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George Russell wins Formula 1's Australian GP as Mercedes goes 1-2

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Mercedes’ George Russell has won a thrilling season-opening Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, with teammate Kimi Antonelli following him home for the team’s 61st one-two result and first since 2024’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Pole sitter Russell had a sluggish start, as did Antonelli who dropped to seventh, allowing Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc - making best use of his smaller turbo for a quicker spool-up and getaway - to take the lead into turn one.

The Monégasque then diced for the top spot with Russell, passing and repassing, before the... Read More

Decades after violence in Selma spurred the Voting Rights Act, organizers worry about its fate

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked Civil Rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands are gathering in the Alabama city this weekend, amid new concerns about the future of the Voting Rights Act.

The March 7, 1965, violence that became known as Bloody Sunday shocked the nation and helped spur passage of the landmark legislation that dismantled barriers to voting for Black Americans in the Jim Crow South.

But this year’s anniversary celebrations — events run all weekend and end with a commemorative march across the... Read More

Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War could threaten both

As missiles and drones curtail energy production across the Persian Gulf, analysts warn that water, not oil, may be the resource most at risk in the energy-rich but arid region.

Hundreds of desalination plants sit along the Persian Gulf coast, putting individual systems that supply water to millions within range of Iranian missile or drone strikes. Without them, major cities could not sustain their current populations.

In Kuwait, about 90% of drinking water comes from desalination, along with roughly 86% in Oman and about 70% in Saudi Arabia. The technology removes salt... Read More

AI is spurring a big expansion of high-voltage power lines. Landowners and locals are fighting back

SUGARLOAF, Pa. (AP) — For John Zola, the 40 acres were like a paradise: apple orchards tucked into northern Pennsylvania's rolling hills, a barn, meadows and more than enough land for four houses: one for himself and his wife and each of his three adult children.

It’s been “hell,” however, since a contractor hired by the local power utility knocked on Zola's door in late 2024 and informed him that it planned to build a 500-kilovolt power line through his property.

The 240-foot metal towers would reach 10 times as high as the century-old apple trees they'd plow... Read More

China hopes 2026 will be a 'landmark year' for relationship with US

BEIJING (AP) — China said it hopes this year will be a “landmark year” for its relationship with its biggest competitor, the U.S., striking a largely positive tone ahead of an expected summit between the leaders of the two countries later this month.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaking Sunday at a press briefing on the sidelines of an annual meeting of China’s ceremonial legislature, said that it was a “big year” for the relationship between the two world powers. He said that that while there are many differences, “the two heads of state have personally... Read More

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George Russell wins Formula 1's Australian GP as Mercedes goes 1-2

Decades after violence in Selma spurred the Voting Rights Act, organizers worry about its fate

Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War could threaten both

AI is spurring a big expansion of high-voltage power lines. Landowners and locals are fighting back

China hopes 2026 will be a 'landmark year' for relationship with US

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