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USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers

USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. They're tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous.
Tidal power junk: N.S. village wants huge, abandoned moorings moved from fishing area

Tidal power junk: N.S. village wants huge, abandoned moorings moved from fishing area

WALTON, N.S. — Four boxcars filled with concrete are sitting on the floor of the Bay of Fundy near Walton, N.S., where residents are worried the debris — abandoned by another failed tidal power project — has become a hazard to local fishers.
Share of foreign-born people in the US is at its highest rate in over a century, survey says

Share of foreign-born people in the US is at its highest rate in over a century, survey says

MIAMI (AP) — The percentage of U.S. residents who were foreign-born last year grew to its highest level in more than a century, according to figures released Thursday from the most comprehensive survey of American life.
Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of New York retrial

Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of New York retrial

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of his retrial in New York, Manhattan prosecutors said at a hearing Thursday.
Taylor Swift wins big at MTV Video Music Awards, ties Beyoncé’s record and thanks Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift wins big at MTV Video Music Awards, ties Beyoncé’s record and thanks Travis Kelce

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift 's dominance continued at the MTV Video Music Awards , where she took home seven awards — including the night's biggest, the trophy for video of the year.
CBS' '60 Minutes' plans its presidential candidate showcase. But will Trump and Harris show?

CBS' '60 Minutes' plans its presidential candidate showcase. But will Trump and Harris show?

NEW YORK (AP) — “60 Minutes” is scheduling its quadrennial interview special with the presidential candidates to air in less than a month, hoping for the best even after its session with former President Donald Trump went off the rails in 2020.
$10,000 literary award named for the late author Gabe Hudson goes to Ayana Mathis' 'The Unsettled'

$10,000 literary award named for the late author Gabe Hudson goes to Ayana Mathis' 'The Unsettled'

NEW YORK (AP) — A $10,000 literary award named for the late author-editor-podcaster Gabe Hudson has been established by the publisher McSweeney's, where Hudson once worked.
Jon Bon Jovi helps talk woman down from ledge on Nashville bridge

Jon Bon Jovi helps talk woman down from ledge on Nashville bridge

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jon Bon Jovi and a video production assistant persuaded a woman standing on the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville to come back over the railing to safety.
One Tech Tip: Ever wanted to quit Elon Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do it

One Tech Tip: Ever wanted to quit Elon Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do it

LONDON (AP) — Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter , renamed it X, fired much of its staff and made other big changes, a steady stream of celebrities, public figures , organizations and ordinary people have quit the social media platform.
From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit

From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit

NEW YORK (AP) — It's a practice that's about as American as apple pie — accusing immigrant and minority communities of engaging in bizarre or disgusting behaviors when it comes to what and how they eat and drink, a kind of shorthand for saying they d
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