The recent stranding of more than 100 dolphins on Cape Cod is the largest such event involving dolphins in U.S. history. The stranding is partly due to the peninsula’s geography which includes …
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By STEVE LeBLANC
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7/15/24
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Health workers in Ivory Coast have begun giving children the latest malaria vaccine. It's the beginning of a regional campaign that experts hope might curb the impact of one of Africa’s top …
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By HILAIRE ZON
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7/15/24
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An Israeli drone strike on a car near the Lebanon-Syria border has killed a prominent Syrian businessman who was sanctioned by the United States and had close to Syrian President Bashar Assad's …
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By The Associated Press
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7/15/24
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Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago. Researchers suspect there could be hundreds more caves and tunnels that could …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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7/15/24
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U.S. journalist and author Masha Gessen was convicted in absentia by a Russian court of spreading false information about the military and sentenced to eight years in prison. The Moscow-born Gessen, …
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By The Associated Press
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7/15/24
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For hurricane survivors, rebuilding after weather disasters can be a long and expensive process. The hundreds of thousands of dollars it can cost to build new homes on stilts, as some regulations …
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By DORANY PINEDA and REBECCA BLACKWELL
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7/15/24
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Almost a year after Hurricane Idalia tore through Florida, many residents of Horseshoe Beach in the north are still recovering. Those who lost homes ask themselves: Do I stay or go? Rebuild or live …
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By DORANY PINEDA and REBECCA BLACKWELL
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7/15/24
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Electricity will likely be out another week for hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston after Hurricane Beryl tore down trees and power lines. In nearby Galveston, the enduring outages are …
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By JAMES POLLARD
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7/15/24
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Activists in Milwaukee for the first day of the Republican National Convention say they'll stick with protest plans for marches and rallies in the wake of an apparent assassination attempt on former …
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By SOPHIA TAREEN
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7/15/24
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Four poultry workers in Colorado have been diagnosed with bird flu. The new cases, confirmed Sunday, bring the U.S. total to nine since the first human case of the current outbreak was detected in …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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7/14/24
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Former President Donald Trump has arrived in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention a day after he was targeted in an attempted assassination at a campaign event. Trump’s airplane touched …
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7/14/24
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Former President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt as a barrage of gunfire at a Pennsylvania rally set off panic as a bloodied Trump, who said he was shot in the ear, was …
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By JAMIE STENGLE
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7/14/24
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The latest dinosaur being mounted at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles is a 75-foot-long sauropod named Gnatalie (pronounced Natalie). Gnatalie is a new species and the only green dinosaur …
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By JAIMIE DING
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7/14/24
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Treason cases were once rare in Russia, a handful each year. But they — along with espionage prosecutions — have skyrocketed since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The crackdown is ensnaring …
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By DASHA LITVINOVA
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7/14/24
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President Joe Biden says “everybody must condemn” the suspected assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The president on Saturday added that he hopes to speak with his 2024 …
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By WILL WEISSERT
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7/13/24
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Israel says it tried to assassinate Mohammed Deif, the shadowy leader of the Hamas group’s military wing who has long topped the country’s most-wanted list. The strike took place in an …
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By JACK JEFFERY
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7/13/24
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A federal appeals court has reversed the conviction of a researcher who was accused of hiding work he did in China while employed at the University of Kansas. Feng “Franklin” Tao was convicted in …
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI
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7/13/24
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Republicans are gearing up for their convention next week while Democrats are still struggling with whether President Joe Biden should stay on as their candidate in the November election. In a sign …
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The Associated Press
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7/13/24
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In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, fresh food and cool air are coming from Houston community groups that have honed their disaster services in a city frequently battered by extreme weather. Nonprofits …
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By JAMES POLLARD
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7/13/24
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The mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, says a World War I veteran is the first person identified from graves filled with victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that devastated the city’s Black community. …
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By KEN MILLER
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7/12/24
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