‘Endless, brutal heat’: Argentina’s late-season heatwave has ‘no similarities in history’
By Laura Paddison, CNN Argentina is grappling with an unprecedented late-summer heatwave as temperatures soar to record-breaking levels —…
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Mistrial declared in the trial of Christian Bey, man accused of killing off-duty Pittsburgh officer Calvin Hall
By PATRICK DAMP Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A mistrial has been declared in the trial of…
Continue Reading San Francisco leaders show early support for $5 million reparation payments for eligible Black residents
By Taylor Romine and Chris Boyette, CNN A one-time payment of $5 million to each eligible Black resident is among recommendations unanimously…
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Netanyahu rejects judicial compromise, deepening crisis
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has swiftly rejected a compromise proposal aimed at…
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Powerful boss of casino union leaving post in Atlantic City
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — He’s led Atlantic City casino workers through three strikes, been arrested at protests…
Continue Reading Future NASA moonwalkers to sport sleeker spacesuits
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Continue Reading Navalny ‘terribly glad’ documentary about him won an Oscar
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Continue Reading Judge weighing abortion pill is favorite of conservatives
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Continue Reading Official: EU foreign policy chief unwelcome in Israel
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Continue Reading Garcetti confirmed as India ambassador after 20-month fight
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Continue Reading With 6 Minnesota corrections officers hurt in just 1 week, family of murdered officer fear more attacks
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Continue Reading Teen accused of making threat against Flanagan High, he said it was a joke
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Horse rescued from deep snow
The Teton County Sheriff’s Office was called in to help with a horse stuck in the snow in a field just south of…
Continue Reading Flood watch in effect for Orange County as storm sweeps through
By KCAL KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY (KCAL, KCBS) — Another powerful storm arrived…
Continue Reading Family of Arlington police officer recruit who died during training seeks answers
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Continue Reading Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg cites ‘uptick’ in aviation incidents at FAA safety summit reviewing ‘serious close calls’
By Pete Muntean and Greg Wallace, CNN Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday cited an “uptick” in recent aviation…
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2 dead after canyons flood near Utah-Arizona line
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two men were found dead after floodwaters poured into a slot canyon near the Utah-Arizona…
Continue Reading Stickney woman charged with attempting to suffocate boy, 6, with pillow
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Pocatello fire PIO appointed to Champions and Emerging Leaders Group
The Pocatello Fire Department’s (PFD) Public Information Officer Kim Stouse was appointed to the Champions and Emerging Leaders Group within…
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D251 superintendent issues statement after portion of bond fails
Jefferson County School District 251 Superintendent Chad Martin has released a statement after a portion of its bond failed…
Continue Reading EPA ‘neighbor’ rule cuts downwind pollution by power plants
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new “good neighbor” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict…
Continue Reading Big banks are bidding for troubled First Republic as FDIC deadline looms
By Chris Isidore and Matt Egan, CNN Federal regulators are holding an auction for ailing regional bank First Republic, a person familiar with the…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 968 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 968 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths in the last…
Continue Reading The US has a new favorite dog breed — and it’s not the Labrador Retriever
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Continue Reading Bobby Caldwell, ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’ singer and songwriter, dead at 71
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Continue Reading Students call for education reform in Hungary protest march
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of students and other opponents of Hungary’s right-wing government have…
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US 189/191 Hoback Canyon to close Wednesday
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has scheduled a closure of US 191/189 through Hoback Canyon for Wednesday, March 15 at 1 p.m. for avalanche…
Continue Reading Judge approves public release of Baltimore Catholic church sex abuse report with redactions
By WJZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore Circuit Court judge approved the…
Continue Reading Webb telescope spots a star on the brink of exploding
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Continue Reading Catholics in Boston can eat corned beef this St. Patrick’s Day, Archdiocese says
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Minds behind the pizza at Righteous Slice prepare for competition season
The wood-burning oven is fired up in Rexburg as Bill and Cheryl Crawford, along with a few select employees prepare for their upcoming competition…
Continue Reading Americans pulled back on their spending in February, after a strong January
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Continue Reading Court: Ukraine can try to avoid repaying $3B loan to Russia
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Continue Reading Dow falls 500 points as banking fears spread
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Continue Reading Meet the dinosaur that had a record-breaking neck longer than a school bus
By Katie Hunt, CNN A plant-eating sauropod that lumbered around what’s now China some 162 million years ago had a neck that was about 10 feet…
Continue Reading Spain’s Crown Princess Leonor to start three-year military training
By Al Goodman and Issy Ronald, CNN Spain’s Crown Princess Leonor, the heir presumptive to the throne, will start three years of military…
Continue Reading As climate woes worsen, Africa’s economies suffer, UN says
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Continue Reading Kelly Clarkson is talking about the reality of her divorce
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Continue Reading Elderly penguins receive ‘world first’ custom lenses in successful cataract surgery
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Continue Reading Some seniors could start paying less for certain drugs whose prices rose faster than inflation
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Continue Reading Can the Fed help fend off a banking crisis while also cooling the economy?
