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McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back after E. coli outbreak
McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back to stores after an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions on the…
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By Steven Jiang and Shawn Deng, CNN (CNN) — Eight people were killed and 17 others injured in a stabbing attack on a college campus in eastern…
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Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party’s prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her…
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Associated Press SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara started moving slightly faster Saturday after it stalled over Honduras,…
Continue Reading Weary Philippines cleans up after Super Typhoon Man-yi becomes fourth major storm to hit in the past fortnight
Taylor Ward, Allison Chinchar, Catherine Nicholls, Robert Shackelford and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A super typhoon ripped through the…
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OSLO, Norway (AP) — Olav Thon, a billionaire entrepreneur recognizable for his bright red cap who went from selling leather and fox hides in his…
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Associated Press In the new horror movie, “Heretic,” Hugh Grant plays a diabolical religious skeptic who traps two scared missionaries in his…
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Associated Press TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — Patrons at Murph’s Tavern are toasting not just Donald Trump’s return to the presidency but the…
Continue Reading Anxiety and dismay inside the Justice Department after Trump taps Gaetz as attorney general
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s choice of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general has many Justice Department employees reeling,…
Continue Reading Israeli troops make deepest incursion so far into southern Lebanon as Hezbollah considers fresh ceasefire proposal
By Mostafa Salem, Eyad Kourdi, Charbel Mallo, Niamh Kennedy and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Abu Dhabi (CNN) — Israeli troops are understood to have…
Continue Reading Protesters in Georgia’s separatist Abkhazia region refuse to cede control of government buildings
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia have refused to cede control of key government…
Continue Reading Israeli troops reach deepest point in Lebanon since Oct. 1 invasion, Lebanese media say
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon since they invaded six weeks ago before pulling back…
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By Maria Kostenko and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said Russia’s war in Ukraine will end…
Continue Reading Georgia election chief doused in paint as protests continue after divisive parliamentary vote
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The head of Georgia’s Central Electoral Commission has been doused with black paint at a meeting to…
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Continue Reading Iran ‘categorically denies’ UN envoy met Elon Musk
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Continue Reading Russia’s Gazprom stops the flow of natural gas to Austria, OMV utility says
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian utility OMV says supplies from Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped early Saturday after the company…
Continue Reading Bullet strikes Southwest Airlines plane without injuries at Dallas airport
DALLAS (AP) — A bullet struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of…
Continue Reading Gabon votes on a new constitution after the military seized power last year
Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon is holding a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution, more than a year after mutinous…
Continue Reading Some exult, others worry: Reactions to Trump’s victory are mixed on NATO’s eastern flank
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in the Polish parliament exulted at Donald Trump’s victory, standing and…
Continue Reading Prosecutors share how a smartwatch left clues in the killing of Laken Riley. Here are the key trial takeaways so far
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Continue Reading Japan’s minister visits Ukraine to stress mutual concern over North Korean troops
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Japan’s foreign minister has arrived in Kyiv to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with…
Continue Reading Arrest made in connection to decades-old Massachusetts double murder case
By Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — Forty-six years after a double homicide case in western Massachusetts went cold, an unexpected tip has led…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has tried to reach out to prospective witnesses and influence public opinion from jail in a…
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Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix’s first attempt at handling a live sports event did not receive a passing grade. Friday’s fight between Mike Tyson…
Continue Reading The family of Israeli-American hostage pleads with Biden and Trump to bring hostages home
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Some families of the 101 hostages still being held in Gaza are desperately hoping that a drastically…
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Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The main goal of this year’s United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan is to establish just how…
Continue Reading They fled war in Sudan. Now, women in refugee camps say they’re being forced to have sex to survive
Associated Press ADRE, Chad (AP) — Some women who fled the war in Sudan say they face sexual exploitation as refugees in Chad. They say that men in…
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AP Science Writer CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Sgt. Ian Van Nest rolls slowly through the streets of Churchill, his truck outfitted with a rifle and…
Continue Reading Forget downtown or the ’burbs. The far-flung exurbs are where people are moving
Associated Press HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located between Tampa and…
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Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A high-tech factory in central Russia has created a new, deadly force to attack Ukraine: a small number of…
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Arizona state Senate candidate killed in a car crash a day after conceding
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Democratic candidate for an Arizona state Senate seat has been killed in a traffic accident the morning after conceding to…
Continue Reading Operation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At a secretive factory in Russia’s central grasslands, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy…
Continue Reading An Indian family froze to death crossing the Canada-US border, a perilous trip becoming more common
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — On the last night of their lives, Jagdish Patel, his wife and their two young children tried to slip into the…
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Associated Press There’s one exercise group that says you really can keep up with outdoor workouts through the winter. It’s called November…
Continue Reading Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Political leaders in Alaska have welcomed President-elect Donald Trump’s pledges to expand oil…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After one of the most chaotic and least productive U.S. House sessions in modern history, voters made a…
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Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden but was already looking ahead to…
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Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When Massachusetts voters decided to ditch the state’s high school graduation exams on Election Day, they joined a…
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Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn…
Continue Reading All 17 counties in the battleground state of Nevada certify election results
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Election certification meetings in Nevada’s two most populous counties have been roiled by voting conspiracies. But all 17…
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federally protected female Mexican wolf has been found dead in an area near the northern Arizona city of Flagstaff.…
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Democratic Rep. Jim Costa won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Friday. Costa was first elected to the U.S. House in 2005…
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Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Maine on Friday. Golden is one of just a handful of Democratic House…
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ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) — A school district in northwest Oregon has put its superintendent and high school principal on leave, accepted the school…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran successfully sought a meeting with Elon Musk, according to a U.S. official, one in a series of steps that…
