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Wisconsin appeals court overturns ruling allowing for emailing ballots to disabled voters

Wisconsin appeals court overturns ruling allowing for emailing ballots to disabled voters

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court ruled Wednesday that disabled people are not allowed to receive absentee ballots by email, overturning a lower court's ruling less than three weeks before the April 1 election .
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Canada-linked team finds Saturn has 128 more moons, leaving Jupiter in cosmic dust

Canada-linked team finds Saturn has 128 more moons, leaving Jupiter in cosmic dust

VANCOUVER — Canadian and other researchers have confirmed Saturn as the solar system’s undisputed “moon king," after discovering 128 more moons circling the ringed planet.
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FTC asks judge to delay Amazon trial due to resource constraints

The Federal Trade Commission asked a federal judge on Wednesday to delay a trial in a case accusing Amazon of using deceptive practices in its Prime subscription program, citing staffing and budgetary challenges at the government agency.
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Archaeologists uncover the oldest known partial face fossil of a human ancestor in western Europe

Archaeologists uncover the oldest known partial face fossil of a human ancestor in western Europe

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone and upper jaw – was found in northern Spain in 2022.
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A capsule look at the U Sports women's basketball Final 8

A capsule look at the U Sports women's basketball Final 8

A capsule look at the eight teams competing in the U Sports women's basketball Final 8 in Vancouver. Teams are listed by seeding heading into the tournament, along with their respective regular-season records.
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RFK Jr. is targeting ultraprocessed foods. What are they, and are they bad for you?

RFK Jr. is targeting ultraprocessed foods. What are they, and are they bad for you?

In the Trump administration’s quest to “Make America Healthy Again,” there may be no bigger target than ultraprocessed foods. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Inside the government study trying to understand the health effects of ultraprocessed foods

Inside the government study trying to understand the health effects of ultraprocessed foods

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Sam Srisatta, a 20-year-old Florida college student, spent a month living inside a government hospital here last fall, playing video games and allowing scientists to document every morsel of food that went into his mouth.
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French publishers and authors sue Meta over copyright works used in AI training

French publishers and authors sue Meta over copyright works used in AI training

French publishers and authors said Wednesday they're taking Meta to court, accusing the social media company of using their works without permission to train its artificial intelligence model.
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The US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say

The US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation's weather, ocean and fisheries agency, four people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press.
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Takeaways from our investigation on AI-powered school surveillance

Takeaways from our investigation on AI-powered school surveillance

Thousands of American schools are turning to AI-powered surveillance technology for 24/7 monitoring of student accounts and school-issued devices like laptops and tablets.
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