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The Latest | Georgia Republicans reiterate support for forceful police response to campus protests

Police officers and a security guard stand outside Columbia University's Hamilton Hall, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in New York. (AP…

May 1, 2024

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Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77

FILE – Writer Paul Auster poses at his home in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Jan. 19, 2006. Paul…

May 1, 2024

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Rockies bring road slide into matchup against the Marlins

Colorado Rockies (7-22, fifth in the NL West) vs. Miami Marlins (7-24, fifth in the NL East) Miami; Wednesday, 6:40…

May 1, 2024

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UCLA faces criticism for failure to act to stop attack on pro-Palestinian encampment

Demonstrators lock arms on the UCLA campus, after nighttime clashes between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in…

April 30, 2024

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Over 500 baby sea turtles washed ashore in a big storm off South Africa. Here’s the rescue effort

A turtle hatchling at the Turtle Conservation Centre at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, April…

April 30, 2024

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Nearly 50 years later, Asian American and Pacific Islander month features revelry and racial justice

FILE – President Joe Biden speaks before a screening of the series "American Born Chinese" in the East Room of…

April 30, 2024

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New era for pot regulation leaves old problem: Many cannabis companies can’t find a bank

FILE – A marijuana plant is visible at a medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., March 22, 2019…

April 30, 2024

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Greece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat risk

Firefighters of the 1st Wildfire Special Operation Unit, take part in a drill near Villia village some 60 kilometers (37…

April 30, 2024

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‘A step back in time’: America’s Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways

Benedictine College students, from left, Madeline Hays, Niki Wood, Ashley Lestone and Hannah Moore gather for evening prayers in a…

April 30, 2024

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Biden’s historic marijuana shift is his latest election-year move for young voters

President Joe Biden waves as he walks to Marine One for departure from the South Lawn of the White House,…

April 30, 2024

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Metro train collides with bus in downtown Los Angeles, injuring more than 50, 2 seriously

In this aerial still image provided by KABC-TV, firefighters respond to the scene of an accident where a shuttle bus…

April 30, 2024

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What marijuana reclassification means for the United States

FILE – Marijuana plants are seen at a secured growing facility in Washington County, N.Y., May 12, 2023. The U.S.…

April 30, 2024

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Takeaways from the start of week 2 of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial

Former President Donald Trump talks to reporters as leaves the courtroom following the day's proceedings in his trial at Manhattan…

April 30, 2024

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How Columbia University became the driving force behind protests over the war in Gaza

Student protesters camp near the entrance to Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia University, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in…

April 30, 2024

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Utah cat with a fondness for cardboard takes surprise trip to California in an Amazon box

In this photo provided by Carrie Clark of Lehi, Utah, is Galena, a 6-year-old house cat. Clark says Galena went…

April 30, 2024

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Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws helped build their technology empires

FILE – Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, left, and president and CEO Steve Ballmer speak at a news conference on April…

April 30, 2024

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Timberwolves coach Chris Finch to have surgery on knee after sideline collision, AP source says

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch holds his knee after colliding with Timberwolves guard Mike Conley during the second half…

April 30, 2024

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United Methodists begin to reverse longstanding anti-LGBTQ policies

Michigan Bishop David Bard presides at a session of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church on Tuesday, April…

April 30, 2024

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US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it’ll remain controlled substance

FILE – In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant is visible at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical…

April 30, 2024

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Haiti’s transitional council names a new prime minister in the hopes of quelling stifling violence

IDENTIFIES TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS – Transitional Council members, from left to right; Fritz Alphonse Jean, Laurent Saint-Cyr, Frinel Joseph, Edgard…

April 30, 2024

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Democrats say they will save Speaker Mike Johnson’s job if Republicans try to oust him

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters following a closed-door GOP strategy session, at the Capitol in…

April 30, 2024

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Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says

FILE – An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. The FBI says…

April 30, 2024

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5 takeaways from the global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution

FILE – A person walks past an art installation outside a United Nations conference on plastics on April 23, 2024,…

April 30, 2024

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EPA bans consumer use of a toxic chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause cancer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of  methylene chloride,…

April 30, 2024