NASA has finally heard back from Voyager 1 in a way that makes sense. The most distant spacecraft from Earth stopped sending back understandable data last November. Flight controllers in California …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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4/23/24
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Nearly a third of American adults don't get the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep per night. Stress and anxiety are keep people from snoozing, as can a culture that experts say is about …
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By KENYA HUNTER
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4/23/24
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Thousands of United Methodists are gathering Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, to begin an 11-day denominational General Conference. Typically it is held every four years, but church leaders …
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By PETER SMITH
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4/23/24
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Many communities across the country have tried to ban or limit leaf blowers because of their noise and environmental impact. But they roar on. There are simple alternatives and steps you can take. …
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By JESSICA DAMIANO
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4/23/24
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Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press appear to show a new compound of tents being built near Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military continues to signal it plans an …
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By The Associated Press
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4/23/24
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Thousands of negotiators and observers representing most of the world’s nations are gathering in the Canadian city of Ottawa this week to craft a treaty to end the rapidly escalating problem of …
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
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4/23/24
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Oklahoma City police are investigating the deaths of five people, including at least two children, inside a home on the city's southwest side. Police Sgt. Gary Knight says someone called police …
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4/22/24
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An Arizona judge has declared a mistrial in the case of rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border. Jurors could not reach consensus on last …
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By ANITA SNOW
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4/22/24
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California will open its first new state park in a decade this summer. The Dos Rios tract in the state's Central Valley is set to open in June. Gov. Gavin Newsom made the announcement Monday. The …
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By SOPHIE AUSTIN
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4/22/24
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An independent panel reviewed the neutrality of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees after Israel alleged that a dozen of its employees in Gaza had participated in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks. …
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The Associated Press
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4/22/24
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A lawyer for a military contractor being sued by three survivors of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq says the plaintiffs are suing the wrong people. Lawyers for Virginia-based CACI told jurors …
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BY MATTHEW BARAKAT
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4/22/24
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In the two years before the World Anti-Doping Agency cleared 23 Chinese swimmers of doping allegations, that country’s government contributed nearly $2 million in additional funding to WADA …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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4/22/24
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Dozens of the children of Flint, Michigan’s lead-contaminated water crisis have turned their trauma into advocacy 10 years after it began. Now as teenagers and young adults, they’re providing …
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By TAMMY WEBBER
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4/22/24
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Columbia University has canceled in-person classes and police have arrested dozens of students at Yale University as tensions over the war in the Middle East continue to grow on U.S. college …
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By NICK PERRY and DAVE COLLINS
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4/22/24
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Dozens of the children of Flint, Michigan's lead-contaminated water crisis have turned their trauma into advocacy 10 years after it began. Now as teenagers and young adults, they're providing input …
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By TAMMY WEBBER
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4/22/24
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Federal wildlife officials have decided not to place lake sturgeon on the endangered species list, ensuring annual spearing seasons in Wisconsin and Michigan can continue. The Center for Biological …
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By TODD RICHMOND
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4/22/24
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Attorneys for two brothers who were sentenced to die in a quadruple killing known as the “Wichita massacre” will argue for a formal resentencing hearing in the latest in a long series of appeals. …
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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4/22/24
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The federal government will for the first time require nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed grim realities in poorly staffed facilities for older …
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By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
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4/22/24
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Israeli police said a car slammed into pedestrians in Jerusalem, wounding three people lightly. Also Monday, Israeli authorities said they had arrested a suspect in the killing of a 14-year-old …
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By The Associated Press
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4/22/24
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Authorities say an Idaho sheriff’s deputy is dead after being shot by a driver during a traffic stop in Boise. A man believed to be the shooting suspect was later found and fatally shot by police …
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4/21/24
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