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Virginia State University and Hampton University closed due to ‘potential threat’

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The Latest: Stock market suffers worst week since 2020 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs

Read full article: The Latest: Stock market suffers worst week since 2020 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs

Markets are facing their worst crisis since the COVID crash after China matched President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs in the U.S. president’s escalating trade war.

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The Latest: Trump’s deportation orders under scrutiny by courts

Read full article: The Latest: Trump’s deportation orders under scrutiny by courts

The Trump administration has transferred more than 200 immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order to bar the deportations temporarily.

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🔭 Look up! Here’s when to catch the ‘blood worm moon’ total lunar eclipse in Virginia

Read full article: 🔭 Look up! Here’s when to catch the ‘blood worm moon’ total lunar eclipse in Virginia

Catch the rare total lunar eclipse in Virginia this week.

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International Women's Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence

Read full article: International Women's Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence

Women have taken to the streets of cities across Europe, Africa, South America and elsewhere to mark International Women’s Day with demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence.

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Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March

Read full article: Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March

A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red across the Western Hemisphere.

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Colorado apartment complex where armed gang members were seen on video will be closed

Read full article: Colorado apartment complex where armed gang members were seen on video will be closed

Officials say a Colorado apartment complex where armed members of a Venezuelan gang were caught on video entering a unit last summer is expected to close in about a month under an emergency court order.

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Attack on 2 apparent Venezuelan migrants in Denver area seems gang-related, police chief says

Read full article: Attack on 2 apparent Venezuelan migrants in Denver area seems gang-related, police chief says

Police say over a dozen people tied up and terrorized a man and woman at a crime-riddled suburban Denver apartment in what's being described as an apparent gang-related attack on two Venezuelan immigrants.

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Asia-Pacific summit closes in Peru with China’s Xi front and center as Trump whiplash looms

Read full article: Asia-Pacific summit closes in Peru with China’s Xi front and center as Trump whiplash looms

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has wrapped up with a spirit of detente that many fear the annual summit may not see again for four years.

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La Nina could soon arrive. Here's what that means for winter weather

Read full article: La Nina could soon arrive. Here's what that means for winter weather

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center reports there is a 60% chance that a weak La Nina will develop this autumn and could last until March.

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Catch a partial lunar eclipse during September’s supermoon

Read full article: Catch a partial lunar eclipse during September’s supermoon

Get ready for a partial lunar eclipse and supermoon.

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A US aircraft carrier and its crew have fought Houthi attacks for months. How long can it last?

Read full article: A US aircraft carrier and its crew have fought Houthi attacks for months. How long can it last?

Fatigue is setting in as a U.S. aircraft carrier nears its ninth month waging the most intense running sea battle since World War II.

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Here is when, where the next 6 eclipses will occur

Read full article: Here is when, where the next 6 eclipses will occur

Mark your calendars for these dates, eclipse fans.

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How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile's

Read full article: How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile's

At least 123 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile.

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Trump defends controversial comments about immigrants poisoning the nation's blood at Iowa rally

Read full article: Trump defends controversial comments about immigrants poisoning the nation's blood at Iowa rally

Former President Donald Trump is defending his comments about migrants crossing the southern border, who he had said are poisoning the blood of America.

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Copa América semifinals in New Jersey and Charlotte, among 14 U.S. cities hosting next summer

Read full article: Copa América semifinals in New Jersey and Charlotte, among 14 U.S. cities hosting next summer

Fourteen U.S. cities will play host to Copa América next summer, with the semifinals at East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Charlotte, North Carolina, ahead of the July 14 championship in Miami Gardens, Florida.

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China leads list of labor abusers, sometimes akin to slavery, detected on fishing vessels worldwide

Read full article: China leads list of labor abusers, sometimes akin to slavery, detected on fishing vessels worldwide

A new report has identified nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels where workers face hazardous, forced conditions sometimes akin to slavery.

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In many Indigenous cultures, a solar eclipse is more than a spectacle. It’s for honoring tradition

Read full article: In many Indigenous cultures, a solar eclipse is more than a spectacle. It’s for honoring tradition

A rare annular solar eclipse will be visible Saturday in eight western U.S. states, along with parts of Central and South America.

