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President Donald Trump is hoping that $5,000 checks can boost Republican turnout in November’s midterm elections. But what do his supporters think of his promise? Here's what some people said at recent Trump rallies across the country.

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President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that foreign leaders — including those “on the other side of the Atlantic” — were seeking to exploit France’s tense social climate for political gain following a weekend of street violence and looting.

Protests over soaring living costs have led to widespread rioting and looting that have drawn worldwide attention and shocked many French citizens. U.S. President Donald Trump has used the violence to rally his political supporters, making unsubstantiated claims that Muslim migrants are responsible for the unrest.

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Florida's Thomas Haugh and Michigan State's Jeremy Fears Jr. earned preseason All-America honors from The Associated Press. Fears received 57 votes from a 58-person media panel released Wednesday and Haugh earned 56. https://t.co/is6pNYa0d2

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BREAKING: New Mexico sues Jeffrey Epstein's attorney and accountant, accusing them of concealing his sex trafficking operation. https://t.co/JVpaXc06GA

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BREAKING: Michael Locksley is out as Maryland football coach after the Terrapins lose their fifth straight game, the university says. https://t.co/y08PkUCW91

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a Trump administration appeal to immediately enforce medical care restrictions for transgender people in prison. https://t.co/Zw7eC2REvu

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BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the U.S. next month, a Kremlin official says. https://t.co/0Ikx8zxGFv

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Democrats’ confidence in election results has fallen, and about 9 in 10 see presidents' attempts to influence results as a major problem, a new AP-NORC poll finds. https://t.co/bRrGkDGiyF

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is among the high-profile proponents of classical Christian education, which has grown in popularity. The push to use taxpayer money to fund private schools is helping classical Christian schools expand.

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Doctors have amputated both of Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines' legs as she remains in critical condition after being repeatedly hit by a car in an apparent act of political violence, her husband said Wednesday.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar tells AP that efforts to recover assets misused under his predecessor Viktor Orbán are underway. https://t.co/aniMAE07DJ

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Russia has released Stephen Hubbard, a retired American teacher who had been imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. https://t.co/KgOYTRWbbq

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Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines has lost both legs after she was hit by a car in an apparent act of political violence. https://t.co/udN1JGNArb

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The U.K. government approved a natural gas project off the coast of Scotland over the objections of environmental groups, saying it would improve energy security as the country transitions to renewable sources of energy. https://t.co/7ILwNpQPAl

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Kyle Francis Kennedy, granddaughter of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, has died. https://t.co/HKDuHdgg8t

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John Carpenter reveals which movie inspired him to become a filmmaker.

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A sunscreen ingredient used for decades in South Korea and Europe is now reaching U.S. shelves. Bemotrizinol, or BEMT is the first new sunscreen ingredient cleared by the FDA in more than 25 years. Why the wait? In part, different regulatory requirements: The U.S. regulates sunscreen as a drug, while some countries treat it as a cosmetic.

Based on reporting by AP health reporter Matthew Perrone, with additional reporting and video production by Kiki Sideris.

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Tinashe says the response to her latest album "Popstar" feels like an "arrival."

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Florida carried out its 18th execution of the year, where a man who killed a sheriff's deputy is put to death. https://t.co/BBC9ncXrPO

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Alberta’s separatist movement has been fueled by frustration with the federal government, disagreements over energy policies and deep political divides. Here’s what’s behind the push to break away from Canada.