Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role. They say the evolution of this singular ability has been key to our survival. A new study links a particular gene to the …
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By LAURA UNGAR
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2/18/25
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A Chinese navy helicopter has flown within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane in a disputed area of the the South China Sea, highlighting Beijing's use of force in asserting its claims to the …
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By JOEAL CALUPITAN
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2/18/25
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Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier is set to be released from a Florida prison Tuesday. That comes weeks after former President Joe Biden commuted his sentence for the 1975 killings of two FBI …
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By GRAHAM LEE BREWER
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2/18/25
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A former Watergate prosecutor has urged the federal judge presiding over the prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams to assign a special counsel to help decide how to handle the Justice …
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER
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2/17/25
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The crash of a Delta Airlines plane in Toronto is the fourth major aviation disaster in North America in the last month. The deadliest crash was a midair collision between an Army helicopter and an …
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By The Associated Press
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2/17/25
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Protesters against President Donald Trump and his policies have organized demonstrations in all 50 states for the second time in two weeks. Monday's protests were timed to coincide with the …
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By MICHAEL CASEY
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2/17/25
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President Donald Trump's billionaire top lieutenant, Elon Musk, is the focus for thousands of Democratic activists launching a massive protest campaign this week. The Democrats are outraged by the …
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By STEVE PEOPLES
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2/17/25
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More adults have sought insight on whether they have autism in the last decade. It often happens after their children are diagnosed or when they see social media posts. Common signs of autism include …
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By KENYA HUNTER
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2/17/25
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Lebanon’s state news agency says one person was killed in an Israeli drone strike in a car in the southern port city of Sidon. It was the deepest strike in the country since a ceasefire between …
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By The Associated Press
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2/17/25
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The Kremlin says top Russian officials will hold talks with U.S. counterparts on restoring ties, ending the war in Ukraine and preparing a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. …
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By The Associated Press
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2/17/25
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Monday is the 500th day of the war triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack into southern Israel. A tenuous ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has held for nearly a month. But the current phase of the …
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By The Associated Press
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2/17/25
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Pinpointing the genesis of “waste, fraud and abuse” as political rhetoric is difficult. But the concept is older than the nation: Think “taxation without representation.” Good-government …
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By BILL BARROW
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2/17/25
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2/16/25
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The British Academy Film Awards, or BAFTAs, have given audiences some great moments in recent years. Remember Ariana DeBose’s “Angela Basset did the thing,” that awkward performance that had a …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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2/16/25
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A third victim has been found in the wreckage from a fiery crash involving 26 cars and trucks inside a Wyoming highway tunnel. Officials said Sunday that six commercial vehicles and two passenger …
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2/16/25
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The stunning news came in a terse statement from the Russian penitentiary service a year ago: Opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died in the Arctic Circle penal colony where he was serving a prison …
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By DASHA LITVINOVA
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2/16/25
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Residents in the German town of Geretsried have long wanted to run their buildings with clean heat and electricity from geothermal energy rather than fossil fuels. But there's not enough hot water …
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
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2/16/25
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Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling
President Donald Trump's administration has disbanded an FBI task force focused on investigating foreign influence campaigns and placed on leave several election security employees at the U.S. …
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By ALI SWENSON and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY
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2/16/25
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As crews work to remove potentially hundreds of thousands of tons of hazardous materials from the Los Angeles wildfires, researchers and officials are trying to understand how the fires on land have …
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By DORANY PINEDA
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2/16/25
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Wyoming authorities have entered a highway tunnel to begin picking through the wreckage of a fiery multi-vehicle crash a day earlier. The state highway patrol says at least two people died and five …
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2/15/25
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