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CSi Weather…<\/p>\nBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 The North Dakota Geological Survey is expanding its well-received fossil dig program in 2019.<\/p>\n
The Bismarck Tribune reports that after attracting people from 31 states last year, North Dakota fossil scientists plan to spend 46 days in the field next year to help people find prehistoric fossils.<\/p>\n
This year, the Geological Survey program doubled in size. The program attracted 326 people who spent approximately two days in the field. A senior state paleontologist, Clint Boyd, says North Dakota now has one of the top public fossil dig programs in the country.<\/p>\n
The Geological Survey has launched a new donor program called NDGS Paleo Pals to help fund program expansions.<\/p>\n
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump canceled a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group of 20 Nations summit Thursday, injecting fresh drama into what already promised to be a tense gathering of world leaders.<\/p>\n
Trump cited Russia\u2019s seizure of Ukrainian vessels as the reason, saying in a Tweet from Air Force One: \u201cThe ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine from Russia.\u201d He added: \u201cI look forward to a meaningful Summit again as soon as this situation is resolved!\u201d<\/p>\n
Coming just hours after the Kremlin said the meeting was on track, the declaration was a departure from much of Trump\u2019s past dealings with Putin. Throughout his presidency, Trump has sought to improve relations despite tensions over election meddling, arms control and the war in Syria.<\/p>\n
But Russia\u2019s stepped-up action in the Kerch Strait, stemming from its yearslong occupation of Eastern Ukraine, threw another contentious issue into the mix. Russia recently seized three Ukrainian vessels and crews. Russia said Ukraine didn\u2019t have permission to pass between Russia\u2019s mainland and the Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine insisted its vessels abided by maritime laws.<\/p>\n
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SAN DIEGO (AP) \u2014 No criminal charges will be filed against any of the 42 people associated with a caravan of Central American migrants who were arrested in a clash that ended with U.S. authorities firing tear gas into Mexico.<\/p>\n
The Associated Press has learned that the federal government decided not to prosecute the migrants despite proclamations from the Trump administration that it will not tolerate lawlessness over the caravan.<\/p>\n
Customs and Border Protection declines to say why no one was prosecuted but a U.S. official says many came as families \u2014 which are generally exempt. The official said that in other cases, authorities didn’t collect enough information to pursue charges, including names of the arresting officers. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n
The official says two of the 42 were referred to the Justice Department for prosecution but charges weren’t filed because the accused had medical conditions.<\/p>\n
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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on a Trump real estate project in Russia.<\/p>\n
Cohen made a surprise appearance Thursday in a New York courtroom to enter the plea.<\/p>\n
He admitted making false statements in 2017 to a Senate intelligence committee about a plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.<\/p>\n
Cohen said he lied about the timing of the tower negotiations and other details to be consistent with Trump’s “political message.”<\/p>\n
In August, Cohen pleaded guilty to other federal charges involving his taxi businesses, bank fraud and his campaign work for Trump.<\/p>\n
One of the prosecutors working with Special Counsel Robert Mueller was present in the courtroom.<\/p>\n
Cohen has been cooperating with Mueller’s probe.<\/p>\n
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MUKALLA, Yemen (AP) \u2014 The U.S. ambassador to Yemen accuses Iran of “throwing gasoline on the fire” of conflicts across the Middle East, vowing that America will defend its regional interests and not “shy away when the problems get difficult.”<\/p>\n
Ambassador Matthew Tueller’s comments during an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday signal that America’s hard-line approach to Tehran in the wake of withdrawing from the nuclear deal will continue.<\/p>\n
His remarks also take on even more importance as Tueller is now President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next ambassador in Iraq, a country where Iranian-led militias just beat back the Islamic State group and Tehran holds political sway.<\/p>\n
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FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) \u2014 Prosecutors are releasing details about how a New Jersey man killed his brother’s family and then set fire to their home.<\/p>\n
Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni revealed Thursday the manner of deaths for Keith Caneiro, his wife Jennifer and their two children in their Colts Neck mansion on Nov. 20. Keith Caneiro was shot on the lawn of his estate, his wife was shot and stabbed, and their children were repeatedly stabbed in the quadruple slayings.<\/p>\n
Paul Caneiro is charged with four counts of murder and other charges.<\/p>\n
He’s due in court Friday morning.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors say financial motives stemming from two businesses the brothers ran in Asbury Park prompted the killings.<\/p>\n
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(AP) Nearly 200 people are on the official list of those missing after Northern California’s catastrophic wildfire. But at least some of them are just fine.<\/p>\n
Among them is 86-year-old Dixie Singh, who was surprised to find herself on the list when contacted by The Associated Press and says with certainty, “I am alive.”<\/p>\n
The death toll from the inferno stands at 88. But three weeks after the blaze, there is still great confusion over who made it out safely.<\/p>\n
The list put out by the Butte County sheriff’s department contains misspellings, repeated names and other inaccuracies, and people are constantly being added or removed.<\/p>\n
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BERLIN (AP) \u2014 German public broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk reports that police and prosecutors are searching the headquarters of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt in connection with money laundering allegations.<\/p>\n
Hessischer Rundfunk reported that a large number of police officers were involved in the raid early Thursday.<\/p>\n
It quoted Frankfurt prosecutors saying Deutsche Bank is suspected of helping customers set up offshore companies in tax havens.<\/p>\n
Deutsche Bank didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
Its shares dropped on the news and were down 3 percent in morning trading.<\/p>\n
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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 A panel of judges is expressing skepticism about whether lawsuits brought on behalf of babies born in opioid withdrawal should have their cases considered separately from hundreds of government entities also suing the drug industry over an opioid crisis.<\/p>\n
Lawyers say that more than 150,000 babies were born addicted to opioids from 2012 through 2016 and that the number keeps growing.<\/p>\n
Like local and state governments, they want drugmakers and distributors to be held liable.<\/p>\n
But the lawyers for the babies say they have different legal issues and more urgent needs to pay for help for the children.<\/p>\n
In a hearing Thursday, judges asked whether getting help for the children would happen any faster if their cases were separated from the ones filed by the state and local governments.<\/p>\n
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