Florida tops 1,000 manatee deaths in grim single-year record
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — More than 1,000 manatees have died in Florida so far this year, eclipsing a previous…
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Israeli police: Palestinian teen fatally shot after stabbing
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say a Palestinian teen has been fatally shot after stabbing two Israeli border police officers in Jerusalem’s Old…
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Biden’s nominee for bank regulator faces hostile opposition
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden nominated Saule Omarova to be the nation’s next comptroller of the currency…
Continue Reading Biden’s nominee for bank regulator faces hostile opposition
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden nominated Saule Omarova to be the nation’s next comptroller of the currency…
Continue Reading Mexico to deploy troops to Riviera Maya in wake of shootings
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico will deploy a battalion of National Guard troops to its Mayan Riviera in the wake of a spate of shootings that have put…
Continue Reading Leading Cuban activist, wife make surprise trip to Spain
MADRID (AP) — A spokesman for Spain’s government says that leading Cuban activist Yunior García has flown to Madrid with his wife. His…
Continue Reading US national parks to offer look into green-friendly transit
By HOPE YEN Associated Press Americans may soon get a better glimpse into a future of green-friendly transportation by visiting a U.S. national park.…
Continue Reading White House: 10% of kids have been vaccinated in 1st 2 weeks
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says about 10% of eligible kids aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer…
Continue Reading Czechs, Slovaks hit virus records, target the unvaccinated
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic and Slovakia have both reported record daily new coronavirus cases. The Czech…
Continue Reading Thousands detained in Ethiopia, human rights group estimates
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The government-created Ethiopian Human Rights Commission estimates that thousands of people…
Continue Reading One shot at a time: Albania battles the vaccine skeptics
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press SUKTH, Albania (AP) — Albanian medical staff have launched a nationwide campaign taking medical teams door to…
Continue Reading US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say an estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year.…
Continue Reading Amazon-sponsored artwork that ‘learns’ debuts at Smithsonian
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A sculpture sponsored by Amazon Web Services that uses artificial intelligence to integrate…
Continue Reading US offers investment to boost global COVID vaccine capacity
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is making billions of dollars available to drugmakers to scale up…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s parliament passes bill to allow electronic voting
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s parliament has passed legislation to permit electronic voting. The approval on Wednesday came ahead of the next…
Continue Reading UK tones down threats in N Ireland trade spat with EU
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top Brexit official has lowered the temperature in the U.K.’s trade feud with the…
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Pilot death is 2nd amid late season wildfires in Rockies
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a pilot who crashed while fighting a wildfire near…
Continue Reading Pilot among 4 who died in Michigan plane crash was a teacher
BEAVER ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — A pilot who was among four people who died after a plane crash on a Michigan island has been identified as a history…
Continue Reading Sweden joins European trend, adopts COVID vaccination pass
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden is introducing a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate for public gatherings and events with more than 100…
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Air Force Academy conducts force protection exercise Wednesday
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Air Force Academy will be conducting a force protection exercise on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. People in…
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