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The Latest: Education Dept OKs Georgia plan for relief funds

By The Associated Press ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Education approved Georgia’s plans to use $1.4 billion ... Read more

Thousands protest lockdown in Sydney, several arrested

SYDNEY (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets of Sydney and other Australian cities on Saturday ... Read more

Business

EXPLAINER: Target list of Israeli hack-for-hire firm widens

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Human rights and press freedom activists are up in ... Read more

Business

India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — It began in February with a ... Read more

Business

Lawyers: Prosecutor won’t charge 17 with pipeline trespass

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press Lawyers for 17 people arrested at pipeline protests in Louisiana say a local ... Read more

Business

Press watchdog puts Hungarian PM Orban on ‘predators’ list

PARIS (AP) — Press watchdog Reporters Without Borders has put Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on its list ... Read more

Business

Hong Kong freedoms fade as security law muzzles dissent

By ZEN SOO and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong is still China’s wealthiest, ... Read more

Crime

4 men linked to Proud Boys charged in plot to attack Capitol

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Four men described as leaders of the far-right Proud Boys have been charged ... Read more

Business

Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SOPHIA EPPOLITO Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Utah have ... Read more

Business

Myanmar court extends detention of AP journalist

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A court in Myanmar extended on Friday the pretrial detention of an Associated Press ... Read more