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Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve

Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.
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Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, 'The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology'

Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, 'The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology'

NEW YORK (AP) — Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? No.
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Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation

Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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Maurizio Cattalan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women’s prison

Maurizio Cattalan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women’s prison

VENICE, Italy (AP) — A pair of nude feet — dirty, wounded and vulnerable — are painted on the façade of the Venice women’s prison chapel.
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'Won't be a quick fix': Indigo needs turnaround as privatization nears, experts say

'Won't be a quick fix': Indigo needs turnaround as privatization nears, experts say

TORONTO — As Canada’s biggest bookstore-turned-gift-giver’s-paradise edges toward privatization, it's evident from a stroll around one of its Toronto stores that the retailer knows some things haven’t been working.
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Would you like a cicada salad? The monstrous little noisemakers descend on a New Orleans menu

Would you like a cicada salad? The monstrous little noisemakers descend on a New Orleans menu

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it's worth noting that they're not just annoying, noisy pests — if prepared properly, they can also be tasty to eat.
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What to stream this weekend: Conan O’Brien travels, 'Migration' soars and Taylor Swift reigns

What to stream this weekend: Conan O’Brien travels, 'Migration' soars and Taylor Swift reigns

Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver” landing on Netflix and Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” album are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Music Review: Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' is great sad pop, meditative theater

Music Review: Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' is great sad pop, meditative theater

Who knew what Taylor Swift's latest era would bring? Or even what it would sound like? Would it build off the moodiness of “Midnights” or the folk of “evermore” ? The country or the '80s pop of her latest re-records? Or its two predecessors in black-
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UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases

UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases

The World Health Organization has approved a version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile and left poorer countries scrambling to contain epidemics .
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Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80

Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80

Dickey Betts, who died Thursday at age 80, really was born a ramblin’ man. He left home at 16 to join the circus and became a renowned guitarist touring the world with the Allman Brothers Band.
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