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The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Fort Worth, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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An AP photographer explains how he captured the moment of eclipse totality
By LM OTERO - Associated Press
Sun,04/14/24-1:55PM , 120 Reads
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (AP) — Photographer Mat Otero has been working at the AP in the Dallas bureau for nearly 30 years.
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This photo provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows an example of a Good Earth Rechargeable Integrated Light being recalled on Thursday, June 6, 2024, following a reported consumer death. According to the agency, Good Earth Lighting’s now-recalled integrated light bars have batteries that can overheat — and cause the unit to catch on fire. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission via AP)

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Over 1.2 million rechargeable lights are under recall for fire hazards, following one reported death
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,06/06/24-10:46AM , 120 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 1.2 million rechargeable lights are under recall in the U.S. and Canada following a report of one consumer death.
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An Apple logo adorns the facade of the downtown Brooklyn Apple store on March 14, 2020, in New York. Apple Inc. plans to add several new features to Apple Pay and Apple Wallet later this year that will more deeply integrate financing, rewards, and buy now, pay later options into the iPhone when consumers shop on their phones. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

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Apple Pay will have more payment options this fall and will also welcome Windows, Chrome users
By KEN SWEET - AP Business Writer
Tue,06/11/24-11:06AM , 120 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple Inc. plans to add several new features to Apple Pay and Apple Wallet later this year that will more deeply integrate financing, rewards, and buy now, pay later options into the iPhone.
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A shopper heads into a Target store Jan. 11, 2024, in Lakewood, Colo. Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, underscoring how this once popular method of payment has gone the way of such archaic artifacts as the floppy disc or the rolodex. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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Target will stop accepting personal checks next week. Are the days of the payment method numbered?
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP Retail Writer
Tue,07/09/24-12:32PM , 120 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once ubiquitous payment method is going the way of outmoded objects like floppy disks and the Rolodex.
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Chance of Rain: 20%
Max Temp: 92°F
Min Temp: 76°F
Feels Like: 103°F
Dew Point: 74°F
Humidity: 85%
Sunrise: 5:58 AM
Sunset: 8:07 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
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Wind Gust: 13 mph
Sky Cover: 57%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 74°F
Moon Rise: 2:49 PM
Moon Set: 1:28 AM

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