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With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not alone

With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not alone

WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — As the colossal replica of the biblical Noah’s Ark rises incongruously from the countryside of northern Kentucky, Ken Ham gives the presentation he’s often repeated.
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Takeaways from AP's report on creationist beliefs 100 years after the Scopes trial

Takeaways from AP's report on creationist beliefs 100 years after the Scopes trial

WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Some people thought the 1925 Scopes monkey trial marked a cultural defeat for biblical fundamentalism. But a century after what was dubbed the Trial of the Century, the issue is far from settled.
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Shares in China's CATL, world's biggest EV battery maker, surge in Hong Kong after $4.6 billion IPO

Shares in China's CATL, world's biggest EV battery maker, surge in Hong Kong after $4.6 billion IPO

HONG KONG (AP) — Shares in CATL, the world’s largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles, jumped more than 16% Tuesday in its Hong Kong trading debut after it raised about $4.6 billion in the world’s largest initial public offering this year.
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Senate advances legislation to regulate stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency

Senate advances legislation to regulate stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to move forward with legislation to regulate a form of cryptocurrency called stablecoins, two weeks after Democrats blocked the measure .
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Trump signs a bill to make posting 'revenge porn' a federal crime. He had the first lady sign, too

Trump signs a bill to make posting 'revenge porn' a federal crime. He had the first lady sign, too

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law the Take It Down Act, a measure that imposes penalties for online sexual exploitation that first lady Melania Trump helped usher through Congress, and he had her sign it, too, despite
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RFK Jr. pledged not to upend US vaccine system, but big changes are underway

RFK Jr. pledged not to upend US vaccine system, but big changes are underway

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clinched the political support needed to become the nation’s top health official by pledging to work within the decades-old federal system for approval and use of vaccines.
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Elon Musk, who's suing Microsoft, is also software giant's special guest in new Grok AI partnership

Elon Musk, who's suing Microsoft, is also software giant's special guest in new Grok AI partnership

Elon Musk is in a legal fight with Microsoft but made a friendly virtual appearance at the software giant's annual technology showcase to reveal that his Grok artificial intelligence chatbot will now be hosted on Microsoft's data centers.
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SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice charge over use of AI to make Darth Vader's voice in Fortnite

SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice charge over use of AI to make Darth Vader's voice in Fortnite

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood's actors' union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions on Monday, alleging the company replaced actors' work by using artificial intelligence to generate Darth Vader's voice in Fortnite without no
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Caught on camera, capuchin monkeys kidnap howler monkey babies

Caught on camera, capuchin monkeys kidnap howler monkey babies

WASHINGTON (AP) — A baby howler monkey clung to the back of an older male monkey, its tiny fingers grasping fur. But they're not related and not even the same species.
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Trump order targets barcodes on ballots. They've long been a source of misinformation

Trump order targets barcodes on ballots. They've long been a source of misinformation

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to overhaul how U.S. elections are run includes a somewhat obscure reference to the way votes are counted.
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