Slow-moving Pacific storm threatens California with flooding and mudslides
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Israel returns to the table for hostage negotiations
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Continue Reading Oklahoma judge rules a man who wrongfully spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder is innocent
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Continue Reading Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times
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Continue Reading A 7th person in Tennessee has died due to tornado-producing storms
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Continue Reading Closing arguments set in final trial of first responders charged in Eljah McClain’s death
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Continue Reading Man on plane charged with stealing $23,000 in cash from fellow passengers
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Continue Reading Chicago Bears player, healthcare workers help spread cheer to family who welcomed baby, lost son
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Continue Reading Biden says Trump supported an insurrection but courts should decide if that disqualifies him from presidency
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Continue Reading High School freshman dies after having stroke during swim practice
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Continue Reading Kirstie Alley’s children auctioning off some of her belongings
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Continue Reading Wisconsin prosecutor appeals ruling that cleared way for abortions to resume in state
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Continue Reading Jury convicts boy and girl in England of murdering transgender teenager in frenzied knife attack
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Continue Reading Maine governor tells residents to stay off the roads as some rivers continue rising after storm
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Continue Reading ‘The Voice’ crowns a Season 24 winner
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Teton County off-site seasonal vaccine clinic closes Thursday
This is the last week the Teton County Health Department’s Seasonal Vaccine Clinic next to Subway in the Target Plaza will be open.…
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Fall River Electric pays out $2.1 million to customers
Last week, Fall River Electric Cooperative mailed cash back checks to the owner-members (customers) of the Co-op totaling more than $2.1 million…
Continue Reading Congressman told to hand over hundreds of texts and emails to FBI in 2020 election probe
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Continue Reading Iran summons Germany’s ambassador over Berlin accusing Tehran in a plot to attack a synagogue
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Continue Reading U.S. imposes more Russian oil price cap sanctions and issues new compliance rules for shippers
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Continue Reading Fargo police officers to be honored for heroic actions during deadly ambush
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Continue Reading Nonprofit helps Minnesota family reeling from unimaginable loss have “Best Christmas Ever”
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Continue Reading Italian prosecutor acknowledges stalking threat against murdered woman may have been underestimated
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Continue Reading Elderly couple lose French court battle over over $4.6 million African mask
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Continue Reading Health officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more US parents opt out
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Continue Reading Health officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more US parents opt out
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Continue Reading Secret Scientist Clothing gives away $50,000 worth of Christmas toys
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Continue Reading Fred Haise Fast Facts
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Continue Reading Home sales ticked up last month even as prices climbed
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Continue Reading EU reaches ‘landmark’ agreement on asylum reform but deal still faces challenge of ratification
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Continue Reading Ireland to launch a legal challenge against the UK government over Troubles amnesty bill
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Continue Reading AI systems can’t be named as the inventor of patents, UK’s top court rules
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Continue Reading American consumers are feeling much more confident as holiday shopping season peaks
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Continue Reading Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina kicks off election campaign amid an opposition boycott
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Continue Reading Analysts say Ukraine’s forces are pivoting to defense after Russia held off their counteroffensive
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Continue Reading Home sales snapped a five-month skid in November as easing mortgage rates encouraged homebuyers
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Continue Reading The Emmy Awards: A guide to how to watch, who you’ll see, and why it all has taken so long
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Continue Reading Choking smog lands Sarajevo at top of Swiss index of most polluted cities for 2nd straight day
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Continue Reading Rite Aid banned from facial recognition tech use for 5 years after faulty theft targeting in stores
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that a surveillance…
Continue Reading One month on, what we know about the Israel-Hamas war
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Continue Reading Migrant surge is being fueled by pseudo-legitimate travel agencies connecting migrants to smugglers, CBP official says
By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The migrant surge overwhelming US-Mexico border authorities is being driven…
Continue Reading The poinsettia by any other name? Try ‘cuetlaxochitl’ or ‘Nochebuena’
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Continue Reading The US has released an ally of Venezuela’s president in a swap for jailed Americans, the AP learns
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Continue Reading Party of Pakistan’s popular ex-premier Imran Khan says he’ll contest upcoming elections from prison
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Continue Reading Christian group and family raise outcry over detention of another ‘house church’ elder in China
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Continue Reading Rite Aid’s ‘reckless’ use of facial recognition got it banned from using the technology in stores for five years
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Continue Reading A top French TV personality receives a preliminary charge of rape and abusing authority
PARIS (AP) — France’s most famous TV presenter has been handed a preliminary charge of rape by a person abusing his authority. French authorities…
Continue Reading Federal judge rules removal of a Confederate statue in Arlington Cemetery may proceed
By Melissa Alonso and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — The removal of the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia may…
Continue Reading Boston mayor will formally apologize to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 Carol Stuart murder
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Continue Reading US defense secretary makes unannounced visit to USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier defending Israel
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Continue Reading Soccer star Dani Alves’ trial for alleged sexual assault to start in February
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Continue Reading Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka confronted by a fan on the field at Chelsea
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By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Organizers of the Paris Olympics say work will continue on a new tower for judges and…
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LONDON (AP) — Three of the world’s biggest porn websites face new requirements in the European Union that include verifying the ages of users.…
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By Melissa Alonso and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Two TV news crew members were killed in a helicopter crash in a wooded part of Burlington County,…
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Continue Reading You can use your home or car as collateral to get a credit card. Should you?
