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Virginia school board elections face a pivotal moment as a cozy corner of democracy turns toxic

By CALVIN WOODWARD and ALI SWENSON Associated Press FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Over the past three years, local school board elections have become the place where America’s deep political divisions are on full display. In Tuesday’s races in Virginia, far-right candidates are looking to take over a number of school boards or expand their slim

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Damar Hamlin launches Cincinnati scholarship program to honor the 10 who saved his life

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is honoring the medical team that helped save his life by launching a scholarship program for Cincinnati youths. Hamlin’s charitable foundation, Chasing M’s, will be awarding $1,000 scholarships to 10 individuals from the area’s under-served communities for each of

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Humanoid robots are here, but they’re a little awkward. Do we really need them?

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Building a robot that’s both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction. While the latest artificial intelligence craze has sparked another wave of investments in the quest to build a humanoid, most of the current prototypes are clumsy and impractical, looking better in

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Mississippi has a history of voter suppression. Many see signs of change as Black voters reengage

AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A few years ago, Tiffany Wilburn just didn’t see the point in voting any longer. Her children didn’t have proper school books, health insurance was expensive and hard to get, police abuse continued against Black residents, and her city’s struggle to get clean drinking water seemed emblematic

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Virginia school board elections face a pivotal moment as a cozy corner of democracy turns toxic

By CALVIN WOODWARD and ALI SWENSON Associated Press FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — The “crossroads of the Civil War,” as Virginia’s Spotsylvania County calls itself, is once again a cauldron of hostilities, this time minus the muskets. Within range of four devastating battles that laid waste to tens of thousands of lives, 21st century culture wars

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Afghans fleeing Pakistan lack water, food and shelter once they cross the border, aid groups say

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Aid groups say Afghans fleeing a deportation drive in Pakistan lack shelter, food, and warmth once they cross the border. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have left Pakistan in recent weeks as authorities pursue foreigners they say are in the country illegally, going door-to-door to check migrants’ documentation. Pakistan set Oct. 31

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Russia says it test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile from a new nuclear submarine

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has reported a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear warheads from a new nuclear submarine. The report comes as tensions are soaring between Russia and the West over the fighting in Ukraine. Adding to those tensions, President Vladimir Putin last week signed a

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