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Two months after Charles III's coronation, Scotland hosts its own event to honor the new monarch

LONDON (AP) — It was Scotland on parade. Bagpipes, kilts, drums and a Shetland pony named Corporal Cruachan IV marched down Edinburgh’s Royal Mile on Wednesday to honor King Charles III. Two months after his lavish coronation at…
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Grammys CEO on new AI guidelines: Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible. 'Period.'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Last month, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry. Of those newly instituted guidelines, protocols involving technological advancements in machine learning sparked…
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Travelers suffered through another day of cancellations. It could get worse as holiday approaches

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hundreds of thousands of summer travelers suffered through another day of delayed and canceled flights Wednesday, a troubling glimpse into what could happen over the long July 4 holiday weekend as…
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Kevin Spacey faces sex assault trial in London on allegations over a decade old

LONDON (AP) — Two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey walked into a London courtroom Wednesday to face trial on charges of sexually assaulting four men as long as two decades ago. The actor was dressed in…
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Biden calls mutiny a 'struggle within the Russian system' and says US and NATO played no part

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Monday that the United States and NATO played no part in the Wagner mercenary group's short-lived insurrection in Russia, calling the uprising and the longer-term challenges it poses for…
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The US government is awarding $1.7 billion to buy electric and low-emission buses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding almost $1.7 billion in grants for buying zero- and low-emission buses, with the money going to transit projects in 46 states and territories. The grants will enable…
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Animal sedative adds new suffering to opioid drug crisis, but is it driving up deaths?

WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating addiction. Xylazine can cause severe skin…
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Microsoft, U.S. regulators head to court over $69 billion deal that could reshape video gaming

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft on Thursday will try to gain clearance to complete a $69 billion takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard in a legal showdown with U.S. regulators that will reshape a…
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Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely averts time behind bars in a tax and gun case

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter will plead guilty to federal tax offenses but avoid full prosecution on a separate gun charge in a deal with the Justice Department that likely spares him time behind…
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American woman who was pushed and fell 165 feet near German castle is released from hospital

BERLIN (AP) — Police in southern Germany said Monday that an American tourist who was pushed into a ravine during an attack near Neuschwanstein castle in which her 21-year-old friend was killed has been released from the…
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