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Month: August 2023

Survivors of Maui fires face power cuts and poor cell service as teams work to find and ID the dead

By CLAIRE RUSH, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Survivors of deadly wildfires on Maui contended with intermittent power and unreliable cell service as they sought help rebuilding their lives. Teams of people, meanwhile, labored to find the dead and identify them. With the death toll already at 106,

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Czechs ratify defense treaty with US that makes it easier to deploy US troops in Czech territory

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has completed the ratification of a defense treaty with the United States that deepens military cooperation and makes it easier to deploy U.S. troops in Czech territory. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s signature on Wednesday was the final step in the ratification process of the Defense Cooperation Agreement, which

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Harris embraces her climate change portfolio as administration races to sell the Inflation Reduction Act

By Jasmine Wright and Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris had some words of advice for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan last year after Congress passed the Biden administration’s sweeping health care, tax, and climate law. “It is disadvantaged and low-income communities that are on the front lines of climate impacts,”

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A Nigerian military helicopter crashed on a rescue mission. Witnesses say it was shot down by gangs

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Witnesses say a military helicopter sent to rescue troops under attack crashed in the hard-hit northcentral region, killing those on board. The Nigerian Air Force says the reason for the helicopter crash is being investigated, although residents have told The Associated Press that it was shot

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World Aquatics to debut ‘open category’ races for transgender swimmers in Berlin

BERLIN (AP) — World Aquatics says the first “open category” swimming races to accommodate transgender competitors will take place at a World Cup event in Berlin in October. The sport’s governing body says “this pioneering pilot project highlights the organization’s unwavering commitment to inclusivity.” The governing body had previously banned transgender competitors from major events

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Court clears the way for Thai Parliament to pick a new prime minister 3 months after elections

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has cleared the way for Parliament to vote for a new prime minister more than three months after national elections by declining to rule on a complaint over the rejection of the winning party’s leader. The court had been asked to decide whether Parliament

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Americans are divided along party lines over Trump’s actions in election cases, AP-NORC poll shows

By LINLEY SANDERS and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are deeply divided along party lines in their views of President Donald Trump’s actions in the most recent criminal cases brought against him, a new poll shows, with about half saying his alleged attempt to interfere in Georgia’s 2020 vote count was

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Books banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor’s reading tour

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — As some states ban or restrict certain books in schools and libraries, Vermont’s lieutenant governor is on a statewide banned book reading tour, highlighting what he calls the importance of representation, free speech, open dialogue and exchange of ideas. According to the American Library Association, attempted

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