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Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, the conservatives who are turning on Trump over the war and his attacks on the pope; Arab American voters in Michigan who backed Trump are having second thoughts; and hunting for missing people in Mexican cartel lands.
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Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center in Athens, Ga., Tuesday. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)
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As Vance rallies with Turning Point, some supporters bristle at Trump’s war, memes and feuds
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Fresh from a marathon trip to Pakistan that failed to reach a deal for ending the war with Iran, Vice President JD Vance jetted to Georgia for a campus tour organized by the conservative powerhouse Turning Point USA. But instead of showcasing the youthful energy that the organization harnessed to return President Donald Trump to the White House less than two years ago, there was a mostly empty arena, awkward questions and unusually sharp criticism. Read more.
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Trump promised peace in the Middle East. In Dearborn, Michigan, it feels farther away
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America’s largest Arab American community is grappling with ongoing crises. Families are anxious about relatives in Lebanon, which has been engulfed by the widening conflict with Iran. This anxiety is compounded by domestic pressures such as immigration enforcement and economic challenges. Many community leaders who supported President Donald Trump in the 2024 election say they would not back Republicans again. Read more.
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They scour the Mexican cartel lands for the missing — and for closure
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In Mexico a group called the Guerreros Buscadores, and dozens of other groups like it, scour the country for people who are missing. More than 130,000 people have been reported missing since 2006, according to official records. It is perilous work in a perilous environment, and these Guerreros agreed to be shadowed by an AP photojournalist to see what they do — and why it matters. Read more.
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The painting 'Head of a Woman' by Pablo Picasso, painted in 1941, is presented prior to the raffle draw at the auction house Christie's in Paris on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Picasso portrait worth $1 million won in a charity raffle
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A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out Tuesday he’d won a Pablo Picasso painting worth $1 million with a $117 raffle ticket. Ari Hodara described himself as an art amateur fond of Picasso and said he bought his ticket over the weekend after finding out about the charity raffle by chance during a meal in a restaurant. The online draw offered the chance to win a $1 million portrait by the Spanish artist to support Alzheimer’s research.
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