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Wisconsin Republicans are improperly blocking conservation work, court says 07/05/2024 06:08pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� The Wisconsin Legislature's Republican-controlled budget committee can't legally block conservation projects initiated by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The decision marks a victory for Evers, whose relationship with Republica The Latest | Keir Starmer is officially the new UK prime minister 07/05/2024 02:39pm • Labour leader Keir Starmer officially became prime minister of the United Kingdom on Friday after his party won a landslide victory in a national election. Starmer received the blessing of King Charles III to form a government in a ceremony known as the ���kissing of hands.��� A photo of the occasio He's derided as dull but Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister with a sensational victory 07/05/2024 02:24pm • LONDON (AP) ��� For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result. Starmer led Britain's Labour Party to a landslide election victory, and on Friday became the country's 58th prime minister ��� the first leader from the center-left party to win a U.K. nation Brazilian police indict ex-President Bolsonaro in undeclared diamonds case, sources say 07/05/2024 01:49pm • SAO PAULO (AP) ��� Brazil's Federal Police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, according to a source with knowledge of the accusat New UK prime minister Keir Starmer vows to heal wounds of distrust after Labour landslide 07/05/2024 01:35pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain's new prime minister, Keir Starmer, vowed Friday to reverse the hopelessness that grew over 14 years of Conservative rule and said he would lead an urgent mission of national renewal after his Labour Party���s landslide victory. It will be a tall order. Rising poverty, crumb Kenya's president apologizes for arrogant officials and promises to act against police brutality 07/05/2024 12:02pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Kenya���s President William Ruto on Friday apologized for the ���arrogance and show of opulence��� by legislators and ministers from the ruling party and promised action against ���rogue��� police officers who shot at unarmed civilians during deadly protests and the storming What we learned from the UK's general election that will shape politics over the coming years 07/05/2024 08:44am • LONDON (AP) ��� The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a landslide victory early Friday in a general election that saw the Conservative Party suffer its biggest defeat ever. The new government faces huge challenges, including fixing the country's sluggish Rishi Sunak's campaign in the UK election showed his lack of political touch 07/05/2024 08:38am • LONDON (AP) ��� Rishi Sunak's campaign to remain Britain's prime minister showed a lack of political touch. The Conservative Party's problems were grave before Friday's resounding election defeat but missteps by Britain's richest prime minister contributed to its defeat. Predecessors such as Tony Britain���s Labour Party has won enough seats to have a majority in the UK Parliament 07/05/2024 12:06am • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain���s Labour Party headed for a landslide victory Friday in a parliamentary election, an exit poll and partial returns indicated, as voters punished the governing Conservatives after 14 years of economic and political upheaval. As the sun rose, official results showed Labour ha New Zealand will radically ease zoning rules to try to relieve its stubborn housing shortage 07/04/2024 10:56pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ��� New Zealand will drastically ease zoning restrictions in a bid to ���flood the market��� with land for homes and override the powers of local councils to curb development, the nation's housing minister said in announcing reforms to what he called one of the world���s Europe is slapping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles ��� for now. Here's what to know 07/04/2024 10:26am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� The European Union is imposing sharply higher customs duties on electric vehicles imported from China. EVs are the latest flash point in a broader trade dispute over Chinese government subsidies and Beijing's burgeoning exports of green technology to the 27-nation bloc. Japan's Nikkei 225 index hits a record high close of 40,913.65 07/04/2024 06:50am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japan���s Nikkei 225 stock index closed Thursday at a fresh record high of 40,913.65, pushing past its most recent record close set in March on heavy buying of automaker and technology shares. The index gained 0.8%, buoyed by heavy buying of technology and export-oriented shares. The Money issues may sink proposed New Jersey branch of acclaimed Paris museum. Mayor blames politics 07/03/2024 04:41pm • JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) ��� New Jersey officials say financial concerns spurred state lawmakers to rescind $24 million in funding for a planned outpost of Paris��� acclaimed Pompidou Center in Jersey City. But the city's mayor said he believes his deteriorating relationship with Gov. Phil Murphy led California budgets up to $12 million for reparations bills, a milestone in atoning for racist legacy 07/03/2024 01:45pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California plans to spend up to $12 million on reparations legislation under a budget signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, marking a milestone in the state's efforts to atone for a legacy of racism and discrimination against Black Californians. The reparations funding Georgia election workers who won $148M judgment against Giuliani want his bankruptcy case thrown out 07/03/2024 01:36pm • Rudy Giuliani's creditors, including two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him, are opposing his attempt to convert his bankruptcy into a liquidation, saying they'll likely ask that the case be thrown out instead because of what they call his flouting