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Tens of thousands march against Georgia’s government as local election snubbed by opposition held

Tens of thousands march against Georgia’s government as local election snubbed by opposition held

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace, as the South Caucasus country held a m...

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Two girls found dead in New York in fatal game of ‘subway surfing,’ authorities say

Two girls found dead in New York in fatal game of ‘subway surfing,’ authorities say

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police found two girls dead early Saturday morning in what apparently was a game of “subway surfing” that turned out to be fatal, authorities said. Police said they r...

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Coalition files lawsuit against $100,000 H-1B visa fee

Coalition files lawsuit against $100,000 H-1B visa fee

SEATTLE (AP) — In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university profe...

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Trump wants to mine more coal from public lands as appetite for it lags

Trump wants to mine more coal from public lands as appetite for it lags

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials in the coming days are set to hold the government’s biggest coal sales in more than a decade, offering 600 million tons from publicly owned reserves next to s...

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Munich airport reopens after drone sightings disrupt operations

Munich airport reopens after drone sightings disrupt operations

MUNICH (AP) — Germany’s Munich Airport reopened Saturday morning after authorities shut it down the night before for the second time in less than 24 hours after two additional drone sightings, off...

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Are lithium-ion battery arrays on electrical grids safe? Residents voice concerns

Are lithium-ion battery arrays on electrical grids safe? Residents voice concerns

More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S. to store power that can be discharged in times of high demand. But as more energy storage...

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