Wildlife survey shows 29 nonnative goats in Teton Range
Wildlife survey shows 29 nonnative goats in Teton Range
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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - As few as 29 nonnative mountain goats remain in Teton Range in Wyoming after aggressive efforts to hunt the animals out of existence, wildlife officials said. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department conducted an aerial survey of the animals
US says ranger tried to diffuse run-in before using Taser
US says ranger tried to diffuse run-in before using Taser
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A National Park Service ranger used a stun gun on a man who identifies as Native American after trying repeatedly to diffuse a confrontation on federal land in New Mexico, according to an internal investigation released Friday. Vide
Governor unveils West Virginia's new Vacation Guide
Governor unveils West Virginia's new Vacation Guide
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - This year's West Virginia Vacation Guide celebrates the 50th anniversary of John Denver's “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Gov. Jim Justice's office said. Justice unveiled the new guide on Thursday, dedicated to promoting Almost Hea
Lakeland Magic win NBA G League title, beating Delaware
Lakeland Magic win NBA G League title, beating Delaware
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Devin Cannady scored 22 points and the Lakeland Magic won the NBA G League championship Thursday, beating the Delaware Blue Coats 97-78 at Walt Disney World Resort. Cannady, a point guard from Princeton, was 9 of 16 from the fiel
Emperor's mosaic displayed in Italy after stint as NYC table
Emperor's mosaic displayed in Italy after stint as NYC table
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NEMI, Italy (AP) - A looted mosaic that once decorated a ship of the Roman Emperor Caligula and ended up as a coffee table in New York City finally returned home Thursday, as details emerged about the lucky break in the investigation that got it there. Offic
Plan for salmon farms near Acadia National Park questioned
Plan for salmon farms near Acadia National Park questioned
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BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) - A Norwegian investor's plan to establish two salmon farms across from Acadia National Park is meeting with resistance from local residents. American Aquafarms, owned by Mikael Roenes, has filed an application to operate two 60-acre (2
Savannah expects St. Patrick's crowds, possible virus surge
Savannah expects St. Patrick's crowds, possible virus surge
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The South's largest St. Patrick's Day parade is canceled, as is the boozy riverside festival that accompanies it. Regardless, Savannah is preparing for its largest crowds since the yearlong pandemic began - an influx that officials worry
From job cuts to online commerce, virus reshaped US economy
From job cuts to online commerce, virus reshaped US economy
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WASHINGTON (AP) - At first, it was expected to be brief. At least that was the hope. Instead, a once-in-a-century pandemic has ground on for a year, throwing millions out of work and upending wide swathes of the American economy. Delivery services thrived whi
Eddie Murphy to be inducted into NAACP Hall of Fame
Eddie Murphy to be inducted into NAACP Hall of Fame
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Eddie Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month. The NAACP announced Thursday that Murphy will be inducted during the March 27 ceremony, which will air on CBS. The actor-comedian will be presented the awar
South Dakota agritourism connects tourists with agriculture
South Dakota agritourism connects tourists with agriculture
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Department of Tourism and State University Extension are working together to create opportunities with the two largest industries in the state - agriculture and tourism. They've created an ‘agritourism’ program fo
Some Asian Champions League matches delayed further
Some Asian Champions League matches delayed further
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SEOUL (AP) - The eastern portion of the Asian Champions League was again delayed Thursday, pushed back further to June and July because of travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. The group stage normally starts in February, but the East Regio
Vice President Harris to tout COVID relief package in Denver
Vice President Harris to tout COVID relief package in Denver
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DENVER (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Denver on March 16 to highlight the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill passed by Congress on Wednesday. Details on the visit by Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, were still being worked out, the vice presi
Liverpool beats Leipzig to reach Champions League quarters
Liverpool beats Leipzig to reach Champions League quarters
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - With its Premier League title defense in tatters, Liverpool kept its last chance of a trophy alive by beating Leipzig 2-0 Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarterfinals. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané scored Liverpool's goals t
MLS kicking off 26th season with games in Houston, Seattle
MLS kicking off 26th season with games in Houston, Seattle
