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Almost all small businesses are using a software tool that is enabled by AI

NEW YORK -- As the use of artificial intelligence is expands, more small firms say they're harnessing AI to help…

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Military juntas in 3 West African nations investigate a French journalist over jihadi analysis

NIAMEY, Niger -- Prosecutors in military junta-ruled Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso launched investigations on Wednesday against the French journalist…

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Utah Supreme Court crushes constitutional amendment deemed ‘counterfactual’ by lower court

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah voters will not decide this November on a constitutional amendment asking voters to cede power…

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Russian missiles and drones target Kyiv for 5 hours, hitting Ukraine’s power grid

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine’s air defenses battled an overnight Russian aerial attack on the capital Kyiv for five hours, officials…

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Federal lawsuit challenging mask ban in suburban New York county dismissed

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- A judge on Wednesday dismissed a federal lawsuit challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing…

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Georgia’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures raise fears of hate crimes in the conservative South Caucasus nation

TBILISI, Georgia -- Dozens of Georgians stood in tearful silence in a central square near parliament last week to mourn…

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China redoubles first-aid for its economy with support for banks and workers

China is redoubling its first-aid for its economy, targeting banks, workers and poor families as the ruling Communist Party prepares…

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Top aide for North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is resigning, adding to staff separations

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The top aide to North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson within state government is quitting, a state…

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Nine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Kishida

TOKYO -- A record nine candidates are running in Japan's ruling party election Friday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio…

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Death toll from a coal mine explosion in Iran rises to 50

In this photo released on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, by Iranian Interior Ministry, miners sit at the site of a…

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Top Muslim-voter organization endorses Harris as Middle East conflict escalates

LANSING, Mich. -- Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the endorsement of one of the nation’s largest Muslim American voter…

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AP PHOTOS: As Thailand approves same-sex marriage, a couple celebrates feeling freed

BANGKOK -- Kunchanok Khantiphong and Edward Jonathan Caiga were at work when Thailand's Senate voted to allow same-sex marriages on…

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Diddy’s music streams jump after arrest and indictment

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ vast music catalog has seen a jump in streams since…

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Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting were ‘preventable,’ Senate panel finds

WASHINGTON -- Multiple Secret Service failures ahead of the July rally for former President Donald Trump where a gunman opened…

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Strike by more than 1,000 Samsung workers enters a third week in India

NEW DELHI -- A strike by more than 1,000 workers at a Samsung India Electronics plant has entered its third…

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10 homes have collapsed into the Carolina surf. Their destruction was decades in the making

2024-09-26 20:15:03 NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A slow-motion catastrophe has been playing out in the coastal North Carolina village of…

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Netanyahu will address the UN as Israel, bogged down by one war, barrels toward another

JERUSALEM -- From the dais of the U.N. General Assembly just a year ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu triumphantly…

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Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting were 'foreseeable' and 'preventable,' Senate investigation finds

Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting were 'foreseeable' and 'preventable,' Senate investigation finds

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Pakistan brings suspect to answer questions about alleged bombing attempt

QUETTA, Pakistan -- Pakistani authorities brought a nurse they said was arrested over the weekend before state-run media on Wednesday…

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Ahead of next week's VP debate, a new AP-NORC poll finds that JD Vance is viewed less favorably by voters than Tim Walz

Ahead of next week's VP debate, a new AP-NORC poll finds that JD Vance is viewed less favorably by voters…

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