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Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday BEIRUT (AP) — The holiday of Eid al-Fitr that follows the holy month of Ramadan has ushered in a day of prayers and joy for Muslims around the world. The celebration on Friday was marred by tragedy amid the explosion of conflict in Sudan, while a rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia raised hopes for less conflict in the Middle Est. After the Ramadan month of fasting, Muslims traditionally mark Eid al-Fitr with feasts and family visits. The start of the holiday is based on sightings of the new moon, which vary according to geographic ...

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17 states urge recall of Kia, Hyundai cars SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Attorneys general in 17 states want the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars because they are too easy to steal. Most Kia and Hyundai cars sold in the United States over the last decade do not have engine immobilizers. This device prevents the engine from starting unless the key is present. Videos on social media have shown how people can start these cars with just a screwdriver and a USB cord. California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday blamed Kia and Hyundai for failing to install ...

Minnesota

Officer who fatally shot Wright to be freed MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A white ex-police officer convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser and fatally shooting a Black motorist in suburban Minneapolis in 2021 is set to be released from prison on Monday. The former officer, Kim Potter, has served about 16 months of her two-year sentence in the death of Daunte Wright. The shooting at a traffic stop happened as Derek Chauvin was on trial in Minneapolis on murder charges in George Floyd’s killing. Wright’s death sparked several days of protests. Minnesota Department ...

Chocolate factory glitch dusts Swiss town

BERLIN (AP) — Residents of a Swiss town got a bit of a shock when it started snowing particles of a fine cocoa powder after the ventilation system at a chocolate factory malfunctioned. The Lindt & Spruengli company confirmed local reports Tuesday that there was a minor defect in the cooling ventilation for a line for roasted “cocoa nibs” in its factory in Olten, between Zurich and Basel. The nibs, fragments of crushed cocoa beans, are the basis of chocolate. Combined with strong winds on Friday morning, the powder spread around the immediate vicinity of the factory, leaving a ...

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The justices granted emergency requests from the Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, maker of the drug mifepristone. They are appealing a lower court ruling that would roll back Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone. The drug has been approved for use in the U.S. since 2000 and more than 5 million people have used it. Mifepristone is used in combination with a ...

Child’s remains found in rural central Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A child’s remains were found during a search in a rural part of central Indiana, Indianapolis police said Friday. The remains were found about 27 miles south of Indianapolis, police said. Police could not confirm the age, sex or identity of the child, nor disclose exactly where the remains were found. “We can confirm IMPD detectives located the remains of a child in Morgan County, Indiana,” Lt. Shane Foley of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department told The Indianapolis Star. “IMPD is the lead investigating agency.” What led detectives to ...