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'Ring of fire' solar eclipse will slice across Americas on Saturday with millions along path

Read full article: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse will slice across Americas on Saturday with millions along path

Tens of millions in the Americas are getting front-row seats for a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun.

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Biden vetoes two Republican-led bills to undo protections for prairie chicken and northern bat

Read full article: Biden vetoes two Republican-led bills to undo protections for prairie chicken and northern bat

President Joe Biden has vetoed Republican-sponsored bills intended to undo federal protections for two endangered species that have seen their populations plummet over the years.

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US sanctions Lebanon-South America network accused of financing Hezbollah

Read full article: US sanctions Lebanon-South America network accused of financing Hezbollah

The United States has slapped terrorism sanctions on a family network of seven individuals and businesses in Lebanon and South America accused of financing the militant group Hezbollah, including a Lebanese man who officials say was involved in two deadly attacks in Argentina in the 1990s.

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Nearly 250,000 migrants crossed Panama's Darien Gap so far this year, more than in all of 2022

Read full article: Nearly 250,000 migrants crossed Panama's Darien Gap so far this year, more than in all of 2022

The number of migrants crossing Panama's dangerous, jungle-clad Darien Gap has swelled to almost 250,000 in the first seven months of 2023, surpassing the number that crossed in all of 2022.

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Pendants made from giant sloths suggest earlier arrival of people in the Americas

Read full article: Pendants made from giant sloths suggest earlier arrival of people in the Americas

New research suggests humans lived in South America at the same time as now extinct giant sloths, bolstering evidence that people arrived in the Americas earlier than previously thought.

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Study: China's squid fleet avoids Peru to dodge new port law

Read full article: Study: China's squid fleet avoids Peru to dodge new port law

A port regulation adopted by Peru to combat illegal fishing by Chinese squid vessels appears to have driven the world’s largest overseas fishing fleet deeper into the shadows and raised the risk of forced labor.

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Why are people turning to psychedelics like ayahuasca?

Read full article: Why are people turning to psychedelics like ayahuasca?

Ayahuasca is a psychedelic tea whose roots go back hundreds of years to ceremonial use by Indigenous groups in the Amazon rainforest.

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Inka Grill Latin Fusion brings explosion of South American flavor to downtown Roanoke

Read full article: Inka Grill Latin Fusion brings explosion of South American flavor to downtown Roanoke

Inka Grill Latin Fusion has started by combining dishes of Peru, Colombia and Venezuela

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Vaccines bring optimism as COVID cases soar in South America

Read full article: Vaccines bring optimism as COVID cases soar in South America

After a reprieve of months, confirmed cases of COVID-19 are surging in the southern tip of South America.

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South America squid left exposed amid surge in China fishing

Read full article: South America squid left exposed amid surge in China fishing

Negotiators from the U.S., China and 13 other governments failed to take action to protect threatened squid stocks on the high seas off South America amid a recent surge in activity by China’s distant water fishing fleet.

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US Navy warship sidelined with COVID-19 outbreak

Read full article: US Navy warship sidelined with COVID-19 outbreak

A U.S. Navy warship has paused its deployment to South America because of a coronavirus outbreak, the Navy said Friday.

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Drought hits South America river, threatening vast ecosystem

Read full article: Drought hits South America river, threatening vast ecosystem

The Paraná River, one of the main commercial waterways in South America, has reached its lowest level in nearly 80 years due to a prolonged drought in Brazil that scientists attribute to climate change.

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UK toughens up borders over Brazil virus variant fears

Read full article: UK toughens up borders over Brazil virus variant fears

The U.K. is ramping up its mass vaccination program as the government seeks to protect the countrys oldest and most vulnerable residents before easing a third national lockdown. Under the travel corridor arrangements, anyone arriving in the U.K. from countries deemed safe was exempt from a period of quarantine. Though the decision was widely welcomed, including by lobby group Airlines U.K., Johnson was also accused again of tardy decision-making. Scientists have said there is no indication the U.K. variant reacts any differently to coronavirus vaccines. The U.K. is ramping up its mass vaccination program to the country’s oldest and most vulnerable residents.

