WASHINGTON —After three nasty years, the La Nina weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane activity and worsens Western drought is gone, the...

Pet

NPR: A wild cat was found in Cincinnati with cocaine in its system. No, it’s not a movie

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You've probably heard of Cocaine Bear, the box-office hit about a black bear's drug-fueled feeding frenzy. But have you heard of "cocaine...

Science & Technology

CNN reporter calls his parents using AI voice. Watch what happens next

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Can CNN correspondent Donie O'Sullivan's parents spot the difference between their son's voice and an AI version? An online tool creates convincing...

Business

CNN: Silicon Valley Bank collapses after failing to raise capital

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New YorkCNN—Silicon Valley Bank collapsed Friday morning after a stunning 48 hours in which its capital crisis set off fears of a...

Entertainment & Arts

BBC: Roberto Firmino: Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp ‘little bit surprised’ by striker’s decision to leave

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The Brazil forward will end an eight-year stay at Anfield when his contract expires in June. Firmino, 31, had...

Business

CNN: Rubio wants to block Ford from tax breaks for using Chinese battery technology

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US Senator Marco Rubio on Thursday introduced legislation that takes aim at Ford’s deal to use technology from Chinese battery company CATL...

Business

NPR: Fox Corp CEO praises Fox News leader as network faces $1.6 billion lawsuit

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Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch praised Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott on Thursday, even as the network faces a legal reckoning over...

Economy

CNN: Food is getting cheaper. But not for you

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New YorkCNN—Why aren’t prices falling at the grocery store? When food producers started raising prices a few years ago, they blamed their...

Health

NPR: A surprise-billing law loophole? Her pregnancy led to a six-figure hospital bill

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It was the first day of her family's vacation in the San Juan Islands last June when Danielle Laskey, who was 26...

Business

BBC: Green flights not in easy reach, warn scientists

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You may be hoping that guilt-free flying is just around the corner, but scientists warn it is still a long way off.

Entertainment & Arts

Senegal’s artists are fighting the system with a mic and spray paint

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PIKINE, Senegal — On Senegal's peninsula, just west of Dakar, is a neighborhood that attracts hundreds of the country's most gifted musicians,...

Health

NPR: George W. Bush’s anti-HIV program is hailed as ‘amazing’ — and still crucial at 20

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By 2003, the global HIV/AIDS situation was reaching its deadliest peak. The previous year, 4.8 million people contracted HIV and 2.75 million...

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Culture

BBC: UBS agrees ’emergency rescue’ of Credit Suisse

CNN: Verizon is raising prices on older cell phone plans

BBC: TikTokers target controversial Willow oil project

NPR: Dear Life Kit: Do I have to listen to my boss complain?

NPR: A Chicago legend, whose Italian beef sandwich helped inspire ‘The Bear,’ has died

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