Super Bowl LVIII ads: Who scored and who fumbled on TV’s biggest stage
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Indian police clear a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after eight months in bird lockup
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police cleared a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after eight months’ detention and released it into the wild Tuesday, news…
Continue Reading Protesting farmers hurl eggs and clog streets with tractors as EU summit begins
By Sophie Tanno, Chris Liakos and James Frater, CNN (CNN) — Protesting farmers descended on the heart of the European Union on Thursday as…
Continue Reading Shell profits plunge last year from a record high as oil and natural gas prices drop
LONDON (AP) — Oil giant Shell saw profits tumble by nearly a third in 2023 as a result of lower oil and gas prices, which had surged the year…
Continue Reading A woman and her 2 young daughters are in a hospital after a ‘corrosive substance’ attack in London
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Continue Reading EU agrees $50B funding deal for Ukraine at pivotal time in the war
By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — The European Union agreed a funding deal worth more than $50 billion for Ukraine in a crucial summit on Thursday…
Continue Reading NCAA spent years fighting losing battles and left itself helpless to defend legal challenges
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer Years of fighting losing battles have left the NCAA almost helpless to defend itself. The legal pile-on…
Continue Reading Villages in Spain’s parched northeast struggle to keep drinking water flowing
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Continue Reading Julius Baer CEO resigns as Swiss bank announces plans to quit private debt business
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Continue Reading Musk wants Tesla investors to vote on switching the carmaker’s corporate registration to Texas
By The Associated Press Elon Musk wants Tesla investors to decide on moving the company’s corporate listing to Texas after a Delaware court decided…
Continue Reading China executes couple for murder of toddlers that shocked the nation
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has executed a couple for throwing two toddlers out of a high-rise apartment window, in a case that…
Continue Reading EU asks Kosovo to delay requiring ethnic Serbians to use Euros
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Continue Reading UK judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit over dossier containing ‘shocking and scandalous claims’
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Continue Reading Myanmar resistance movement senses the tide is turning against the military 3 years after takeover
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Continue Reading Inflation in Europe edges down again. But will Houthi attacks on ships spoil the relief?
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Continue Reading A Dallas pastor is stepping into Jesse Jackson’s role as leader of his Rainbow PUSH Coalition
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Continue Reading Pakistan election candidate shot dead as violence escalates ahead of nationwide vote
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Continue Reading Biden to celebrate his UAW endorsement in Detroit, where Arab American anger is boiling over Gaza
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Continue Reading New Zealand says it will contemplate sharing military tech with U.S. and Britain
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Continue Reading Germans bought less beer last year, resuming a long-term downward trend
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Continue Reading India’s government announces a short-term budget until national elections are held by May
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Continue Reading Norway’s most powerful storm in over 30 years leaves a trail of destruction
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Continue Reading Bank of England is set to keep rates on hold and avoid signaling when cuts could happen
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Continue Reading Dissident Russian rock band in Israel after deportation from Thailand under likely Kremlin pressure
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Continue Reading EU leaders face a new showdown with Hungary as they seek to unblock economic aid to Ukraine
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Continue Reading Heavy snow, rain threaten travel chaos during China’s Lunar New Year
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Continue Reading Member of Taiwan’s pro-unification Nationalists elected speaker in a consolation prize for China
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Continue Reading Major automakers may be using Chinese aluminum produced with Uyghur forced labor, rights group says
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Continue Reading First of back-to-back atmospheric rivers drenches Northern California while moving south
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Continue Reading Strike by security staff at most major German airports cancels hundreds of flights
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Continue Reading South Korean court convicts 23-year-old man in car-and-stabbing attack that killed 2 and injured 12
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Continue Reading Horns blaring and engines roaring, 100s of tractors bring farmers’ plight to an EU summit
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Continue Reading Tokyo’s fish market opens long-awaited seafood restaurants and spa to attract more visitors
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Continue Reading Countries are clamoring to join BRICS group, South Africa says, as Russia takes up leadership
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Continue Reading The bodies of 9 Pakistanis killed by unknown gunmen in Iran have been repatriated
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Continue Reading Takeaways from AP report on the DEA’s secret spying program in Venezuela
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Continue Reading Rice scores career-best 35 points for Boise State in 86-78 win at No. 19 New Mexico
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Continue Reading US aircraft carriers lead ‘large deck’ exercises with Japan east of Taiwan
By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A dozen United States and Japanese warships, including two US aircraft carriers, have been…
Continue Reading US aircraft carriers lead ‘large deck’ exercises with Japan east of Taiwan
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Continue Reading Secret US spying program targeted top Venezuelan officials, flouting international law
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3 killed and 9 injured in collapse of private hangar under construction at Boise airport, officials say
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Continue Reading Few are held responsible for wrongful convictions. Can a Philadelphia police perjury case stick?
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Continue Reading Why European Union officials are taking angry farmers so seriously before Thursday’s summit
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Continue Reading Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll
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Continue Reading Maine commission to hear from family members of mass shooting victims
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Continue Reading Officials say 3 people were killed and 9 injured in collapse of Boise, Idaho, airport hangar
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Continue Reading At least a dozen people were injured in a building collapse near Boise’s airport. Authorities are investigating the cause
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Continue Reading Federal judge dismisses case seeking to force US to pressure Israel to stop bombing Gaza
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Continue Reading Children among 9 injured in suspected corrosive substance attack in London
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Continue Reading Online news site The Messenger shuts down after less than a year
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Continue Reading Video shows Indiana lawmaker showing holstered gun to students who were advocating for gun control
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Continue Reading Multiple people hurt in building collapse near airport in Boise, Idaho, fire officials say
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Continue Reading Multiple people hurt in building collapse near airport in Boise, Idaho, fire officials say
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Continue Reading Pope names 3 Chinese bishops in a week and reorganizes diocese under a controversial 2018 accord
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Continue Reading Nebraska lawmaker behind school choice law targets the process that could repeal it
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Continue Reading Kentucky House committee passes bill requiring moment of silence in schools
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Continue Reading Nevada attorney general launches go-it-alone lawsuits against social media firms in state court
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Continue Reading Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charge in fatal film set shooting
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Continue Reading Massachusetts turns recreational plex into shelter for homeless families, including migrants
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Continue Reading Ruling moves University of Idaho closer toward controversial bid to acquire University of Phoenix
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Ruling moves University of Idaho closer toward controversial bid to acquire University of Phoenix
The University of Idaho said Wednesday it would move forward with its planned acquisition of the for-profit University of Phoenix for nearly $700…
Continue Reading Wisconsin election officials urge state Supreme Court to reject Phillips’ effort to get on ballot
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Continue Reading Mississippi eyes quicker Medicaid coverage in pregnancy to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies
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Continue Reading Zelensky set to announce dismissal of Ukraine’s top commander within days as rift grows over war, source says
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Continue Reading Taylor Swift + Super Bowl = conspiracy theories. The claims are baseless
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Continue Reading Earthquakes raise alert for Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. But any eruption is unlikely to threaten homes
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Continue Reading House tees up vote to enhance child tax credit, revive tax breaks for businesses
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Continue Reading Californians don’t have to pass a background check every time they buy bullets, federal judge rules
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Continue Reading Kentucky juvenile facilities have issues with force, staffing, report says
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Continue Reading Florida residents can no longer elect to change their gender on their driver’s license. Transgender people feel targeted by the policy
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Continue Reading U.S. sportsbooks won’t take bets on possible Taylor Swift appearance at the Super Bowl
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fans have been wondering for days whether Taylor Swift will make it to the Super Bowl next week…
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