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By Ayurella Horn-Muller, CNN (CNN) — Trees are believed to have originated hundreds of millions of years ago. Ever since, evidence of these…
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By Ayurella Horn-Muller, CNN (CNN) — Trees are believed to have originated hundreds of millions of years ago. Ever since, evidence of these…
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Punxatawney Phil, the central character of the annual rite of winter known as Groundhog’s Day, isn’t great at his job. His predictions are wrong…
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A Bridal Expo is coming to Rexburg helping 2024 and future brides get a good look at vendors and resources in the area to plan a successful wedding…
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By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors in Michigan have tried to attack the credibility of a school shooter’s mother.…
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By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A new exhibit at the UK National Archives in London uses the 80th anniversary of the so-called Great…
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By MIKE CATALINI and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania prosecutor says the man accused of shooting and…
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“What we’re seeing is some folks then will use ways of avoiding civil liability…” Bonneville County prosecutor Randy Neal told Local News…
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By Michelle Krupa, Holly Yan, Danny Freeman, Chris Boyette and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: This story includes graphic…
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities in Minnesota are investigating a suspected arson fire that heavily…
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By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — More than 800 officials from the United States and Europe have signed a scathing criticism of Western policy…
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By Sophie Tanno and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ top court on Friday said that it will move forward with a case brought by…
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By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a county election official…
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By EDUARDO VERDUGO Associated Press OCUMICHO, Mexico (AP) — Guided by their ancestral lunar calendar, members of Mexico’s Purepecha…
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Idaho Governor Brad Little will be heading to Texas next…
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The Idaho Education Association is calling on the Idaho Senate to reject a House-passed bill that allows teachers and staff with an enhanced…
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Victoria Monét and Coco Jones brought smooth R&B and studied choreography, Noah Kahan and…
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — The US economy added a stunning 353,000 jobs last month, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data…
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Tesla is recalling 2.2 million of its vehicles on US roads because the font size of the warning lights on its display is too small, according to…
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On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve ditched a line it used in every meeting statement since three banks failed last spring, which said that the “US…
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You may be among the millions of people nationwide who have cash or assets waiting to be…
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By Jamiel Lynch and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Hootie & the Blowfish frontman and country music singer Darius Rucker was arrested in…
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Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Italian restaurants in Boise based on diners’ reviews on Yelp as of January…
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MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say 3-year-old twins are dead after they were found unresponsive in a car parked along a Miami highway. Miami-Dade County…
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has completed a major privatization, selling its 30% stake in the biggest airport operator in the tourism-reliant…
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LONDON (AP) — London police say a woman remains hospitalized with life-changing injuries after she was attacked with a corrosive substance earlier…
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Wildlife biologists with Idaho Fish and Game will take to the sky across the Salmon Region during February to get a closer look at bighorn sheep and…
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The 2024 Governor’s Prayer Breakfast is now sold out, and Governor Mark Gordon thanks the people of Wyoming for their…
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Local News 8 is getting answers; investigating a local contractor who left jobs unfinished and then shut down his business. We’ve spoken with the…
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — An Italian mafia boss who escaped from a maximum security prison last year by using bed sheets to…
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Martin Lawrence has kept busy: The actor-comedian readies for his new “Bad…
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By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A judge has acquitted climate activist Greta Thunberg of a charge that she had refused follow a…
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By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis called his new home the Death Star in 2020 and the name…
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ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scrutiny over Taylor Swift’s travel in private jets has been bubbling up online,…
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By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — The White House has set its sights on Israel’s settlers, a controversial movement that has grown in power…
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A group of residents of towns near Japanese nuclear plants has submitted a petition asking…
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By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and SAM METZ Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The head of Tunisia’s largest opposition party has been sentenced to…
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By GABE STERN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — A new state law requires Nevada to hold a primary…
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MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin describes Moscow’s military action in Ukraine as a battle for Russia’s survival as he campaigned for…
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By TARA COPP and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has bolstered the defenses in place to protect 350 troops at a base…
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By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president says the country’s government will seek an urgent…
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By The Associated Press An aid memo seen by The Associated Press says that Eritrean troops are abducting farmers and stealing hundreds of livestock…
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a pre-Grammy event, singer Mariah Carey used the Recording Academy stage to…
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By Mostafa Salem in Abu Dhabi and Aqeel Najim, CNN (CNN) — An Iran-backed militia in Iraq has said it will continue to strike United States…
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By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four people at a Michigan high…
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By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will resume a long-suspended Peace Corps program in the North Pacific…
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Patrons aboard a floating sauna in a Norwegian fjord rescued two people whose car had plunged into the water. The car…
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By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The United Nations’ climate chief says to keep Earth from overheating too much, the nations of the world…
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By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A poster in the southern Spanish city of Seville that depicts a young, handsome Jesus wearing only…
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ president has obligated all government ministers to sign a declaration affirming a “zero-tolerance” policy…
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, has become a staging ground for state forces, the epicenter of a…
