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Written by By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press

Published: 18 May 2023

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For years, when the tiny Alaska Native village of Rampart's awful internet service would go down, the only way to reach the outside world was to await the small airplane that touched down daily with supplies and the occasional visitor.

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Written by BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press

Published: 18 May 2023

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills Wednesday that ban gender-affirming care for minors, target drag shows, restrict discussion of “preferred pronouns” in schools and force people to use certain bathrooms.

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Written by ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press

Published: 17 May 2023

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If the recent bank collapses have you worried about the safety of your money, here's what you need to know:

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Written by DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

Published: 17 May 2023

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Millions of people in the U.S. rely on benefits that could go unpaid and services that could be disrupted, or halted altogether, if the government can't pay its bills for an extended period.

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Written by WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer

Published: 17 May 2023

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Emily Reed lost her younger sister Jessica more than 10 years ago. For much of the last decade, she’s visited Jessica’s Twitter page to help “keep her memory alive.”

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Written by CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America

Published: 16 May 2023

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13-year-old Shreya Nallamothu was scrolling through social media when she noticed a pattern: Children even younger than her were the stars. But as she watched more and more posts of kids pushing products or their mishaps going viral, she started to wonder: Who is looking out for them?

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Written by MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer

Published: 16 May 2023

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The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention "will be critical to mitigate the risks of increasingly powerful” AI systems.

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Written by Marian Moser Jones, The Ohio State University and Amy Lauren Fairchild, The Ohio State University

Published: 15 May 2023

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Both the WHO and the White House have made clear that while the emergency phase of the pandemic has ended, the virus is here to stay

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Written by COLLEEN LONG Associated Press

Published: 14 May 2023

 

The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process. The new rules come with the end of Title 42 restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border for the last three years

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Written by By ADRIANA MORGA and CORA LEWIS Associated Press

Published: 12 May 2023

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The U.S. has approved more than $42 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness for more than 615,000 borrowers in the past 18 months as part of a program aimed at getting more people to work in public service jobs