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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

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4 officers killed in North Carolina were at disadvantage as shots rained from above, police say

Rev. Raymond Johnson, of Marion, S.C., arranges flowers on the lawn of the home on Galway Drive in Charlotte, N.C.,…

April 30, 2024

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Marlins look to break losing streak in game against the Rockies

Colorado Rockies (7-21, fifth in the NL West) vs. Miami Marlins (6-24, fifth in the NL East) Miami; Tuesday, 6:40…

April 30, 2024

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The Latest | Hamas officials leave Cairo after talks on a cease-fire proposal

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Monday, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh)(AP…

April 30, 2024

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Nuggets coach Michael Malone: defense of NBA title won’t get any easier against Wolves in Round 2

Denver Nuggets assistant coach Popeye Jones, left, hugs guard Jamal Murray after Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff…

April 30, 2024

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Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab

Virologist Zhang Yongzhen speaks at a coffeeshop in Shanghai, China on Dec. 13, 2020. Zhang, the first scientist to publish…

April 30, 2024

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Murray scores 32 and hits game-winner in Nuggets’ 108-106 series-clinching victory over Lakers

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray looks back at the Los Angeles Lakers bench after hitting a 3-point basket late in…

April 29, 2024

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The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan

Afghans work in the garden of the renovated Darul Aman Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah…

April 29, 2024