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Major League Soccer will kick off its 26th season on April 16 with a match in Houston between the Dynamo and the San Jose Earthquakes and another in Seattle between the Sounders and Minnesota United. The rest of the season openers are scheduled for the weeke
More vaccines to be set aside for hard-hit Maryland county
More vaccines to be set aside for hard-hit Maryland county
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland will set aside at least 300 priority vaccine appointments each day at a mass vaccination site for residents in the county hardest hit by COVID-19 cases in the state, officials said Wednesday, after local officials in the majorit
Fire destroys 1 of few remaining covered bridges in Kentucky
Fire destroys 1 of few remaining covered bridges in Kentucky
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SPRINGFIELD, Ky. (AP) - One of Kentucky's few remaining covered bridges has been destroyed in a blaze, officials said. The 150-year-old Mt. Zion Covered Bridge caught fire Tuesday night, news outlets reported, citing a statement from the Washington County She
Why the pandemic left long-term scars on global job market
Why the pandemic left long-term scars on global job market
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Esther Montanez's housecleaning job at the Hilton Back Bay in Boston was a lifeline for her, a 31-year-old single mother with a 5-year-old son. The pay was steady and solid - enough to pay her bills and still have money left over to sock away for a savings ac
GE, AerCap join air leasing businesses in $30 billion deal
GE, AerCap join air leasing businesses in $30 billion deal
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General Electric is combining its aircraft leasing business with Ireland’s AerCap Holdings in a deal valued at more than $30 billion, a big step in what has become a six year odyssey to reshape the one-time sprawling, global conglomerate. Pushing GE Capita
After outcry, Israeli museum calls off sale of Islamic art
After outcry, Israeli museum calls off sale of Islamic art
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JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel’s premier museum for Islamic art has scrapped the planned auction of scores of rare and precious items after public outcry over the attempted sale, which had been expected to fetch millions of dollars from wealthy private collectors
Man City to play CL second leg against Gladbach in Hungary
Man City to play CL second leg against Gladbach in Hungary
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Manchester City and Borussia Mönchengladbach will face each other in Hungary for a second time next week because of coronavirus travel restrictions, UEFA announced Wednesday. The second leg of their Champions League last-16 game nex
Old jail to be renovated, turned into tourist destination
Old jail to be renovated, turned into tourist destination
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JACKSON, Ky. (AP) - An eastern Kentucky organization will receive more than $300,000 to renovate a historic site to promote tourism, Gov. Andy Beshear said. The Breathitt County Museum Board plans to use the grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to t
TSA hiring officers in Memphis, nationally as summer nears
TSA hiring officers in Memphis, nationally as summer nears
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Transportation Security Administration is hiring part-time officers at Memphis International Airport to meet increased demand for air travel in coming months, the agency said. A TSA news release said the agency plans to hire 35 part-
Tel Aviv's Jewish museum reopens after $100 million upgrade
Tel Aviv's Jewish museum reopens after $100 million upgrade
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - From Queen Salome to the late RBG, from Moses to Sandy Koufax, Tel Aviv's newly revamped Museum of the Jewish People attempts the ambitious undertaking of bringing almost 3,000 years of Jewish history and tradition under a single roof
Montana county approves permit to build pipeline under river
Montana county approves permit to build pipeline under river
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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - A floodplain permit to place a natural gas pipeline under the Gallatin River in Montana was approved as part of a larger project to build a vacation rental destination on an island in Gallatin Gateway, county officials said. The Gallati
AP PHOTOS: Japan hotel gives bus tours of tsunami disaster
AP PHOTOS: Japan hotel gives bus tours of tsunami disaster
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MINAMISANRIKU, Japan (AP) - For nearly a decade, a Japanese hotel has been giving bus tours to show visitors the history of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan’s northern Pacific coast in 2011. The 9.1 magnitude earthquake and the tsunami it g
Aquatic plants threatening color of Blue Heart Springs
Aquatic plants threatening color of Blue Heart Springs
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HAGERMAN, Idaho (AP) - Two types of aquatic plants have been growing at the bottom of Blue Heart Springs in Idaho, threatening the tourist destination's blue waters by obscuring the sand below and turning the water green, environmental officials said. The Ida
Patti Smith returns to singing live with Brooklyn concert
Patti Smith returns to singing live with Brooklyn concert
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NEW YORK (AP) - Patti Smith performed a mini-concert at the Brooklyn Museum on Tuesday to honor photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and add her voice to a series of pop-up events that represent New York City's first baby steps toward the return of live indoor pe
