Halloween pumpkin waste is a methane problem, but chefs and farmers have solutions
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By By KIKI SIDERIS Associated Press 
October 31, 2025
Don’t let your Halloween pumpkin haunt the landfill this November. More than 1 billion pounds of pumpkins rot in U.S. landfills each year after Halloween, according to the Department of Energy. Yours ...
Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the U.S. Mint stops making them
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By By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer 
October 31, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The United States is running out of pennies. President Donald Trump’s decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications for the nation’s comm...
5 more arrests as Louvre jewel heist probe deepens and key details emerge
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October 31, 2025
By THOMAS ADAMSON AND ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The dragnet tightened around the Louvre on Thursday. Five more people were seized in the crown-jewels heist — including a suspect ti...
Netanyahu: Remains returned by Hamas are of a hostage previously retrieved in Gaza
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By By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press 
October 29, 2025
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that body parts returned by Hamas overnight were the partial remains of a hostage previously recovered in Gaza by Israeli troops ...
Private donors gave more than $125M to keep foreign aid programs going after cuts
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By By THALIA BEATY Associated Press 
October 28, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — When the Trump administration froze foreign assistance overnight, urgent efforts began to figure out how to continue critical aid programs that could be funded by private donors. Multi...
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By By SIBI ARASU Associated Press 
October 28, 2025
The warming of the world’s oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa’s wind speed in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists said Monday. Melissa is currently a C...
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By By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press 
October 25, 2025
Officials in Louisiana, Vermont and Virginia pledged Thursday to keep food aid flowing to recipients in their states, even if the federal program is stalled next month because of the government shutdo...
RESILIENT HOME UPGRADES
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October 24, 2025
FAMILY FEATURES In an era when extreme weather events are increasingly common, resilient home upgrades are now more of a necessity than a luxury. Homeowners and builders alike are seeking materials th...
The Louvre reopens 3 days after one of the biggest museum heists of the century
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By By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press 
October 23, 2025
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre reopened on Wednesday to long lines beneath its landmark Paris glass pyramid, just three days after one of the highest-profile museum thefts of the century stunned the world fo...
Homemade Halloween treats
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October 22, 2025
Family Features Halloween calls for candies and treats of all kinds as trick-or-treaters roam neighborhoods, but don’t forget to stock your own snack supply with homemade goodies. Skip the store-bough...
Decorate your way to a howling good Halloween
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October 22, 2025
Family Features Costumes and candy may be mainstays of Halloween, but decorating is a fun way to set the mood and add a little extra excitement in the weeks leading up to the holiday. These spooktacul...