The Dali container ship experienced a near perfect storm of calamities before it struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. But a report released Tuesday by federal investigators leaves …
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By BEN FINLEY
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5/15/24
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A bus carrying people to work in a watermelon field in central Florida was sideswiped by a suspected drunk driver and overturned in a field, killing eight of them and injuring up to 40 others. The …
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By FREIDA FRISARO
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5/15/24
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A new abortion clinic is going to open in southeast Kansas this fall, bolstering the state’s role as a regional hub for reproductive health services since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to …
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT and GEOFF MULVIHILL
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5/15/24
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Top U.S. security officials say America’s foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming U.S. elections. Countries like Russia, China and Iran are likely to use the latest artificial …
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By DAVID KLEPPER and ERIC TUCKER
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5/15/24
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is disclosing a new $7 billion stake in fellow insurer Chubb. Berkshire revealed the investment it has been building over the past nine months in a quarterly …
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By JOSH FUNK
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5/15/24
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Visa has announced major changes to how its credit and debit cards will operate in the U.S. Features in the works will lead to Americans to carry fewer physical cards in their wallets and make the …
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By KEN SWEET
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5/15/24
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill making climate change a lesser priority under state law and banning offshore wind turbines near the lengthy coastline. The measure is to take effect July …
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5/15/24
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Dawud Assad still has nightmares of the day Jewish militias attacked his village of Deir Yassin outside Jerusalem 76 years ago, killing more than 100 people. That massacre, along with similar attacks …
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By NOREEN NASIR
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5/15/24
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Boat strike causes oil spill, partial collapse of bridge between Galveston and Pelican Island, Texas
Officials say a barge has hit a bridge in Galveston, Texas, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road connecting the city to Pelican Island. There have been no reports of …
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By LEKAN OYEKANMI and JUAN LOZANO
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5/15/24
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The Justice Department says Boeing has violated terms of a deal that allowed the giant aircraft manufacturer to avoid prosecution for fraud in 2021. What happens next? The government says it hasn't …
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By DAVID KOENIG
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5/15/24
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Investigators say the electrical blackouts experienced by the container ship Dali before it left Baltimore’s port were “mechanically distinct from” those that resulted in the deadly collapse of …
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By LEA SKENE
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5/15/24
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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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The Associated Press
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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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From Times Sources
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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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