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France celebrates Bastille Day amid virus fears, tensions

France celebrates Bastille Day amid virus fears, tensions

PARIS (AP) — Bastille Day is back, sort of.
US to begin evacuating Afghans who aided American military

US to begin evacuating Afghans who aided American military

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday that it is prepared to begin evacuation flights for Afghan interpreters and translators who aided the U.S.
Candace Parker to be first woman on cover of NBA 2K game

Candace Parker to be first woman on cover of NBA 2K game

NEW YORK (AP) — Candace Parker grew up playing video games, and now she'll be the first female basketball player on the cover of one.
Johnson & Johnson recalling sunscreens due to benzene traces

Johnson & Johnson recalling sunscreens due to benzene traces

Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that it is recalling five of its sunscreen products after some samples were found to contain low levels of benzene, a chemical that can cause cancer with repeated exposure.
Court orders shorter sentence for 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic

Court orders shorter sentence for 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic

DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that “Tiger King” Joe Exotic should get a shorter prison sentence for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws.
Rare whooping cranes raised for wild as COVID rules relax

Rare whooping cranes raised for wild as COVID rules relax

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A year after pandemic precautions all but halted work to raise the world’s most endangered cranes for release into the wild, the efforts are back in gear.
Meghan, Prince Harry to develop new Netflix animated series

Meghan, Prince Harry to develop new Netflix animated series

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meghan and Prince Harry’s second Netflix project will focus on a 12-year-old girl’s adventures in an animated series.
Device taps brain waves to help paralyzed man communicate

Device taps brain waves to help paralyzed man communicate

In a medical first, researchers harnessed the brain waves of a paralyzed man unable to speak — and turned what he intended to say into sentences on a computer screen.
Bezos donates $200M to Smithsonian for Air and Space Museum

Bezos donates $200M to Smithsonian for Air and Space Museum

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amazon founder and soon-to-be-space traveler Jeff Bezos is donating $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution to boost its National Air and Space Museum, the largest gift received by the institution since its founding in 1846.
Study: alcohol consumption linked to thousands of cancer cases in Canada in 2020

Study: alcohol consumption linked to thousands of cancer cases in Canada in 2020

TORONTO — Researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health say alcohol was linked to thousands of cancer cases in Canada last year, and that even mild to moderate drinking poses risk of developing the disease in the future.
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