Each day, around 20 million students in the United States ride to school in diesel-fueled school buses, exposed to clouds of exhaust linked to asthma and lung cancer. The buses also contribute to …
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By ALEXA ST. JOHN
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2/24/24
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The head of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says he fears that a drumbeat of mass shootings and other gun violence across the United States could make Americans numb …
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
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2/24/24
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The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has accused President Vladimir Putin of mocking Christianity by trying to force his mother to agree to a secret funeral after his death in a …
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By The Associated Press
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2/24/24
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — In the narrow crevices between the tents that crowd nearly every inch of the southern Gaza town of Rafah, Palestinians cling to life amid the grinding war with Israel.
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By The Associated Press
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2/24/24
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Two Navy SEALs drowned last month while trying to board a vessel that was intercepted by U.S. naval forces in the Arabian Sea. On Thursday, federal prosecutors unsealed a criminal complaint against …
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By DENISE LAVOIE and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
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2/23/24
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Florida’s controversial surgeon general is drawing criticism for his handling of an elementary school’s measles outbreak, telling parents of unvaccinated children it is their choice whether their …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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2/23/24
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A federal judge in California will consider whether a former FBI informant charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind …
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
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2/23/24
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Alabama lawmakers have begun scrambling for ways to protect in vitro fertilization services after a state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos could be considered children under state law. Three …
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2/23/24
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A court document shows a college student accused of killing his roommate and another person in a Colorado dorm room this month told his roommate a month earlier he would “kill him” if he was …
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN
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2/23/24
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Police in Colorado have arrested a former funeral home owner accused of hiding a woman’s corpse in a hearse for two years and hoarding the cremated remains of at least 30 people. The arrest of …
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By JESSE BEDAYN
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2/23/24
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The Professional Fighters League is set to become the first major MMA promotion to hold a card in Saudi Arabia. Mike Tyson will be on hand to present the winner of three title fights in the inaugural …
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By DAN GELSTON
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2/23/24
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Authorities say a woman found dead on the University of Georgia campus was a student at a nearby nursing school. Police say they have no suspect as of Friday morning. Investigators were checking …
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2/23/24
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The complete shrouding of our sun by the moon has mesmerized humanity for millennia — a moment in time when skies darken and stillness creeps in.
It's spellbinding not only for the lucky ones …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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2/23/24
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When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, its chief justice had a higher authority in mind. By citing verses from the Bible and Christian …
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By PETER SMITH and TIFFANY STANLEY
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2/23/24
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Russians including Nobel laureate Dmitry Muratov and ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov have released videos calling on the Russian authorities to return the body of opposition leader Alexei Navalny to …
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By The Associated Press
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2/23/24
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The second year of Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion brought no respite for Ukrainian soldiers or civilians.
Associated Press photographers documented the past 12 months of …
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By The Associated Press
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2/23/24
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Federal investigators say the city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair a bridge, leading to the corrosion of the structure’s steel legs and its collapse into a ravine more than two …
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By MARK SCOLFORO
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2/22/24
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A man who recorded the violent death of an Alaska Native woman on his cellphone was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in her death and that of another Alaska Native woman. Brian …
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By MARK THIESSEN
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2/22/24
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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that couples who were trying in vitro fertilization and lost frozen embryos in an accident at a south Alabama storage facility can sue under the state’s …
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By KIM CHANDLER and GEOFF MULVIHILL
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2/22/24
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The death of a 16-year-old nonbinary high school student in Oklahoma whose family says was bullied has renewed scrutiny of anti-trans polices and political rhetoric over gender identity. Nex Benedict …
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By SEAN MURPHY
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2/22/24
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