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Passengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers in plain sight while using them because of concerns about the growing number of lithium battery fires. …
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By JOSH FUNK
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5/20/25
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5/20/25
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Asian shares have advanced after China cut key interest rates as part of its effort to fend off malaise worsened by the trade war. Chinese EV battery maker CATL's shares jumped about 13% in its Hong …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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5/20/25
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The Take It Down Act, which seeks to enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called ‘revenge porn’ online, is heading to President Donald …
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY
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5/20/25
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Israel is letting a trickle of aid into Gaza for the first time in 2 1/2 months. Here's what to know
Israel has begun allowing a trickle of food and medicine into the Gaza Strip after sealing the territory’s 2 million Palestinians off from all imports for more than 2 1/2 months. Prime Minister …
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By JOSEPH KRAUSS
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5/20/25
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Scientists have identified molecules from blood and urine that may reveal how much energy a person consumes from ultraprocessed foods. It could be a key step to understanding the impact of the foods …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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5/20/25
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Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
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The Washington Post on Donald Trump's unorthodox diplomacy
“I can settle anything,” Donald Trump …
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5/20/25
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Prosecutor charges Democratic Rep. McIver pushed, grabbed agents while trying to stop mayor's arrest
Federal prosecutors allege Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey pushed and grabbed officers while attempting to block the arrest of the Newark mayor outside an immigration detention …
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By MIKE CATALINI, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER
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5/20/25
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For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking federal regulators for a permit to build a small nuclear reactor.
The nation's largest public power company, the Tennessee Valley …
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
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5/20/25
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U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of salmonella illnesses tied to a Florida grower whose tainted cucumbers were linked to more than 500 illnesses last year. Cucumbers grown by …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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5/20/25
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5/20/25
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Today is Tuesday, May 20, the 140th day of 2025. There are 225 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 20, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was …
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By The Associated Press
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5/20/25
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Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden's office says he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The finding came after the …
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5/19/25
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May 19, 2025
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
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5/19/25
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Austria welcomes JJ back home with cheers, hugs and roses after he wins the Eurovision Song Contest
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian fans have enthusiastically welcomed classically trained singer JJ back …
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5/19/25
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President Donald Trump is hoping that separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in …
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By The Associated Press
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5/19/25
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The Mexican navy tall ship that struck the Brooklyn Bridge had departed less than 5 minutes before its masts crashed into the historic span. That's according to a timeline laid out by investigators …
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By SUSAN HAIGH
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5/19/25
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Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps.
The move, …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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5/19/25
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Former President Joe Biden’s office says that he has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer and is reviewing treatment options with his doctors. Biden was having increasing urinary symptoms …
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
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5/19/25
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Millions of Americans have embraced pickleball – touting its health and social benefits as a way to have fun while getting exercise. Now some churches are giving it a go, hoping to attract …
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By BOB SMIETANA
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5/19/25
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