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The FAA has opened military airspace and dozens of new routes to keep commercial flights moving smoothly…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 20: Trump, Israel, Border lawsuit, Covid-19, Artificial intelligence
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The FAA has opened military airspace and dozens of new routes to keep commercial flights moving smoothly over…
Continue Reading Dozens of documents naming Jeffrey Epstein’s victims and associates to be made public in 2024
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Continue Reading Dutch bank ING says it is accelerating its shift away from funding fossil fuels after COP28 deal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch bank ING says it is accelerating its phasing out of funding for oil and gas exploration and production…
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Continue Reading News helicopter crashes in New Jersey, killing pilot and photographer, TV station says
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Continue Reading Ethiopia and Egypt say no agreement in latest talks over a contentious dam on the Nile
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia and Egypt say the latest round of yearslong negotiations to find an agreement over a highly contentious…
Continue Reading Former Chelsea owner Abramovich loses legal action against EU sanctions
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s federal prosecutor has filed a motion for asset forfeiture concerning more than 720 million euros or $789 million of…
Continue Reading Doctors in England begin a 3-day strike over pay at busy time of the year in National Health Service
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Doctors in the early stages of their careers in England have started a 72-hour strike in their…
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By Jacopo Prisco, CNN London (CNN) — On the roof of the O2 Arena, one of London’s largest indoor venues, there’s a small cluster of very…
Continue Reading A Japan court orders Okinawa to approve a modified plan to build runways for US Marine Corps
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has ordered the governor of Okinawa to approve the central government’s modified…
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas’ top leader arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for talks…
Continue Reading US flies a bomber for joint drills with South Korea, Japan after North’s long-range missile launch
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States has flown a long-range bomber for joint drills with South Korea and…
Continue Reading A Rwandan doctor gets 24-year prison sentence in France for his role in the 1994 genocide
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A Rwandan doctor has been sentenced by a Paris court to 24 years in prison for his role in the 1994…
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Continue Reading UK inflation falls by more than anticipated to 2-year low of 3.9% in November
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. as measured by the consumer prices index has eased back to its lowest level in…
Continue Reading Filmmakers call on Iranian authorities to drop charges against 2 movie directors
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Filmmakers and movie festival organizers from around the world have called on Iranian authorities to drop all…
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Continue Reading Alibaba makes leadership changes after bruising by rival’s success
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Continue Reading Australian court convicts businessman of planning political interference for China in legal first
By Angus Watson and Nectar Gan, CNN Sydney (CNN) — An Australian businessman has been found guilty by a Melbourne court of covertly working for…
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Continue Reading What to know about abortion policy across the US heading into 2024
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Continue Reading Firefighters are battling a wildfire on the slopes of a mountain near Cape Town in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — More than 300 firefighters are battling a blaze on the slopes of a mountain near Cape Town in South Africa for a…
Continue Reading Airbnb admits misleading Australian customers by charging in US dollars instead of local currency
BY ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian court has ordered Airbnb to pay a 15 million Australian dollar ($10…
Continue Reading Former Haitian senator sentenced to life in US prison for role in president’s assassination
By Olivia LaBorde, CNN (CNN) — A United States court on Tuesday sentenced a former Haitian senator to life in federal prison over his role in…
Continue Reading Cocoa grown illegally in a Nigerian rainforest heads to companies that supply major chocolate makers
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — Men in dusty workwear trudge through a thicket, making their way up a hill…
Continue Reading Malaysia bans Israeli owned and linked shipping citing ‘cruelty against the Palestinian people’
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Malaysia’s government announced Wednesday that it was imposing a ban on all Israeli owned and flagged ships, as…
Continue Reading Some state abortion bans stir confusion, and it’s uncertain if lawmakers will clarify them
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press It’s clear when states ban abortion. But in the heart-wrenching situations in a…
Continue Reading Takeaways on AP’s investigation into cocoa coming from a protected Nigerian rainforest
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Continue Reading Drilling under Pennsylvania’s ‘Gasland’ town has been banned since 2010. It’s coming back.
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press One of Pennsylvania’s leading natural gas companies is poised to drill and frack in the rural community where…
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