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The Latest: Senate votes on Trump’s big bill stretches through the night
July 01, 2025 - 7:51 AM

The Senate slogged through a tense overnight session that has now dragged into Tuesday morning, with Republican leaders searching for ways to secure support for President Donald Trump’s big bill of

Barcelona records hottest June and Eiffel Tower's summit closes as Europe sizzles
July 01, 2025 - 7:37 AM

PARIS (AP) — Barcelona recorded its hottest June in over a century, the summit of Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors and hundreds of French schools shut on Tuesday as Europe sizzled in its first major heat wave of the summer.
Greece, EU to press Libya on migrant crossings as Mediterranean numbers surge
July 01, 2025 - 7:32 AM

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union ’s commissioner for migration says Europe will take a “firm” approach with authorities in Libya following a spike in illegal migration across the Mediterranean.
Trump says migrants would need to know 'how to run away from an alligator' to flee Florida facility
July 01, 2025 - 7:24 AM

OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump will turn a new immigration detention center in a remote area of the Florida Everglades into a symbol of his border crackdown when he visits on Tuesday.
Man accused of gathering information on Jews in Berlin for Iran arrested in Denmark, officials say
July 01, 2025 - 7:21 AM

BERLIN (AP) — A man suspected of gathering information on Jewish locations and individuals in Berlin for Iranian intelligence, possibly with a view to attacks, has been arrested in Denmark, German prosecutors said Tuesday.
Wisconsin's Democratic governor reaches budget deal with Republicans to cut taxes, fund university
July 01, 2025 - 7:19 AM

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the state Legislature announced a deal Tuesday on a new two-year budget that cuts income taxes, increases funding for the Universities of Wisconsin despite a threatened cut and raises fees to pay for transportation projects.
Turkish police detain 3 more employees of satirical magazine over prophet cartoon controversy
July 01, 2025 - 7:18 AM

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police detained three more employees of a satirical magazine on Tuesday, raising the number of people taken into custody over a cartoon that authorities claim depicted the Prophet Muhammad to four.
'Lovebugs' return in swarms to South Korea and blanket a mountain peak
July 01, 2025 - 7:01 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Swarms of “lovebugs” are back in South Korea, blanketing a mountain peak, entering houses and sticking to car windows.
Russia's ex-deputy defense minister handed 13-year sentence on corruption charges
July 01, 2025 - 7:00 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s former deputy defense minister was convicted on Tuesday on charges of embezzlement and money laundering and handed a 13-year prison sentence in a high-profile case that exposed rampant military corruption widely blamed for Moscow’s military setbacks in Ukraine.
Court suspends Thailand's prime minister to investigate a leaked phone call
July 01, 2025 - 6:31 AM

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday, pending an ethics investigation over accusations that she was too deferential to a senior Cambodian leader when the two discussed a recent border dispute in a phone call that was leaked.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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The Latest: Senate votes on Trump’s big bill stretches through the night

Barcelona records hottest June and Eiffel Tower's summit closes as Europe sizzles

Greece, EU to press Libya on migrant crossings as Mediterranean numbers surge

Trump says migrants would need to know 'how to run away from an alligator' to flee Florida facility

Man accused of gathering information on Jews in Berlin for Iran arrested in Denmark, officials say

Wisconsin's Democratic governor reaches budget deal with Republicans to cut taxes, fund university

Turkish police detain 3 more employees of satirical magazine over prophet cartoon controversy

'Lovebugs' return in swarms to South Korea and blanket a mountain peak

Russia's ex-deputy defense minister handed 13-year sentence on corruption charges

Court suspends Thailand's prime minister to investigate a leaked phone call

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