5 d. ago Takeaways from AP's reporting on concerns about gymnastics coach before arrest in sex abuse case

Concerns about a banned gymnastics coach arrested amid allegations he abused girls he coached surfaced years before police or sports authorities took action

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7 d. ago Takeaways from AP's reporting on Venezuelans' daily struggles to access food

Venezuelans are facing severe food insecurity amid a prolonged crisis

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1 week ago Are we heading for a world where no one ever needs to talk to another human being?

Self-service tills, apps for shopping and takeaways, silent hair salons, driverless taxis – why are we going to extreme lengths to avoid engaging with each other?So we’re just playing dumb then, are we? Righto. An extremely confusing study of San Francisco’s transport services has found that not only are people completely on board with driverless taxis, they are also willing to pay 50% more and wait significantly longer for them. Whyever could this be, eh? Most of the mooted explanations have been largely practical – driverless taxis are proven to be safer (until the machines rise up as one and wipe out humanity). They can’t be over the limit, on their phone at the wheel or give in to road rage. And yes, these are technically valid reasons, but come on. The real answer, which no one is admitting, is that driverless taxis mean we don’t have to talk to anybody.It’s not surprising that many of us would happily put our lives in robot hands to dodge the horror of panic-asking a living, b...

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2 w. ago Takeaways from AP's reporting on coach accused of abuse at renowned US gymnastics academy

A coach at a center in Iowa that has trained Olympic champions is facing allegations that he abused young female gymnasts and secretly photographed others undressing at a prior job in Mississippi

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3 w. ago Takeaways from AP's reporting on armed groups recruiting children in Colombia

The Indigenous Guard of the Nasa people formed in Colombia in 2001 to protect Indigenous territories from armed groups and from environmental destruction such as deforestation and illegal mining

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3 w. ago Former watering hole in Ayrshire to be turned into hot food takeaway after plans are approved

Plans were previously lodged with South Ayrshire Council, seeking permission for a change of use, alterations and the erection of a flue at the old watering hole.

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4 w. ago Takeaways from AP’s report on Alaska Natives’ response to oil and mining proposals

President Donald Trump’s administration and its allies have pushed aggressively for drilling, mining and logging in Alaska

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last month Takeaways from AP's report on problems in the worldwide campaign to eradicate polio

The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan

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