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US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say

TECATE, Mexico (AP) - White sage burning, Norma Meza Calles gathers guests at a Mexican wellness resort into a semicircle facing Kuuchamaa Mountain and asks everyone to close their eyes and feel its presence. "This is sacred to us ...
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Tiny patients, big fight: NICU parents win leave in 2 states and push for more

NEW YORK (AP) - Moments after his daughter Olivia was born, Marlon White felt his wife's hand slacken as she fainted. The baby, born at 29 weeks weighing about 2 pounds, wasn't making a sound as she was rushed ...
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In the US South, an appeals court leans farther right than the Supreme Court

By Nate Raymond May 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to preserve mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone marked the latest time that the nation's top judicial body has reined in an even more right-leaning appeals court, ...
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Maine communities mourn the 27-year-old firefighter killed in a lumber mill explosion

MORRILL, Maine (AP) - A 27-year-old firefighter killed in a huge fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Maine's midcoast region was honored Saturday, a day after the incident that injured at least 11 others. A memorial of flowers ...
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USS Ford returns home after 11-month deployment supporting the Iran war and Maduro’s capture

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world largest aircraft carrier, returned home to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War, that saw it support the U.S. war with Iran ...
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South Korea says it will pursue all options to avoid Samsung strike

SEOUL, May 17 (Reuters) - South Korea will pursue all options, including emergency arbitration, to avoid a labour strike at the country's biggest employer Samsung Electronics and to minimise any damage if one does occur, its prime minister said ...
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Senate parliamentarian deals blow to $1 billion security proposal for White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president's new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules, according to the Senate parliamentarian, dealing a blow to Republican plans to ...
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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. In a post on ...
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Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks

Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they're unlikely to dim the growing popularity of vacation cruises, according to industry representatives and travel experts. In fact, many within the industry still expect a ...
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As electric bills rise, some states are focusing on the growing profits of utilities

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The artificial intelligence boom is leading to fights in some states over growing utility profits, as governors, attorneys general and others protesting rising electricity bills say cash-strapped residents are stuck in a broken system. Officials and ...
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Hawaii’s worst flooding in 20 years leaves farmers struggling and fewer veggies at the market

WAIALUA, Hawaii (AP) - The reddish-brown mud that smothered Bok Kongphan's Hawaii farm has hardened in the tropical sun. Irrigation tubes lie in a tangle where his lemongrass, cucumber and okra once flourished. His niece, Jeni Balanay, lost her crops ...
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US Treasury allows sanctions waiver on Russian seaborne oil to lapse

May 16 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Saturday allowed a sanctions waiver to lapse that had previously allowed countries including India to buy Russian seaborne oil after a month-long extension aimed at easing oil supply shortages and high ...
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