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How the humble water gun became the symbol of Barcelona's anti-tourism movement

How the humble water gun became the symbol of Barcelona's anti-tourism movement

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A group of tourists were sitting at an outdoor table in the Spanish city of Barcelona , trying to enjoy their drinks, when a woman raised a cheap plastic water gun and shot an arc of water at them.
Drop in Canadian tourists hurting U.S., say northeast governors

Drop in Canadian tourists hurting U.S., say northeast governors

FREDERICTON — New England governors say tariffs and anti-Canadian rhetoric by the United States government is taking a bite out of tourism, with some states seeing a drop of up to 60 per cent in visitors from north of the border. Massachusetts Gov.
Jurors see clips of 'freak-off' sex marathons central to Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking charges

Jurors see clips of 'freak-off' sex marathons central to Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking charges

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury at Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ sex trafficking trial got a glimpse Monday at some of the “freak-off” sex marathons at the heart of the case, with prosecutors showing excerpts of explicit videos that the hip-hop mogul recorded during
Dismissed members of CDC vaccine committee call Kennedy's actions 'destabilizing'

Dismissed members of CDC vaccine committee call Kennedy's actions 'destabilizing'

NEW YORK (AP) — All 17 experts recently dismissed from a government vaccine advisory panel published an essay Monday decrying “destabilizing decisions" made by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Second patient death reported with gene therapy for muscular dystrophy

Second patient death reported with gene therapy for muscular dystrophy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics plunged Monday after the biotech drugmaker reported a second death in connection with its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy.
Free summer admission to national parks and historic sites begins Friday

Free summer admission to national parks and historic sites begins Friday

OTTAWA — The Canada Strong Pass takes effect Friday, offering free admission to national parks, national historic sites and marine conservation areas maintained by Parks Canada.
How Nest turned a $24,000 idea into a global movement supporting women artisans

How Nest turned a $24,000 idea into a global movement supporting women artisans

In 2005, Rebecca van Bergen was a graduate student in social work at Washington University when she won $24,000 in a school innovation contest. That seed money sparked the creation of Nest Inc.
The world’s most-visited museum shuts down with staff sounding the alarm on mass tourism

The world’s most-visited museum shuts down with staff sounding the alarm on mass tourism

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, has withstood war, terror, and pandemic — but on Monday, it was brought to a halt by its own striking staff, who say the institution is crumbli
Rotting fish-sauce plant whose stench torments Newfoundland town will be cleaned up

Rotting fish-sauce plant whose stench torments Newfoundland town will be cleaned up

ST. MARY'S — A coastal Newfoundland town besieged for decades by the fetid stench wafting from an abandoned fish-sauce factory has finally received good news. Steve Ryan, the mayor of St. Mary's, N.L.
Book Review: A fingerprint expert obsessed with learning the fate of her missing sister

Book Review: A fingerprint expert obsessed with learning the fate of her missing sister

Sixteen years have passed since Shaw Connolly’s teenage sister, Thea, slipped out of their family home in rural Maine to party with friends and never came home.
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