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Dutch court to hear Greenpeace lawsuit against US energy company

AMSTERDAM (AP) – Judges in Amsterdam handed Greenpeace a preliminary victory on Wednesday in an anti-intimidation court case, rejecting a request from fossil fuel pipeline company Energy Transfer to toss the complaint out.

A decade after Standing Rock protests, Dakota Access oil pipeline gets OK

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Federal officials on Thursday gave final approval for the Dakota Access oil pipeline to continue operating its contentious Missouri River crossing, an outcome that comes nearly a decade after boisterous protests against the project on the North Dakota prairie.

Muskets like those from 1776 are mostly exempt from today's gun laws

HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) – With 165 grains of black powder in the barrel, a .75-caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket like the ones the redcoats carried in 1776 can hurl a lead ball at a velocity of around 1,000 feet (305 meters) per second.

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Anthropic's Mythos found vulnerabilities in classified US government systems

WASHINGTON (AP) – A U.S. official told The Associated Press on Tuesday that one of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence models had identified vulnerabilities in highly sensitive and secure U.S. government computer systems during a testing exercise.

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Poll: How Americans are feeling about the country's 250th anniversary

WASHINGTON (AP) – Duane Mitchell has big plans for America’s 250th anniversary. Mitchell, a 78-year-old veteran in Montana, plans to take a red, white and blue 1954 Chevrolet pickup that he restored and drive it in local parades for the Fourth of July.

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Premier says China's tech advancements an 'opportunity' for the world, not a threat

HONG KONG (AP) – China’s Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday defended the country’s technological advancements as an opportunity for the world rather than a threat.

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Poll: How Americans are feeling about the country's 250th anniversary

WASHINGTON (AP) – Duane Mitchell has big plans for America’s 250th anniversary. Mitchell, a 78-year-old veteran in Montana, plans to take a red, white and blue 1954 Chevrolet pickup that he restored and drive it in local parades for the Fourth of July.

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Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump sees America’s 250th anniversary as a chance to get the country excited again – about Donald Trump. The president is hosting a rally Wednesday on the National Mall in Washington. He has said it will be replete with a military flyover by stealth bombers, military bands, singer Lee Greenwood of “God Bless the USA” fame and a speech by Trump.

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Andy Burnham inches closer to power in Britain as Keir Starmer seeks a legacy

LONDON (AP) – Andy Burnham took a step closer to becoming Britain’s next prime minister without a contest on Wednesday when Cabinet minister Darren Jones, touted as a possible rival, said he would not run. The move came as Keir Starmer, who is seeking to secure a legacy before he leaves office.

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Starmer says he'll resign as UK prime minister, roiling British politics
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Vance says talks with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for deal to end war
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Russia strikes civilian infrastructure in various parts of Ukraine
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Starmer challenger Andy Burnham sworn in as UK lawmaker