Booming Colo. town asks, ‘Where will water come from?’
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Les Schwab Amphitheater to soon require proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test for all events
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By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Independent ethnic organizations that have been providing health care in Myanmar…
Continue ReadingThe latest on Afghanistan as the Taliban take charge
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Continue ReadingAugust 19, 2021, Afghanistan-Taliban news
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Continue ReadingUS struggles to speed Kabul airlift despite Taliban, chaos
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Continue ReadingBiden: Greater threats than Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
By ROBERT BURNS, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Biden says that even with the Taliban in power in…
Continue ReadingMisread warnings helped lead to chaotic Afghan evacuation
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The warnings were clear: The Afghan government would likely fall once U.S.…
Continue ReadingAid flows a bit more quickly into Haiti; challenges remain
By MARK STEVENSON and EVENS SANON Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s entrenched poverty, insecurity and lack of basic…
Continue Reading4 Takeaways: AP investigates gunshot detection technology
By GARANCE BURKE, MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press Michael Williams, a 65-year-old grandfather from Chicago, sat…
Continue Reading4 Takeaways: AP investigates gunshot detection technology
By GARANCE BURKE, MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press Michael Williams, a 65-year-old grandfather from Chicago, sat…
Continue ReadingHurricane Grace makes a mess of Mexico’s Mayan Riviera
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press TULUM, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Grace has struck Mexico’s Caribbean coast just south of the ancient Mayan…
Continue ReadingPolice jailed a man for murder; algorithm was key evidence
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Continue ReadingDemocratic-led committees vow investigations on Afghanistan
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic-led congressional committees are vowing to press President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingWhat is being done to distribute COVID-19 vaccines globally?
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Several groups are working to get COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries, but the efforts are falling…
Continue ReadingHow AI-powered tech landed man in jail with scant evidence
By GARANCE BURKE, MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Williams’ wife pleaded with him to…
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