A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
A spine-stimulating implant already being tested for paralysis might also aid neurodegenerative diseases like spinal muscle atrophy.
https://apnews.com/video/a-spine-zapping-implant-helped-3-people-with-a-muscle-wasting-disease-walk-better-6add7095aab2467790d382e160790556
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Apple lashes out at iPhone porn app maker and EU rules allowing its download
Apple has chided a newly available pornography app available in the European Union. It also warned that the bloc’s digital rules opening the way for third-party app store downloads undermines consumer confidence in the tech giant.
https://apnews.com/article/apple-app-store-porn-495465278f404b38eb9ec472cd2ca6e3
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A 1714 Stradivarius violin up for auction could become most expensive music instrument ever sold
A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction at Sotheby’s in New York.
https://apnews.com/article/stradivarius-auction-new-york-dc0eacb0807ac117197e2eccd6c11429
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Jaden and Willow Smith rock Grammy red carpet
The brightest stars and creatives in the music industry walk the red carpet in Los Angeles for the 67th annual Grammy Awards. (Feb. 2)
https://apnews.com/video/jaden-and-willow-smith-rock-grammy-red-carpet-d197328efa36448eaa10bc011a979620
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'Dog Man' bites off $36 million, taking No. 1 at box office
DreamWorks Animation's “Dog Man” fetched $36 million in ticket sales at the weekend box office, making it the biggest debut yet in 2025.
https://apnews.com/article/dog-man-box-office-dd78a201c6056be524ac691be8a8f1cd
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Minneapolis will pay $600,000 to settle with woman who says ex-Officer Chauvin knelt on her neck
The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle a lawsuit by a woman who alleged that ex-Officer Derek Chauvin hauled her from her minivan and pinned her to the ground with his knee in January 2020, just as he did four months later when he killed George Floyd.
https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-minneapolis-police-lawsuit-aba8cd8701a88c44b1bab9db11465c7c
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AP Interview: Zelenskyy says excluding Ukraine from US-Russia talks about war is 'very dangerous'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that excluding his country from talks between the U.S. and Russia about the war in Ukraine would be “very dangerous.”
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-trump-talks-ceasefire-00af5f61f1faf41e78a3b4e072c21a14
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Trump says he and Putin could do something 'significant' toward ending Russia's war in Ukraine
President Donald Trump says his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the grinding conflict.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-putin-russia-ukraine-6c5a098488e64cd7643a89f4aaacd249
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Texas governor orders ban on DeepSeek, RedNote for government devices
Texas ordered a ban on the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek on government devices days after the popular chatbot has shook investors and the tech community in recent weeks for its ability to compete with OpenAI.
https://apnews.com/article/texas-deepseek-apps-ban-3828a4743e9919398dfac0ba9d4a5c25
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Federal agencies directed to remove 'gender ideology' from websites, contracts and emails
A government memo aimed at implementing President Donald Trump’s order rolling back protections for transgender people has rippled through the federal government as agencies scrambled to make changes to strip “gender ideology” from websites, contracts and emails.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-gender-ideology-sex-pronouns-order-transgender-2d7e54837f5d0651ed0cefa5ea0d6301
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In win for Trump, oil giant Shell walks away from major New Jersey offshore wind farm
In the first serious fallout from President Donald Trump’s early actions against offshore wind power, oil and gas giant Shell is walking away from a major project off the coast of New Jersey.
https://apnews.com/article/wind-energy-offshore-turbines-trump-executive-order-new-jersey-121fe7a76529fcf9ce969868dda6283e
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Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the Trump administration has revoked a decision from the waning days of the Biden administration that would have protected roughly 600,000 people from Venezuela from deportation.
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-security-venezuela-tps-noem-af43e2135ea588717669794288e5b6e6
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The Year of the Snake is underway with the Lunar New Year in Asia and around the world
Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.
https://apnews.com/article/chinese-lunar-new-year-snake-70d617c15f3d72fa1ef978f9af963b25
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Target's DEI rollback raises questions about the retail giant's philanthropic commitments
Target’s rollback on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is raising questions about the retail giant’s philanthropic commitment to fighting racial disparities and promoting progressive values in liberal Minneapolis, where it is based, and beyond.
https://apnews.com/article/target-diversity-equity-inclusion-minneapolis-pride-157264f05710f04e3b2a24bfc480d66d
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Alyssa Thomas heading to Mercury from Sun in trade, AP source says
The Phoenix Mercury are finalizing a deal to acquire Alyssa Thomas from the Connecticut Sun. That's according to a person familiar with the deal who spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday night on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss it publicly.
https://apnews.com/article/alyssa-thomas-trade-mercury-sun-natasha-cloud-060233504d272aab9ce3f7cfaa438f1a
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Trump funding freeze raises uncertainty for universities, states and nonprofits
A White House directive to pause federal grants and loans has raised uncertainty for many universities, states and nonprofit organizations.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-federal-grants-pause-freeze-e5f512ae6f1212f621d5fa9bbec95e08
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Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being observed at the site of the former death camp.
https://apnews.com/article/auschwitz-birkenau-80th-anniversary-bd9004cf75e6799394e6f74d14b4a742
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Devastating toll for Gaza's children: Over 13,000 killed and an estimated 25,000 injured, UN says
The war in Gaza has been devastating for children. According to U.N. agencies, more than 13,000 have been killed, an estimated 25,000 injured, and at least 25,000 hospitalized for malnutrition.
https://apnews.com/article/un-gaza-war-children-killed-malnutrition-israel-bef00a350a7fbe5a33dfb2c9883803ce
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Israeli military sets up roadblocks in southern Lebanon and announces it won’t withdraw by deadline
The Israeli military has set up roadblocks across border towns and roads in a strategic valley in southern Lebanon.
https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-ceasefire-deadline-withdraw-idf-hezbollah-e00203872d19b1fed9eef801c28a588d
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Last 4 escaped monkeys are captured in South Carolina after months on the loose
Officials say they have recaptured the final four monkeys who escaped two months ago from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research.
https://apnews.com/article/escaped-monkeys-lab-south-carolina-alpha-genesis-3bb0de5db7ffd31d9f087a46fa8dab2f
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