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Dire warnings to flee as Hurricane Milton begins to lash Florida: ‘This is your last chance’
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton hurled tornadoes and rain at the U.S. coast Wednesday on the storm's steady, potentially catastrophic...
Read moreHead of international shipping regulator says industry must do more to cut carbon pollution
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — For years, the international shipping industry has been criticized for making little progress in reducing the...
Read moreYes, voter fraud happens. But it’s rare and election offices have safeguards to catch it
NEW YORK (AP) — You’ve heard the horror stories: Someone casting multiple ballots, people voting in the name of dead...
Read moreNobel Prize in chemistry honors 3 scientists who used AI to design proteins, life’s building blocks
LONDON (AP) — Three scientists who discovered powerful techniques to predict and even design novel proteins — the building blocks...
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TikTok is designed to be addictive to kids and causes them harm, US states’ lawsuits say
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, saying that the popular...
Read moreMega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials...
Read moreHezbollah steps up rocket fire as Israel sends more troops into Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fired another barrage of rockets into Israel on Tuesday, and the militant group’s acting leader vowed...
Read moreRetired Houston officer gets 60 years in couple’s drug raid deaths that revealed corruption
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder...
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Supreme Court to hear challenge to ghost-gun regulation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing a challenge Tuesday to a Biden administration regulation on ghost guns, the difficult-to-trace weapons...
Read moreFEMA administrator continues pushback against false claims as Helene death toll hits 230
LAKE LURE, N.C. (AP) — The head of the U.S. disaster response agency continued to forcefully push back Monday against false...
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