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Doctors stay in Ukraine's war-hit towns: 'People need us'

  • By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press

ZOLOCHIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dr. Ilona Butova almost looks out of place in her neatly pressed lavender scrubs as she walks through a door frame that hangs from a crumbled wall into what used to be an administrative office of her hospital in Zolochiv.

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Bomb threats put tiny Moldova, Ukraine's neighbor, on edge

  • By CRISTIAN JARDAN and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press
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CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — For tiny Moldova, an impoverished, landlocked nation that borders war-torn Ukraine but isn't in the European Union or NATO, it's been another week plagued by bomb threats.

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The AP Interview: Refugee head sees lesson in Ukraine crisis

  • By RENATA BRITO Associated Press
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GENEVA (AP) — Europe's embrace of millions of Ukrainians who fled Russia's invasion showed that it's possible to welcome large numbers of asylum-seekers, and the approach should be replicated to receive those fleeing other nations, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said.

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Backyard mosquito spraying booms, but may be too deadly

  • By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer

CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — It’s an increasingly familiar sight in U.S. cities and suburbs: A van pulls up to the curb. Workers wearing gloves, masks and other protective gear strap on backpack-type mechanisms with plastic hoses, similar to leaf blowers.

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Asian markets mixed after Wall St gains on jobs data

  • By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer
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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street rose as investors analyzed conflicting economic signals ahead of a Federal Reserve conference next week.

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Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River

  • By SAM METZ and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hydroelectric turbines may stop turning. Las Vegas and Phoenix may be forced to restrict water usage or growth. Farmers might cease growing some crops, leaving fields of lettuce and melons to turn to dust.

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Climate bill's unlikely beneficiary: US oil and gas industry

  • By MATTHEW BROWN and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. oil industry hit a legal roadblock in January when a judge struck down a $192 million oil and natural gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico over future global warming emissions from burning the fuels. It came at a pivotal time for Chevron, Exxon and other indus…

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CNN cancels 'Reliable Sources,' host Stelter leaving network

  • By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer
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NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has canceled its weekly “Reliable Sources” show on the media after three decades on the air, and said Thursday that its host, Brian Stelter, is leaving the network.

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High-level talks in Ukraine yield little reported progress

  • By DEREK GATOPOULOS and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press
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LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Turkey's leader and the U.N. chief met in Ukraine with President Volodymr Zelenskyy on Thursday in a high-powered bid to ratchet down a war raging for nearly six months. But little immediate progress was reported.