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A tale of two retailers: Target reports sluggish spending while Walmart has a stellar quarter
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target has reported sluggish sales and slumping profits in the fiscal third quarter as inflation-weary customers…
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year amid reduced demand for turkeys, an annual survey found. The…
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Continue Reading Indian international students in the US outnumber Chinese for the first time in 15 years
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Continue Reading Australia won’t force social media users to share their personal details when child ban takes effect
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian communications minister says the government won’t force social media users to hand over…
Continue Reading Pope to make late Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint on April 27
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Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says
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Continue Reading Catastrophic damage closed swaths of the Appalachian Trail. Now thousands are working to restore it
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Continue Reading Susan Smith, who killed her 2 young children 30 years ago, denied parole
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Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Large protests have been held in Greece as part of a 24-hour nationwide general strike called by labor…
Continue Reading Suicide car bomb kills 12 troops at a security post in northwestern Pakistan
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomb attack at a security post in northwestern Pakistan has killed 12 troops, military sources…
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Associated Press TORUN, Poland (AP) — Alec Baldwin’s Western “Rust” had its world premiere Wednesday at a film festival in Poland with a…
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Continue Reading ‘Bomb cyclone’ kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the US Northwest
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Continue Reading Ugandan opposition figure appears before a military court in Uganda after disappearing in Kenya
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A well-known Ugandan opposition figure has appeared in a military court days after he was reported missing…
Continue Reading Iraq launches its first national census in nearly four decades
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has begun its first nationwide population census in decades in a step aimed at modernizing data collection and…
Continue Reading Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — This year, Russian missile attacks have knocked out about 50% of Ukraine’s power generation, a major…
Continue Reading North Korea sent more conventional weapons to Russia, South Korea says
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency says that North Korea has recently supplied additional artillery systems…
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Continue Reading Southern China suspends ferry services as storm brings winds, high waters to coastal regions
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Continue Reading What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people
Associated Press Vigils and other events are being held to draw attention to transgender people who have lost their lives due to violence in the past…
Continue Reading Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that would mean
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Continue Reading Belem, host of next year’s climate talks, is Amazonian city plagued with pollution and violence
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Continue Reading Susan Smith is denied parole 30 years after drowning 2 sons by rolling car into South Carolina lake
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A parole board decided unanimously Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison, despite her plea that…
Continue Reading Trump’s casting call as he builds out his administration: TV experience preferred
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Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as Target tumbles
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Continue Reading Prak Sokhonn reappointed as Cambodia’s foreign minister
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A mother’s agony: What Allyson Phillips has endured during the trial of the man accused of killing her daughter, Laken Riley
CNN By Holly Yan, CNN Athens, Georgia (CNN) — For Laken Riley’s mother, the anguish of losing a child in a gruesome attack is amplified by…
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Continue Reading A mother’s agony: What Allyson Phillips has endured during the trial of the man accused of killing her daughter, Laken Riley
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Continue Reading What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for Education secretary
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Continue Reading Los Angeles officials move to establish city as a sanctuary for immigrants and LGBTQ youth in advance of Trump’s return to the White House
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Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is urging Libya and other nations to help arrest six men…
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Associated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has expressed regret that his Chinese counterpart chose not to hold…
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Continue Reading Tech companies settle lawsuit alleging they overcharged the US Army
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Continue Reading Jets fire general manager Joe Douglas after team goes 3-8 to start the season
AP Pro Football Writer First, Robert Saleh. Now, Joe Douglas. Woody Johnson is cleaning house for his woeful New York Jets in what has been a hugely…
Continue Reading Brazil police arrest five over alleged plot to assassinate President Lula
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Continue Reading A recount will happen in the extremely close race for a North Carolina court seat
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ordered prosecutors Tuesday not to use papers taken from the jail cell of Sean “Diddy” Combs…
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AP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal is heading into retirement after Spain was eliminated from the Davis Cup. The 38-year-old Nadal…
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Associated Press Images that depict the faces of girls with nude bodies have led to the departure of leaders from a private school in Pennsylvania,…
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Continue Reading California governor will not make clemency decision for Menendez brothers until new DA reviews case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he won’t make a clemency decision on the murder convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez…
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McRAE-HELENA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has pleaded guilty to murder charges in the killings of a couple found shot after being lured to a rural…
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SpaceX calls off nail-biting catch attempt as booster splashes down to Earth
CNN By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX aborted a highly anticipated booster catch attempt Tuesday during the sixth…
Continue Reading SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but aborts attempt to catch booster with mechanical arms
AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX on Tuesday launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching the booster with giant mechanical arms. Unlike last…
Continue Reading Former West Virginia jail officers plead guilty to civil rights violation in fatal assault on inmate
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump digs in on his pick of former Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Republican…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is interviewing candidates for the role of FBI director in the clearest indication…
Continue Reading US recognizes Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as president-elect
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Continue Reading Kansas agrees to increase hospital beds for mentally ill defendants
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Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has come forward to tell his story about being sexually abused by a priest when he was a…
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Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The recount underway in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race marks the end of a chaotic post-election period…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald…
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CHICAGO (AP) — Former Chicago Bulls forward Bob Love, a three-time All-Star who spent 11 years in the NBA, has died. He was 81. The Bulls say Love…
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Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The U.S. government recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the…
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