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Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share

Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share

NEW YORK (AP) — Sinclair has submitted a bid to buy out E.W. Scripps for $7 per share, in a deal that could bring further consolidation across America’s local TV news landscape. Under the proposal...

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Malaysia to ban social media for children under 16 next year

Malaysia to ban social media for children under 16 next year

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia plans to ban social media accounts for people under 16 starting in 2026, joining Australia and a growing number of countries pushing tighter digital age limi...

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Philadelphia transit is racing to fix old trains that kept catching fire

Philadelphia transit is racing to fix old trains that kept catching fire

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and leaders of Philadelphia’s mass transit agency said Monday that the system is fully complying with federal orders to take measures to help ...

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Boeing’s troubled astronaut capsule will carry only cargo on next flight

Boeing’s troubled astronaut capsule will carry only cargo on next flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing and NASA have agreed to keep astronauts off the company’s next Starliner flight and instead perform a trial run with cargo to prove its safety. Monday’s announce...

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Hawaii farmers are investing in tech to monitor and protect property and livestock

Hawaii farmers are investing in tech to monitor and protect property and livestock

Hawaii farmers and ranchers are adopting new forms of technology at a rapid pace, which state agricultural officials say is a good sign for the future. The use of livestock-tracking devices has in...

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Avangrid gets final permit to build hydropower corridor through Maine

Avangrid gets final permit to build hydropower corridor through Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An energy company has received the final permit it needs from Maine to build a controversial hydropower transmission line project that promises to power hundreds of thousand...

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