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  • USAssociated Press

    Washington state woman is charged in the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont

    A Washington state woman has been charged in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, which happened days after authorities began watching her and a German companion who also died in the roadside shootout, the FBI said Friday. Teresa Youngblut, 21, faces two weapons charges in connection with the death of Border Patrol Agent David Maland, 44, who died Monday during the shootout in Coventry, a small town about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the Canadian border. According to a

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  • ScienceThe Burlington Free Press

    Northern lights may be visible in Vermont tonight. See map

    The sun is currently at solar maximum, according to NASA, the peak of activity in its natural cycle, which is creating more opportunities to see the northern lights.

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  • ScienceLive Science

    Neanderthals' blood type may help explain their demise, new study finds

    Human populations that left Africa evolved quickly whereas Neanderthals stayed the same, according to an analysis of blood group systems.

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  • WorldReuters

    French woman who stopped having sex with husband wins ruling at European court

    PARIS (Reuters) -A woman who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband won an appeal in Europe's top human rights court, the court said on Thursday, reigniting a debate in France over women's rights. The French woman - identified as Ms. H.W, born in 1955 - brought her case to the European Court of Human Rights in 2021 after exhausting legal avenues in France almost a decade following the divorce. The ECHR ruled that the French courts had violate

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  • ScienceThe Cool Down

    Researchers stunned by rare discovery deep in the Amazon rainforest: 'I almost couldn't believe it'

    "To effectively protect nature, you first need to know what's there."

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  • USKTLA articles

    Homeowners in Palisades Fire burn area angered by bank’s decision

    LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – With the devastating Palisades Fire still smoldering, Lisa Pelton and some of her neighbors in Mandeville Canyon received an unpleasant notice from their bank: their home equity lines of credit were being slashed. “I was appalled,” Pelton told KTLA 5 News on Thursday. “I thought it was unconscionable what they did. […]

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  • WorldReuters

    People leave New Zealand in record numbers in the 12 months through November

    People leaving New Zealand hit record levels in the 12 months through November 2024, in another sign of the weakness in the country’s economy that moved to a technical recession in the third quarter. Data released by Statistics New Zealand on Thursday showed that 127,800 people left the Pacific nation in the 12 months through November, up 28% on the prior 12-month period. Of those leaving, more than 50% were New Zealand citizens, according to the data.

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