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A new report warns that combined war casualties in Russia's war on Ukraine could soon hit 2 million

AP News KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, injured or missing on both sides of Russia's war on Ukraine could hit 2 million by the spring, with Russia suffering the largest number of troop deaths recorded for any major power in any conflict since World War II.

Tuesday's report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies came less than a month before the fourth anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.

As the war grinds through another bitterly cold winter, Russian strikes hit an apartment block...
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Dutch government ordered to protect residents of Caribbean island of Bonaire from climate change

AP News THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a sweeping victory for residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire, a court on Wednesday ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect the islanders from the devastating effects of climate change.

In a stunning rebuke for Dutch authorities, The Hague District Court ruled that the Dutch state discriminated against the island’s 20,000 inhabitants by not taking “timely and appropriate measures” to protect them from climate change.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

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Eating snow cones or snow cream can be a winter delight, if done safely

AP News CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Take two snowballs and call me in the morning?

Dr. Sarah Crockett, who specializes in emergency and wilderness medicine, doesn’t explicitly tell her patients at New Hampshire’s Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center to swallow snow, but she often prescribes more time outside. If that time includes eating a handful of ice crystals straight or adding ingredients to make snow cones and other frozen treats, she’s all for it.

“To stop and just be present and want to catch a snowflake on your tongue, or scoop up some fresh, white, untouched snow...
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The Latest: Rubio to testify before Congress about Venezuela

AP News Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to warn Congress that President Donald Trump is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from U.S. expectations.

In prepared testimony for a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio says the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela and that its interim leaders are cooperating, but notes that the Trump administration won't rule out using additional force if needed following its raid to capture former President Nicolás Maduro and bring him to New York City for trial.
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UK proposes forcing Google to let publishers opt out of AI summaries

AP News LONDON (AP) — Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday that Google should give news sites and content creators the choice to opt out of having their online content scraped to feed its AI overviews.

It's part of a set of proposals from the Competition and Markets Authority aimed at loosening the U.S. tech giant's stranglehold on the U.K's online search market.

The watchdog last year labeled Google a “strategic” player in online search advertising, using new digital powers to promote more competition by forcing changes to the company's business practices. Read More
 
 

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