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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Trump helps commission $12.9 billion aircraft carrierJuly 22, 201712:15 PM ET NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump helped commission the USS Gerald R. Ford on Saturday and declared that the most advanced aircraft carrier to join the Navy will cause America's enemies to "shake with fear" whenever they see its form cutting across the horizon.  Trump fires off volley of angry tweets on Russia probeJuly 22, 201710:02 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours before he was to help commission a new aircraft carrier at a patriotic ceremony on the Virginia coast, President Donald Trump fired off a volley of early morning tweets that again showed how furious he remains over multiple investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.  Democrats herald agreement on sweeping Russia sanctions billJuly 22, 20171:46 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats announced Saturday that a bipartisan group of House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on a sweeping Russia sanctions package to punish Moscow for meddling in the presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria.  Strong aftershocks test nerves on Greek island after quakeJuly 22, 20172:41 PM ET KOS, Greece (AP) — Crews of experts began examining the damage to cultural monuments and infrastructure on the eastern Greek island of Kos on Saturday, a day after a powerful earthquake killed two tourists and injured nearly 500 others in the Aegean Sea region that stretches to Turkey's sprawling coast.  German runaway girl who converted to Islam is found in IraqJuly 22, 20171:43 PM ET BERLIN (AP) — A German girl who ran away from home after converting to Islam has been found as Iraqi forces liberated the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State extremists, German and Iraqi officials said Saturday. She is reported to be in good health and will be interrogated next week by Iraqi officials.
Latest Headlines  AP Sources: John Wall, Wiz agree to $170M, 4-year extensionJuly 21, 201711:44 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — All-Star point guard John Wall and the Washington Wizards have agreed to a $170 million, four-year contract extension that will start with the 2019 season, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday night.
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