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FILE - Nunay Mohamed, 25, who fled the drought-stricken Lower Shabelle area, holds her one-year old malnourished child at a makeshift camp for the displaced on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia on June 30, 2022. A U.N. report says many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not and a significant number are seeing conditions in their country deteriorating. But it says development in half of the world’s poorest countries remains below 2019 pre-pandemic levels. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

Many countries are bouncing back from the pandemic but the poorest are not, UN says

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A U.N. report says many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not and a significant number are seeing their conditions deteriorate. The U.N. Development Program … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 3/14/24

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2007 file photo, a for sale sign sits among an acreage of orange trees in Bartow, Fla. More people moved to a county rich with citrus groves located between two of Florida’s most populous metros than in any other county in the U.S. last year. That's according to estimates released Thursday, March 14, 2024 by the U.S. Census Bureau. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Florida citrus capital was top destination for US movers last year

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More people moved to a county rich with citrus groves located between two of Florida’s most populous metros than in any other county in the U.S. last year. That's according to estimates released … more

By MIKE SCHNEIDER | 3/14/24

President Joe Biden is heading to a Michigan bellwether county as the Democratic incumbent looks to shore up support in the key battleground state ahead of November (AP video: Mike Householder)

Biden heads to the Michigan county emerging as the swing state's top bellwether

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President Joe Biden will travel to Michigan's premier bellwether county of Saginaw as he looks to shore up support in the key battleground state ahead of November. Biden will be looking to energize … more

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI | 3/14/24

In tunnels dug hundreds of feet into the earth, hammers pound in search of something shiny and green, where oxygen is scarce and the heat so stifling it would make anyone sick. The hands holding these tools are those of a group of 200 Colombian women who search for emeralds in what is traditionally a man's world. (March 7) (AP Video/Marko Alvarez)

Women blast through gender barriers in Colombia's emerald mines, but struggle to emerge from poverty

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Deep inside mountain tunnels in Colombia where the heat is so intense it causes headaches, women with power tools are chipping away at boulders in search of gems. They have opened a difficult path … more

By ASTRID SUÁREZ | 3/14/24

Melissa Nelson, chair of the board of directors of the Sogorea Te' Land Trust, middle, gestures while speaking at a news conference in Berkeley, Calif., Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Berkeley's City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, March 12, 2024, to adopt an ordinance giving the title of the land to the Sogorea Te' Land Trust, a women-led, San Francisco Bay Area collective that works to return land to Indigenous people and that raised the funds needed to reach the agreement. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Indigenous people rejoice after city of Berkeley votes to return sacred Native land to Ohlone

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Ohlone people and others are rejoicing over the return of sacred Native land dating back thousands of years. They said at a news conference in Berkeley, California, on Wednesday that the move rights … more

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR | 3/13/24

FILE - National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy speaks to the media about the investigation on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in Portland, Ore., Jan. 6, 2024. Homendy, the nation’s chief accident investigator, said Wednesday, March 13, 2024, that her agency still doesn’t know who worked on the panel that blew off a jetliner in January and that Boeing’s CEO told her that he couldn’t provide the information because the company has no records about the job. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File)

Investigator says she asked Boeing's CEO who handled panel that blew off a jet. He couldn't help her

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The nation’s chief accident investigator says she's gone to the top of Boeing — the company's CEO — and still can't get answers about who worked on the panel that blew off a jetliner in … more

By The Associated Press | 3/13/24

This image provided by Guardant Health in March 13, 2024, shows a vial for their colon cancer blood test, Shield. According to a study published Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in the New England Journal of Medicine and sponsored by Guardant Health, the test performed well, further expanding screening options for a leading cause of cancer deaths. The test missed some cancers and won’t replace colonoscopy, the gold standard test. (Guardant Health via AP)

A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study, expanding options for screening

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A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study, offering a new kind of screening. The blood test looks for cancer by checking for DNA fragments shed by tumor cells and precancerous growths. … more

By CARLA K. JOHNSON | 3/13/24

FILE - British national newspapers are seen for sale at a newspapers vendor in Wimbledon, south London, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. The U.K. government said Wednesday, March 13, 2024, it will back legislation banning foreign state ownership of British newspapers and magazines, a move that could upend a planned takeover by a United Arab Emirates-led consortium of the Telegraph Media Group. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

UK government says it will back legislation to ban foreign state ownership of British newspapers

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The U.K. government says it will back legislation banning foreign state ownership of British newspapers and magazines, a move that could upend a planned takeover by a United Arab Emirates consortium … more

By PAN PYLAS | 3/13/24

FILE - Tesla CEO Elon Musk waves as he leaves the Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars after a visit in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Musk abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show,” a talk show on the social network X, after its former CNN anchor host recorded an interview with the billionaire for its first episode. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Musk abruptly cancels 'The Don Lemon Show' on X after he sits for the program's first interview

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Elon Musk has abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show” a talk show on his social media network, X. The move to cancel the show came after the former CNN anchor Lemon recorded an interview with the … more

By DAVID HAMILTON | 3/13/24

FILE - Pages from the United Healthcare website are displayed on a computer screen, Feb. 29, 2024, in New York. Federal civil rights investigators are looking into whether protected health information was exposed in a recent cyberattack against Change Healthcare, a massive U.S. health care technology company owned by UnitedHealth Group. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

The massive health care hack is now being investigated by the federal Office of Civil Rights

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Federal civil rights investigators are looking into whether protected health information was exposed in the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare. The Office for Civil Rights says it's also … more

