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Samsung is discontinuing its texting app, tells impacted users to switch to Google Messages

NEW YORK (AP) — Samsung is saying goodbye its namesake texting app. According to an end of service announcement published on the tech giant's U.S. support website, Samsung Messages will...

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AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history

The Associated Press, one of the world's oldest and most influential news organizations, said Monday it is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration...

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How a blind man made it possible for others with low vision to build Lego sets

NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — Like a lot of young children, Matthew Shifrin loved building Lego sets. But because he was blind, Shifrin had to rely on friends and family to help him complete his creations —...

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Jeremy Hansen challenges future generations to break new Artemis record

As the Artemis II astronauts set a new record on Monday for being the farthest humans from Earth, Canadian Jeremy Hansen said they hoped others would soon go even farther. The six-hour lunar flyby, which...

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Toys 'R' Us Canada not playing around in various battles over its trademarks

Toys “R” Us Canada is battling tech giant Acer Inc., a Calgary swingers club and a Russian business over trademarks the struggling retailer says will cause confusion with its own branding. The toy...

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Canada in the European Union? Poll suggests broad openness to the idea

OTTAWA — New polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada should explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations. A survey of 4,000 people conducted by Spark...

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Runway safety incidents on the rise in Canada, but very close calls level off

MONTREAL — The number of safety incidents on Canadian runways is on the rise, reaching new highs in recent years even as the tally of extremely close calls levels off. Data from the Transportation Safety...

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Trump widens threat to all of Iran's power plants and bridges as his deadline for a deal approaches

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges as his ultimatum to make a deal ticked closer, after Tehran rejected a 45-day...

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Menopause products are having a hot minute. But doctors urge women to be wary of the marketing surge

DALLAS (AP) — Women suffering through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep problems that can come with menopause — all while looking in the mirror and noticing signs of aging — are...

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WestJet to add surcharge to some bookings and combine flights due to fuel costs

Calgary-based WestJet says it will be introducing a temporary $60 surcharge for certain bookings and has consolidated numerous flights due to skyrocketing fuel prices. The airline said in an email the...

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