices and helicopters landed at the U.S. Embassy. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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‘Game over’: Westerners rush to leave Kabul, rescue Afghans

by Ellen Knickmeyer Associated Press, and Colleen Barry Associated PressAugust 15, 2021

A woman and girl sit on a porch swing in a photo believed to have been taken in Tulsa, Okla., prior to the Tulsa Race Massacre.

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‘The foundation of the wealth’: Why Black Wall Street boomed

by Ellen Knickmeyer Associated PressMay 31, 2021

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Biden aims for most ambitious US effort on climate change

by Matthew Daly Associated Press, and Ellen Knickmeyer Associated PressJanuary 27, 2021

Allison, 5, eats a lunch of refried beans, scrambled egg, and a handmade tortilla, at home, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Washington. It is the one meal a day that her mother can cook for their family, outside of cereal from a food bank that is quickly running out. With both of her parents out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic they will look each day for donated food to share. Most days it is a question of whether to pay for food or bills with the dwindling funds they have...

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‘We don’t know how it will end’: Hunger stalks amid virus

by Ellen Knickmeyer Associated Press, and Jacquelyn Martin Associated PressMay 4, 2020

FILE - This Dec. 12, 2018, file photo shows traffic on the Hollywood Freeway in Los Angeles. The Trump administration is rolling back tough Obama-era mileage standards and gutting one of the United States' biggest efforts to slow climate change. The administration released its relaxed mileage rules Tuesday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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Trump rollback of mileage standards guts climate change push

by Ellen Knickmeyer Associated Press, and Tom Krisher Associated PressMarch 31, 2020