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BERLIN (AP) — Berliners mourned Monday after the deadly attack near the city’s Pride festival as questions mounted over how the suspect was able to move freely following a conviction linked to his ties to the Islamic State group. The 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, a German citizen, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after Saturday night’s attack in downtown Berlin. He was suspected of driving a van […]

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from monsoon rains and flash flooding in Pakistan over the past month surpassed 100 on Monday as weather forecasters warned that more heavy rain is expected across the country later this week. Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority said 109 people have died nationwide since June 26. Many of the deaths were caused by collapsing houses and roofs, with nearly half reported in the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Republicans will decide in a primary runoff Tuesday whether to nominate Gov. Larry Rhoden for a full term or to instead tap businessman Toby Doeden to represent the party on the ballot in November. The two were the top vote-getters in the June 2 primary, but neither candidate reached the 35% vote threshold needed to win the nomination outright. The winner of the runoff will […]

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list. The ruling over the weekend rejected the Trump administration’s effort to move forward with the mail-in voting restrictions in 23 U.S. states that sued ahead of November’s midterm elections. Also, the Trump administration has acknowledged […]

Jackson Koivun wins the 3M Open in his 3rd pro start, holding off Scottie Scheffler by 3 strokes BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Jackson Koivun won the 3M Open by three strokes in only his third start as a professional by holding off Scottie Scheffler with a closing 5-under 66 for a tournament-record 25-under 259 total. Koivun went bogey-free for the second straight day after a 61 on Saturday gave him […]

(SRN NEWS) – President Donald Trump returns to Michigan today with a message that helped power his political comeback: putting American manufacturing first. The president is visiting General Motors’ Milford Proving Ground in suburban Detroit, where he is expected to highlight what the White House says are growing investments in American industry and renewed efforts to bring jobs back from overseas. The visit comes as Michigan’s August 4 primary election […]

(SRN NEWS) – A New York Times report exposes severe financial distress and internal chaos at the Democratic National Committee (DNC), where leaders are delaying vendor bills until after the midterms and Chair Ken Martin has thrown a phone at a junior aide in frustration. Amid leaks from over 24 insiders, the debt-ridden DNC cannot provide funds to congressional campaigns, contrasting sharply with Republicans’ robust finances. The DNC is facing […]

BEIJING (AP) — Did the foreign ministers of China and Japan talk at last week’s ASEAN regional meeting, or didn’t they? Japan’s Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters last week that he had briefly discussed bilateral relations with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi when they ran into each other during the meeting in the Philippines. But on Monday, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson contradicted that. “Let me make it clear once again that […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Six candidates in Georgia’s 13th Congressional District will compete in a special election on Tuesday to replace the late Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott, who died in April. The contest in the heavily Democratic district could have an immediate impact on the balance of power in the U.S. House, where Republicans cling to a thin majority. Under Georgia law, the four Democrats and two Republicans running to […]