Authorities say a single-engine plane carrying five people has crashed in the South Carolina coastal resort community of North Myrtle Beach, killing at least one person. The Federal Aviation …
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7/2/23
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Heavy rains have flooded Chicago streets and forced the cancellation of a NASCAR race set to run through the city's downtown. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for multiple …
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7/2/23
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As the Biden administration prepared to launch speedy asylum screenings at the border this spring, authorities pledged a key difference from a Trump-era version of the policy: Migrants would be …
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT
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7/2/23
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South Carolina's heavily Republican Upstate is a popular stop for presidential candidates trying to attract support for the first-in-the-South primary in 2024. But no candidate has drawn the kind of …
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By MEG KINNARD
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7/2/23
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An enormous medical bill can trigger a wave of panic, but experts say patients should attack the problem with a plan. That startling invoice that arrived in the mail may not be what you wind up …
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By TOM MURPHY
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7/2/23
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Eighteen private Jewish schools run by New York City’s politically powerful Hasidic community deprived thousands of students the required secular education in English, math, science and social …
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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN
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7/1/23
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Satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press show what appeared to be a newly built military-style camp in Belarus. A Belarusian guerrilla group has suggested it might be used to house fighters …
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By The Associated Press
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7/1/23
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A European space telescope has blasted off to explore the mysterious and invisible realm known as the dark universe. SpaceX launched the European Space Agency's Euclid observatory on Saturday from …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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7/1/23
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New state laws are tackling some of the most divisive issues in the U.S., including abortion, gender and guns. Laws taking effect Saturday will limit abortion in North Carolina and gender-affirming …
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL and DAVID A. LIEB
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7/1/23
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The events in France following the death of a 17-year-old shot by police in a Paris suburb are drawing parallels to the racial reckoning in the U.S. that began in 2020 with the killing of George …
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By CLAUDIA LAUER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
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7/1/23
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Static electricity might help ticks zoom through the air to grab onto people and animals. A study published Friday found that the static charges we pick up from the environment may be giving the …
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By MADDIE BURAKOFF
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7/1/23
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As if the smoke and haze sweeping in from fires in Canada weren’t enough, some parts of New York City are swarming with flying insects. The explosion of winged aphids is both a nuisance and a …
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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN
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6/30/23
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A Texas grand jury has handed up a capital murder charge against a man accused of fatally shooting five neighbors in April outside Houston. Prosecutors said Wednesday they do not know whether they …
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By JAKE BLEIBERG
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6/30/23
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The U.S. Coast Guard is apologizing for not taking “appropriate action” years ago when it failed to adequately handle cases of sexual assault and harassment at the service’s Connecticut …
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By SUSAN HAIGH
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6/30/23
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Saturn has a fresh new look thanks to NASA's Webb Space Telescope. The gas giant is dark in the latest photo by Webb, but its rings are aglow. Webb snapped the picture in the infrared. At this …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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6/30/23
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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a first-of-its-kind ruling from a federal appeals court that found people with gender dysphoria are entitled to the protections of the Americans With …
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By DENISE LAVOIE
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6/30/23
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Parents of four transgender children in Georgia have filed a lawsuit challenging a Georgia law that bans most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for minors. The lawsuit …
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By KATE BRUMBACK
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6/30/23
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A strike by unionized Hollywood writers that is nearly two months old has already had a significant affect on the airing and production of television series. Shows on long-term hiatus include “The …
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By The Associated Press
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6/30/23
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The Vatican says a key charitable fund, Peter's Pence, doubled its income in the last year to 107 million euros. That windfall comes even as donations from the rank-and-file faithful dipped slightly …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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6/30/23
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Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier and his son have been detained as part of an investigation into racism allegations at one of his former clubs. Nice prosecutor Xavier Bonhomme tells The …
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
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6/30/23
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