Friday July 4th, 2025 10:29PM

The Associated Press

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The Associated Press
Indigenous resistance stalls Colombia's potential renewable energy boom in La Guajira
The La Guajira region in northern Colombia, home to the Indigenous Wayuu community, holds vast potential for renewable energy, especially wind power, but projects have faced resistance
8:56AM ( 4 months ago )
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow homes and history
An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be covered by the Sahara Desert
8:55AM ( 4 months ago )
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania’s homes and history
An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be covered by the Sahara Desert
8:55AM ( 4 months ago )
Sightly more Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain relatively low
Slightly more Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remained in the same recent healthy range
8:39AM ( 4 months ago )
When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next — even before 'Conclave'
The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death
8:33AM ( 4 months ago )
When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next - even before 'Conclave'
The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death
8:33AM ( 4 months ago )
The Latest: Trump supports Musk’s idea to send some DOGE savings to American citizens
President Donald Trump said that he likes the idea of giving some of the savings from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency back to U.S. citizens as a kind of dividend
8:31AM ( 4 months ago )
The Latest: Senate to vote on confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI director
The Senate is set to vote on whether to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, a decision that could place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite concerns from Democrats over his qualifications and the prospect that he would do President Donald Trump’s bidding
8:31AM ( 4 months ago )
The Latest: Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection next year
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump
8:31AM ( 4 months ago )
The Latest: Senate to vote on Kash Patel’s confirmation for FBI director
The Senate is set to vote on whether to confirm Patel as FBI director, a decision that could place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite concerns from Democrats over his qualifications and the prospect that he would do President Donald Trump’s bidding
8:31AM ( 4 months ago )