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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A rescue worker who witnessed the strikes on a Red Crescent warehouse and trucks carrying U.N. aid in Syria says more than 20 missiles pounded the area for hours, even hitting his team as they searched the debris for survivors. He says the strikes came from helicopters and land missiles. Syria and Russia have both denied involvement in the attacks. In fact, Russian defense officials say they don't think the damage was done by airstrikes. The International Committee of the Red Cross says around 20 civilians were killed. The U.N. humanitarian agency has suspended all convoys in Syria.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Barack Obama is telling world leaders that the benefits of global integration need to be broadly shared. He says the global economy needs to work better for all people, not just those at the top. Obama was addressing the United Nations for the final time as president.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is defending her decision to accept a $25,000 donation from Donald Trump while her office was fielding consumer complaints about Trump University. Bondi today for the first time directly answered questions about the 2013 donation from Trump's family foundation. She said she has no regrets about accepting the money, and repeated that her office did nothing improper. Bondi also said it would have looked like a "bribe" if she had chosen to return the money once questions arose. Bondi personally asked Trump for money and got a $25,000 check for her political organization.
ATLANTA (AP) — The pipeline company working to repair a leak that led to gas shortages and higher prices for drivers across the South says its bypass repair is complete and it expects to restart its main gasoline line tomorrow. Colonial Pipeline spokesman Steve Baker says testing is now being done on the line. He says crews have been working around the clock to get fuel to markets, and that it will take a few days for the fuel supply chain to fully recover after the line restarts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading senator is warning about the proposed $66 billion merger of the American company Monsanto and the German medicine and farm-chemical maker Bayer. Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee, warned at a hearing today that the wave of consolidations "has become a tsunami." The deal combines two of the six U.S. and European companies that dominate the agro-chemical market. Grassley has said he's worried that the deal could hurt American farmers who are already worried about rising costs.
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