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New York City mayor backs proposed ban on Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages

New York City mayor backs proposed ban on Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor threw his support Wednesday behind a proposal to end the horse-drawn carriages that have been fixtures in Central Park for more than 150 years as he ordered p...

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GOP leaders reject Democratic demands for bill to avoid shutdown

GOP leaders reject Democratic demands for bill to avoid shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders in the House and Senate said Wednesday that they will reject Democratic demands for an immediate extension of health care subsidies, challenging Democrats to v...

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State-funded gun range in South Dakota nearly finished, expected to open in November

State-funded gun range in South Dakota nearly finished, expected to open in November

PIEDMONT, S.D. (AP) — Dust plumes rose frequently along a gravel section of Elk Vale Road on the open prairie of Meade County, South Dakota in early September where workers are vigorously trying t...

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FDA proposes to ban the food dye Orange B from sausage casings and frankfurters

FDA proposes to ban the food dye Orange B from sausage casings and frankfurters

Federal regulators are proposing to remove another artificial dye from the U.S. food supply — Orange B, a synthetic color that hasn’t been used in the U.S. for decades. The U.S. Food and Drug Adm...

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UNHCR says refugee convention faces greatest threat since its 1951 creation

UNHCR says refugee convention faces greatest threat since its 1951 creation

The U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday that governments around the world, especially in the Global North, which includes the United States and countries in Europe, are increasingly undermining the...

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New Jersey is 14th state to allow human composting alternative

New Jersey is 14th state to allow human composting alternative

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey has become the 14th state to allow the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed the legislation last ...

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