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Orangutan observed treating wound using medicinal plant in world first
Scientists working in Indonesia have observed an orangutan intentionally treating a wound on their face with a medicinal plant, the first time this…
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A photograph of a beaming Princess Charlotte has been released by the Prince and Princess of Wales to mark her ninth…
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The state of Maryland is about to get an insurance payment of $350 million related to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in late March,…
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Continue Reading Alabama lawmakers approve legislation to ensure President Biden is on the November ballot
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers gave final approval to legislation to ensure President Joe Biden will…
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge sentenced a former dive boat captain on Thursday to four years in prison on a negligence…
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By Radina Gigova and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Human rights groups are calling for the release of a Saudi woman, who they say has been…
Continue Reading Russia is violating UN limits on petroleum shipments to North Korea, the White House says
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Continue Reading At the student protest at UPenn, passions are clear and dialogue is lacking
CNN By Shimon Prokupecz, Evelio Contreras and Rachel Clarke, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — The chants, banners and tents announce the presence of…
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Continue Reading Singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt’s latest album is a distinct shift from her austere sound
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Continue Reading Texas school board accepts separation agreement with superintendent over student banned from musical
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Continue Reading Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ keeps baffling experts by waking up. It has shared images from its latest lunar ‘day’
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Continue Reading Hundreds of thousands of fish die off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia
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Continue Reading Biden expands 2 national monuments in California significant to tribal nations
By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday expanded two national monuments in California following calls from tribal nations,…
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Continue Reading A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
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Continue Reading Send us Patriots: Ukraine’s battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks
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Continue Reading Prince William and Kate mark their daughter Charlotte’s 9th birthday by releasing an image of her
LONDON (AP) — Prince William and his wife, Kate, have marked their daughter Charlotte’s 9th birthday by posting a picture of her smiling for the…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden calls Japan and India ‘xenophobic’ nations that do not welcome immigrants
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Continue Reading Asian American Literature Festival that was canceled by the Smithsonian in 2023 to be revived
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Continue Reading British police officer pleads guilty to terror charges for showing support for Hamas on WhatsApp
LONDON (AP) — A British police officer has pleaded guilty to terror charges for showing support on social media for Hamas. West Yorkshire constable…
Continue Reading Medicaid expansion discussions could fall apart in Republican-led Mississippi
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Continue Reading The Latest | Police break up protests, make arrests at UCLA, Dartmouth, New York schools
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Continue Reading Dubai flights canceled, schools and offices shut as rain pelts UAE just weeks after deadly floods
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Continue Reading Czech central bank cuts a key interest rate again with inflation down and the economy on the mend
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the fourth straight time as inflation dropped and the economy…
Continue Reading Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge storage basin meant to keep cleaner the River Seine,…
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Continue Reading Body of 5th missing worker found more than a month after Baltimore bridge collapse, officials say
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Continue Reading Suspect in London sword attack appears in court on murder charge in death of teenage boy
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Continue Reading Double landmine blast kills one person and wounds at least 18 in Pakistan’s southwest
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Continue Reading Japan says a collision during a nighttime drill caused the deadly April crash of 2 navy helicopters
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese investigators have determined that a collision during a nighttime drill caused the deadly…
Continue Reading As Hamas considers cease-fire, question hangs: Will Israel end war without the group’s destruction?
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KABC, CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A volcano in Indonesia is erupting in spectacular fashion, prompting thousands of evacuations as…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 2: Campus protests, Abortion, Bird flu, Interest rates, Electric vehicles
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A volcano in Indonesia is erupting in spectacular fashion, prompting thousands of evacuations as airlines…
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By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A volcano in Indonesia is erupting in spectacular fashion, prompting thousands of evacuations as airlines…
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Artists from Universal Music Group, which include Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish,…
Continue Reading Visitors stranded at Kenya’s Maasai Mara nature reserve, as devastating flooding kills nearly 200 people
CNN By Larry Madowo and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Staff and visitors have been left stranded and buildings submerged at Kenya’s famous Maasai…
Continue Reading Visitors stranded at Kenya’s Maasai Mara nature reserve, as devastating flooding kills nearly 200 people
By Larry Madowo and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Staff and visitors have been left stranded and buildings submerged at Kenya’s famous Maasai Mara…
Continue Reading Norway to add millions more to historic increase in defense spending announced last month
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Norwegian center-left government says it wants to add 7 billion kroner, or $630 million to the Scandinavian…
Continue Reading EU announces 1 billion euros in aid for Lebanon amid a surge in irregular migration
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The European Union has announced an aid package for Lebanon of 1 billion euros — about $1.06…
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Human Rights Watch has accused Kenyan authorities of not responding adequately to ongoing…
Continue Reading Australian student protests show US campus divisions over Gaza war are going global
By Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson, CNN Brisbane/Sydney, Australia (CNN) — The grassy expanse of the University of Queensland’s Great Court…
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PARIS (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI. It adds to…
Continue Reading Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest say they reserve the right to remove any Palestinian flags…
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By Benjamin Brown and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is coming under fierce pressure from far-right…
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By COLLEEN LONG and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is detouring to Charlotte, North Carolina, to meet with…
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A European court has upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty…
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Continue Reading Georgia parliament cancels session after building damaged during huge protests
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The parliament of Georgia has cancelled its plenary session following massive protests against a proposed law that critics…
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By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Toothbrushes used to be simple, powered only by your hand so they never broke down. Nowadays,…
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By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has given Chevron another six months to come up with a revised plan to…
Continue Reading Fifth body recovered from Baltimore bridge collapse site
By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have recovered the body of a fifth victim in the Baltimore bridge collapse five weeks ago, officials…
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Defense Ministry says a huge explosion at a military base in the southwest that killed 20 soldiers and…
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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Millions of voters in England and Wales will cast their ballots on Thursday in an array of local…
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By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — A convicted sex offender is asking the Norwegian Supreme Court to declare social media…
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in new cloud and…
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By MARIA CHENG and CHRISTINA MALKIA Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Scientists say a new form of mpox detected in a mining town in Congo…
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By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge is scheduled to sentence a California scuba dive boat captain for criminal…
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Continue Reading Arizona governor set to sign repeal of near-total abortion ban from 1864
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — A haunting new video released in the early morning hours is the latest effort by the…
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is staying mum about student protests and police crackdowns as Republicans…
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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Michael Blowen can step outside his house anytime and visit retired racehorses at Old…
Continue Reading Arizona will repeal its 1864 abortion ban. Democrats are still planning to use it against Trump
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban will soon be gone from the law books, but not from the campaign…
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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Herbert Rubinstein was 5 years old when he and his mother where taken from the…
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By Jessie Yeung and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The United States has formally accused Russia of using chemical weapons “as a method of…
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By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian soldiers say they are worried fortifications are not being built quicky enough…
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Continue Reading Brittney Griner says she thought about killing herself during first few weeks in Russian jail
PHOENIX (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner says she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest…
Continue Reading More money is going to African climate startups, but a huge funding gap remains
By CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — African climate-tech startups are increasingly raising money from private sources, but…
Continue Reading Ex-Nickelodeon producer Schneider sues ‘Quiet on Set’ makers for defamation, sex abuse implications
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider is suing the makers of the documentary…
Continue Reading Student killed after carrying weapon outside middle school, Wisconsin attorney general says
By Sara Smart and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Police officers in a Wisconsin village shot and killed a student who brought a gun near a middle…
Continue Reading Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manale as new prime minister
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands lawmakers have chosen former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manale as the…
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