Biden dog Major in doghouse after injuring security agent
Biden dog Major in doghouse after injuring security agent
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has Major trouble. Family dogs Major and Champ have been banished from the White House for a doggie time out in Delaware after Major caused a “minor injury” to a Secret Service agent. White House press secretary Jen
Canadian Open canceled for 2nd straight year amid pandemic
Canadian Open canceled for 2nd straight year amid pandemic
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TORONTO (AP) - The RBC Canadian Open, the fourth-oldest national championship in golf, has been canceled for the second straight year because of circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament, which dates to 1904, was to be played June 10-13 a
Workers at Massachusetts museum to take union vote
Workers at Massachusetts museum to take union vote
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (AP) - Workers at a Massachusetts museum, citing job insecurity, low pay, and layoffs during the pandemic, have announced plans to vote on whether to form a union. Workers at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, incl
Boeing finally sees positive net orders for airplanes
Boeing finally sees positive net orders for airplanes
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CHICAGO (AP) - Boeing Co. said Tuesday that it received more new orders than cancellations for commercial airplanes in February for the first time in 15 months. The company reported 82 new orders and 51 cancellations for a net gain of 31. In addition, Boeing
German museums tentatively reopen as virus restrictions ease
German museums tentatively reopen as virus restrictions ease
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COLOGNE, Germany (AP) - More than 100 Andy Warhol originals have been hanging on the walls of Cologne's Museum Ludwig since mid-December with nobody to view them after coronavirus restrictions shut down galleries across the country. That changed on Tuesday a
Smithsonian obtains vial from 1st US COVID-19 vaccine dose
Smithsonian obtains vial from 1st US COVID-19 vaccine dose
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History has acquired the vial that contained the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine administered in the United States as part of its plans to document the global pandemic and “this extraordinary pe
The Latest: Russia to make Sputnik V vaccine in Italy
The Latest: Russia to make Sputnik V vaccine in Italy
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MILAN - Russia has signed a deal to produce 10 million doses of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Italy this year. The deal was announced Tuesday by the Italian-Russian chamber of commerce. It was signed by Adienne Srl, the Italian subsidiary of a Swiss-b
The Latest: Hungary sets virus records for hospitals, deaths
The Latest: Hungary sets virus records for hospitals, deaths
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BUDAPEST- Hungary set records Tuesday for the number of COVID-19 patients being treated in Hungarian hospitals and the number of new daily virus deaths amid a powerful surge in cases. Nearly 350 people in Hungary were hospitalized with the virus in the last 2
Gymnastics test event canceled ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Gymnastics test event canceled ahead of Tokyo Olympics
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TOKYO (AP) - A gymnastics test event for the postponed Tokyo Olympics that would have included athletes from outside Japan was canceled on Tuesday. The Japan Gymnastics Association and international governing body FIG said the Tokyo World Cup, scheduled for M
Michelle Obama, Mia Hamm among 9 chosen for Women's HOF
Michelle Obama, Mia Hamm among 9 chosen for Women's HOF
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SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - Former first lady Michelle Obama and soccer star Mia Hamm have been chosen for the National Women's Hall of Fame as part of a Class of 2021 announced Monday that also includes former PepsiCo Chief Executive Indra Nooyi and retired Br
Virus aid package includes funding for train through Montana
Virus aid package includes funding for train through Montana
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KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) - The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill approvec by the U.S. Senate over the weekend includes funding for Amtrak's Empire Builder route, which runs through northern Montana and other states. Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester proposed the
VIRUS TODAY: Massachusetts nurses go on strike over staffing
VIRUS TODAY: Massachusetts nurses go on strike over staffing
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Here's what's happening Monday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THE NUMBERS: VACCINES: More than 60 million people, or 18.1% of the U.S. population, have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Contr
Academy Museum to honor Sophia Loren, Haile Gerima at gala
Academy Museum to honor Sophia Loren, Haile Gerima at gala
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is assembling a star-studded cast for its opening gala in September. Italian screen legend Sophia Loren and independent filmmaker Haile Gerima will be honored with special awards, and Tom Hanks, Annette Bening and Bob Ige
