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Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case, hoping someone recognizes it

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities released an early ransom note in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in hopes that someone will recognize the writing style. A second note released Friday indicated Guthrie died shortly after she was kidnapped.Both notes initially went to a...

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Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico beaches swathed in record levels of seaweed

PUERTO MORELOS, Mexico (AP) — Swaths of seaweed are blanketing the beaches and coastlines of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, suffocating shorelines and snuffing out marine life while spooking visitors in areas that depend heavily on tourism.Some 27 million metric tons of self-sustaining sargassum...

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Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens as pressure, lawsuits over child safety mount

The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years of escalating harms” from using their platforms that eventually resulted in their deaths.The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Superior Court of Delaware, is the latest in...

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