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Shown is the Northampton generating station in Northampton, Pa., Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a plan to fight climate change Wednesday, saying he will back legislation to make power plant owners in Pennsylvania pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions and require utilities in the nation's third-biggest power-producer to buy more electricity from renewable sources. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Pennsylvania governor announces plan to fight climate change in his major energy-producing state

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is unveiling a plan to fight climate change. Shapiro announced Wednesday that he'll back legislation to make power plant owners in the state pay for their greenhouse … more

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARC LEVY | 3/13/24

Waymo's robotaxi service expands into Los Angeles, starting free rides in parts of the city

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Robotaxis are hitting the streets of Los Angeles. Google spinoff Waymo says on Thursday it will begin offering free rides to some of the roughly 50,000 people who have signed up for its driverless … more

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FILE - A shopper pushes a cart from the Trader Joe's supermarket on July 28, 2022, in Hadley, Mass. Trader Joe's mini canvas tote is the latest item to cause a stir on social media, so much so that resellers are taking advantage of the hype. (Carol Lollis/The Daily Hampshire Gazette via AP, File)

Trader Joe's $3 mini totes went viral on TikTok. Now, they're reselling for hundreds

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Trader Joe’s mini canvas tote is the latest item to cause a stir on social media, so much so that resellers are taking advantage of the hype. The mini totes are offered in four colors — blue, … more

By GAETANE LEWIS | 3/13/24

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board chairman Martin Garcia, right, deliver remarks during a news conference at CFTOD headquarters at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Feb. 22, 2024. The shake-up of Walt Disney World's governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. DeSantis' appointees continued Wednesday, March 13, 2024 with the departure of its board chairman who had been highly critical of Disney. Garcia's departure as chairman is coming a week after the district's administrator, Glen Gilzean, left to accept an appointment by DeSantis as interim elections supervisor in Orange County, the home of Orlando, at half the salary. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, file)

Shakeup continues at Disney district a year after takeover by DeSantis appointees

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The shakeup of Walt Disney World’s governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees continues with the departure of its board chairman. Martin … more

By MIKE SCHNEIDER | 3/13/24

FILE - A customer exits a Dollar Tree store holding a shopping bag on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. Dollar Tree says it plans to close nearly 1,000 stores and moved to a surprise loss in its fiscal fourth quarter as the discount retailer took a $1.07 billion goodwill impairment charge. Shares dropped more than 7% before the market open on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Dollar Tree to close nearly 1,000 stores, posts surprise fourth quarter loss

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Dollar Tree will close nearly 1,000 stores and swung to a surprise fourth quarter loss as the discount retailer took a related $1.07 billion goodwill impairment charge. Shares tumbled 15% before the … more

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN | 3/13/24

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, 4th from right, arrives at the Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Power has been restored to electric car manufacturer Tesla's factory near Berlin about a week after an outage believed to have been caused by arson, a network operator says. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Elon Musk visits a Tesla plant near Berlin as production resumes after a suspected arson attack

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is visiting the electric car maker’s first European plant as production resumes at the factory just outside Berlin, about a week after a suspected arson attack cut its power … more

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Brine evaporates in pools at the lithium extraction plant facilities of the SQM Lithium company near Peine, Chile, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. In the “lithium triangle” – a region spanning Argentina, Chile and Bolivia – native communities sit upon a treasure trove of the stuff: an estimated trillion dollars in lithium. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Native groups sit on a treasure trove of lithium. Now mines threaten their water, culture and wealth

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In the “lithium triangle” – a region spanning Argentina, Chile and Bolivia – native communities sit upon an estimated trillion dollars in lithium. The metal is key in the global fight against … more

By MEGAN JANETSKY, VICTOR R. CAIVANO & RODRIGO ABD | 3/13/24

This photo provided by Kia shows the 2024 EV9. The EV9 is the least expensive three-row electric SUV you can buy, but it won't seem like it when you drive it. (Courtesy of Kia America via AP)

Edmunds: Which three-row EV is best? Edmunds compares the Kia EV9 and Rivian R1S

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The electric three-row SUV segment is small but quickly growing. The all-new Kia EV9 is one of the latest electric family haulers to hit the market and is one of our top electric performers. It’s … more

By MICHAEL CANTU | 3/13/24

FILE - A sign advertises Yeezy shoes made by Adidas at Kickclusive, a sneaker resale store, in Paramus, N.J., on Oct. 25, 2022. Adidas said Wednesday March 13, 2024 that it's donated or is planning to give away more than $150 million to groups fighting antisemitism and other forms of hate from the sales of Yeezy shoes last year after it severed ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Yeezy shoe sales lead Adidas to $150 million in donations to anti-hate groups

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Adidas says it’s donated or is planning to give away more than $150 million to groups fighting antisemitism and other forms of hate from the sales of Yeezy shoes last year. The German sportswear … more

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$Plainclothes policemen have a chat as they stand watch outside the barricaded Sichuan Trust office building in Chengdu in southwestern China's Sichuan Province on Feb. 27, 2024. Some investors in a troubled trust fund in China are facing financial ruin under a government plan to return a fraction of their money, casualties of a slump in the property industry and a broader economic slowdown. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)$

Elderly retirees face big losses after Chinese trust goes bust, reflecting turbulent economy

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Some investors in a troubled Chinese trust fund are facing financial ruin under a government plan to return a fraction of their money back. They are casualties of China’s broader troubles as the … more

By DAKE KANG | 3/13/24