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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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#Immigration #AAPI #BorderSecurity
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AAPI adults mostly think Trump has done more harm than good on immigration, new poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders believe President Donald Trump has done more harm than good on the issue of immigration and border security in his second term so far, according to a new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll.
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#FarmworkerRights #SexualViolenceAwareness #WomenEmpowerment
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Women farmworkers who built their own fight against sexual assault cope with Chavez allegations
NEW YORK (AP) -- Almost two decades ago, legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta joined Mónica Ramírez at a Chicago event to promote the Bandana Project, a campaign Ramírez had launched to raise awareness about sexual violence against women farmworkers.
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Women farmworkers who built their own fight against sexual assault cope with Chavez allegations
NEW YORK (AP) -- Almost two decades ago, legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta joined Mónica Ramírez at a Chicago event to promote the Bandana Project, a campaign Ramírez had launched to raise awareness about sexual violence against women farmworkers.
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#Economy #GasPrices #TaxRefunds
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Trump touted bigger tax refunds this year, but Americans will likely spend them on gas
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U. S. economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump's tax cut legislation.
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#Drones #UkraineWar #MilitaryInnovation
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How Ukraine's front line became a laboratory for drone innovation
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) -- The night air in eastern Ukraine is crisp, and a myriad of stars scatter above a small crew of soldiers watching for Iranian-designed Shahed drones that Russia launches in waves.
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#GovernmentShutdown #TSA #CharitySupport
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Nonprofits, unions and airports rally to feed TSA officers as shutdown drags
Across the country, collections are popping up to help Transportation Security Administration officers who have been without full pay for more than a month due to the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security.
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Newly discovered photos show astronaut Neil Armstrong after the Gemini 8 emergency
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sixty years after Neil Armstrong barely survived an emergency in orbit around Earth on Gemini 8, never-before-seen photos of his heroic return have been donated to the Ohio museum that bears his name.
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Tens of thousands of protesters rally in Prague against new government of Czech prime minister Babiš
PRAGUE (AP) -- Tens of thousands of people protested in Prague on Saturday against the policies and plans of the new Czech government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
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#VitaminK #ChildHealth #HealthMisinformation
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It's not just vaccines -- parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns
One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn't get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding.
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#WomenInFitness #StrengthTraining #Empowerment
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Doctors want more women lifting weights. Experts say welcoming gyms and education would help
During her first year of college, Elisabeth Bradley was inspired to try weightlifting after she followed a woman tracking her fitness transformation on social media, one barbell at a time.
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Student loans are headed to the Treasury Department. Here's what to know if you have student debt
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Treasury Department will take over the management of student loans whose borrowers are in default, according to a new agreement announced Thursday.
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#DataCenters #ArtificialIntelligence #RenewableEnergy
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Trump officials announce 10-gigawatt data center, gas plants for former Ohio uranium site
PIKETON, Ohio (AP) -- The U. S. Department of Energy on Friday announced a public-private partnership to develop a major data center with its own power supply on the site of a decommissioned uranium enrichment plant in southern Ohio, as it pushes commercial development of artificial intelligence technology.
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#WaterCrisis #CorpusChristi #EnergyIndustry
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Corpus Christi's crucial refineries look for alternate water supplies amid looming water crisis
Companies that own refineries in Corpus Christi say they are working to secure alternative water sources to maintain operations and prevent a shortage of gasoline and jet fuel in Texas and beyond as the city scrambles to delay or avoid a rapidly-escalating water crisis.
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#OverDetention #CriminalJustice #TexasJails
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Texas jails aren't meeting deadlines to free inmates, costing some counties thousands in settlements
Jessica Jackson was supposed to be released from Dallas County jail in time for the holidays last year. She was arrested in early December for misdemeanor drug possession and violating parole, but was credited time for two years she'd already served on a previous aggravated robbery sentence.
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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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American Airlines and Google say AI helped airplanes reduce contrails that trap heat
American Airlines and Google said Thursday that they significantly reduced the climate impact of some of the airline's flights using an AI-based forecasting tool to help prevent contrails.
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#Macao #NationalSecurity #PoliticalExpression
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Macao lawmakers pass a bill allowing closed-door trials for national security reasons
HONG KONG (AP) -- Lawmakers in China's casino city of Macao unanimously passed a law Thursday that would allow closed-door trials in cases where authorities decide that public proceedings would harm national security.
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#HealthCare #AffordableCareAct #DiabetesCare
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What ACA enrollees are cutting back on to afford health care, according to a new poll
NEW YORK (AP) -- Lately, Priscilla Brown has had to choose between properly managing her Type 2 diabetes and affording other necessities, like gas in her car.
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#EnergyPolicy #FossilFuels #ClimateChange
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Iran war underscores risks of Trump's relentless focus on oil
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he launched a crusade to shift the country away from renewable energy, drastically undoing the climate-friendly policies of his Democratic predecessor to focus instead on oil and other fossil fuels as the answer to his goal of American energy dominance.
