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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan speaks to employees in Washington, Thursday, June 27, 2024. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

EPA awards $4.3 billion to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution

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The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $4.3 billion in grants to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution. The money will go to 25 projects targeting greenhouse gas emissions … more

By MATTHEW DALY | 7/22/24

A news crawl appears on the side of the Fox News building in New York, Sunday, July 21, 2024, in the wake of President Joe Biden dropping out of the 2024 race for the White House. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

On a summer Sunday, Biden withdrew with a text statement. News outlets struggled for visuals

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The shocking news of President Joe Biden abandoning his race for re-election led news outlets to scramble on a summer Sunday afternoon. It had been an intensely visual week of news in politics, from … more

By DAVID BAUDER | 7/21/24

FILE - Paul Watson, then founder and President of the animal rights and environmental Sea Shepherd Conservation, attends a demonstration against the Costa Rican government near Germany's President residence during a visit of Costa Rica's president in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Greenland police said they arrested Watson on Sunday, July 21, 2024, on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)

Anti-whaling campaigner arrested in Greenland and police say he may be extradited to Japan

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Greenland police have arrested a prominent environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Police said they arrested Paul Watson when his ship … more

7/21/24

Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli arrives to ask for a vote of confidence in parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, July 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal’s new prime minister seeks vote of confidence in parliament, secure more than two-third votes

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Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has secured overwhelming support in parliament with more than two-thirds of members voting in his favor. Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli got the support from … more

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA | 7/21/24

David Ayares, president and chief scientific officer of Revivicor, holds a package of frozen meat during an interview at the company’s offices in Blacksburg, Va., on May 30, 2024. His company genetically modified pigs, known as GalSafe pigs, so they no longer carry a sugar responsible for alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy to red meat. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Pig transplant research yields a surprise: Bacon safe for some people allergic to red meat

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Some people develop a weird allergy to red meat after being bitten by a lone star tick yet find they can still eat pork from a surprising source - certain pigs originally bred for human organ … more

By LAURAN NEERGAARD | 7/21/24

FILE - Customers have lunch at Katz's Delicatessen on Sept. 30, 2020 in New York. In a recent column, New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells announced he's leaving the beat because the constant eating has led to obesity and other health problems. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Restaurant critic's departure reveals potential hazards of the job

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Restaurant critics appear to have the best job in journalism, enjoying meals a few nights a week on someone else’s dime. But New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells is painting a more … more

By DEE-ANN DURBIN | 7/21/24

Donna Sybert, Managing Editor of the Butler Eagle newspaper, holds a Special Edition of the paper during an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

The biggest of stories came to the small city of Butler. Here's how its newspaper met the moment

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Butler Eagle reporter Irina Bucur had a relatively straightforward assignment when a Trump rally came to town. She was to interview local rallygoers, with the people who sold lemonade and parked … more

By DAVID BAUDER | 7/21/24

Janet Jarrett shows a photo of her sister, Pamela Jarrett, she keeps on her phone at the home they shared Friday, July 19, 2024, in Spring, Texas. Pamela Jarrett passed away after suffering heat related distress due to the power outage caused by hurricane Beryl. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

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A rising number of heat-related deaths in Texas among residents who lost power during Hurricane Beryl has pushed the number of storm fatalities to at least 23. Most Houston-area residents had their … more

By JAMIE STENGLE and LEKAN OYEKANMI | 7/21/24

FILE - People walk past the Fiserv Forum ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention, Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Milwaukee. The convention ended Friday, July 19, and was projected to bring in millions of economic impact dollars to Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals

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Deep-blue Milwaukee’s downtown turned red as thousands of Republican National Convention delegates and other party stalwarts gathered to formally rally behind Donald Trump as their candidate for … more

By COREY WILLIAMS | 7/21/24

Jungle Cruise Skipper Gabriel Ramos keeps up the Jungle Cruise-style humor as he joins other Disney union members passing out buttons and ask visitors to sign a petition supporting their fight for a contract with the theme park company outside the Harbor Boulevard entrance Monday, July 1, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP)

Disneyland workers authorize potential strike ahead of continued contract negotiations

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Thousands of workers at Disney’s theme park and resort properties in California have voted to authorize a potential strike, as contract negotiations drag on. The vote was late Friday. The strike … more

