AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Ashley Scott describes the emotional side of her job as a death doula like a fountain in the middle of a lake.Her job is to help shepherd a dying person through an experience that is so intimate, common and yet mostly taboo in American culture...

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PERRY, Ga. (AP) - A Canadian company will invest $30 million to increase production at a middle Georgia sawmill, part of a series of overhauls of its Georgia sawmills.Interfor announced the overhaul Tuesday of its 140-employee Perry sawmill with completion scheduled sometime in the second half of ...

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LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - California-based Rocket Lab said a launch of satellites from its facility in New Zealand failed Saturday.The problem occurred during ignition of the Electron rocket's second stage, the company said in a statement...

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Arizona Republicans say the voter restrictions they're pushing after President Joe Biden's win in the state last year are designed to strengthen the integrity of future elections...

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BERLIN (AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she understands young people's frustration about the pace of efforts to combat climate change, but is stressing the need to build political majorities to support effective action...

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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Matt Kauffman was at an Italian conference and talking over coffee with fellow ecologists when he got to thinking that the challenges facing Wyoming's migratory deer, elk and pronghorn are shared by wildlife around the world...

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ORONO, Maine (AP) - The federal government has awarded more than $300,000 to a University of Maine engineering professor who is working to increase production of an environmentally friendly disinfectant...

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - As violence flares within Israel and on a day in which Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City killed at least 42 people Sunday, it was business as usual for a senior Israeli tourism official in Dubai as she promoted the country as a must-see destination for Muslim ...

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NEW YORK (AP) - Four people have been arrested in connection with subway slashings and assaults early Friday - a series of crimes that's sharpened the ongoing debate over safety and policing in New York City's transit system...

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ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday ordered that state taxes on motor fuels remain suspended for another week to offset higher prices after a computer hack shut down the Colonial Pipeline that carries fuel to much of Georgia...

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland is ending its statewide mask mandate this weekend, following guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday.The mask mandate will end effective Saturday, the Republican governor said at a news conference...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A fading coronavirus crisis and an astounding windfall of tax dollars have reshuffled California's emerging recall election, allowing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to talk about an end to most COVID-19 restrictions and propose billions in new spending as he looks to fend off ...

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - When COVID-19 swept into the United States last year, the domestic supply chain for food and all manner of products took a tectonic hit, underscoring just how vulnerable the country is when it comes to getting goods to market...

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) _ Delek US Holdings Inc. (DK) on Tuesday reported a loss of $98.6 million in its first quarter...

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Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. May 2, 2021. Editorial: Officials should show their workEveryone remembers those math worksheets from elementary school...

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Myanmar's security forces movedin and the street lamps went black. In house after house, people shut off their lights...

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BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday in light trading while China and Japan were closed for holidays...

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DALLAS (AP) _ HollyFrontier Corp. (HFC) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $148.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier...

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MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) _ Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $310 million...

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Performance Food Group Co. (PFGC) on Wednesday reported a loss of $7.6 million in its fiscal third quarter...

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ Editas Medicine Inc. (EDIT) on Wednesday reported a loss of $56.7 million in its first quarter...

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