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China pledges to crack down on illicit exports of rare earths, urges US to lift more trade controls

China pledges to crack down on illicit exports of rare earths, urges US to lift more trade controls

BANGKOK (AP) — China's state security agency says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths minerals that it says threaten national security, just weeks after Beijing and Washington agreed to make it easier for American firms to obtain
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Disruptions of cellphone internet links in Russia are spreading

Disruptions of cellphone internet links in Russia are spreading

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A snappy tune by a blogger that mockingly laments his poor internet connection in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don has gotten over a half-million views on Instagram in two weeks.
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Some of the best-known Canadian UFO sightings over the years

Some of the best-known Canadian UFO sightings over the years

OTTAWA — Some of the best-known Canadian cases of unusual sightings in the sky: May 20, 1967, near Falcon Lake, Man.
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Trump administration pulls $4B in federal funding for California's bullet train project

Trump administration pulls $4B in federal funding for California's bullet train project

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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OpenAI's advisory board calls for continued and strengthened nonprofit oversight

OpenAI's advisory board calls for continued and strengthened nonprofit oversight

OpenAI should continue to be controlled by a nonprofit because the artificial intelligence technology it is developing is “too consequential” to be governed by a corporation alone.
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Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable

Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Wednesday’s magnitude 7.
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Connie Francis' 'Pretty Little Baby' became an unexpected TikTok hit - 63 years after its release

Connie Francis' 'Pretty Little Baby' became an unexpected TikTok hit - 63 years after its release

Connie Francis was a giant of 1950s and '60s sugary-sweet pop, notching more than a dozen hits.
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ChatGPT helps prepare this mayor's talking points. Now he wants a thousand city workers using AI

ChatGPT helps prepare this mayor's talking points. Now he wants a thousand city workers using AI

Before the mayor of San Jose, California, arrives at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new business, his aides ask ChatGPT to help draft some talking points.
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Book Review: ‘The Hiroshima Men’ is a reminder of the horrific human costs of atomic attack

John Hersey was a 32-year-old reporter who returned from Japan with in 1946 with a groundbreaking story that challenged U.S.
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The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth

The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard tells himself: “Slow and steady” or “smooth as butter.
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