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May 3 - 9, 2024
People walk between rows of tulips in Canada, celebrities attend the Met Gala in New York City and new citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in …
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By The Associated Press
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5/9/24
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The family of the U.S. Air Force airman shot and killed by a deputy in Florida says he was devoted to improving the lives of a younger sister, brother and his mom. An Okaloosa County sheriff’s …
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By STEPHEN SMITH and SUDHIN THANAWALA
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5/9/24
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A new report finds fewer U.S. medical school graduates are applying to residency programs, but the drop is more pronounced in states that ban abortion compared with other states. Figures released …
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By LAURA UNGAR
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5/9/24
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Several people have been detained by police at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after demonstrators blocked a parking garage in their ongoing protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas …
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By STEVE LeBLANC
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5/9/24
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A New Hampshire man convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter and moving her corpse around for months before disposing of it has been sentenced to a minimum of 56 years in prison on murder and …
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By KATHY McCORMACK
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5/9/24
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Florida's largest power company is preparing for this year's hurricane season by pretending a major storm already hit. Florida Power & Light is conducting its annual mock hurricane drills this week …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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5/9/24
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The NCAA has approved a waiver that will allow men’s and women’s basketball programs to pay for unlimited official recruiting visits to help teams deals with roster depletion caused by transfers, …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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5/9/24
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Police in Michigan say a startling discovery was made on the roof of a Michigan grocery store: A woman was living inside the store sign for roughly a year. Contractors who were on the roof of a …
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By ED WHITE
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5/9/24
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May 3 - 9, 2024
People in Jerusalem observed a two-minute silence in memory of victims of the Holocaust; Russia marked the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II with a Victory Day military …
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By The Associated Press
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5/9/24
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Two men who were instrumental in creating a global seed vault designed to safeguard the world’s agricultural diversity will be honored as the 2024 World Food Prize laureates. Officials announced …
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By SCOTT McFETRIDGE
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5/9/24
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The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer tells The Associated …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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5/9/24
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The head of a center-right 22-party coalition that emerged victorious in North Macedonia’s parliamentary election has fallen just short of gaining a parliamentary majority, leaving it reliant on …
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By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES
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5/9/24
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The U.N. World Health Organization says it has only three days of fuel for its medical operations in southern Gaza, and shortages have already forced one of three hospitals in the city of Rafah to …
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By The Associated Press
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5/9/24
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The mayor of Houston has replaced the city's police chief. Mayor John Whitmire said Wednesday he accepted the retirement of Police Chief Troy Finner and appointed an assistant as acting chief. …
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By KEN MILLER and JUAN A. LOZANO
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5/8/24
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Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law
Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has advised Ohio's public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on students who wear face …
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH
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5/8/24
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The Rev. Al Sharpton and family members of an Ohio man who died in police custody last month told mourners at his funeral that they and the community must fight to see that he gets justice. Sharpton …
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By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI
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5/8/24
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A Texas man is petitioning a court for information over his former partner's alleged out-of-state abortion, setting up a first-of-its-kind legal test to the limits of statewide abortion bans. This …
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By ACACIA CORONADO
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5/8/24
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Defense attorneys for a woman charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend are ramping up efforts to show that she was framed. Attorneys for Karen Read want to show that investigators …
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By MICHAEL CASEY
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5/8/24
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New U.S. rules require all dogs coming into the U.S. to be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies. The new rules published Wednesday require vaccination for dogs …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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5/8/24
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A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system. Researchers reported Wednesday that the rocky planet 55 Cancri e is wrapped in a blanket of …
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By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
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5/8/24
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