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Taiwan emerges remarkably unscathed after massive earthquake

The day after what was the worst quake to hit the Asian island in a quarter century, most residents cannot stop talking about how much worse it could have been.

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What to know about the risks of the bird flu outbreak

Cattle are getting sick with H5N1, and one person got sick in Texas. How bad could this be for dairy farms? Could it spread among people? Here's what scientists are learning.

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These identical twins both grew up with autism, but took very different paths

Sam and John Fetters are identical twins with autism. But Sam is in college, while John still struggles to form sentences. Their experience may shed light on the disorder's mix of nature and nurture.

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Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.23 billion after another drawing without a big winner

The jackpot, which now ranks as the eighth-largest in U.S. lottery history, has been growing for more than three months, reflecting the long odds of 1 in 292.2 million of winning the top prize.

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Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in its cloud computing unit AWS

The AWS layoffs follow other layoffs that happened at Amazon and its subsidiaries this year, including at Prime Video, the MGM Studios unit and Twitch, the social media platform owned by Amazon.

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Three-year graduation strategy offered at Transylvania University

Incoming students at Transylvania University will have a new academic schedule option in the fall semester. The new program is called “Accelerate” for good reason.

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No more 'just walk out' at Amazon grocery stores. The new bet is smart shopping carts

The retailer banked big on the cashier-less tech. It's now out at Amazon Fresh stores in the U.S. But Amazon's grocery ambitions are only shapeshifting.

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Taiwan earthquake briefly halts chip factories that power the global economy

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which makes more than 90% of world's most advanced chips, also halted production, but it plans to resume chipmaking overnight.

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These are the World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza

Three of those killed by an Israeli airstrike were British and the others were Australian, Palestinian, Polish and a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada.

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What the CDC is doing to monitor and protect against bird flu

CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen tells NPR that while the risk of bird flu spreading to humans is low, the U.S. government is taking precautions to avoid spread of the virus.

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Kentucky state officials say impact of Tuesday storms include at least seven tornadoes, one fatality

State officials revealed the known impact of the severe storms across Kentucky during a Wednesday briefing.

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Rashee Rice apologizes, speaks to police about hit-and-run crash in Dallas

Saturday's hit-and-run crash involved two speeding cars on a Dallas highway. One of the cars that triggered the collision is believed to be registered under the Kansas City Chiefs player's name.

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Indiana lawmakers ban cellphones in class. Now it's up to schools to figure out how

Many schools — but not all — in the state and around the U.S. already ban phones in class. This requires it now in Indiana.

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Biden met with a small group of Muslims yesterday. This doctor walked out

The relationship between the White House and Arab Americans and Muslims is fraught because of President Biden's support for Israel's war in Gaza,

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Glasses aren't just good for your eyes. They can be a boon to income, too

That's the finding of a new study in Bangladesh, which gave reading glasses to hundreds of people and then measured their earnings.

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Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese's LSU-Iowa rematch nets a record audience for ESPN

Iowa and LSU drew the second-largest audience for any basketball game on ESPN since 2012, the network said. Reese said Wednesday that like Clark, she will leave college for the pros.

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KY Fish and Wildlife Resources opens two new wildlife management areas

With spring turkey hunting season days away, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has opened two more wildlife management areas to the public.

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Tony-winning playwright Christopher Durang dies at 75

Durang was a master of satire and black comedy who won a Tony Award for "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist with "Miss Witherspoon."

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John Barth, innovative postmodernist novelist, dies at 93

John Barth, the playfully erudite author whose darkly comic and complicated novels revolved around the art of literature and launched countless debates over the art of fiction, died Tuesday.

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Simple tips to safely photograph the eclipse with your cellphone

Some people with expensive photo equipment are hoping to get the perfect shot during Monday's total solar eclipse. But for the rest of us, a cellphone camera is what we have to work with.

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Photos: See the aftermath of the Taiwan earthquake

Taiwan has been hit by the strongest earthquake in a quarter of a century.

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Taiwan holds steady in massive earthquake; Discontented voters show up in Wisconsin

Taiwan holds steady after a massive earthquake shakes the region. Biden and Trump won their Wisconsin primaries, but discontented voters made their voices heard.

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Lou Conter, last survivor of the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, dies at 102

The seaman had a storied career in the Navy. Over 27 years he served, he survived the surprise attack by Japan, was shot down over the Pacific and was uninjured in the Korean War.

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Today's Interview: Kentucky Climate Center Outreach Manager Shane Holinde

An official with the Kentucky Climate Center offers some reflection about severe weather in the Commonwealth

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April nor'easter is walloping New England with wind, rain and snow

New Englanders are expecting treacherous roads and power outages. Southern New England and the coastline will get mostly rain, and maybe a few inches of snow, with most snow further north.

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