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Bodies of Africans were once dug up and sent to Europe for research. Now they are coming home
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The remains of dozens of Africans whose bodies were dug up and sent to Europe for scientific research long ago were reburied Monday in South Africa, whose president called the practice "rooted in racism and used to advance theories of European racial superiority.
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The fentanyl crisis is still here. Here's what's happening now in WA
At a small clinic in Pioneer Square, a nurse sterilizes 51-year-old Travis Gardner's arm for his monthly injection of a medicine that's allowed him to finally stop using fentanyl, the most dangerous drug he's used in his years of being homeless.
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Iran built a vast camera network to control dissent. Israel turned it into a targeting tool
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- The role of Israel's hijacking of Iran's street cameras in the killing of the country's supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime.
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'Tow' tells a Seattle story. But how well does it represent the city?
When we first meet Amanda Ogle in the movie "Tow," she's fighting her way through a terrible job interview.
Living in her car on the streets of Seattle without many options, Amanda -- played with tenacity by Academy Award nominee Rose Byrne -- needs this veterinary technician job.
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Driverless big rigs are coming to American highways, and soon
It looked like just another big rig rolling down a Texas interstate, a sight that inspired a thousand country songs. But this delivery in May was different because there was no driver at the wheel.
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EPA chief to headline event by group that says there's no climate crisis
WASHINGTON -- Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will be the opening speaker at a conference next month sponsored by the Heartland Institute, a group that rejects the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change, the organization has announced.
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Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department filed a new lawsuit Friday against Harvard University, saying its leadership failed to address antisemitism on campus, creating grounds for the government to freeze existing grants and seek repayment for grants already paid.
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Michigan synagogue posts photos of fire damage a week after armed man plowed truck into building
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan synagogue on Thursday posted photos on social media of major fire damage that occurred when a man drove a pickup truck into the building last week before killing himself.
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First lease sale in Alaska petroleum reserve in years draws strong interest despite pending lawsuits
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- The first oil and gas lease sale held in years in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska was touted by officials Wednesday as the strongest to date, drawing hundreds of bids and interest from major oil companies despite pending legal challenges from environmentalists and some Indigenous groups.
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Cost estimates to build I-5 bridge double; Ferguson brushes that aside
The price for a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River, linking Washington and Oregon, has doubled to $14. 4 billion, and the timeline to get it built has slipped again.
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This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. Now it's asking what's next?
BAC NINH, Vietnam (AP) -- The transformation of Vietnam's Bac Ninh is evident in the signs above its shops and the spicy Chinese and Korean dishes on its tables.
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Finland's battle against fake news starts in preschool classrooms
HELSINKI (AP) -- The battle against fake news in Finland starts in preschool classrooms.
For decades, the Nordic nation has woven media literacy, including the ability to analyze different kinds of media and recognize disinformation, into its national curriculum for students as young as 3 years old.
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What to expect from CES 2026, the annual show of all things tech?
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- With the start of the New Year squarely behind us, it's once again time for the annual CES trade show to shine a spotlight on the latest tech companies plan on offering in 2026.
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What to expect from CES 2026, the annual show of all things tech?
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- With the start of the New Year squarely behind us, it's once again time for the annual CES trade show to shine a spotlight on the latest tech companies plan on offering in 2026.
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What to expect from CES 2026, the annual show of all things tech?
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- With the start of the New Year squarely behind us, it's once again time for the annual CES trade show to shine a spotlight on the latest tech companies plan on offering in 2026.
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Driving instructors teach students to dodge danger on Zimbabwe roads
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- When Tafara Muvhevhi, a Zimbabwean driving instructor, began work 16 years ago, his job was simple: teach the highway code and prepare learners to ace their driving test.
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50 years ago, he was an Olympian. At 80, he's just as happy to finish last
For decades, Jeff Galloway's heart was at growing risk of giving out, but neither he nor his doctors knew it.
A former Olympic distance runner, Galloway seemed to be a model of good health.
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This new children's book is a bedtime story for the AI age │Shira Ovide
Lorrie Cranor influenced what you know about digital privacy. Now she's aiming for preschoolers.
The Carnegie Mellon University professor helped pioneer an internet misery benchmark in 2008 that tallied the 244 hours a year it would require for an American to read online privacy policies in their entirety.
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'All you have to do is ask': Seattle shelter provides more than food and a bed
After troubles with his car and then his truck, Christopher Magee couldn't make the hour-and-a-half commute to work that had become so habitual for him over the past 10 years.
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Amid wildfire grief, an LA-area resident sowed sunflowers and hope where her home once stood
ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Missi Dowd-Figueroa brought life back to the fire-ravaged plot where her home once stood -- one sunflower at a time.
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One of the last temperate rainforests may soon lose its protections
Editor's note: This story was supported by the Overlooked & Untold Stories Fund of Braided River.
GRAVINA ISLAND, Tongass National Forest -- Rain drips from the tips of branches of a grandmother cedar, growing for centuries.
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Cheap solar is transforming lives and economies across Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Ismet Booley, a dentist in Cape Town, had a serious problem a few years ago. Patients showed up for appointments, only to find the power had gone out.
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Trial to begin for police officer charged in delayed response to Uvalde school shooting
Families who lost loved ones in the 2022 attack on an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, have sought for nearly four years to hold accountable the police who waited more than an hour to confront the shooter while children and teachers lay dead or wounded in classrooms.
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Why ordering takeout or calling the dog walker might lead to a happier relationship
It turns out, love may benefit from a little less labor.
Couples who spend money on time-saving services -- like getting takeout, hiring a housecleaner or calling a dog walker -- report greater relationship satisfaction, especially during stressful periods, says Ashley Whillans, a behavioral scientist and professor at Harvard Business School.
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National Park Service to spend $54 million on landmark D.C. fountains
Work crews donning hard hats and erecting chain-link fences around some of Washington, D. C. 's most famous -- and long broken -- fountains in recent days have stirred puzzled looks from passersby and cautious optimism: Repairs.
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Andrej Babiš byl podle očekávání jmenován novým premiérem ČR. Po vítězství ve volbách slibuje, že se zasadí o zájmy občanů a přetvoří zemi ve "nejlepší místo pro život". Nová koalice také reaguje na situaci v EU a postoji k Ukrajině. #CzechRepublic #politika
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Czech populist billionaire Andrej Babiš sworn in as new prime minister
PRAGUE (AP) -- Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš was sworn in Tuesday as the Czech Republic's new prime minister, following October's parliamentary election, in a return to power for the businessman.
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S hlubokým zármutkem oznamujeme, že Theodor Pištěk, český kostýmní výtvarník a oscarový laureát za film "Amadeus", zemřel ve věku 93 let. Jeho jedinečné kostýmy a umění zanechaly nezmazatelnou stopu v českém filmu. Děkujeme za jeho inspiraci! 🎨🕊️
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Theodor Pištěk, Czech Oscar-winning costume designer, dies at 93
PRAGUE (AP) -- Theodor Pištěk, a Czech costume and stage designer and painter who won an Academy Award for his work on the 1984 film "Amadeus," has died.