The Associated Press

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A strain of bird flu detected in the U.S. could mean problems for your groceries

Thursday, February 24, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control says the recent bird flu detections do not present an immediate public health concern. No human cases of these viruses have been detected in the U.S.

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Emergency U.N. meeting is interrupted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Thursday, February 24, 2022

The urgent U.N. Security Council meeting was meant as an eleventh hour effort to dissuade Russia from sending troops into Ukraine. But the message became moot even as it was being delivered.

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Jam Master Jay's accused killer rapped in front of memorial mural, prosecutors say

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

In court papers opposing bail, prosecutors cited several instances when Karl Jordan Jr. proved himself a danger to the community by openly bragging about dealing drugs and possessing guns.

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Trudeau revokes emergency powers after Canada blockades end

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

On Friday, authorities launched the largest police operation in Canadian history, arresting at least 191 people and towing about about 80 vehicles until the streets in front of Parliament were clear.

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Trial begins for a former officer charged in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Brett Hankison fired 10 shots near a side door during the 2020 raid in Louisville, Ky., but none hit Breonna Taylor. Prosecutors say the bullets endangered her neighbors — a couple and their child.

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A rare fossil of a 170 million-year-old pterosaur with an 8-foot wingspan is found

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

The National Museum of Scotland said the fossil of the pterosaur is the largest of its kind ever discovered from the Jurassic period. A Ph.D. student made the discovery while on a field trip.

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Wildfires will increase and worsen globally, U.N. warns

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

The study being released on Wednesday warns of spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems coming from the increased threat of catastrophic wildfires.

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Alabama lawmakers advance transgender students bathroom ban

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

The effort by Alabama legislators comes after the U.S. Supreme Court last year rejected a Virginia school board's appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban.

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National Guard will help D.C. control traffic for truck convoys

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

The move comes in response to anticipated trucker convoys that aim to stage protests against pandemic restrictions.

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Tonga's internet is restored 5 weeks after big volcanic eruption

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

The restoration of the internet comes as the South Pacific island nation grapples with its first outbreak of the coronavirus.

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Archaeologists find a 9,000-year-old shrine in the desert in Jordan

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Researchers said the find "sheds an entire new light on the symbolism, artistic expression as well as spiritual culture of these hitherto unknown Neolithic populations."

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Judge to rule if Michigan school shooter will stay in an adult jail

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Text messages and items from a journal were offered by prosecutors as reasons to keep Ethan Crumbley in a cell at the Oakland County Jail instead of having him transferred to a juvenile facility.

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Prosecutor in George Floyd civil rights trial says 3 officers 'chose to do nothing'

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

A major part of the three former police officers' defense is that they were inadequately trained in intervention and that they deferred to the senior officer on the scene.

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The 'Wendy Williams Show' is ending with Sherri Shepherd waiting in the wings

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

"Sherri" will "inherit" the time slots on Fox owned-and-operated stations that have been the backbone of Williams' nationally syndicated talk show since 2008

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Oil prices jump and shares sink as Russian troops enter Ukraine

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Tensions in Eastern Europe are adding uncertainty at a time when markets have been preoccupied over how the world's central banks will act to counter surging inflation.

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Trump's social media site hits the app store a year after he was banned from Twitter

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Truth Social bills itself as "free from political discrimination." The app was not free from technical glitches, however, as users complained of a buggy registration process and long waitlists.

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Colombia's highest court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks

Monday, February 21, 2022

The decision by the tribunal of nine judges fell short of the expectations of pro-choice groups that had been pushing for abortion to be completely decriminalized in Colombia.

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Canadian lawmakers extend emergency powers act for truck protests

Monday, February 21, 2022

The act allows authorities to declare certain areas as no-go zones. It also allows police to freeze truckers' personal and corporate bank accounts and compel tow truck companies to haul away vehicles.

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Defense rests in federal trial of 3 police officers in George Floyd's killing

Monday, February 21, 2022

Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane's co-defendants, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, presented their cases last week.

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Steph Curry gets a 3-point record as LeBron James takes another NBA All-Star win

Monday, February 21, 2022

Curry made 16 3-pointers and scored 50 points on Sunday night. But James, as MVP Curry put it, "hit the game-winner" for a 163-160 victory over Team Durant.

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