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Springboks set to make history at Twickenham and backed by 70,000 fans 10/03/2025 04:45am • LONDON (AP) — South Africa will be 9,000 kilometers (5,600 miles) from home at Twickenham on Saturday and probably won't feel much of a difference. The Springboks were drawn to London by Argentina, which sacrificed staging the match at home for much bigger ticket revenue. The downside for the Puma PEN America says book censorship among school districts is 'rampant and common' in new report 10/03/2025 04:36am • PEN America, a nonprofit that advocates for freedom of expression, says that while the number of book bans in schools is declining, it's still "rampant." According to PEN's report on book bans in school libraries across the United States, there were 6,870 bans in the 2024-25 school year. That's a A Russia-like crackdown in Georgia is targeting protesters, rights activists and the media 10/03/2025 04:02am • TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Almost every day for nearly a year, Gota Chanturia has joined rallies at Georgia’s parliament against the government and its increasingly repressive policies. He's done this despite mass arrests and police violence against demonstrators. And the civics teacher keeps march Zelenskyy warns that Russian drones endanger Chernobyl and other nuclear plants in Ukraine 10/03/2025 03:16am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s sustained bombardment of Ukraine’s power grid is deepening concerns about the safety of the country’s nuclear facilities after a drone knocked out power for more than three hours to the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in northern Ukraine, officials s Rooftop beekeeping in Athens: A new buzz in urban ecosystems, in photos 10/03/2025 03:13am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — On the rooftops of Athens, beekeeping is gaining followers. Urban beekeeping was once common when families moved hives from the countryside, and the practice is now finding a new life among residents who see it as a way to help ecosystems and reconnect with nature. ___ This i Rams left feeling they beat themselves in frustrating overtime loss to 49ers 10/03/2025 01:35am • INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams’ frustration was palpable after they did too much to give away a possible win. Wide receiver Davante Adams loudly swore to himself in the locker room, no regard for the assembled throng of reporters there to witness it. More expletives were audible f From rooftops to honey jars, Athens is abuzz with urban beekeeping 10/03/2025 01:10am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Nikos Chatzilias spends his days tending to buzzing bee colonies with a unique view out over the rooftops of Greece’s capital. He is among the dozens of Athenians who have embraced urban beekeeping to support local ecosystems, reconnect with nature and enjoy honey flavored Short-handed 49ers stop Rams on downs in overtime, preserving a 26-23 victory 10/03/2025 01:01am • INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Everything seemed to indicate the San Francisco 49ers were in for a long night when they traveled south on a short week without Brock Purdy, Nick Bosa, George Kittle and their top three wide receivers to face the surging Los Angeles Rams. The Niners had a long Thursday nig Trump administration taps Army Reserve and National Guard for temporary immigration judges 10/03/2025 12:04am • SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration is tapping National Guard and Army Reserve lawyers to be temporary immigration judges after firing dozens of existing judges, the latest step in a broader plan that experts warn could harm immigration courts and the military justice system. Training for th Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler takes down hometown Cleveland Guardians in Wild Card Series clincher 10/02/2025 11:25pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Dillon Dingler grew up rooting for the Cleveland Guardians. But on Thursday, he sent them home. Playing in the ballpark where he attended many games as a youngster, the second-year catcher hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth inning to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 6-3 victory o Trump administration cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris 10/02/2025 10:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The move comes as President Donald Trump threatens deep cuts in his f New Mexico Legislature approves bills to prop up rural health care, underwrite food assistance 10/02/2025 10:05pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico lawmakers moved quickly Thursday at a special legislative session to prop up funding for food assistance and rural health care services in response to President Donald Trump’s cuts to federal spending on Medicaid and nutrition programs. The Democratic-led Legisla Putin praises Trump but warns supplies of US long-range missiles to Ukraine will badly hurt ties 10/02/2025 09:50pm • MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington but will not change the situation on the battlefield, where the Russian army is making slow but steady advances. The U.Md. students use AI to detect weapons in schools 10/02/2025 09:40pm • For students born after the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, active shooter drills have become a routine part of growing up. Now, as young adults, many are questioning why this has to be their reality at all. Solving that problem became the first goal of the University of Maryland’s FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting outrage from conservatives 10/02/2025 09:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians aligned with the Trump administration. Drugmaker Evita Solutions announced on its website th