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TEAHUPO’O, French Polynesia (AP) — In Teahupo’o, the ocean is the heart of village life. Boats bob in the lagoon in the south of Tahiti at sunrise before fishers start their day. Many set out early with poles or spears to catch fish gliding among the corals — fresh food for them, their families and their community. Tahitian-born surfer Kauli …

CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that while a college degree was still a ticket to a better life, that ticket is often too expensive, as he announced he was canceling federal student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers. Biden, who is in the midst of a three-day campaign swing through California, made the announcement as part …

Alabama lawmakers and Gov. Kay Ivey agreed to protect in vitro fertilization providers from legal liability Wednesday, more than two weeks after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law and touched off immediate backlash. IVF quickly became a talking point for former President Donald Trump, who said he strongly supports its availability. …

QUITO (AP) — La Asamblea de Ecuador aprobó el martes por unanimidad un acuerdo comercial con Costa Rica que, según el Legislativo beneficiará al 97% de las exportaciones del país andino, pese al rechazo de organizaciones campesinas que argumentas que los pequeños productores saldrán perjudicados. Ecuador y Costa Rica tienen un intercambio comercial de unos 110 millones de dólares, según …

The 88-year-old mother of Connecticut mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos testified at a murder conspiracy trial Wednesday that she has not seen or communicated with her daughter since she disappeared and was presumed by police to be murdered in 2019. Dressed in a gray suit with scarfs, Gloria Farber didn’t show much emotion as she told the jury that her daughter was …

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The German government said Europe’s largest economy was in “troubled waters” and slashed its growth forecast for this year as it struggles with a lack of skilled labor, excessive bureaucracy, high interest rates and lagging investment in new projects — while a relatively modest set of tax breaks for business remains blocked in the legislature. The …

LONDON (AP) — The BT Tower, a futuristic landmark on the London skyline for 60 years, is to become a hotel, owner BT Group PLC said Wednesday. The company, formerly known as British Telecom, said it has agreed to sell the tower to U.S. company MCR Hotels for 275 million pounds (about $347 million). The 581-foot (177-meter) structure, originally called …

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor rolled out legislation on Wednesday she said will prevent dangerous people from possessing weapons and strengthen mental health services to help prevent future tragedies like the Lewiston mass shooting that shook the state. Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, called for the changes in January in a speech that came three months after an Army …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 16-year-old Oklahoma high school student who died a day after an altercation in a school restroom that may have been prompted by bullying over gender identity did not die as a result of injuries sustained in the fight, police said Wednesday. Police in the suburban Tulsa community of Owasso are investigating the death of 16-year-old …

El gobierno del presidente Joe Biden iniciará un polémico debate sobre si los sistemas más poderosos de inteligencia artificial deberían ser de fuentes de código abierto o cerrado. La Casa Blanca informó el miércoles que buscará opiniones públicas sobre los riesgos y beneficios de tener los componentes clave de un sistema de inteligencia artificial disponibles públicamente para que cualquiera los …