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Month: January 2024

Arizona State University studies exotic insects smuggled into the country

By David Caltabiano Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX, Arizona (KPHO) — Every day, countless items are smuggled into the country, and one of the most valuable possessions is, surprisingly, insects, according to Arizona State University assistant professor Dr. Lauren Weidner. Weidner is raising awareness about black market bugs and insects smuggled for

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Consortium of Great Lakes universities and tech companies gets $15M to seek ways to clean wastewater

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The National Science Foundation has given a consortium of Great Lakes-area universities and tech companies $15 million to develop ways to extract harmful substances from wastewater. The foundation announced Monday that it has named the Great Lakes ReNEW group as one of 10 regional innovation engines across the country. Each will

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Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as election board declines to ban him over insurrection amendment

By SOPHIA TAREEN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol disqualifies him from the presidency.

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South Africa evacuates small coastal communities near Cape Town as wildfires burn out of control

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Residents have been evacuated from small coastal towns near Cape Town in South Africa as wildfires sweep down from surrounding mountains and burn out of control. Authorities ordered a full evacuation of Pringle Bay, a coastal village popular with holidaymakers. The fires began Monday

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Wichita woman suspected in death of 14-year-old son is wounded by police after hours long standoff

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say police shot and wounded a Kansas woman who’s suspected of fatally shooting her 14-year-old son. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday that the 43-year-old Wichita woman is expected to survive after she was shot early Monday following hours of negotiations. Police say it started Sunday night when the

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Panthers new coach Dave Canales co-authored book about infidelity, addiction to alcohol, pornography

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dave Canales is ready to begin his journey as head coach of the Carolina Panthers just 16 months after co-authoring a faith-based book about working through problems with his sexual infidelity and addiction to pornography and alcohol. The book “This Marriage? The Question That Changed

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Trimetazidine: What is the competition-banned drug that Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for?

By Samuel Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A doping saga that has rumbled on since the 2022 Winter Olympic Games finally reached a conclusion on Monday. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva received a four-year ban from competition and saw her results since Christmas Day 2021 disqualified after Switzerland’s Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said that

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Indiana legislation would add extra verification steps to prove voters are eligible

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Indiana have advanced a bill that would make first-time voters prove where they live and would increase the power of the state to verify all voters’ addresses. Voting advocates worry the legislation approved Monday could inadvertently remove lawfully registered voters. They say the changes

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