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Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. A proposed rule sent …
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5/16/24 02:03 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has blocked the release of audio from President Joe Biden's interview with a special counsel about his handling of classified documents, arguing Thursday that …
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5/16/24 09:48 AM
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fresh from a day of delivering optimistic prognoses about how Ukraine would fare in the war with Russia despite gloomy news from the front lines, U.S. Secretary of State …
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By MATTHEW LEE
AP Diplomatic Writer | 5/16/24 06:47 AM
AP Diplomatic Writer | 5/16/24 06:47 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — America's foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming U.S. elections, top security officials warned members of the Senate Wednesday, harnessing the latest …
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By DAVID KLEPPER and ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press | 5/16/24 06:31 AM
Associated Press | 5/16/24 06:31 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip on Thursday, with officials poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave …
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press | 5/16/24 06:21 AM
Associated Press | 5/16/24 06:21 AM
BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for his effort to resolve the Ukraine conflict at a Beijing summit Thursday, where the two leaders reaffirmed a …
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5/16/24 06:14 AM
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was in serious but stable condition Thursday, a hospital official said, after the populist leader was shot multiple times in …
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5/16/24 06:11 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Led by lower food and auto prices, inflation in the United States cooled slightly last month after three elevated readings, likely offering a tentative sigh of relief for …
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5/15/24 10:20 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Boeing has violated a settlement that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft more than five years ago, the …
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5/15/24 07:14 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — For a last hurrah, it was a Sage decision. A miniature poodle named Sage won the top prize Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, in what veteran handler Kaz …
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5/15/24 07:11 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop …
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5/15/24 07:05 AM
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy postponed all his upcoming foreign trips as Ukraine's army battled to contain a front-line push by the Kremlin's forces, as U.S. …
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5/15/24 07:03 AM
WASHINGTON - Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in California. One was flown by a pilot. The other wasn't.
That second jet was piloted by artificial intelligence, with the Air Force's highest-ranking civilian riding …
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By TARA COPP
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
SANTA ANA, Philippines - The far-flung coastal town of Santa Ana in the northeastern tip of the Philippine mainland has long been known by tourists mostly for its beaches, waterfalls, fireflies and a few casinos.
But that's changing after the …
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BY JIM GOMEZ AND AARON FAVILA
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
EICHSFELD, Germany - When Erdina Laca goes grocery shopping in Eichsfeld these days, she pulls out a special payment card that's for asylum-seekers only.
She no longer pays in cash for her apples, eggs and fish - like most of the Germans standing …
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By FANNY BRODERSEN
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
FORT LIBERTY, N.C. - Forced to do more with less and learning from the war in Ukraine, U.S. special operations commanders are juggling how to add more high-tech experts to their teams while still cutting their overall forces by about 5,000 troops …
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
A new generation can learn how to paint happy trees and to make happy accidents with a TV series teaching the Bob Ross method of painting, using some of the prolific artist's work that has never been seen before.
Before Ross died in 1995 from …
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By ALICIA RANCILIO
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The voice Alexis "Lexi" Bogan had before last summer was exuberant.
She loved to belt out Taylor Swift and Zach Bryan ballads in the car. She laughed all the time - even while corralling misbehaving preschoolers or debating …
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By MATT O'BRIEN
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on the cusp of a major transformation.
Researchers are exploring ways to use features in modern …
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By JEFF McMURRAY
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates in June and September — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN — …
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By ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and JOSH BOAK
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
Associated Press | 5/15/24 06:00 AM
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