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WFTS, CNN By Jamiel Lynch, Amanda Jackson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — A preliminary report published Friday morning shows three people…
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By BASSEM MROUE and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas officials said Friday that the group is studying a proposed cease-fire deal…
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By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A U.N. expert says steps have been taken under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.…
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CNN By Mary Gilbert and Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologists (CNN) — Punxsutawney Phil – the famous groundhog weather watcher – woke up and…
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By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have approved cuts to fuel subsidies for farmers that prompted angry protests,…
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is Groundhog Day, and legend has it that if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, we’re in for six…
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By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press FORT LAWN, S.C. (AP) — Democrats in South Carolina may be holding the nation’s first presidential…
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A U.S. investigation into steering problems with more than 334,000 Tesla electric vehicles is a step closer to a recall. The National Highway Traffic…
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers have parked their tractors across key road crossings on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands in their latest…
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s domestic security agency says that it’s investigating “a dangerous object” that was found at the Israeli…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it has sold in the U.S. because some warning lights on the…
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By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nevada again holds the first-in-the-West slot in the presidential campaign calendar. But this…
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is Groundhog Day, and legend has it that if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, we’re in for six…
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By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is Groundhog Day, and legend has it that if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, we’re in for six more…
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LONDON (AP) — The 16-year-old convicted killers of a transgender teenager in northwest England last year have been named in court after the judge…
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By KEVIN McGILL and STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s Carnival season in New Orleans and that means the morning lines…
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By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer SINGAPORE (AP) — After a U.S. senator grilled Singaporean TikTok CEO about his nationality and affiliation with the…
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A man who died this week at a Japanese hospital told police before he passed away that he was one…
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PARIS (AP) — French farmers are gradually lifting their roadblocks around Paris and elsewhere in the country. The move comes one day after the…
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By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging Hungary to immediately ratify Sweden’s…
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LONDON (AP) — The Japanese Grand Prix will stay on the Formula One calendar until at least 2029 after a five-year contract extension to keep the…
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian intelligence official says that the country has repeatedly asked Russia to hand…
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CNN By Andrew Carey, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine’s embattled army chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, says Ukraine must adapt to a reduction in military…
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TOKYO (AP) — Winger Junya Ito has been removed from Japan’s squad at the Asian Cup in the midst of sexual assault allegations that he has…
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BERLIN (AP) — Local buses, trams and subway trains were canceled in much of Germany on Friday as transport employees walked off the job in the…
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Pardons Board has reduced ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 12-year prison sentence by half and sharply…
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Authorities have issued several warnings for landslides and avalanches in southern Norway as bad weather continues to…
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By Heather Chen and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Malaysia has cut former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 12-year prison sentence for corruption…
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China has rolled out a flurry of measures to help prop up its ailing property market, while…
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says police have arrested seven people on suspicion of selling information to the Israeli…
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — More than 100 Rohingya immigrants have escaped from a detention center in Malaysia after a protest. Immigration…
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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Court of Justice is set to rule on whether it has jurisdiction to…
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Half of U.S. adults say Israel’s 15-week-old military campaign in…
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If truck drivers are the lifeblood of America, caffeine is what’s in their…
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Friday, helped by optimism about technology shares following a Wall…
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By STEVE PEOPLES and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley’s path to the Republican presidential nomination is rapidly…
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By Mitchell McCluskey, Amy Cassidy, Larry Madowo, Bethlehem Feleke and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — A gas explosion at an unlicensed cooking…
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By MARK THIESSEN and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Much of Alaska has plunged into a deep freeze, with temperatures well…
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By JOSH FUNK and PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Daily life largely returned to normal for the nearly 5,000 residents…
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By MEGAN JANETSKY and FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — From its inception, the newscast La Verdrag was meant to radically…
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By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will join grieving families at Dover Air…
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By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — If Taylor Swift is jetting from her upcoming concert in Tokyo to Las Vegas to see boyfriend Travis…
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police are investigating alleged death threats made against referees involved the Rugby World Cup in…
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By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Almost immediately after he walked into the Oval Office on his first day as…
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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US warship’s destruction of an incoming Houthi missile in the Red Sea this week marks the first use in this…
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hardly a day goes by without news of another set of layoffs or business failure in journalism, an…
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By The Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Dischon Thomas, Brandon Whitney and Te’Jon Sawyer all had 14 points in Montana’s 73-70 win…
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By JULIE WATSON and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — More storms, rising seas and huge waves are taking their toll on California’s…
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By MEGAN JANETSKY and FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Guillermo Barraza buzzes with a nervous energy as he watches himself…
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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Fire officials say a small plane has crashed into a home at a Florida mobile home park, killing several people aboard the…
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