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Market for the misshapen: Where farmers send their ‘ugly’ produce

SAN FRANCISCO — Knobby potatoes. Scratched bell peppers. Cat-faced strawberries. Many foods go to waste just because they’re…

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AP Explains: The election result may be delayed. That’s OK.

WASHINGTON — Patience, America. We may not know who won the presidential election on Tuesday night. And if…

Coronavirus

Trump threatens to fire Fauci in rift with disease expert

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. — President Donald Trump is suggesting he will fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after Tuesday’s election, as…

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News of the Weird | Plan to retrieve Titanic radio spurs debate on human remains

Plan to retrieve Titanic radio spurs debate on human remains NORFOLK, Va. — People have been diving to…

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News of the Weird | Can’t crush this: Beetle armor gives clues to tougher planes

NEW YORK — It’s a beetle that can withstand bird pecks, animal stomps and even being rolled over…

Coronavirus

Divided Belgium among Europe’s worst virus hotspots

BUIZINGEN, Belgium — Small, yet so divided, Belgium has been hit hard again by the pandemic, and now…

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At least 2 dead, 26 missing as powerful storm slams into Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam — Typhoon Molave slammed into Vietnam with destructive force Wednesday, Oct. 28, killing at least two…

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NXIVM guru gets 120 years in prison in sex-slaves case

NEW YORK — Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose NXIVM followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced…

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Moon holds more water in more places than ever thought

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The moon’s shadowed, frigid nooks and crannies may hold frozen water in more places…

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Barrett sworn in at court as issues important to Trump await

WASHINGTON— Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn in Tuesday, Oct. 27, as the Supreme Court’s ninth justice, her…

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