7/20/24

FILE - American Airlines planes wait at gates at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Friday, July 19, 2024, in Phoenix. American Airlines and the union representing its flight attendants said they have reached agreement on a new contract Friday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

American Airlines has a contract deal with flight attendants, and President Biden is happy about it

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American Airlines and the union representing its flight attendants have a deal on a new contract. President Joe Biden says the agreement prevents a strike that would have hurt U.S. consumers and the … more

7/19/24

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. Trump made a pitch for votes from key swing state autoworkers during his speech, using false claims to call on them to fire union president Shawn Fain. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Trump uses false claim about Chinese auto plants in Mexico to call for UAW president to be fired

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Donald Trump made a pitch for votes from autoworkers in key swing states during his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination. The former president called on them to fire their … more

By TOM KRISHER | 7/19/24

FILE - Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo. A federal appeals court on Friday, July 19, 2024, allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place, even as legal challenges continue. The EPA rule, announced in April, would force many coal-fired power plants to capture 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down within eight years. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

US appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challenges

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A federal appeals court is allowing a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place as legal challenges continue. Industry … more

By MATTHEW DALY | 7/19/24

Passengers look up at the departure board as they wait due to a global technology outage at Toronto Pearson Airport, on Friday, July 19, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Your flight was canceled by the technology outage. What do you do next?

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Thousands of flights have been canceled after a worldwide internet outage hit many leading airlines, forcing passengers to scramble to save their vacations and other trips. In the United States, … more

By DAVID KOENIG | 7/19/24

FILE - Activists gather outside Venice's Santa Lucia train station, Saturday, July 13, 2024, to protest a day-tripper fee that they say has failed to dissuade visitors from arriving on peak days, as envisioned. Venice city officials said Friday, July 19, 2024, that the day tripper tax netted 2.4 million euros (2.6 million) during a test phase this summer, and that decisions on how to proceed would be made in the fall after a full analysis of the data. (AP Photo/Colleen Barry, File)

Venice officials defend day-tripper tax, but delay the decision on extending it

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Venice city officials say the day-tripper tax netted 2.4 million euros during a test phase this summer, and that decisions on how to proceed would be made in the fall after a full analysis of the … more

By COLLEEN BARRY | 7/19/24

A Crowdstrike office is shown in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Friday, July 19, 2024. An overnight outage was blamed on a software update that cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike sent to Microsoft computers of its corporate customers including many airlines. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

Risk-averse organizations chose CrowdStrike for cybersecurity. Now its software is causing chaos

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Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the world chose cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to protect their computer systems from hackers and data breaches. But all it … more

By MATT O'BRIEN | 7/19/24

Attendees pull damaged fiber optic cables during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp held on co-founder Matthew Rantanen's ranch in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. More than one in five homes on tribal lands lack access to adequate broadband, compared to fewer than one in 10 on non-tribal land in 2024, according to Federal Communications Commission data. But experts say the disparity is likely greater. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

How bootcamps are helping to address the historic gap in internet access on US tribal lands

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A bootcamp on a California ranch could help improve internet access on U.S. tribal lands. Tribal Broadband Bootcamps have brought together 72 tribal nations from across the U.S. to learn more about … more

By KAVISH HARJAI | 7/19/24

A passenger looks at a departures monitor at the Des Moines International Airport, Friday, July 19, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here's what we know

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NEW YORK (AP) — Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries — grounding flights, knocking banks and hospital … more

7/19/24

Kenyan President William Ruto gives an address at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Kenyan President William Ruto said he won't sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes a day after protesters stormed parliament and several people were shot dead. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)

Kenya president retains 6 former Cabinet ministers in first batch of appointments

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday appointed the first 11 members of his Cabinet, retaining six former ministers in the key portfolios of defense and interior. Last … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 7/19/24

FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is escorted from court after a pre-trial hearing in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Gershkovich was arrested on espionage charges during a reporting trip to the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg. He, his employer and the U.S. government have vehemently denied the charges, and Washington has declared him wrongfully detained. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Long before his arrest, US reporter lamented that many friends in Russia were being locked up

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In early 2022, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich wrote on social media that “reporting on Russia is now also a regular practice of watching people you know get locked away for … more

By EMMA BURROWS | 7/19/24