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June 12, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A fleet of Russian warships reached Cuban waters on Wednesday ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean in what some see as a projection of strength as tensions gr...
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
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June 11, 2024
By MICHAEL PHILLIS, JIM SALTER AND CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press WEST ALTON, Mo. (AP) — Devastating flooding, driven in part by climate change, is taking an especially damaging toll on communities ...
Apple expected to enter AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders
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By By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer 
June 10, 2024
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference on Monday is expected to herald the company’s move into generative artificial intelligence, marking its late arrival to a techn...
Blinken meets with Netanyahu in Israel and urges Hamas to accept cease-fire pact
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By By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer 
June 10, 2024
TEL AVIV (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his latest trip to the Middle East, where America’s top diplomat urged approval ...
Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden’s push, poll finds
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By By MATTHEW DALYAND LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press 
June 4, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easyto- find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows. ...
Lab-grown meat isn’t on store shelves yet, but some states have already banned it
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By By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer 
May 30, 2024
The products are still a long way from reaching the market because of the expense involved in producing them. Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants. If so...
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May 29, 2024
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s statewide police union said Wednesday there needs to be “real consequences” for drunken, rowdy teens and adults who create mayhem in public places following a s...
23 are dead across the U.S. after weekend tornadoes. Texas is getting battered again
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By By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press 
May 28, 2024
Strong storms with damaging winds and hail pummeled north Texas on Tuesday morning as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including tornadoes, that killed at least 23 people during the Mem...