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AI robots fill in for weed killers and farm hands

By Agence France-Presse Oblivious to the punishing midday heat, a wheeled robot powered by the sun and infused with artificial intelligence carefully combs a cotton field in California, plucking out weeds. As farms...

Rescuers search for missing girls as Texas flood death toll hits 50

By Agence France-Presse On Saturday, July 5, rescuers searched for 27 girls that were missing from a riverside summer camp in Texas after torrential rains caused devastating floods that killed 50 people...

Bombers and a ‘beautiful bill’: Trump celebrates U.S. Independence Day

By Agence France-Presse United States’ President Donald Trump signed his flagship tax and spending bill into law Friday, capping a grandiose White House Independence Day ceremony featuring a stealth bomber fly-by. "America is...

Trump ends trade talks with Canada over tax hitting U.S. tech firms

By Agence France-Presse U.S. President Donald Trump said on June 27 that he is calling off trade negotiations with Canada in retaliation for taxes impacting U.S. tech firms, adding that Ottawa will...

Trump says U.S. attack ‘obliterated’ Iran nuclear sites

By Agence France-Presse President Donald Trump said U.S. airstrikes on Sunday, June 22, "totally obliterated" Iran's main nuclear sites, as Washington joined Israel's war with Tehran in a flashpoint moment for the...

G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis as Trump dominates summit

By Agence France-Presse Group of Seven (G7) leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, prepared to hold talks in the Canadian Rockies this Monday, June 16, tackling issues including whether they can find...

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