NATO formalized its invitation to Sweden and Finland to join its alliance Wednesday, a historic expansion of the defense bloc that directly undercuts Russian President Vladimir Putin's aims as his war in Ukraine grinds ahead.

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The Senate Wednesday overwhelmingly approved efforts from Scandanavian nations Sweden and Finland to join NATO, moving them closer to full membership.

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The document now heads to President Joe Biden's desk. Finland and Sweden's bid to join NATO still needs approval from all countries in the alliance.

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted Sweden and Finland to abandon their long-held nonaligned status and apply to join NATO, but the move had been blocked until now by Turkey. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks in Brussels on March 24, ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's longtime finance chief is expected to plead guilty as soon as Thursday in a tax evasion case that is the only criminal prosecution to arise from a long-running investigation into the former president's company, ...

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The Eden Fire broke out along westbound I-580 east of Eden Canyon Road at about 4:30 p.m., according to Cal Fire and Dublin fire officials. Initial reports said it involved a car and two acres of vegetation. Within 20 minutes, it has grown to 20 acres, and ...

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Allen Weisselberg isn't expected to cooperate against former president as part of the deal, according to people familiar with the matter.

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CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (KRON) — The Alameda County Fire Department is fighting a 10-acre fire that started on Monday. The fire is at westbound Interstate 580 and Eden Canyon Road in Castro Valley. Some structures off of Schaeffer Ranch Road are ...

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When officers arrived at the scene, they found a large alligator by the edge of a pond near the body of an unidentified woman, police said.

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The Dodgers play the Brewers in the first of a four-game series on Monday night in Milwaukee.

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A vegetation fire broke out Monday afternoon east of Castro Valley near westbound Interstate Highway 580, Alameda County fire officials said.

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Beaufort County Coroner's Office identified woman killed Monday in Sun City Hilton Head, South Carolina alligator attack as an 88-year-old Bluffton resident.

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Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg will not cooperate with a broader investigation into Trump.

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Jurgen Klopp isn't panicking yet, but as Liverpool dropped points for the second straight game to start the Premier League season and injuries are threatening to derail the Reds from a title race in the opening month, it was clear that all is not well ...

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The company says diluted cleaning solution used to clean food processing equipment in its factories got into the Capri Sun pouches.

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