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At a little known Rolls-Royce museum in Pennsylvania farm country, volunteers dote over iconic cars

At a little known Rolls-Royce museum in Pennsylvania farm country, volunteers dote over iconic cars

MECHANICSBURG, Pa.
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50 years later, Vietnam's battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists

50 years later, Vietnam's battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and history books.
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Universal will build its first European theme park on a site near London

Universal will build its first European theme park on a site near London

LONDON (AP) — Universal has chosen the homeland of Harry Potter to build its first theme park and resort in Europe, the entertainment company and U.K. officials announced Wednesday.
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Pope Francis meets privately with King Charles and Queen Camilla during his Vatican convalescence

Pope Francis meets privately with King Charles and Queen Camilla during his Vatican convalescence

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis met privately with King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Wednesday at the Vatican during the royal couple's four-day state visit to Italy and on the occasion of their 20th wedding anniversary, the Vatican announced.
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Lego opens a toy factory in Vietnam it plans to run entirely on clean energy

Lego opens a toy factory in Vietnam it plans to run entirely on clean energy

BINH DUONG, Vietnam (AP) — Lego opened a $1 billion factory in Vietnam on Wednesday that it says will make toys without adding planet-warming gas to the atmosphere by relying entirely on clean energy.
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Asia shares jump after US stocks soared to historic gains when Trump paused most of his tariffs

Asia shares jump after US stocks soared to historic gains when Trump paused most of his tariffs

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares surged in early Thursday trading, with Japan’s benchmark jumping more than 2,000 points almost immediately after the Tokyo exchange opened, as investors welcomed President Donald Trump ’s decision to back off on most of his
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Author, wife of Weezer bassist arrested after being shot by police who say she pointed a gun at them

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jillian Lauren, author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, was shot and injured by Los Angeles police and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after pointing a gun at officers from her front yard, authorities said Wednes
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Wall Street's euphoria sends US stocks to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs

Wall Street's euphoria sends US stocks to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would back off on most of his tariffs temporarily , as investors had so desperately hoped he would.
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New York jury awards $1.68 billion to women who accused writer and director Toback of sexual abuse

New York jury awards $1.68 billion to women who accused writer and director Toback of sexual abuse

A New York jury on Wednesday awarded $1.68 billion in damages to 40 women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse and other crimes over a span of 35 years, according to lawyers representing the plaintiffs.
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Trump reverses course on some tariffs but won't change duties on Canada

Trump reverses course on some tariffs but won't change duties on Canada

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump partially reversed course Wednesday on his global trade war following days of market turmoil — but he's not offering any changes to the tariffs hitting Canada.
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