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ASHLEIGH JOHNSON IS A WATER POLO CHAMPION. SHE MIGHT LEAD THE U.S. TO ANOTHER
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Ashleigh Johnson is one of the best water polo goalkeepers in the world. Can she
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For decades, the U.S. dominated the men's 400-meter race, one of the most
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While Vice President Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are rallying supporters
in swing states, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is following them
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and puts a 10-round limit on magazines.

This image provided by the Justice Department, contained in the complaint
supporting the arrest warrant, shows Asif Merchant. The Pakistani man alleged to
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his plan, the Justice Department said.

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Incumbent Missouri U.S. Rep. Cori Bush has lost a Democratic primary to St.
Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, who was backed by pro-Israel groups.

CORI BUSH PRIMARY CHALLENGE

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In 2023, after two decades in the rap game, Killer Mike turned a page in his
career with the highly autobiographical album Michael, which won him multiple
trophies at the Grammy awards, where he was arrested backstage. On his new
follow-up, Songs For Sinners and Saints he reworks several songs from Michael by
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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MICHAEL

On his latest album, the Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, who swept the hip-hop
prizes at this year's Grammys, continues to turn personal turmoil into
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When the pandemic hit, Dr. Ala Stanford set up shop in parking lots, churches
and mosques where she provided tests and vaccines to underserved Philadelphia
communities like the one she grew up in.

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After extreme fires last year that claimed 102 lives, Maui is trying to tackle
the invasive grasses that pose a big wildfire risk. That could mean restoring
the land to what it once was.

A YEAR AFTER MAUI’S DEADLY FIRES, THE HILLS ARE STILL FILLED WITH FLAMMABLE
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Glacial outburst floods happen every year in Juneau because of human-caused
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unprecedented. Residents had to evacuate through fast-moving, ice cold water.

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TAYLOR SWIFT IS BACK AT NO. 1, FOR HER LUCKY 13TH WEEK

After a short vacation from the pinnacle of the albums chart, Taylor Swift's The
Tortured Poets Department reclaims the throne in a week filled with names and
sounds that are awfully familiar.

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 * USE LIMITED DATA TO SELECT ADVERTISING 140 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on limited data,
   such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your
   device type or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for
   example, to limit the number of times an ad is presented to you).
   
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 * CREATE PROFILES FOR PERSONALISED ADVERTISING 101 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS
   PURPOSE
   
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   Information about your activity on this service (such as forms you submit,
   content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about
   you (for example, information from your previous activity on this service and
   other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or
   improve a profile about you (that might include possible interests and
   personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present
   advertising that appears more relevant based on your possible interests by
   this and other entities.
   
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 * USE PROFILES TO SELECT PERSONALISED ADVERTISING 100 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS
   PURPOSE
   
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   Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on your advertising
   profiles, which can reflect your activity on this service or other websites
   or apps (like the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests
   and personal aspects.
   
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 * CREATE PROFILES TO PERSONALISE CONTENT 50 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Information about your activity on this service (for instance, forms you
   submit, non-advertising content you look at) can be stored and combined with
   other information about you (such as your previous activity on this service
   or other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or
   improve a profile about you (which might for example include possible
   interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to
   present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests,
   such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is
   even easier for you to find content that matches your interests.
   
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 * USE PROFILES TO SELECT PERSONALISED CONTENT 41 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Content presented to you on this service can be based on your content
   personalisation profiles, which can reflect your activity on this or other
   services (for instance, the forms you submit, content you look at), possible
   interests and personal aspects. This can for example be used to adapt the
   order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to
   find (non-advertising) content that matches your interests.
   
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 * MEASURE ADVERTISING PERFORMANCE 173 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Information regarding which advertising is presented to you and how you
   interact with it can be used to determine how well an advert has worked for
   you or other users and whether the goals of the advertising were reached. For
   instance, whether you saw an ad, whether you clicked on it, whether it led
   you to buy a product or visit a website, etc. This is very helpful to
   understand the relevance of advertising campaigns.
   
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 * MEASURE CONTENT PERFORMANCE 83 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Information regarding which content is presented to you and how you interact
   with it can be used to determine whether the (non-advertising) content e.g.
   reached its intended audience and matched your interests. For instance,
   whether you read an article, watch a video, listen to a podcast or look at a
   product description, how long you spent on this service and the web pages you
   visit etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of
   (non-advertising) content that is shown to you.
   
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 * UNDERSTAND AUDIENCES THROUGH STATISTICS OR COMBINATIONS OF DATA FROM
   DIFFERENT SOURCES 100 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Reports can be generated based on the combination of data sets (like user
   profiles, statistics, market research, analytics data) regarding your
   interactions and those of other users with advertising or (non-advertising)
   content to identify common characteristics (for instance, to determine which
   target audiences are more receptive to an ad campaign or to certain
   contents).
   
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 * DEVELOP AND IMPROVE SERVICES 135 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Information about your activity on this service, such as your interaction
   with ads or content, can be very helpful to improve products and services and
   to build new products and services based on user interactions, the type of
   audience, etc. This specific purpose does not include the development or
   improvement of user profiles and identifiers.
   
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 * USE LIMITED DATA TO SELECT CONTENT 39 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS PURPOSE
   
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   Content presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such
   as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device
   type, or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example,
   to limit the number of times a video or an article is presented to you).
   
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ACTIVELY SCAN DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS FOR IDENTIFICATION 37 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS
SPECIAL FEATURE

Actively scan device characteristics for identification

With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be
requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed
fonts or plugins, the resolution of your screen) in support of the purposes
explained in this notice.

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ENSURE SECURITY, PREVENT AND DETECT FRAUD, AND FIX ERRORS 129 PARTNERS CAN USE
THIS SPECIAL PURPOSE

Always Active

Your data can be used to monitor for and prevent unusual and possibly fraudulent
activity (for example, regarding advertising, ad clicks by bots), and ensure
systems and processes work properly and securely. It can also be used to correct
any problems you, the publisher or the advertiser may encounter in the delivery
of content and ads and in your interaction with them.

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DELIVER AND PRESENT ADVERTISING AND CONTENT 132 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS SPECIAL
PURPOSE

Always Active

Certain information (like an IP address or device capabilities) is used to
ensure the technical compatibility of the content or advertising, and to
facilitate the transmission of the content or ad to your device.

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MATCH AND COMBINE DATA FROM OTHER DATA SOURCES 95 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS FEATURE

Always Active

Information about your activity on this service may be matched and combined with
other information relating to you and originating from various sources (for
instance your activity on a separate online service, your use of a loyalty card
in-store, or your answers to a survey), in support of the purposes explained in
this notice.

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LINK DIFFERENT DEVICES 72 PARTNERS CAN USE THIS FEATURE

Always Active

In support of the purposes explained in this notice, your device might be
considered as likely linked to other devices that belong to you or your
household (for instance because you are logged in to the same service on both
your phone and your computer, or because you may use the same Internet
connection on both devices).

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IDENTIFY DEVICES BASED ON INFORMATION TRANSMITTED AUTOMATICALLY 124 PARTNERS CAN
USE THIS FEATURE

Always Active

Your device might be distinguished from other devices based on information it
automatically sends when accessing the Internet (for instance, the IP address of
your Internet connection or the type of browser you are using) in support of the
purposes exposed in this notice.

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