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One Tech Tip: This summer, don’t let your phone overheat

One Tech Tip: This summer, don’t let your phone overheat

LONDON (AP) — The summer holidays are here and many of us will heading off on trips to hot and sunny destinations, and bringing our electronic devices along. But don’t forget that phones, tablets...

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Louisiana plant fire is 90% contained but evacuation order continues

Louisiana plant fire is 90% contained but evacuation order continues

ROSELAND, La. (AP) — A fire at an automotive supply plant in Louisiana was 90% contained Sunday, but a mandatory evacuation order remained in place as crews tried to address remaining flames, law ...

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A record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says

A record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas, the U.N. humanitarian office said Tuesda...

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Swiss village cashes in as tourists pay to visit dock featured in hit K-drama ‘Crash Landing On You’

Swiss village cashes in as tourists pay to visit dock featured in hit K-drama ‘Crash Landing On You’

GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss village has cashed in on a pay-for-entry turnstile used by avid tourists who flock each day to a lakeside dock featured in the hit South Korean Netflix series “Crash Landing ...

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Elderly man dies as wildfires rage in Turkey, forcing evacuations and road closures

Elderly man dies as wildfires rage in Turkey, forcing evacuations and road closures

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Firefighters on Thursday discovered the body of an elderly man after extinguishing a wildfire near a village in western Turkey, while crews elsewhere continued to battle anot...

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Unusually early swarms of midges plague tourist hotspot in Tuscany

Unusually early swarms of midges plague tourist hotspot in Tuscany

Millions of midges have emerged from the Orbetello lagoon in Italy’s popular Tuscany region, darkening the windshields of cars, blackening the walls of buildings and jeopardisi...

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