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Associated Press UNITED NATiONS (AP) — The United States has stepped up its campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a…
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgruntled X users are again flocking to Bluesky, a newer social media platform that grew out of the former Twitter before…
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Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The first batch of artwork from the Boy Scouts of America’s collection has raised over $3.7 million at auction to…
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Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The usual suspects abstained from voting on a seemingly uncontroversial United Nations resolution…
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Democratic Rep. Josh Harder won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Friday, defeating Republican Kevin Lincoln. Harder, who…
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By Joyce Jiang and James Legge Hong Kong (CNN) — Sipping a hazy beer in a dimly lit Shanghai pub, Liang Xiao found himself immersed in a…
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Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democratic Rep. Jared Golden has won reelection to Congress. Friday’s outcome marks the third time…
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AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The projected cost of the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium has ballooned to what team officials told The…
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Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has named his campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt to serve as his…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A climate change activist who dumped red powder on a case containing the original copy of the U.S. Constitution…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.; Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas; Dr. Richard Besser, president and…
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Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Incoming Democratic Senator-elect Ruben Gallego of Arizona says building authentic connections with working-class…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials say the state is removing a derogatory term for a Native American woman from geographic features and…
Continue Reading California judge rules Huntington Beach can proceed with voter ID law
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A judge has rejected California’s lawsuit against the city of Huntington Beach over a local measure allowing…
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DOUGLAS, Ga. (AP) — Officials say 12 decomposing bodies found inside a south Georgia funeral home have been identified. The Georgia Bureau of…
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Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily limited the scope of a ruling that Louisiana’s law requiring public…
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Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An already close race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat reached a razor-thin margin as most counties…
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AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would have expanded access to…
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By Lauren Kent and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — If confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would control the world’s largest…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson says that he will “strongly request” that the House Ethics Committee not release…
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Associated Press GILBOA, N.Y. (AP) — New York City officials are concerned about low reservoir levels after months of little rain, saying they may…
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Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The president of a Kentucky plant that exploded earlier this week says the company is accountable and will…
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Associated Press STRATHAM, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire animal shelter has an enor-mouse problem on its hands. A man arrived Monday saying he wanted…
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Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations and other international organizations are looking at new uncertainties with Donald Trump…
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DETROIT (AP) — A man accused of stealing $44 million from a Detroit nonprofit group has pleaded guilty to financial crimes. William Smith’s…
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WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters are getting closer to taming a wildfire burning across the New Jersey-New York border, increasing their…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has rejected an effort by state regulators to shutter a bitcoin mine over concerns about its…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department…
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NEW YORK (AP) — A commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association has settled a lawsuit with FanDuel over the alleged…
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PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — The remains of a 7-year-old boy have been buried in Port Washington, Wisconsin, a solemn last act in a yearlong effort…
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Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A medieval statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, known as the “Virgin of Paris,” has returned to Notre Dame…
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey has launched a long-expected campaign for governor. He pledged Friday to…
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Melissa Lucio was two days away from being put to death in Texas for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter when an…
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Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The Spanish regional leader under fire for his handling of the catastrophic Valencia floods last month has defied…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A newborn boy was found dead in a Los Angeles alleyway after police say he was dropped from the fourth-floor window of a…
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Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized…
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LONDON (AP) — A white military horse that galloped through central London drenched in blood this spring after bolting with other horses from…
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Associated Press Ben & Jerry’s has sued its parent company Unilever accusing it of silencing the ice cream maker from making statements in…
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Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Efforts to free a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her…
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Passengers on parked Southwest plane forced to evacuate after cell phone, airplane seat catch fire
Travelers aboard a Southwest Airlines flight preparing to leave Denver Friday had to evacuate after a passenger’s cell phone battery caught on fire…
Continue Reading Outside report calls on UCLA to develop clear plans and policies for major protests
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A law enforcement consulting group says the University of California, Los Angeles should develop clear plans and policies,…
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Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday called on the diocese of Rome to respond to a growing housing crisis in the Eternal City,…
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Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his choice to head the…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani has relinquished dozens of watches and a Mercedes once owned by movie star Lauren Bacall to two…
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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a forgery during the pandemic has returned to its rightful…
Continue Reading Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s…
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Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs had hoped fellow Democrats would make enough gains during this month’s election to flip…
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Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s chancellor says Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazrom will cut off supplies early…
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Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Utility regulators in North Dakota have approved part of a carbon dioxide pipeline that would span five…
Continue Reading Palm Springs officials approve $5.9M to pay Black and Latino families displaced from neighborhood
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California city will pay $5.9 million to compensate Black and Latino families who were displaced from a…
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