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Continue Reading ‘Am I dreaming?’: Double lung transplants save two people with late-stage cancer
By Kyla Russell, CNN Two people with stage IV lung cancer who had been told that they had only weeks or months to live are breathing freely after…
Continue Reading The forgotten rescue plan that could prevent another SVB-like collapse
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Continue Reading What metaverse? Meta says its single largest investment is now in ‘advancing AI’
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Continue Reading Key inflation measure shows wholesale prices fell last month
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Continue Reading Special prosecutor in ‘Rust’ case steps down
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Continue Reading As Alzheimer’s burden grows, ability to care for US seniors faces critical challenges, report says
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Continue Reading Blueberries have joined green beans in this year’s Dirty Dozen list
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Continue Reading First Republic Bank stock tumbles on credit downgrade and deposit worries
By Matt Egan, CNN First Republic Bank’s credit rating was downgraded on Wednesday by both Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings on concerns…
Continue Reading Arctic sea ice thins in 2 big jumps, and now more vulnerable
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Continue Reading Erdogan hints Turkey may ratify Finland’s NATO membership
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Continue Reading War, transport weigh on Germany’s efforts to curb emissions
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Continue Reading Bank runs used to be slow. The digital era sped them up
By KEN SWEET and STAN CHOE The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A bank run conjures images of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” with anxious customers…
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By KEN SWEET and STAN CHOE The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A bank run conjures images of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” with anxious customers…
Continue Reading Bill to legalize sports wagering headed to Kentucky Senate
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill to legalize sports betting in Kentucky has been advanced by a Senate committee.…
Continue Reading Reality star Todd Chrisley’s son Kyle charged with assault
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Continue Reading Chinese businessman arrested in $1 billion fraud conspiracy
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A self-exiled Chinese businessman has pleaded not guilty in New York to charges alleging that…
Continue Reading Bank failures conjure up the dreaded ‘b-word’: Bailout
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Continue Reading Ukraine vows to hold on to Bakhmut despite Russian onslaught
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Continue Reading Doctors in audience of David Blaine’s Las Vegas show help after he reportedly dislocates shoulder
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Experts say attacks on free speech are rising across the US
First Amendment experts say attacks on free speech rights are escalating across the United States.…
Continue Reading T-Mobile to buy Ryan Reynolds’ Mint Mobile in a $1.35 billion deal
By Jennifer Korn Ryan Reynolds is about to have a nice payday. T-Mobile announced Wednesday that it’s buying budget wireless provider Mint…
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Roberts boil order lifted
Boil Water Advisory for the City of Roberts has been lifted as of 4 p.m.…
Continue Reading 7 Virginia deputies charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of Black man who was ‘smothered’ in custody, prosecutor says
By Sara Smart, Michelle Watson, Brian Todd and Eric Levenson, CNN Seven sheriff’s deputies in central Virginia were arrested and charged with…
Continue Reading What can ChatGPT maker’s new AI model GPT-4 do?