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Ski resorts struggle to hire amid Trump's student visa ban

Read full article: Ski resorts struggle to hire amid Trump's student visa ban

But Sotelo said there are plenty of jobs to go around, especially at and near ski resorts. Many industry leaders agree, saying that even with Trump’s order in place, it’s difficult to fill seasonal jobs with domestic workers. Another 1,000 to 2,000 workers come to U.S. resorts on H-2B visas, which are also barred by Trump's order. Huskey started recruiting foreign workers on J-1 visas in the mid-1990s after an improving economy made it harder to attract Americans. The NSAA and ski resorts across the country were keeping a close eye on two federal lawsuits challenging Trump’s order — one in Washington D.C. and the other in the Northern District of California.

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Program allows some Alaska Native Vietnam vets to get land

Read full article: Program allows some Alaska Native Vietnam vets to get land

Stewy would be an Alaska Native leader today if he had hadnt been killed in a head-on collision while driving the Maserati in 1975, his brother said. Alaska Natives were allowed to apply for 160 acres (65 hectares) of land under the 1906 Alaska Native Allotment Act. The BLM and other federal partners have identified about 1,000 Alaska Native service members or their descendants who might be eligible for the program and is in the process of notifying them. There could be more since the BLM estimates 40% of the Alaska Native veterans or their surviving family members have moved out of Alaska and may not know the window will reopen to apply. Even if they cant get that preferred land, Carlo cant imagine trying to sell it back for cash to the government.

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5 Iran tankers sailing to Venezuela amid US pressure tactics

Read full article: 5 Iran tankers sailing to Venezuela amid US pressure tactics

Given the crushing U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran, also-sanctioned Venezuela appears to be the country that would have nothing to lose from accepting the shipments. Raja said Refinitiv had no data on any Iranian gasoline shipment ever going to South America before. Iran and Venezuela are two independent nations that have had trade with each other and they will in the future. Rob Lodewick, a Pentagon spokesman, declined to comment on the Iranian vessels. ___Associated Press writers Nasser Karimi and Amir Vahdat in Tehran, Iran, and Joshua Goodman in Miami contributed to this report.

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NASA says humans drying out Amazon, increasing threat of fires

Read full article: NASA says humans drying out Amazon, increasing threat of fires

PASADENA, Calif. - A newly-released NASA study has found the atmosphere over the Amazon rainforest in South America has been drying out over the past 20 years and that human activity is the primary cause. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of Amazon fires this year. The trees pull water from the ground to cool themselves during photosynthesis and release water vapor into the atmosphere through their leaves, the study said. That water vapor turns into clouds, which return the water to the ground as rain. The Amazon is the world's largest rainforest and covers 40% of South America, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

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A $31 million cocaine bust in Savannah sets a new record

Read full article: A $31 million cocaine bust in Savannah sets a new record

WSAV(CNN) - Customs agents seized $31 million worth of cocaine last week in Savannah, Georgia -- the largest cocaine seizure ever at the Port of Savannah. Officers found the cocaine, weighing 2,133 pounds, on a vessel from South America on October 29, US Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday. When officers opened the container, they found 21 duffel bags containing a whopping 818 bricks of cocaine, the agency said. "I truly believe that we have disrupted these transnational organizations," said Christopher Kennally, Area Port Director Savannah, during a news conference Tuesday. Previously, the biggest cocaine seizure at the Port of Savannah took place in May, when officers seized 1,280 pounds of the drug.

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Satellite captures powerful hurricane and solar eclipse at same time

Read full article: Satellite captures powerful hurricane and solar eclipse at same time

"Not too often you catch a Category 4 hurricane and a solar eclipse occurring in the same satellite loop," the National Weather Service tweeted with a clip of video. The National Hurricane Center issued an advisory on Hurricane Barbara, which is more than 1,000 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. Simultaneously, a total solar eclipse was visible across South America. Outside that area, a partial solar eclipse was visible. Thanks to the National Weather Service, we're able to see the two events from a different perspective.

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Satellite captures Hurricane Barbara, solar eclipse at same time

Read full article: Satellite captures Hurricane Barbara, solar eclipse at same time

A total solar eclipse stretched across South America on Tuesday at the exact same time a Category 4 hurricane was developing near the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, and it was caught on the same satellite loop.

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