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BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries on Wednesday agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia to target individuals and businesses suspected of assisting Moscow in its war against Ukraine, including Chinese companies. The decision coincides with the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, which began on Feb. 24, 2022, and comes days after the death of Russian opposition …

CHICAGO (AP) — The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more, including children, at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 will stand trial next February, a judge ruled Wednesday. Robert Crimo III is charged with 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery for the …

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A taekwondo instructor killed a 7-year-old student at his academy and the boy’s parents before going to a Sydney hospital with stab and slash wounds on his body, police said Wednesday. Kwang Kyung Yoo, owner of the Lion’s Taekwondo and Martial Arts Academy and known to his students as Master Lion, will eventually be charged with …

NUEVA YORK (AP) — El expresidente hondureño Juan Orlando Hernández era considerado por Estados Unidos un aliado crucial en la guerra contra las drogas. Ahora, los fiscales federales lo acusan de gobernar su nación como un “narcoestado” al recolectar millones de dólares de violentos cárteles para financiar su ascenso al poder. Casi dos años después de su detención y extradición …

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish farmers blocked border crossings with Ukraine, spilled Ukrainian grain and burned tires on Tuesday as they intensified a nationwide protest against the import of Ukrainian foods and European Union environmental policies. Farmers from Spain to Italy to Belgium have been protesting recently, worried that EU’s Green Deal plan to place limits on the use of …

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans have become increasingly reliant on their credit cards since the pandemic. So much so that Capital One is willing to bet more than $30 billion that they won’t break the habit. Capital One Financial announced Monday that it would buy Discover Financial Services for $35 billion. The combination could potentially shake up the payments industry, …

PARÍS (AP) — La huelga en la Torre Eiffel por un manejo financiero deficiente alejó a los visitantes el martes por segundo día consecutivo. Denis Vavassori del sindicato CGT, que representa a un gran número de los empleados de la torre, dijo que sus miembros votaron unánimemente el martes a favor de extender la huelga. Afirmó que los empleados estaban …

NACIONES UNIDAS (AP) — EEUU veta resolución árabe en la ONU que pide cese de fuego inmediato en la guerra entre Israel y Hamás.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two young police officers and a firefighter-paramedic were killed in a burst of gunfire Sunday as they responded to a domestic disturbance call in the Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville. Another officer also was injured, and the man identified as the shooter fatally shot himself, police said. Here are the victims’ stories. —— Paul Elmstrand, 27, was the …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden kicked off a three-day fundraising sprint in California, making the case to supporters to stay focused on what’s at stake in his reelection battle where he will likely again face Donald Trump in November. In remarks at a campaign reception on the grounds of billionaire Haim Saban’s Los Angeles home, Biden told supporters …