A new study finds that climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or so home runs a year over the fences. A study published Friday by Dartmouth …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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4/7/23
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MARCH 31-APRIL 6, 2023
From protests against raising the retirement age in France, to Premier League football in England and Holy Week celebrations across Europe and Africa, this photo gallery …
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By The Associated Press
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4/7/23
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Today in History
Today is Friday, April 7, the 97th day of 2023. There are 268 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 7, 1984, the Census Bureau reported Los …
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By The Associated Press
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4/7/23
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A spokesperson for a Northern California hospital says least three people have been hospitalized with unknown injuries following a possible shooting. It was not immediately clear whether they had …
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By RICH PEDRONCELLI and STEFANIE DAZIO
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4/6/23
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The Alaska Air National Guard this week traveled nearly 660 miles to rescue a pregnant woman on a small island 2 miles from Russia. The trip reflects the challenges patients face in the nation's …
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By MARK THIESSEN
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4/6/23
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While the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore has touted its transparency in publishing the names of clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse, a report released this week by the Maryland attorney …
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By LEA SKENE
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4/6/23
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The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed new rules for monitoring and limiting harmful emissions from chemical plants. The agency said it would significantly reduce cancer risk for …
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS
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4/6/23
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The U.S ambassador to Russia and a top Russian diplomat have met to discuss a Wall Street Journal reporter who was arrested last week on espionage charges. The Russian Foreign Ministry said Deputy …
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4/6/23
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Rising methane levels in the atmosphere last year again played a big part in an overall increase in the greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …
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By ISABELLA O'MALLEY
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4/6/23
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The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate dipped for the fourth straight week, a good sign for potential home buyers and a real estate market that has been mostly cold since the Federal Reserve began …
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By MATT OTT
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4/6/23
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Throughout her career, Ellie Goulding has been candid about the drawbacks of fame. Although she remembers being a self-conscious teenager, Goulding said her struggles with panic attacks, anxiety and …
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By KRYSTA FAURIA
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4/6/23
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An unprecedented series of powerful storms has replenished most of California’s reservoirs, dumping record amounts of rain and snow and busting a severe three-year drought. Some reservoirs are so …
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By TERRY CHEA, NOAH BERGER and JOSH EDELSON
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4/6/23
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An independent tribunal has ruled that the European tour was within its rights to sanction members who competed on the Saudi-funded LIV Golf without permission. An appeal panel at Sports Resolutions …
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By STEVE DOUGLAS
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4/6/23
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Today in History - Today is Thursday, April 6, the 96th day of 2023. There are 269 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games …
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By The Associated Press
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4/6/23
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Freezing rain and thunderstorms have pummeled parts of Ontario and Quebec, and officials say about 800,000 people are without power. Quebec’s power utility said Wednesday evening that more than …
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By The Associated Press
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4/5/23
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The burning of coal for electricity, cement, steel and other uses went up in 2022 despite global promises to phase down the fuel that’s the biggest source of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere, …
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By SIBI ARASU
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4/5/23
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A novel treatment using supercharged immune cells appears to work against tumors in children with a rare kind of cancer. Researchers reported the finding Wednesday in the New England Journal of …
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
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4/5/23
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The Kremlin's children's rights commissioner says a Russian girl sent to an orphanage after drawing an antiwar sketch at school has been picked up by her mother. In a case that drew international …
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By The Associated Press
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4/5/23
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The historical drama, “Jeanne du Barry,” starring Johnny Depp as King Louis XV, will open the 76th Cannes Film Festival. Organizers of the French festival announced Wednesday that this year’s …
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4/5/23
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The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has publicly released a redacted version of an investigative report detailing sex abuse allegations against more than 150 Catholic priests and examining the …
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By LEA SKENE and BRIAN WITTE
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4/5/23
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