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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday he will send more of his state’s National Guard soldiers to aid Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s effort to control illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border, as fellow Republican Abbott pursues a showdown with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement. Kemp said he will send a team of 15 to 20 guard members to build …

Charlotte, a rust-colored stingray the size of a serving platter, has spent much of her life gliding around the confines of a storefront aquarium in North Carolina’s Appalachian Mountains. She’s 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) from her natural habitat under the waves off southern California. And she hasn’t shared a tank of water with a male of her species in at …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog warned Tuesday that Iran is “not entirely transparent” regarding its atomic program, particularly after an official who once led Tehran’s program announced the Islamic Republic has all the pieces for a weapon “in our hands.” Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, just across the …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans bade a typically joyous goodbye to Carnival season Tuesday with Mardi Gras parades, street parties and what amounted to a massive outdoor costume festival around the bars and restaurants in the French Quarter. Revelers in capes, wigs, spandex and feathers danced in front of St. Louis Cathedral at Jackson Square while Latin music blared. …

Robert Kennedy Jr.’s presidential ambitions resulted in public family drama after a political action committee aired a Super Bowl ad invoking the Democratic family’s legacy to implicitly compare the independent candidate to his assassinated uncle, President John F. Kennedy. The 30-second spot, financed by the American Values 2024 Super PAC that is backing Kennedy, featured a shortened version of a …

MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — Miles de personas de la minoría serbia de Kosovo protestaron el lunes contra la prohibición del uso de la moneda serbia en las zonas en donde viven. El tema ha sido la causa de la más reciente crisis en las relaciones entre Serbia y Kosovo. Las tensiones se agudizaron después de que el gobierno de Kosovo, …

JERUSALÉN (AP) — El ejército israelí dice haber rescatado a 2 rehenes en la Franja de Gaza.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Estados Unidos ha confiscado un Boeing 747 de carga que según funcionarios había sido vendido por una aerolínea iraní sancionada a una empresa estatal venezolana en violación a leyes estadounidenses de control de exportación. El Departamento de Justicia informó el lunes que el avión de fabricación estadounidense llegó a Florida y será desechado. El avión previamente había …

BRUSELAS (AP) — El director de la agencia de la ONU para los refugiados palestinos dijo el lunes que es vital que reciba nuevos fondos de la Unión Europea en unas semanas porque Israel parece estar preparando un asalto terrestre a Rafah, donde se han refugiado muchos civiles. La agencia de ayuda UNRWA (por sus siglas en inglés) se tambalea …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime in a Super Bowl unlike any other. Here’s a look at a few topics that will linger in the aftermath: BEST SUPER BOWL EVER? This Super Bowl will likely go down as one of the most memorable, given Taylor Swift’s involvement and the fact …