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California’s rainy season is here. What does it mean for water supply?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a dry start to winter, California’s rainy season is finally well under way. December downpours sent water racing through streets in coastal Ventura County and the city of Santa Barbara. Flash floods hit San Diego in late January, and back-to-back atmospheric river-fueled storms arrived earlier this month, causing wind damage in Northern California and hundreds …

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Private lander makes first US moon landing in more than 50 years

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back until flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact. Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines, the company that built and managed the craft, confirmed that it had landed upright. But it …

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EEUU: Acusan a compañía de limpieza de emplear menores en procesadoras de carne

DES MOINES, Iowa, EE.UU. (AP) — Las autoridades estadounidenses han acusado a otra compañía de limpieza de contratar ilegalmente por lo menos a dos docenas de menores para limpiar peligrosas plantas procesadoras de carne, en el ejemplo más reciente de trabajo infantil que según funcionarios se está volviendo común. El Departamento de Trabajo le pidió a un juez federal emitir …

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Denmark records highest number of antisemitic incidents since WWII, part of a grim European trend

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The number of antisemitic incidents registered in Denmark since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that ignited the war in Gaza has reached levels not seen since World War II, the head of the Scandinavian country’s small Jewish community said Thursday. “We have seen the the biggest antisemitic wave in Denmark since 1943,” when Denmark was …

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Bolsonaro guarda silencio ante investigación sobre intento de golpe en Brasil

RÍO DE JANEIRO (AP) — El expresidente brasileño Jair Bolsonaro y algunos de sus principales excolaboradores se reunieron el jueves con la policía como parte de una investigación en torno a las acusaciones de que tramaron un golpe militar para derrocar a su sucesor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro llegó a la sede de la Policía Federal en la …

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Houthi rebel attack sets cargo ship ablaze, forces Israel to intercept another attack near Eilat

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched attacks Thursday on both Israel and a ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden, setting the vessel ablaze and again demonstrating their ability to launch assaults despite facing U.S.-led airstrikes targeting their forces. The rebels’ supreme leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, announced an “the escalation in sea operations” conducted by his …

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Wisconsin bills to fight ‘forever chemicals’ pollution, speed ballot counting in jeopardy

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Measures that would legalize medical marijuana, spend $125 million to combat pollution from “forever chemicals” and allow election officials to speed up the counting of absentee ballots all appear to be doomed as the Wisconsin Legislature approaches the end of its session for the year. The Assembly plans to meet for a last time on Thursday, …

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Man arrested after setting off homemade firework near Southern California shopping center

TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — A man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly setting off a homemade firework near a Southern California shopping center, police said. Reports of an explosion at The Village at Tustin Legacy prompted authorities to evacuate several businesses, including Chipotle, said Eric Davidson, a spokesperson for Regency Centers, which owns and operates The Village. There were no injuries …

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Greek prime minister asks India to build global partnerships amid Ukraine and Middle East wars

NEW DELHI (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday asked India to play a leading role in building international partnerships to meet the unprecedented challenges brought by the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and changes in climate and energy security. “We view India as one of the main pillars of stability and security in the Indo-Pacific …

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