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Continue Reading German arms industry seeks clarity on Ukraine weapons orders
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense industry says it stands ready to supply Ukraine with much-needed arms and…
Continue Reading What you need to know about the spat between the US and Russia over a downed drone
By Rob Picheta, CNN The Russian downing of a US drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday has prompted a diplomatic spat and a race to recover some highly…
Continue Reading A spat between the US and Russia over a downed drone is escalating. Here’s what you need to know
By Rob Picheta, CNN The US has released footage of the moment a Russian plane dumped fuel on a US drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday — a…
Continue Reading Jogger claims self-defense after fatally shooting dog in Nevada neighborhood
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Continue Reading Brazil reintroduces visa requirement for US tourists, others
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil has announced it is reintroducing the requirement for tourist visas for citizens…
Continue Reading Wisconsin man pleads guilty to role in Whitmer kidnap scheme
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Continue Reading Anglers land great white shark on Baldwin County beach
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Continue Reading Health experts raise concerns about new drug that combines fentanyl with animal tranquilizer
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Continue Reading Florida man guilty in 2019 fatal shooting of 5 women at bank
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Continue Reading Anti-Black racism surfaces in an African country. Critics are blaming the president for it
By Larry Madowo, CNN A viral video from late February showed a man decrying the incompatibility of Black African “values” with those of…
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By Larry Madowo, CNN A viral video from late February showed a man decrying the incompatibility of Black African “values” with those of…
Continue Reading How safe is the abortion pill compared with other common drugs
By Annette Choi and Will Mullery, CNN The Supreme Court on Friday protected access to a widely used abortion drug by freezing lower-court rulings…
Continue Reading T-Mobile acquires Mint, partially owned by Ryan Reynolds
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer T-Mobile will acquire Mint Mobile, partly owned by actor Ryan Reynolds, as part of a cash-and-stock deal worth…
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By Sammy Mngqosini and Amy Woodyatt, CNN World No.1 Iga Świątek has called for more support for Ukrainian players from the Women’s Tennis…
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Bassett plays a woman who jumps through time and space on NBC’s “Quantum…
Continue Reading NASA and Axiom unveil spacesuits astronauts will wear on the moon
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA and Texas-based company Axiom Space have revealed a new spacesuit design — and it could be these…
Continue Reading EPA finalizes rule to cut down on harmful smog and pollution from power plants
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it had finalized its so-called good-neighbor rule, which aims to cut down…
Continue Reading German investigators take down crypto money laundering site
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Continue Reading Why banking fears just came roaring back
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Continue Reading Spain’s unions back government public pension reform
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Continue Reading Fugitive search underway for ex-Hogan chief of staff who allegedly stole $276,000
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Continue Reading T-Mobile acquires Mint, partially owned by Ryan Reynolds
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Mint Mobile, partly owned by actor Ryan Reynolds, is being acquired by T-Mobile as part of a cash-and-stock…
Continue Reading Bank failures conjure up the dreaded ‘b-word’: Bailout
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Continue Reading US wholesale inflation fell last month on lower food costs
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Continue Reading Erdogan hints Turkey may ratify Finland’s NATO membership
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested that his country may soon ratify…
Continue Reading Mom wants friend to serve time after toddler found unresponsive in hotel pool
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Continue Reading ‘Ted Lasso’ follows a familiar game plan in kicking off its third season
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Continue Reading Bank fears spread to Europe, drag down shares of big lenders
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Continue Reading Wizardry, warfare, Wii on ballot for World Video Game HOF
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Wizardry, warfare and Wii are on the ballot as the World Video Game Hall of Fame narrows down its contenders for the class…
Continue Reading Economists say local bank customers should not fear a bank failure happening in Hawaii
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Continue Reading Thai officials search for radioactive cylinder from plant
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Continue Reading Wisconsin Republicans propose abortion ban exceptions
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature are proposing rape and incest exceptions to…
Continue Reading Teen arrested for theft of over $3K in vape pens in Texarkana
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Continue Reading Russia wants to recover debris of US drone from Black Sea
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Continue Reading Austin says US will continue to fly drones over Black Sea and condemns Russian downing as ‘aggressive’
By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed on Wednesday that US aircraft will…
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