TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - When Norma Alcantar got a call last month from Judy Genshaft, the former University of South Florida president, she wondered what had happened.She was pleasantly surprised to hear that she would be inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame...

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Impromptu street celebrations erupted across Spain as the clock struck midnight on Saturday, when a six-month-long national state of emergency to contain the spread of coronavirus ended and many nighttime curfews were lifted...

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BEIJING (AP) - China's space agency said a core segment of its biggest rocket reentered Earth's atmosphere above the Maldives in the Indian Ocean and that most of it burned up early Sunday. Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, who tracked the tumbling rocket part, said on Twitter, "An ocean ...

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RICHMOND, Va., (AP) - Police Chief Will Cunningham came to work four years ago to find that his six-officer department was the victim of a crime. Hackers had taken advantage of a weak password to break in and encrypt the files of the department in Roxana, a small town in Illinois near St...

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BUNKER HILL, Ind. (AP) - An overhaul on a new jet fueling system has been completed at northern Indiana's Grissom Air Reserve Base following several years of work to replace a system installed in the 1950s...

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ROME (AP) - More than 1,200 migrants in several decrepit, overcrowded fishing boats on Sunday reached a tiny Italian island in a span of 12 hours, as human traffickers exploited calm seas and warm weather to launch multiple vessels, the mayor said...

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NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA fined David Griffin of the New Orleans Pelicans $50,000 on Sunday for publicly criticizing officiating and making comments the league considered detrimental.The decision came two days after Griffin, the Pelicans' executive vice president of basketball operations, spoke out ...

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CHICAGO (AP) - Helmut Jahn, a prominent German architect who designed an Illinois state government building and worked on the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington, was killed when two vehicles struck the bicycle he was riding outside Chicago...

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A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:INFLATION SURGE?A key measure of U.S. inflation is expected to have increased in April for the third straight month...

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CATAWBA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina cardboard factory has found itself in the middle of a stinky situation as environmental regulators order it to lower emissions after receiving thousands of complaints relating to a "noxious," rotten egg-like smell coming from the plant...

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BERLIN (AP) - German pharmaceutical company BioNTech reported a net profit of 1.13 billion euros ($1.37 billion) in the first quarter of this year on the back of strong revenues from its coronavirus vaccine...

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DALLAS (AP) _ Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) on Monday reported a loss of $90.8 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had a loss of 22 cents. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 8 cents per share...

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BATH, Maine (AP) - The Navy's top officer is paying a visit to shipbuilder Bath Iron Works.Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, is scheduled to tour ships that are under construction and speak to shipyard workers and leaders on Monday about upcoming milestones in ship production...

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico has joined several other states that have reinstated the work search requirement for people who receive unemployment payments.Starting this week, state labor officials said claimants must verify that they have made at least two work search contacts per week to ...

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LAS VEGAS (AP) - One big casino operator says it'll begin charging parking fees again at events and its Las Vegas Strip resorts.The move by MGM Resorts International marks the end of free parking that lingered after pandemic-related casino shutdowns...

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana residents receiving unemployment benefits will again have to show they are actively searching for work as the governor Tuesday reinstated a requirement that he lifted soon after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the state...

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NEW YORK (AP) - The Major League Baseball Players Association increased its liquid assets by about $19 million to $178.5 million ahead of collective bargaining that could lead to a spring training lockout next year...

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MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers and Bucks are both bringing more fans back into their buildings as the coronavirus crisis ebbs.The clubs announced separately on Tuesday that they will raise their fan capacity limits to 50...

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The man who transformed the Vermont-based Orvis company from a niche fly-fishing supply company into a global retailer of outdoor supplies, apparel and protector of the environment has died. Leigh H...

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A speed limit for ships in part of the Gulf of Mexico south of the Florida Panhandle is needed to protect the few remaining endangered whales there, environmental groups said Tuesday...

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___Gas stations report shortages as pipeline shutdown drags onCHAMBLEE, Ga. (AP) - More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers entered its ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday that the extra federal unemployment aid offered amid the COVID-19 pandemic won't be available in Tennessee starting July 3, including the end of $300 weekly additional payments...

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Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday touted Kentucky's progress toward reaching a post-pandemic normal while celebrating a startup bourbon distillery - the kind of event his predecessors savored.The governor participated in a ribbon cutting for a tasting room where visitors will sample spirits crafted at ...

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will consider a ban on new mining on large expanses of public lands in Western states to protect a struggling bird species, the greater sage grouse...

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A data expert testifying at a landmark opioid trial in West Virginia said Tuesday that the potency of prescription drugs sent to local communities increased over time, but the three large drug distributors being sued tried to discredit his analysis...

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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska court system said Tuesday it had restored email capabilities nearly two weeks after a cybersecurity attack.The court system, in a statement, said it doesn't know who was behind the attack, why the court system was targeted or how long it will be before services are ...

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The conviction of a retired U.S. Air Force officer who used a racial slur while speaking to a Black store clerk and Black customer was overturned Tuesday by a federal appeals court that found his speech was protected by the First Amendment under the circumstances...

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HONOLULU (AP) - Honolulu's mayor on Tuesday said he would appoint former U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa to the board of the city's rail line as the long-delayed and massively over-budget project faces a funding shortfall that could prevent construction from continuing to its original intended ...

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