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Catch a partial lunar eclipse during September’s supermoon

Catch a partial lunar eclipse during September’s supermoon

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Get ready for a partial lunar eclipse and supermoon, all rolled into one. The spectacle will be visible in clear skies across North America and South…

Harris is promoting her resume and her goals rather than race as she courts Black voters

Harris is promoting her resume and her goals rather than race as she courts Black voters

By COLLEEN LONG, MAKIYA SEMINERA and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While President Joe Biden was hosting a celebration of Black excellence at the White House with lawmakers, advocates and celebrities this past week, Kamala Harris was…

Dick Cheney was once vilified by Democrats. Now he’s backing Harris. Will it matter?

Dick Cheney was once vilified by Democrats. Now he’s backing Harris. Will it matter?

By ERIC TUCKER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney is a career Republican still vilified by Democrats for his bullish defense of the Iraq War as vice president. But his partisan loyalties were…

The church was named Good News. Hundreds of members died in a cult massacre that haunts survivors

The church was named Good News. Hundreds of members died in a cult massacre that haunts survivors

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press MALINDI, Kenya (AP) — Shukran Karisa Mangi always showed up drunk at work, where he dug up the bodies of doomsday cult members buried in shallow graves. But the alcohol couldn’t numb…

Oregon DMV mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens to vote since 2021

Oregon DMV mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens to vote since 2021

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials acknowledged Friday that the state mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens as voters since 2021 in what they described as a “data entry issue” that happened when people applied…

Going once, going twice: Google’s millisecond ad auctions are the focus of monopoly claim

Going once, going twice: Google’s millisecond ad auctions are the focus of monopoly claim

By MATTHEW BARAKAT AP Business Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — It happens in milliseconds, ideally, as you browse the web. Networks of computers and software analyze who you are, what you are looking at and…