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United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis is diverted because of an unruly passenger
Trump lifting restrictions on hunting in national parks and wilderness areas
Earth Day started as a US 'teach-in' 56 years ago. Now it's a global event
Heat wave and high humidity will blast much of the US this week
Zelenskyy condemns 'horrific attacks' as Russian strikes kill 11
US military says it shot down Iranian missiles, drones launched toward Gulf allies
Tyco in $10 million settlement with Wisconsin over PFAS water contamination
Federal judge pauses sentencing to weigh argument in Wisconsin judge's case
Trump presses Syria to take on Hezbollah, raising alarm in Lebanon and Israel
The Trump Report: Supreme Court Rulings
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis was diverted to Wisconsin on Friday night to remove and unruly passenger, officials said. “United flight 2005 from Chicago to Minneapolis landed safely in Madison, Wisconsin to address a security concern with an unruly passenger,” an airlines spokesperson wrote in an email.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – President Donald Trump’s administration is quietly pushing national park, refuge and wilderness area managers to dramatically scale back hunting restrictions, raising questions about visitor safety and the impact on wildlife.
Millions of people around the world will pause Wednesday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. It’s an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and preserve a planet that is now home to some 8 billion humans and assorted trillions of other organisms.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts as critics argue the world-first ban on under-16s was failing.
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Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom. The Cupertino, California-based company called the demand spike an “unprecedented challenge” for the consumer electronics industry.
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NEW YORK (AP) – Saks Global, the parent company of Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, officially emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday with fewer stores, less debt, a more focused strategy to pamper the affluent – and a new name.
Today in History: June 29, Apple releases the first iPhone to consumers
Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160
House Republicans are looking to get their agenda on track after a chaotic week
Andy Burnham says he'd hand more power to local governments if he becomes UK leader
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President Donald Trump has won and lost some as the Supreme Court wraps its final week of a term focused on executive power. The justices said Monday that Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies with one exception, ruling that central banker Lisa Cook can keep her job at the Federal Reserve for now.
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli forces struck a tent sheltering displaced people in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least three Palestinians, including an 8-year-old boy and his grandfather, medical officials said. Health authorities in the coastal enclave said the drone strike hit a neighborhood in Deir al-Balah, one of the least damaged towns in central Gaza.
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ABDIN, Syria (AP) – As Israeli troops and vehicles entered the town of Abdin in southern Syria, residents blocked the roads with rocks, and some young men and boys threw stones to push back the military patrol. Tensions in this part of the country created by a buffer zone occupied by Israeli forces have flared into violence in recent days, leaving residents anxious that more escalation is coming.
The 250th anniversary of America’s liberation from a king kicked off with a campaign-style rally on the National Mall by President Donald Trump, whose face already stares down from banners fluttering from federal buildings across the nation’s capital.
People aren't the only ones hit by heat. Wildlife affected by hot temperatures
2 tropical storms pound Japan with floods and landslides, killing 1
Tropical Storm Mekkhala inundates cars and homes in southern Taiwan
Watch the moment a powerful earthquake rocks Venezuela
Wildfire burns through southern Utah pushed by strong winds
A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan
Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage
Rural area in Northern California jolted by its biggest quake since 1940
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Central Europe sizzles as heat records are smashed
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Drone video shows search of collapsed buildings after Venezuela quakes
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Vespa drivers join Rome parade as iconic scooter turns 80
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10 of 12 jurors say Palisades Fire suspect isn't guilty. Now he faces a retrial
Vespa drivers join Rome parade as iconic scooter turns 80
Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden?
Scratching that bug bite might feel good but it's a bad idea
People aren't the only ones hit by heat. Wildlife affected by hot temperatures
Australia plans to strengthen laws banning children from social media
Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips
Serena Williams' daughters see how hard she's working for Wimbledon return
Thousands of Vespa enthusiasts celebrate in Rome on 80th anniversary
