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Apple debuts AI features; how plastics became ingrained in our lives

Apple announced several new AI features and a partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI at its Worldwide Developers Conference. How the plastic industry ingrained the material into our lives — and what activists are trying to do about it.

June 11, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
The number of Americans who are wrongfully detained abroad has increased in the last decade. If they’re able to return to the U.S, they face bureaucratic hurdles to get their life back on track.

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U.S. citizens detained abroad still face tax fines. Lawmakers want to change that

The number of Americans who are wrongfully detained abroad has increased in the last decade. If they’re able to return to the U.S, they face bureaucratic hurdles to getting their lives back on track.

June 11, 2024
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  • Barbara Sprunt
President Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris on June 7. Biden announced another $225 million in weapons for Ukraine, part of the recently approved package of $60 billion in military assistance.

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How 2 unexpected wars are defining Biden's presidency

President Biden pulled U.S. troops out of Afghanistan and showed no desire for other military adventures. But the unexpected wars in Ukraine and Gaza have become defining issues of his presidency.

June 11, 2024
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  • Greg Myre
Hurricane Ian passes over western Cuba in 2022, as captured by a U.S. weather satellite. Climate change is causing more extreme weather, and creates new challenges for weather forecasters.

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FAQ: 5 things to know about weather forecasts and climate change

Climate change means more extreme weather across the U.S. That’s a challenge for weather forecasters.

June 11, 2024
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  • Rebecca Hersher
For generations, Yup'ik women have gathered for "throwing parties" in the coastal villages of Western Alaska to celebrate firsts (like the first seal caught by a young family member). In late April, a group of women gathered for a throwing party in the village of Mertarvik to help Mildred Tom celebrate her daughter's graduation and the recent accomplishments of her grandchildren.<br><br> <br>

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In some Alaska villages, hunting and fishing season starts with a "throwing party"

Also known as “seal parties,” the tradition brings women together to mark first catches and — more recently — other achievements as well.

June 11, 2024
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  • Emily Schwing
Mary Fran Lyons circa 2003.

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A woman undergoing chemotherapy gets a special message from a stranger

Not long after chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, Mary Fran Lyons was walking through a mall, self-conscious about losing her hair. Then a stranger came up to her and gave her hope.

June 11, 2024
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  • Laura Kwerel
Caitlin Clark, the heralded Indiana Fever rookie, signs autographs after a game against the Washington Mystics that was attended by more than 20,000 fans, the highest attendance for a WNBA game in 17 years.

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The WNBA, capturing excitement around Caitlin Clark, boasts more viewers than ever

With record attendance and viewership, the WNBA seems to have capitalized on the explosion of interest in women's basketball driven in large part by Clark, who is now a rookie with the Indiana Fever.

June 11, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
This image shows Capt. John Sax, one of five U.S. Marines killed in 2022 when their MV-22B Osprey crashed in California. Over the last two years, four Osprey crashes have killed a total of 20 service members. On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the House subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing into the Osprey's safety record and Pentagon management of the program.

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As Congress scrutinizes the Osprey, families balance grief with pilots' love for it

Families of service members lost in crashes say that if the Osprey is going to keep flying they want Bell Flight, Boeing and the Pentagon's V-22 joint program office to make the aircraft safe.

June 11, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on April 23, 2024.

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South Korean troops fired warning shots after brief border incursion from North

While Sunday's incident happened amid simmering tensions between the two Koreas, observers say it won't likely develop into another source of animosity.

June 11, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield (center) votes during a U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at U.N. headquarters on Monday. The Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution supporting a cease-fire plan in Gaza.

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The U.N. Security Council endorses U.S. cease-fire plan to end the war in Gaza

The council voted 14-0 to support President Biden’s step-by-step plan for a cease-fire, an exchange of hostages and prisoners and an end to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

June 10, 2024
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  • Michele Kelemen
This city-run shelter for migrants in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, is next to an international bridge that connects with El Paso, Texas.

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Venezuelan family traveled for 3 months, only to be denied asylum claim at the border

President Joe Biden’s executive actions that temporarily halts most asylum claims at the southern border is leaving many immigrant families in limbo, hoping they’ll be eligible to reunite with their loved ones.

June 10, 2024
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  • Michelle Jokisch Polo
American Indian activist Leonard Peltier speaks during an interview at the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan., in 1999. Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has a parole hearing Monday, June 10, 2024.

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  • National

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has first parole hearing in a decade

The Indigenous activist has been in prison nearly 50 years for the 1975 killing of two FBI agents. In ailing health, supporters say this might be his last bid for freedom.

June 10, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid acknowledges fans as he celebrates Real Madrid defeating Borussia Dortmund during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Final at Wembley Stadium on June 1. The Brazilian star was the target of racist chants last year -- an incident that sparked international outrage and has now resulted in prison terms.

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Racist taunts against soccer star Vinícius Júnior land men 8 months in Spanish prison

The taunts and monkey gestures sparked widespread outrage — and led the soccer star and others to say the problems were far bigger than a handful of fans.

June 10, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
 U.S. President Joe Biden greets President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during a welcome ceremony as part of the '2023 North American Leaders' Summit at Palacio Nacional on January 09, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. <br/>

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In attempting to curtail immigration, the U.S. looks for allies in Latin America

The Biden administration has partnered with Mexico to tryi to stop the flow of migrants. But also is changing the tone of the relationship with other countries who recently elected new leaders.

June 10, 2024
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  • Jasmine Garsd
Elections workers empty a bin to count postal ballots for the European Union elections in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday.

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Takeaways from the European parliamentary elections

Results indicate a surge of support for parties that are far to the right of the political spectrum. However, the largest political groupings in the next parliament will continue to be in the center.

June 10, 2024
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  • Willem Marx
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