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Surfer dies after shark "encounter" in Hawaii
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Sun,12/31/23-2:27PM , 43 Reads
PAIA, Hawaii (AP) — A surfer in Hawaii has died after being injured in a shark encounter off Maui's northern shore, according to the Maui Police Department. Authorities stopped short of calling the event an attack and didn't describe the man's injuries.
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This image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows a reported fire aboard the 410-foot cargo vessel Genius Star XI, approximately 200 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Dec. 29, 2023. The fire in the large cargo ship's hold was out Saturday, Dec. 30, after days of burning, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. (Lt.Cmdr. Michael Salerno/U.S. Coast Guard via AP, File)

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A lithium-ion battery fire in a cargo ship's hold is out after several days of burning
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Sun,12/31/23-1:08PM , 48 Reads
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship's hold for a number of days, the U.S.
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The original Emancipation Proclamation is shown on display in the Rotunda of the National Archives in Washington, Feb. 18, 2005. The tradition of Watch Night services in the United States dates back to Dec. 31, 1862, when many Black Americans gathered in churches and other venues, waiting for President Abraham Lincoln to sign the Emancipation Proclamation into law. It's still being observed each New Year's Eve, at many multiracial and predominantly Black churches across the country. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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What does Watch Night mean for Black Americans today? It dates back to the Emancipation Proclamation
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Sat,12/30/23-7:49AM , 45 Reads
The tradition of Watch Night services in the United States dates back to Dec. 31, 1862, when many Black Americans gathered in churches and other venues, waiting for President Abraham Lincoln to sign the Emancipation Proclamation into law, and thus free those still enslaved in the Confederacy.
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The Amazon Prime Video streaming app is seen on an iPad screen, March 19, 2018, in Baltimore. Prime will include ads beginning Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, the company said in an email to U.S. members, setting a date for an announcement it made back in September 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Amazon Prime ads on movies and TV shows will begin in late January
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Wed,12/27/23-3:43PM , 47 Reads
If you are an Amazon Prime Video user, get ready to see ads on movies and TV shows starting next month.
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