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WASHINGTON D.C. — The Coalition for a Prosperous America named Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) a Trade Hero on Wednesday for “leadership advocating a trade policy that puts American workers first,” according to an announcement by Brown.

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LIMA — The inaugural Unity in the Community block party drew families to Cook Park Saturday afternoon.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Benny Gantz, a popular centrist member of Israel’s three-member War Cabinet, threatened Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan in three weeks’ time for the war in Gaza, a move that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on his far-right allies.

LOS ANGELES — Despite shocking surveillance video, which seemingly shows Sean “Diddy” Combs violently assaulting his ex-girlfriend at a hotel in 2016, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office revealed it’s “unable” to bring charges against the hip-hop music mogul.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia launched a new offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraine’s second-largest city.

ATLANTA — President Joe Biden is stepping up a push to reach Black voters with weekend trips to students in Atlanta and business leaders in Detroit, signaling his need to lock in a bloc that’s critical to his reelection chances in November.

HOUSTON — A line of dangerous storms and flooding rains rolled over the US Gulf Coast, killing at least four people and leaving more than 800,000 customers in Texas — about 6% of the total — without power while grounding hundreds of flights.