MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The state of Vermont is getting $12 million in COVID-19 relief funds so communities can strengthen substance abuse programs, officials announced Thursday.In announcing the funds on the Statehouse steps in Montpelier, Democratic U...

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Stocks are closing higher Thursday, as gains by banks and technology companies led a broad rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new high.Healthcare was hurt by news late Wednesday that the White House supports waiving intellectual property rights for coronavirus vaccines to help immunize ...

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LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Virgin Orbit, the satellite launch company founded by Richard Branson, is targeting June for its next mission. The Long Beach, California-based company, which conducted its first successful launch last January, said Thursday it will launch satellites into orbit for the U...

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An investigation into a virtual charter school that has grown to become the largest public school in Oklahoma has been delayed due to inadequate transparency with public funds and a lack of cooperation by some employees, the state's multicounty grand jury said in a report issued...

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KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) - Park officials in Montana have made additional reservation tickets available this week for Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park after receiving complaints that the park was selling out too quickly...

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MEXICO CITY (AP) - A decision to change cars to get closer to a station exit may have saved Erik Bravo, a 34-year-old financial adviser who survived the collapse of an elevated line in Mexico City's subway system that killed 25 people and injured around 80...

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MEXICO CITY (AP) - With tourism shattered by the pandemic, critics say yet another cruise ship dock is the last thing that Mexico's Caribbean island of Cozumel needs. Cozumel already has three such docks, and before the pandemic it ranked as the world's busiest port of call for cruise ships...

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ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city's second Black woman executive who months ago was among those President Joe Biden considered for his running mate...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California air quality regulators are considering a rule that would curb diesel emissions from thousands of trucks that ferry goods from the growing number of massive warehouses in the region run by Amazon and other companies...

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IN THE NEWS: TOP APP STORE EXEC TESTIFIES AT TRIAL APPLE TOP APP SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - That closely-watched trial in California in which Apple is being sued over its App Store continues. Yesterday, a lawyer for Epic Games quizzed the man who runs the store for apps used on Apple's portable gear...

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ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's prime minister was preparing to leave for a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday to boost economic ties, the foreign ministry said.The two countries are expected to sign new agreements to bolster trade and economic links during Imran Khan's visit, which comes at the ...

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's exports rose by double digits in April, boosted by demand for processor chips as global manufacturing revived. Exports increased 38.7% over a year earlier to $35 billion in April, the 10th straight month of gains, Ministry of Finance data showed Friday...

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TIGARD, Ore. (AP) - Police in the Portland suburb of Tigard have announced the expansion of their body-worn camera program. The Tigard Police Department says all its officers will have the cameras in the next month, KPTV reported...

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital intensive care units reached alarming levels as Maine raced to vaccinate residents. More contagious COVID-19 variants are likely playing a role, officials said...

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HAYS, Kan. (AP) - A few years ago, Stuart Beckman drove 65 miles with a neighbor to attend a wedding in Saint Francis in the northwest corner of Kansas...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Six of South Carolina's most influential lawmakers will get together soon to see if they can agree on a proposal to overhaul state-owned utility Santee Cooper.The conference committee is needed because the House and Senate passed different versions of a bill giving regulators ...

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling for Washington to immediately stop paying out-of-work Americans an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits, saying the boost in government aid is giving some recipients less incentive to look for work...

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Norwegian Cruise Lines is threatening to steer clear of Florida after the governor signed an order banning businesses from requiring that customers show proof of vaccination against COVID-19...

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Two Republican leaders said Friday that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has committed to signing a bipartisan plan that boosts funding for public schools while also making more students eligible for private school scholarships...

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JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A Canadian electric-vehicle maker will build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Joliet to produce small trucks and heavier electric machinery, officials said Friday...

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A businessman who federal authorities say faked suicide to avoid prosecution for fraudulently seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans intended for businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic has agreed to plead guilty to some charges, according to court documents...

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri lawmakers approved a $35 billion budget on Friday that includes no funding for a Medicaid expansion approved by voters, putting Gov. Mike Parson's administration in a position to decide what to do next about the health care program for low-income residents...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's new administrator is big on tackling climate and diversifying the agency's workforce, but hedging on whether the U.S. can put astronauts on the moon by 2024. In his first interview since becoming NASA's top official this week, former Sen...

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's population fell by more than 182,000 people in 2020, marking the first year-over-year loss ever recorded for the nation's most populous state.State officials announced Friday that California's population dipped 0...

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota regulators got a green light Friday to adopt new "clean car" rules without getting approval from the Legislature.A ruling from an administrative law judge allows the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to move forward with its plan to write new regulations that would ...

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Boston Globe. May 5, 2021. Editorial: Count counties out of federal aid programThe six vestigial county governments in Massachusetts aren't equipped to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in federal economic relief...

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia fire chief who starred in an Oscar-nominated documentary about battling drug abuse in ground zero of the nation's opioid epidemic took the stand in a landmark trial Friday against three large drug distributors...

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NEW YORK (AP) - A fifth major league team has been able to relax coronavirus protocols after 85% of its players and other on-field personnel completed vaccination.Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association made the announcement Friday without identifying any teams and ...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paul Van Doren, co-founder of the Vans company whose iconic Southern California sneakers were beloved by skateboarders and became an international success, has died. He was 90.The company, based southeast of Los Angeles in Costa Mesa, announced Van Doren's death on social media ...

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico officials have released the names of dozens of people who are vying to be appointed to the state's new Cannabis Regulatory Advisory Committee...

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