The Premier League’s 20 clubs will discuss a proposal to scrap the use of video review for refereeing decisions. Wolverhampton has submitted a resolution to trigger a vote at the league’s annual …
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By STEVE DOUGLAS
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5/15/24
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Congress has passed a bill that is designed to add more safety inspectors at aircraft factories and to give air travelers automatic refunds for canceled or long-delayed flights. The House gave final …
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By DAVID KOENIG
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5/15/24
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The death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson in Florida this month reignited a complicated debate about race, gun laws and self-defense – namely, who is typically afforded deference when it comes to …
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By AARON MORRISON
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5/15/24
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Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Deep South stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Deep South and the rest of the world, visit …
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5/15/24
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Missouri lawmakers have approved a more than $4 billion hospital tax program essential to the state's Medicaid budget. The GOP-led House on Wednesday renewed the program, which for months has been …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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5/15/24
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Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is fighting for his life after he was shot by an assailant following a political event. The shooting sent shockwaves across Europe a few weeks before EU …
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5/15/24
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The vast flooding that has devastated Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state has yet to subside. But another scourge has spread across the region: Disinformation on social media that has hampered …
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA
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5/15/24
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YAKIMA, Wash. — Tuesday, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small announced that the Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is investing nearly $74 million to spark innovation, create new markets for wood products and renewable wood energy from sustainably sourced wood, and increase the capacity of wood processing facilities as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
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5/15/24
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A man convicted of killing six women 20 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri, has died. The Missouri Department of Corrections says 62-year-old Terry Blair died Saturday morning. An autopsy is planned. …
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5/15/24
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A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago. Scientists once thought of dinosaurs as sluggish, cold-blooded creatures. Then research …
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By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
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5/15/24
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The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the numbers Wednesday. CDC officials noted the data is provisional and could change after more …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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5/15/24
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Billionaire businessman and real estate mogul Frank McCourt says he’s putting together a consortium to purchase TikTok’s U.S. business. The announcement posted Wednesday on the website of …
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By HALELUYA HADERO
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5/15/24
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Retail sales in April were unchanged from March as inflation continued to sting and elevated interest rates made taking on debt more burdensome. The number, which came in below economists' …
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By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
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5/15/24
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If you’ve tried meditating but can’t sit still, you’re not alone. Experts say many people try it only once because they are antsy and feel they’re doing it wrong. The key is to relax and …
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By ALBERT STUMM
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5/15/24
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Organizers of Spain’s Princess of Asturias Awards have awarded the prize for the social sciences to Canadian historian and writer Michael Ignatieff. The jury said Wednesday that Ignatieff's …
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5/15/24
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Villa's Champions League qualification gets royal approval as Postecoglou questions culture at Spurs
The Premier League’s fourth and final representative for next season’s Champions League will be Aston Villa after fifth-place Tottenham's 2-0 loss to Manchester City. Aston Villa's players …
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By STEVE DOUGLAS
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5/15/24
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Slovakia’s government approved a plan to build another nuclear reactor in a country that relies heavily on nuclear electricity generation. The government said Wednesday that a new reactor, with an …
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5/15/24
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It’s perhaps the biggest question swirling around the U.S. economy right now: Is inflation stuck at an elevated level — or will last year’s steady decline resume sometime soon? On Wednesday, …
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
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5/15/24
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Used Teslas aren’t as expensive as you might think, especially with the company’s recent price cuts on its new models. But if you’re not familiar with Teslas then you likely might not know the …
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By MICHAEL CANTU
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5/15/24
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The use of a voice-cloning technology marrying old audio clips to an actor's narration is bringing an historic U.S. Supreme Court decision to life. A recreation allows listeners to ‘hear’ the …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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5/15/24
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