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Atlanta project decried as 'Cop City’ gets funding approval from City Council
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta City Council early Tuesday approved funding for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center, rejecting the pleas of hundreds of activists who packed City Hall and spoke for hours in fierce opposition to the project they decry as “Cop City.”...
'Stop Cop City' activists pack Atlanta City Hall ahead of crucial vote
ATLANTA (AP) — Hundreds of activists gathered to speak Monday at Atlanta’s City Hall ahead of a council vote over whether to approve tens of millions in public funding for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center that activists decry as “Cop City.” ...
Brazil's prosecutors block zipline construction at Rio's iconic Sugarloaf Mountain
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's federal prosecutors blocked a decision to authorize the installment of ziplines at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain, claiming they will damage the environment around a UNESCO world heritage site. Prosecutors announced the decision late...
Authorities in western Mexico find dozens of bags with human remains
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in western Mexico have told families of eight missing youths that among the human remains found in dozens of bags in a gorge on the outskirts of Guadalajara were some that preliminarily appeared to match characteristics of some of the missing young people. ...
In the Amazon region where pair was killed, neglect and allegations of harsh justice
LADARIO, Brazil (AP) — One year ago on a Friday afternoon, Bruno Pereira, an expert on Indigenous affairs, and Dom Phillips, a British journalist, motored along the Itaquai river in far western Brazil, to the settlement of Ladario. The line of wooden houses here marks a boundary — between the...
Notre Dame's fire-ravaged roof rebuilt using medieval techniques
SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-PLAINE, France (AP) — If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be amazed to see how woodworking techniques they pioneered in building Notre Dame Cathedral more than 800 years ago are being used again today to rebuild the world-famous monument's...
Aces receive championship rings, pummel Sparks 93-65
LAS VEGAS (AP) — While the Vegas Golden Knights had a playoff game less than 2 miles down Frank Sinatra Drive at T-Mobile Arena, the Las Vegas Aces were throwing their own house party at Michelob Ultra Arena. A sellout crowd of 10,191 cheered as the Aces received their championship...
Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant dropped from aircraft to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law, a judge ruled Friday. Halting the use of the red slurry material...
Editorial Roundup: Tennessee
Kingsport Times News. May 20, 2023. Editorial: Region fortunate to have Gray fossil site Since a highway realignment project on State Route 75 in Washington County revealed black and gray layered clays 23 years ago, Northeast Tennessee has been making paleontological...
Which companies are leaving Russia and which are staying? Here's a look
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — More than 500 companies have suspended their business in Russia, and a similar number have withdrawn completely. An additional 151 are “scaling back,” 175 are “buying time” and 230 are “digging in,” according to database kept by Yale...
