A strong solar storm headed toward Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. and potentially disrupt communications this weekend. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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5/10/24
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Police have begun dismantling a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. People were being detained and video showed police roaming through the encampment. …
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5/10/24
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Ronald Greene’s deadly arrest on a rural Louisiana roadside in 2019 sparked outrage after The Associated Press published long-suppressed body-camera video showing white state troopers stunning, …
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By JIM MUSTIAN
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5/10/24
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Hawaii health officials say testing on west Maui residents shows no evidence of widespread lead exposure from last summer’s wildfires. Blood samples were taken from more than 500 people to screen …
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5/9/24
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Several people have been detained by police at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after demonstrators blocked a parking garage in their ongoing protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas …
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By STEVE LeBLANC
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5/9/24
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May 3 - 9, 2024
People walk between rows of tulips in Canada, celebrities attend the Met Gala in New York City and new citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in …
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By The Associated Press
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5/9/24
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A new report finds fewer U.S. medical school graduates are applying to residency programs, but the drop is more pronounced in states that ban abortion compared with other states. Figures released …
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By LAURA UNGAR
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5/9/24
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One skier was rescued and two remained missing following an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City. The slide happened after several days of spring snowstorms. Utah County …
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5/9/24
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A New Hampshire man convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter and moving her corpse around for months before disposing of it has been sentenced to a minimum of 56 years in prison on murder and …
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By KATHY McCORMACK
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5/9/24
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Florida's largest power company is preparing for this year's hurricane season by pretending a major storm already hit. Florida Power & Light is conducting its annual mock hurricane drills this week …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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5/9/24
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Police in Michigan say a startling discovery was made on the roof of a Michigan grocery store: A woman was living inside the store sign for roughly a year. Contractors who were on the roof of a …
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By ED WHITE
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5/9/24
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The NCAA has approved a waiver that will allow men’s and women’s basketball programs to pay for unlimited official recruiting visits to help teams deals with roster depletion caused by transfers, …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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5/9/24
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May 3 - 9, 2024
People in Jerusalem observed a two-minute silence in memory of victims of the Holocaust; Russia marked the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II with a Victory Day military …
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By The Associated Press
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5/9/24
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TikTok says it’s going to start automatically labeling content that’s made by artificial intelligence when it’s uploaded from certain platforms. TikTok says its efforts are an attempt to combat …
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
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5/9/24
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than eight months last week in another sign that the labor market may be softening. The Labor Department …
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By MATT OTT
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5/9/24
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The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer tells The Associated …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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5/9/24
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The head of a center-right 22-party coalition that emerged victorious in North Macedonia’s parliamentary election has fallen just short of gaining a parliamentary majority, leaving it reliant on …
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By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES
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5/9/24
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The mayor of Houston has replaced the city's police chief. Mayor John Whitmire said Wednesday he accepted the retirement of Police Chief Troy Finner and appointed an assistant as acting chief. …
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By KEN MILLER and JUAN A. LOZANO
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5/8/24
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Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law
Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has advised Ohio's public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on students who wear face …
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH
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5/8/24
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Beyond Meat is reporting higher-than-expected revenue in the first quarter despite lower demand for its plant-based meats in the U.S. and abroad. The El Segundo, California-based company said …
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN
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5/8/24
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