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How to catch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025

This 1825 etching provided by the Library of Congress shows an astronomical chart depicting Bootes the Ploughman holding a spear,…

December 19, 2024

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12-team college football playoff arrives after 100 years, a few billion dollars and many detours

FILE – In this Jan. 1, 1948, file photo, Michigan halfback Bob Chappuis (49) is hauled down by a Southern…

December 19, 2024

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Australian who falsely claimed to have invented bitcoin is found in contempt of UK court

FILE – Dr. Craig Wright arrives at the Federal Courthouse, on Nov. 16, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)(AP…

December 19, 2024

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Prosecutor Fani Willis is removed from the Georgia election case against Trump and others

FILE – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John…

December 19, 2024

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Lindsey Vonn hits back at critics who think she’s crazy to return to ski racing at age 40

Lindsey Vonn watches the other racers after her first downhill forerun on the Birds of Prey at the World Cup…

December 19, 2024

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The best Christmas movies for every mood

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Kate Winslet, left, and Jack Black in a scene from "The Holiday." (Sony…

December 19, 2024

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Ireland embraced the AI boom. Now its data centers are consuming too much of its energy

CLONDALKIN, Ireland (AP) — Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than…

December 19, 2024

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For airports, background music no longer is an afterthought

CORRECTS SPELLING OF SINGERS LAST NAME TO MCCOMMON – Roz McCommon sings at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on November 26, 2024,…

December 19, 2024

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Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they’re consuming too much of its energy

A worker sits inside the control centre of the Digital Realty data center, in Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.…

December 19, 2024

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Putin boasts of gains in Ukraine at annual news conference meant to reinforce his authority

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during his annual news conference and call-in show at Gostinny Dvor in Moscow,…

December 19, 2024

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Portland State faces Air Force, seeks to break 3-game slide

Air Force Falcons (9-2) at Portland State Vikings (3-5) Portland, Oregon; Friday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Portland State heads…

December 19, 2024

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France’s Macron says tour of cyclone-devastated Mayotte is a day he won’t forget

A young girl walks in the Kaweni slum on the outskirts of Mamoudzou, in the French Indian Ocean island of…

December 19, 2024

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Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister warns Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the U.S. strikes…

December 19, 2024

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Amazon workers strike at multiple facilities as Teamsters seek labor contract

Strikers hold signs during a strike at Skokie (DIL7) Amazon Delivery station in Skokie, Ill., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP…

December 18, 2024

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Two highway crashes in southeastern Afghanistan kill 50 people and injure 76

People remove damaged buses after an accident in Ghazni province, southeastern Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Gulabuddin Amiri)(AP Photo/Gulabuddin…

December 18, 2024

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Man accused in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces federal charge that’s eligible for death penalty

Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is escorted by police, Thursday, Dec. 19,…

December 18, 2024

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Oklahoma man dies by lethal injection in the nation’s final execution of 2024

FILE – Kevin Ray Underwood arrives in the courtroom for his formal sentencing in Purcell, Okla., on April 3, 2008.…

December 18, 2024

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Number of dead and missing still unclear as first aid arrives in quake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu

A member of Australia's Federal Police stands by a collapsed building in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following…

December 18, 2024

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Separated for decades, Assad’s fall spurs hope for families split by Golan Heights buffer zone

Soja Safadi, center, with her sisters, tries to see their other sister, Sawsan, who is inside the buffer zone near…

December 18, 2024

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New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a teacher in New Hampshire

Christa McAuliffe, NASA's first teacher in space, rides with her children Caroline and Scott past the Statehouse during a parade,…

December 18, 2024

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Former Uvalde schools police chief loses bid to toss criminal charges related to 2022 shooting

Former Uvalde school district police chief Pete Arredondo leaves the Uvalde County Justice Center, Thursday morning, Dec. 19, 2024, in…

December 18, 2024

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Gisèle Pelicot thanks backers after her ex-husband and his co-defendants are convicted in rape trial

Gisele Pelicot speaks to the press as she leaves the courtroom, in the Avignon courthouse, southern France, Thursday, Dec. 19,…

December 18, 2024

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Macao’s casino boom brings wealth but at a cost, 25 years since China’s takeover

China's President Xi Jinping, right, speaks upon his arrival at the airport in Macao, China, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, ahead…

December 18, 2024

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Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel

An officer from the home front command military unit examines the damage after a large piece of shrapnel from Houthi…

December 18, 2024