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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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Jaden Smith joins Louboutin as men’s creative director in Paris

Jaden Smith joins Louboutin as men’s creative director in Paris

Fashion-forward Jaden Smith has been hired as men’s creative director by Christian Louboutin and is moving to Paris, according to a report. In a lengthy story with Louboutin and Smith confirming t...

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Waymo’s robotaxi expansion will get a Lyft in Nashville next year

Waymo’s robotaxi expansion will get a Lyft in Nashville next year

Robotaxi leader Waymo on Wednesday announced that its driverless vehicles will begin transporting passengers in Nashville, Tennessee, next year while heading in a new direction by teaming up with ...

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