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Google says it will rethink its plans for a big data center in Chile over water worries

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Google on Tuesday said it would halt plans to develop a major $200 million data center in…

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Teachers in Belarus are targeted for links with ‘extremist’ group, says rights group

TALLINN, Estonia -- Dozens of teachers in Belarus have been detained or interrogated by authorities as part of the country's…

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Biden administration to host international AI safety meeting in San Francisco after election

Government scientists and artificial intelligence experts from at least nine countries and the European Union will meet in San Francisco…

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A Hezbollah official says walkie-talkies used by the group exploded as part of blasts heard across Beirut

A Hezbollah official says walkie-talkies used by the group exploded as part of blasts heard across Beirut

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Tupperware lifts the lid on its financial problems with bankruptcy filing

2024-09-19 06:05:03 NEW YORK -- The company behind Tupperware, the plastic kitchenware that revolutionized food storage after World War II…

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New Jersey voters are set to pick a successor to late congressman in special election

TRENTON, N.J. -- Voters in northern New Jersey are set to settle a special U.S. House election to fill the…

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Multiple explosions heard in Beirut during funeral for Hezbollah members and child killed by exploding pagers

Multiple explosions heard in Beirut during funeral for Hezbollah members and child killed by exploding pagers

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Google wins an appeal against 1.5 billion euro antitrust penalty in a 2019 European Union digital ad case

Google wins an appeal against 1.5 billion euro antitrust penalty in a 2019 European Union digital ad case

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Lebanon's health minister says death toll in exploding pagers attack on Hezbollah has risen to 12

Lebanon's health minister says death toll in exploding pagers attack on Hezbollah has risen to 12

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JD Souther, who penned ‘Heartache Tonight’ and other Eagles hits, dies at 78

2024-09-18 21:40:03 LOS ANGELES -- John David “JD” Souther, a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound…

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Conservative group asks FEC to probe effort to promote spoiler candidates

WASHINGTON -- A secretive group that recruited retired and disabled supporters of Donald Trump to run as third-party spoiler candidates…

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Seen abroad as a leader on Indigenous rights, New Zealand enters a divisive new era

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- On the eve of New Zealand’s Māori language celebration week, the country’s right-wing political leaders ordered…

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Gunfire injures 6 police officers in Martinique during protests over living costs

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- At least six police officers were injured by gunfire overnight in the French Caribbean island…

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Florida Gov. DeSantis says state AG, law enforcement will launch criminal probe of apparent Trump assassination attempt

Florida Gov. DeSantis says state AG, law enforcement will launch criminal probe of apparent Trump assassination attempt

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Édgar Barrera, Bad Bunny and Karol G lead the 2024 Latin Grammy nominations

NEW YORK -- Édgar Barrera — the producer and songwriter known for his work with such artists as Madonna, Karol…

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20 people die in a militia attack in restive northeastern Congo

KINSHASA, Congo -- A militia attack killed over a dozen villagers in northeastern Congo, local authorities said on Tuesday, the…

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Democrats run unopposed to fill 2 state House vacancies in Philadelphia

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Philadelphia voters on Tuesday will fill two vacant state House seats in special elections, and in both…

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Lebanon's health minister says 8 killed, 2,750 wounded by exploding pagers across the country

Lebanon's health minister says 8 killed, 2,750 wounded by exploding pagers across the country

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Judge rejects former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows’ bid to move Arizona election case to federal court

Judge rejects former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows’ bid to move Arizona election case to federal court

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A New York woman is challenging Miss America, Miss World rules banning mothers from beauty pageants

NEW YORK -- A New York woman is challenging the longstanding rules of Miss America and Miss World that disqualify…

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