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New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow 07/02/2026 07:18am • New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too. Democratic lawmakers and governors see it as a way to help pay for the joint federal and state insurance program that covers l Sightings of humpback whales surge in Rio de Janeiro, fueling demand for whale-watching trips 07/02/2026 07:01am • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� Sightings of humpback whales off Rio de Janeiro���s coast are surging as they recover from decimation due to commercial whaling, prompting an acceleration in the demand for whale-watching excursions to spot the huge marine creatures during their annual migration. The species' Climber couple arrested after scaling Empire State Building antenna for apparent marriage proposal 07/02/2026 07:01am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A daredevil couple scaled the Empire State Building's antenna Wednesday and unfurled a banner about ���the power of love��� and peace, apparently as part of an audacious, high-altitude marriage proposal ��� soon followed by their arrest. The Russian climbers, who go by Angela Nikol Papua separatist group says it has shot dead an American pilot who brought Indonesian troops into a 'conflict zone' 07/02/2026 06:59am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ��� Papua separatist group says it has shot dead an American pilot who brought Indonesian troops into a 'conflict zone.' UK leader Starmer makes formal government apology for decades of forced adoptions of babies born to unwed mothers 07/02/2026 06:54am • LONDON (AP) ��� UK leader Starmer makes formal government apology for decades of forced adoptions of babies born to unwed mothers. Lindsay: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 07/02/2026 06:48am • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� Lindsay Corp. (LNN) on Thursday reported profit of $15.8 million in its fiscal third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had profit of $1.53. The irrigation equipment maker posted revenue of $160.8 million in the period. Gaza faces uncertain future as Palestinians and Israelis mark 1,000 days of war 07/02/2026 06:44am • It���s the 1,000th day since a Hamas-led attack on Israel sparked the war in Gaza. Other conflicts have emerged in the region, and fragile ceasefires show scars of persistent attacks. Both Israelis and Palestinians are weary of the strain. The fate of over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, largely dis Pilot who hit Beijing's tallest building wrote about 'ending his life,' Chinese authorities say 07/02/2026 06:42am • BEIJING (AP) ��� The pilot who flew a small plane into Beijing's tallest building wrote in his diary about ���ending his life,��� Chinese authorities said Thursday. Their investigation concluded the cause of the June 26 crash was ���personal reasons,��� according to a statement posted on social medi Facing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe's leaders close ranks 07/02/2026 06:36am • ROME (AP) ��� U.S. President Donald Trump���s attacks on Italy���s premier have had an unintended consequence. After Trump questioned Italy���s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed Giorgia Meloni had groveled for his attention, European leaders rallied to Meloni's side, thawing what had been a As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children 07/02/2026 06:33am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� It was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, and most of the victims were children. Yet over four months since a U.S. missile struck an Iranian primary school, there is no final accounting of what happened. The Trump administration has not directly ac As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children 07/02/2026 06:26am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� It was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children. In almost any other conflict, these haunting truths would be seared into national memory. Yet more than 120 days since at least one U.S. missile struck an Iranian primary FACT FOCUS: Iran claims a foreign ship got stuck in Strait of Hormuz. But it is tied to Tehran 07/02/2026 06:26am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Iranian state television claimed this week that a foreign ship got stuck in the Strait of Hormuz after ignoring instructions to use a route laid out by the Islamic Republic's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. But the ship is tied to Iran ��� and seems to have bee Photos show aftermath of large-scale Russian attack overnight in Kyiv 07/02/2026 06:14am • KYIV (AP) ��� Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine���s capital overnight into Thursday that killed many people and injured scores as loud explosions shook Kyiv for hours. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. German prosecutors charge a Ukrainian over Nord Stream pipeline explosions 07/02/2026 06:04am • BERLIN (AP) ��� German federal prosecutors on Thursday filed charges against a former Ukrainian army officer over undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany four years ago. The suspect, identified only as Serhii K. in line with local privacy rules, face South Korea disputes US congressional report claiming discrimination against Seattle-based Coupang 07/02/2026 06:01am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� South Korea���s government on Thursday disputed a U.S. congressional report accusing Seoul of discriminating against Coupang, a U.S.-listed electronic commerce giant that was hit with a record 625 billion won ($403 million) fine in June over a massive data breach affectin