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Harris, Beyoncé team up for a Texas rally on abortion rights and hope battleground states hear them
HOUSTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will team up with Beyoncé on Friday for a rally in solidly Republican Texas ...
Venice extends its day-tripper tax through next year to combat overtourism
ROME — Venice will extend its day-tripper tax through next year, increasing the number of days on which tourists have ...
US fines American Airlines $50 million over mishandling of disabled passengers and wheelchairs
DALLAS — The U.S. government fined American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities ...
Kaiser mental health workers strike in Southern California over staffing, workloads
LOS ANGELES — More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, social workers and other mental health workers in Southern California ...
Finnish conductor and composer Segerstam will be honored with a tribute event after his funeral
HELSINKI — The prolific Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam, who was one of the most colorful personalities in the ...
Jury paves the way for 2 Live Crew to retake control of records that changed hip-hop
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Miami’s 2 Live Crew helped redraw the legal landscape around what hip-hop could be, pushing the boundaries ...
Africa’s mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support
KAMPALA, Uganda — The number of mpox -related deaths in Africa has surpassed 1,000, the head of the continent’s top ...
Prague bans nighttime pub crawls to deal with drunk and rowdy visitors
PRAGUE — The Czech capital has approved a ban on organized nighttime pub crawls, which have caused misery for residents ...
The world’s second Sphere will be built in the UAE capital after the first opened in Las Vegas
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The world’s second Sphere is planned to be built in the capital of the United ...
What to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed over it
HOUSTON — A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. for a murder conviction ...
