NEW YORK — Palantir shares climbed about 6% this morning after the company announced a partnership with Microsoft to sell secure cloud, analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities to the
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Majority of US adults say democracy is on the ballot but they differ on the threat
NEW YORK (AP) — Roughly 3 in 4 American adults believe the upcoming presidential election is vital to the future of U.S. democracy, although which
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Hurricane Ernesto expected to form next week as it moves past the Antilles
SAN JUAN — An area of low pressure could form in the central or western tropical Atlantic Ocean early next week. Some development of this
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American missionary in Haiti: ‘I feel like a sitting duck ready to be shot’
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Private security guards watch the premises and a 12-foot wall protects the sprawling solar-powered Miracle Village in Fond-Parisien, where a self-defense citizens’ brigade
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Russian disinformation slams Paris and amplifies boxer debate to undermine the Olympics
WASHINGTON (AP) — The actor in the viral music video denouncing the 2024 Olympics looks a lot like French President Emmanuel Macron. The images of
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Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade
SYDNEY (AP) — Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade, according to researchers who
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41 students graduate from UVI’s Certified Public Manager program
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) celebrated a significant milestone, awarding certificates to 41 graduates of its nationally accredited Certified Public
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Extreme heat is impacting most Americans’ electricity bills, AP-NORC poll finds
MIAMI (AP) — During the summer, Levena Lindahl closes off entire rooms, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets to manage the monthly cost of
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Tropical Storm Debby to make second landfall in the US in South Carolina
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Debby was drifting over the Atlantic off the Carolinas early today and is expected to turn back toward South Carolina for a
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Elon Musk’s X sues advertisers over alleged ‘massive advertiser boycott’ after Twitter takeover
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of
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