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Rare blackout hits the Dominican Republic as crews scramble to restore power

Rare blackout hits the Dominican Republic as crews scramble to restore power

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A rare blackout hit the entire Dominican Republic on Tuesday, snarling traffic and paralyzing businesses in the country of nearly 11 million people. Offici...

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Apple pulls two gay dating apps in China under government order

Apple pulls two gay dating apps in China under government order

BANGKOK (AP) — Apple said it has pulled two of China’s biggest gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, under pressure from Chinese authorities, in the latest sign of a tightening grip on the LGBTQ+ comm...

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What to know about Trump’s plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend

What to know about Trump’s plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump boasts that his tariffs protect American industries, lure factories to the United States, raise money for the federal government and give him diplomatic le...

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Company that monitors addiction treatment for medical providers exiting Montana contract in January

Company that monitors addiction treatment for medical providers exiting Montana contract in January

The national private company operating a highly scrutinized addiction monitoring program for nurses, doctors and other medical providers will exit its contract with Montana’s labor department at t...

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Indigenous groups get the spotlight at UN climate talks

Indigenous groups get the spotlight at UN climate talks

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous people are used to adapting, so when the power failed at their kickoff event at this year’s United Nations climate talks, they rolled with it. Participants from aro...

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Editing video takes on new significance, as BBC uproar shows

Editing video takes on new significance, as BBC uproar shows

In the space of a few months, one of the more straightforward journalistic tasks — editing tape for broadcast — has been behind a $16 million legal settlement, a network’s change in how it offers ...

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