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Netanyahu asked to form new government, but faces long odds

Netanyahu asked to form new government, but faces long odds

JERUSALEM — Israel’s president on Tuesday handed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a new government, giving the embattled Israeli leader a chance to extend his lengthy term in office.
Iran sets new record for virus infections amid holiday surge

Iran sets new record for virus infections amid holiday surge

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran shattered its daily record for new infections for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as cases soared to 20,954, a worrisome trend after more than a year of the country battling the worst outbreak in the Middle East.
Arkansas lawmakers enact transgender youth treatment ban

Arkansas lawmakers enact transgender youth treatment ban

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor's objections.
Marines open another probe into sunken tank blamed on errors

Marines open another probe into sunken tank blamed on errors

SAN DIEGO — The Marine Corps has launched a probe looking at the readiness of its troops before they participated in an exercise that ended in tragedy with the sinking of a seafaring tank off the Southern California coast that killed eight Marines an
NRA exec sheltered on borrowed yacht after mass shootings

NRA exec sheltered on borrowed yacht after mass shootings

DALLAS — After school shootings that left dozens dead in recent years, National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre said the resulting outrage put him in such danger that he sought shelter aboard a borrowed 108-foot (32.92-meter) yacht.
AP Interview: India could resume vaccine exports by June

AP Interview: India could resume vaccine exports by June

NEW DELHI — The world's largest vaccine maker, based in India, will be able to restart exports of AstraZeneca doses by June if new coronavirus infections subside in the country, its chief executive said Tuesday.
California's Pacific Gas & Electric charged in 2019 wildfire

California's Pacific Gas & Electric charged in 2019 wildfire

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Paris Hilton returns to Utah for ceremonial bill signing

Paris Hilton returns to Utah for ceremonial bill signing

SALT LAKE CITY — Paris Hilton returned to Salt Lake City Tuesday for a ceremonial bill signing for a law that regulates treatment centres for troubled teens in Utah.
California plans for broad pandemic reopening in mid-June

California plans for broad pandemic reopening in mid-June

SAN FRANCISCO — Gov.
Navy medic shoots 2 US sailors; is stopped, killed on base

Navy medic shoots 2 US sailors; is stopped, killed on base

FREDERICK, Md. — A Navy medic shot and wounded two U.S. sailors at a military facility Tuesday, then fled to a nearby Army base where security forces shot and killed him, police and Navy officials said.
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