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Indigenous groups take aim at Ecuador plan to develop new oil projects worth $47 billion

Indigenous groups take aim at Ecuador plan to develop new oil projects worth $47 billion

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Seven Indigenous groups in Ecuador’s Amazon have denounced a government plan to offer dozens of blocks of land for oil exploration, saying it threatens their ancestral land...

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Silvia Venturini Fendi unveils vibrant Spring-Summer 2026 collection at Milan Fashion Week

Silvia Venturini Fendi unveils vibrant Spring-Summer 2026 collection at Milan Fashion Week

MILAN (AP) — Silvia Venturini Fendi has taken full creative control of her family’s fashion house, unleashing her powers on a co-ed Spring-Summer 2026 collection previewed during Milan Fashion Wee...

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North-central Montana tribe bans the sale, use and possession of kratom on its reservation

North-central Montana tribe bans the sale, use and possession of kratom on its reservation

The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council has banned the sale, use and possession of kratom, an unregulated plant-derived substance that can have addictive properties from the tribe’s reservation in n...

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Attorneys say spinal disability not a factor in Universal Orlando death

Attorneys say spinal disability not a factor in Universal Orlando death

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a man who died last week after riding a roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort’s newest theme park said Monday that they believe he smacked his...

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Xcel Energy to pay $640M to settle Colorado wildfire lawsuits

Xcel Energy to pay $640M to settle Colorado wildfire lawsuits

DENVER (AP) — Xcel Energy said Wednesday it expects to pay about $640 million to settle lawsuits alleging it was responsible for starting Colorado’s most destructive wildfire that killed two peopl...

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23 workers rescued after 43 hours in collapsed Colombia gold mine

23 workers rescued after 43 hours in collapsed Colombia gold mine

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Twenty-three workers were rescued Wednesday after spending 43 hours trapped in a collapsed underground gold mine in northern Colombia. The miners were met with applause as ...

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