HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Following Montana Republicans' overwhelming dominance in the fall election, a group of GOP lawmakers kicked off the 2025 Legislature with an unexpected move: ceding power to …
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By MATTHEW BROWN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
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4/30/25
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Elon Musk has for years made Texas his business home and playground as he launches rockets and builds cars in the Lone Star state. Now, a new Musk project is taking shape. A vote is scheduled …
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By JIM VERTUNO
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4/30/25
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former agriculture secretary is urging the administration to support adding a vast, federally protected wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp to a …
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By RUSS BYNUM
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4/30/25
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Visa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf. Set a budget and some …
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By MATT O'BRIEN
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4/30/25
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Hulk Hogan felt sure he was onto something.
After watching the NCAA Division I wrestling championships, he was absolutely certain.
Hogan is one of the most popular professional wrestlers of …
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By CLIFF BRUNT
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4/30/25
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As more women and young people run for public office, they’re bringing more than fresh policy ideas to statehouses. And some are bringing their children. Like working parents across the country, …
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By KATE PAYNE
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4/30/25
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At least 12 people including children were killed overnight in Gaza by Israeli strikes, hospital workers said Wednesday. The pre-dawn strikes hit three houses in the urban Nuseirat refugee camp, …
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By The Associated Press
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4/30/25
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At the 151st Kentucky Derby, a global spotlight will shine on equine athleticism. It’s the subject of a growing body of research. On display at Saturday's Derby will be the speed and agility of …
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By LAURA UNGAR and CHRISTINA LARSON
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4/30/25
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Despite a slew of broken car mirrors, Massachusetts residents take woodpecker invasion in stride
ROCKPORT, Mass. (AP) — During the War of 1812, residents of Rockport, Massachusetts, hurled …
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4/30/25
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During the War of 1812, residents of Rockport, Massachusetts, hurled rocks at British soldiers using their stockings as slings. Today, they’re slinging trash bags and towels over the side mirrors …
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By HOLLY RAMER and RODRIQUE NGOWI
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4/30/25
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U.S. stocks are sinking following a discouraging report suggesting the U.S. economy may have shrunk at the start of the year, before most of U.S. President Donald Trump’s announced tariffs could …
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4/30/25
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Confusion and fear are rippling through the immigrant communities of the Texas Panhandle, where newcomers have come for generations to work in its immense meatpacking plants. A series of orders from …
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By TIM SULLIVAN
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4/30/25
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WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — When the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese forces 50 years ago this week, it prompted a mass exodus of some 2 million people — hundreds of …
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By TRÂN NGUYỄN and JAE C. HONG
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4/30/25
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa immigrant rights organization is refusing a lawmaker's demands to turn over private details details about the nonprofit’s clients, donors and members, calling it …
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT
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4/30/25
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The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% from January through March, first drop in three years. It was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the United States tried to bring in foreign goods before …
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By PAUL WISEMAN
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4/30/25
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump have shared a hug as he arrived in her home state. Tuesday's encounter between the Republican president and the potential 2028 Democratic …
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By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and JONATHAN J. COOPER
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4/30/25
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Dr. Google is often on call for worried patients, but it may not give the best advice. Real doctors say internet searches for medical information should be done cautiously, especially with artificial …
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By TOM MURPHY
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4/30/25
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Voters resoundingly backed paid sick leave. Now lawmakers in 3 states want to roll back the benefits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Edited by porsi. For movement after 1:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 30. Photos linked.
Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska were asked last year whether they wanted to …
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By DAVID A. LIEB, MARGERY A. BECK and BECKY BOHRER
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4/30/25
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