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FAA gives $10K bonuses only to controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during shutdown

By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer Only 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses while nearly 20,000 other workers will be left out, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday. A number of controllers started calling out of work as the shutdown dragged on longer

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Alabama board votes to remove books about being transgender from public library youth sections

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The board overseeing Alabama public libraries on Thursday voted to remove books that discuss being transgender from the teen and children’s sections of all public libraries in the state. The Alabama action is the latest salvo in the national fight over library content that has frequently

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Network that trafficked stolen antiquities across Europe dismantled with 35 arrests

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Law enforcement agencies working across several countries dismantled a sophisticated criminal network trafficking stolen cultural goods across Europe, Bulgarian authorities said Thursday. A coordinated operation spanning seven countries working with Eurojust and Europol led to the arrest of 35 suspects linked to a smuggling ring that was attempting to sell thousands

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What to know about Trump’s draft proposal to curtail state AI regulations

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press President Donald Trump is considering pressuring states to stop regulating artificial intelligence in a draft executive order obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, as some in Congress also consider whether to temporarily block states from regulating AI. Trump and some Republicans argue that the limited regulations already enacted by states,

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Federal judges uphold several North Carolina US House districts drawn by Republicans

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal judges on Thursday upheld several U.S. House districts that North Carolina Republicans drew in 2023 that helped the GOP gain additional seats the following year. They rejected accusations the lines unlawfully fractured and packed Black voters to weaken their voting power. The order by

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Muslim civil rights group sues Texas for labeling it a terrorist organization

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Muslim civil rights group that Texas’ governor labeled a “foreign terrorist organization” filed a lawsuit challenging the move Thursday, saying it violates the U.S. Constitution and state law. The Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations asked a federal judge

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Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. Michel, 52, declined to address

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Dick Cheney’s funeral, in photos

By MARK SCHIEFELBEIN and MATT ROURKE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral service was held Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral. The consequential and polarizing former vice president under Republican George W. Bush is now among a bipartisan group of prominent leaders commemorated there. This is a photo gallery curated

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Colombian scientists recover cannon, coins and porcelain cup from 300-year-old Spanish shipwreck

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A cannon, three coins and a porcelain cup were among the first objects Colombian scientists recovered from the depths of the Caribbean Sea where the mythical Spanish galleon San José sank in 1708 after being attacked by an English fleet, authorities said Thursday. The recovery is part of a scientific investigation

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