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Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, President Donald Trump makes an unprecedented second UK state visit, fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Susan Monarez has a warning for senators, and the Washington, D.C., immigration crackdown takes a toll on school children. 

UP FIRST

President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles III inspect the guard of honor during an arrival ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump basks in the pageantry at Windsor Castle during unprecedented second UK state visit

President Donald Trump relished the glow of a British royal spectacle Wednesday, greeted at Windsor Castle on his state visit by King Charles III, military honor guards and mounted troops before paying a private tribute at Queen Elizabeth II’s tomb. The pomp and pageantry are deliberate, meant to bolster ties with Trump at a time when his America First policies are putting pressure on trade and security arrangements around the globe. Read more.

TOP STORIES

Fired CDC chief Susan Monarez warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health

America’s public health system is headed to a “very dangerous place” with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his team of anti-vaccine advisers in charge, fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Susan Monarez warned senators on Wednesday. Read more.

A law enforcement surge has taken a toll on children of immigrants in Washington, D.C., schools

An immigration crackdown in Washington has taken a toll on children attending the district's schools. Some children have had their parents swept up in the law enforcement surge. Other students fear they or their family members could be next. Read more.

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Israel-Hamas war: EU lays out new tariffs and sanctions on Israel over war in Gaza

Russia: Alexei Navalny’s widow says lab reports show her husband was poisoned

Pittsburgh: Suspect in custody after driver rams car into staffed security gate at FBI building

New York City: Broadway opposition brings the curtain down on a planned Times Square casino backed by Jay-Z

Viral review: North Dakota newspaper columnist whose Olive Garden review went viral dies at 99

WATCH: Guadalajara zoo celebrates the birth of world's smallest freshwater turtle

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