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Utility inspecting high-voltage equipment via helicopter

Residents in nearly 60 New Hampshire towns and cities might notice a helicopter flying around this month as the state's largest utility inspects high-voltage electrical equipment.

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Indiana judge to hear appeal for proposed abortion clinic

A federal judge will hold a two-day hearing this week on a Texas-based group's appeal of Indiana officials' rejection of its application to open an abortion clinic in South Bend.

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2014, file photo, oil pump jacks work in unison in Williston, N.D. Conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative for the U.S., the Trump administration declares in a major new policy statement that threatens to undermine decades of government campaigns for gas-thrifty cars and other conservation programs.

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US says conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative

The Trump administration says conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative for the U.S.

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UK investigating reports sunken WWII ships in Asia looted

Britain says it will work with Indonesia and Malaysia to investigate reports that the wrecks of ships sunk during World War II have been plundered by pirates.

FILE - In this May 22, 2018, file photo, Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams smiles before speaking to supporters during an election-night watch party in Atlanta. More women than ever before have won their primaries for governor, U.S. Senate and House this year. That’s setting a record and paving the way for battles in November that could significantly increase the number of women in elected office.

More women than ever before have won their primaries for governor, U.S. Senate and House this year _ setting a U.S. record and battles in November that could significantly increase the number of women in elected office and change the debate on key issues.

People gather for a funeral service for some of the victims of a collapsed highway bridge, in Genoa’s exhibition center Fiera di Genova, Italy, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. Saturday has been declared a national day of mourning in Italy and includes a state funeral at the industrial port city’s fair grounds for those who plunged to their deaths as the 45-meter (150-foot) tall Morandi Bridge gave way Tuesday.

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French audit warns 840 bridges may face risk of collapse

An audit commissioned by the French government says about 840 French bridges are suffering from serious damage and at risk of collapse in the coming several years.

FILE - In this file photo taken on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks to media at a polling station after voting during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus. Alexander Lukashenko has appointed a new prime minister Saturday Aug. 18, 2018, and carried out a significant reshuffling of the government.

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Belarusian leader Lukashenko fires Cabinet as economy sinks

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has fired his Cabinet, emphasizing the need to strengthen the economy to preserve the nation's post-Soviet independence.

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Russian space executive, 2 others charged with fraud

Russia's top investigative agency says it has detained a deputy head of the nation's top space corporation on fraud charges.

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Superdry founder gives $1.28 million to anti-Brexit campaign

The co-founder of fashion brand Superdry has donated 1 million pounds ($1.28 million) to campaigners seeking a new referendum on Britain's departure from the European Union.

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2016 file photo, former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, second left, listens to a Rohingya religious and community leader in the Internally Displaced People’s camps during a visit by the Rakhine Advisory Commission in Thetkabyin village, outside Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine state in Myanmar. Annan left the U.N. far more committed to combating poverty, promoting equality and fighting for human rights _ and until his death Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, he was speaking out about the turbulent world he saw moving from nations working together to solve problems to growing nationalism.

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Annan leaves legacy of fighting for equality and rights

Kofi Annan was committed to increasing the U.N.'s efforts to combat poverty, promote equality and fight for human rights - and until his death Saturday he was speaking out strongly for nations working together to solve problems.

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4 trustees resign from Bethune-Cookman University board

Four members of the Bethune-Cookman University's board of trustees have resigned amid a financial crisis that has alumni and others calling for their ouster.

In this Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 photo is seen a wind turbine on the Aegean island of Tilos, Greece. When the blades of the 800 kilowatt wind turbine start turning, Tilos will become the first island in the Mediterranean to run exclusively on wind and solar power, feeding the needs of its population of some 400 people in winter, and some 3000 in summer.

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Renewable resort: Greek island to run on wind, solar power

When the blades of its 800-kilowatt wind turbine start turning, Tilos will become the first island in the Mediterranean to run exclusively on wind and solar power.

This photo taken Aug. 6, 2018, shows customer representative Abby Finnegan watching the screen as a person operates the da Vinci Surgical System, a robotic surgery tool system that was being demonstrated to the public at Skagit Regional Health’s hospital lobby in Mount Vernon, Wash.

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Skagit Regional Health to offer robotic-assisted surgery

Using two tiny mechanical claws, community members tested out Skagit Regional Health's new robotic surgery system by unwrapping Starburst candies and moving around mini-rubber rings.

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Utah energy cooperative exploring nuclear power in Idaho

A high-ranking federal official says a small commercial nuclear reactor that a Utah energy cooperative wants to build in Idaho would be game-changing for energy customers if the project is approved.

FILE - In this June 18, 2018, file photo, dignitaries take a tour of Southwest Key Programs Casa Padre, a U.S. immigration facility in Brownsville, Texas, where children are detained. When school leaders in San Benito, Texas, learned of an influx of children to a migrant shelter in town, they felt obliged to help. The superintendent reached out and agreed to send 19 bilingual teachers and hundreds of computers to make the learning environment as similar as possible to one of his schools.

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US school districts weigh duty to youth migrant shelters

A small number of school systems are pitching in to educate migrant children amid an outcry over the separation of the children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy for illegal immigration.

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