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Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox under investigation by US after 2 rear-end crashes

DETROIT — Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government’s highway safety agency after two…

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Sherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mount Everest for 29th time, extending his own record again

KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest climbing guides on Mount Everest has scaled the world’s highest peak…

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Vast coin collection of Danish magnate is going on sale a century after his death

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The vast coin collection of a Danish butter magnate is set to finally go on…

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EDITORIAL: Transparency must go beyond elections

Election years have a way of turning all politicians into open government advocates. All Republicans and all Democrats…

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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ reigns at the box office with $56.5 million opening

LOS ANGELES — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a…

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First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later

BOSTON — The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after…

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Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupts, spewing thick ash and dark clouds into the sky

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Mount Ibu, a volcano in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, erupted on Monday, spewing thick grey…

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Scores of starving and sick pelicans are found along the California coast

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Scores of sick and starving pelicans have been found in coastal California communities in…

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Judge finds Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson needs conservatorship because of mental decline

LOS ANGELES — A judge found Thursday that Beach Boys founder and music luminary Brian Wilson should be…

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Chevrolet Malibu heads for the junkyard as GM shifts focus to electric vehicles

DETROIT — The Chevrolet Malibu, the last midsize car made by a Detroit automaker, is heading for the…