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#MauiRecovery #CashAssistance #DisasterRelief
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Monthly cash payments could boost disaster survivors. A Maui nonprofit tries it out
Mari Younger cherished her life in West Maui. She worked hard at her career in the restaurant industry and was proudly self-sufficient, happily living in the same condo for 11 years, lovingly doting on her cat, Stella.
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#TargetedKillings #MiddleEastConflicts #Geopolitics
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Israel is rapidly killing Iran's top leaders. Experts warn the strategy could backfire
Israel has killed one senior Iranian leader after another in airstrikes as it seeks to topple the Islamic Republic. But its past experience of targeting senior militants shows the strategy has limits and can sometimes backfire.
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#Moldova #WaterCrisis #EnvironmentalPollution
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Thousands of Moldovans cut off from water after Russian strike on Ukrainian hydropower plant
BALTI, Moldova (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Moldovans have been left without water after a Russian strike on a hydroelectric plant in neighboring Ukraine resulted in oil polluting a major river that flows through both countries.
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#WildlifeManagement #HumanWildlifeConflict #CaliforniaBears
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'It hurts me': Calif. mama bear euthanized after weekend attack, cubs orphaned
A mother bear that swiped at a woman in a Los Angeles suburb was euthanized, officials said Tuesday, after the bear's DNA was linked to a similar incident from last year.
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#Sextortion #GenderEquality #WomenInPolitics
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As Zambia nears election season, some warn against the 'sextortion' of female candidates
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) -- Politicians and women's rights activists in Zambia warned Wednesday of a trend of female election candidates being asked for sexual favors by senior male party officials in exchange for an endorsement.
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#PrimaryCare #HealthcareInvestment #MichiganHealthcare
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Michigan can ease doctor shortage by raising pay for primary care, group says
Michigan should invest in primary care doctors to ease a severe shortage of physicians that has led to long wait times, higher costs and missed care, a new report says.
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Czech Parliament dnes rozhodne o zrušení imunity premiéra Babiše v případě podvodu s EU dotacemi. Babiš obvinění označuje za politicky motivované. Případ se týká farmy Stork's Nest, která neoprávněně čerpala dotace. #ČeskáRepublika #Babiš #očesku
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Czech lawmakers will vote on lifting immunity for populist leader Babiš over EU fraud case
PRAGUE (AP) -- Lawmakers in the lower house of the Czech Parliament were set to decide on Thursday whether to lift Prime Minister Andrej Babiš ' immunity from prosecution in a $2 million fraud case involving European Union subsidies.
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Desítky tisíc lidí demonstrovaly po celé ČR na podporu prezidenta Pavla v jeho sporu s ministryní zahraničí. Pavel odmítl jmenovat ministra s kontroverzními názory, což vyvolává obavy o budoucnost demokracie u nás. Nejsme Maďarsko ani Slovensko! #svoboda #demokracie
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Thousands of Czechs rally in support of President Pavel in his dispute with foreign minister
PRAGUE (AP) -- Thousands of demonstrators gathered across the Czech Republic on Sunday to voice their support for President Petr Pavel in his dispute with the country's foreign minister.
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Nová vláda populistického premiéra Andreje Babiše čelila pokusu o vyslovení nedůvěry, ale přežila. Spor s prezidentem Petrem Pavlem souvisí s odmítnutím jmenovat ministra z kontroverzní strany Motoristé. Vznikl napětí mezi prezidentem a premiérem. #Česko
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The new Czech government of populist prime minister Babiš survives parliamentary no-confidence vote
PRAGUE (AP) -- The new Czech government of populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš survived on Wednesday a parliamentary no-confidence vote called by the opposition over the handling of a dispute with the country's president.
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Nová koalice premiéra Babiše čelí hlasování o nedůvěře kvůli sporům s prezidentem Pavlem. Ten obvinil ministra Macinku z vydírání a odmítl jmenovat ministerského kandidáta s rasistickými a sexistickými názory. Czeši protestují na podporu prezidenta.
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Czech government faces no-confidence vote in Parliament over a dispute with the president
PRAGUE (AP) -- The new Czech Republic coalition government of populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš on Tuesday faced a parliamentary no-confidence vote over the handling of a dispute with the country's president.
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The San Francisco venue where the Dead were kings and Bob Dylan was booed
San Francisco's Mid-Market District is a microcosm of the city's history, a main artery for commerce and transit that has seen great highs and deep lows, from the bustling 1920s, which saw expanded development of Market into "one of the great streets in the world," to divestment and demolishing in the 1960s, and tech-led gentrification in the 2010s and beyond.
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The San Francisco venue where the Dead were kings and Bob Dylan was booed
San Francisco's Mid-Market District is a microcosm of the city's history, a main artery for commerce and transit that has seen great highs and deep lows, from the bustling 1920s, which saw expanded development of Market into "one of the great streets in the world," to divestment and demolishing in the 1960s, and tech-led gentrification in the 2010s and beyond.