Associated Press
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The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business.
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Police ruled the 45-year-old man's death an accident.
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The drive to become a republic began more than two decades ago and culminated with the island’s Parliament electing its first ever president last month.
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The victims were found Sunday night in a home in the city of Lancaster in the high desert Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles.
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Tiger Woods is hopeful of playing golf again, just not very much. He says he's not even at the halfway point of a return.
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Javon Pickett added 12 points, 10 in the first half.
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Transcripts released Monday shed new light on CNN anchor Chris Cuomo’s behind-the-scenes role advising his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in the face of sexual harassment allegations that forced him from office.
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While the latest order aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus took effect Nov. 8, city officials spent the past three weeks providing business owners the information and resources business they need to comply.
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Elizabeth Holmes described herself as the abused puppet of her former lover and business partner Sunny Balwani in tearful testimony on Monday, part of her attempt to refute accusations that she lied about a flawed blood-testing technology she had hailed as a major breakthrough.
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Prosecutors asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision that overturned Bill Cosby’s conviction.
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The outcome of the study, which began in March at Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s direction, reflects a complex security picture facing the Biden administration, which fully withdrew from Afghanistan in August but is increasingly concerned about countering China in the Asia-Pacific region and Russia in Europe.
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The rare move was first announced on Monday by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which spearheaded the union organizing movement. A National Labor Relations Board spokeswoman confirmed the decision.
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The charges against her stem from allegations of four women who say she and Epstein victimized them as teens from 1994 to 2004.
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The coronavirus pandemic has again nixed Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s plans for an overseas trade trip.
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University of Minnesota Paleontologist Peter Makovicky, who helped lead the dig, said Monday that he believes the remains of many other dinosaurs will be found at the site.
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Individuals who receive a first or second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines will receive a gift card after each dose.
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A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday to pursue contempt charges against a former Justice Department official, seeking criminal charges against a defiant witness for a second time after holding former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt last month.
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Designer Virgil Abloh, a leading fashion executive hailed as the Karl Lagerfeld of his generation, has died after a private battle with cancer. He was 41.
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The Chiefs, who have a one-game lead on the Chargers, Broncos, and Raiders in the AFC West race, face each of those teams in the next three weeks: Denver and Las Vegas visiting Arrowhead Stadium, then the Chiefs heading to Los Angeles.
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Matz, a 30-year-old left-hander who is from Long Island, pitched for the Mets from 2015-20 and was traded to Toronto last January.
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The federal rule requires COVID-19 vaccinations for more than 17 million workers nationwide in about 76,000 health care facilities and home health care providers that get funding from the government health programs.
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Investors are waiting for more clues about just how much damage the new strain may do to the economy.
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With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its 2021 word of the year: vaccine.
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Many countries have moved to tighten their borders after the new omicron variant of the coronavirus was found in a number of nations.
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In Congress, Meek championed affirmative action, economic opportunities for the poor and efforts to bolster democracy in Haiti.
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Actor Matthew McConaughey isn’t running for Texas governor after months of publicly flirting with the idea of becoming the latest celebrity candidate.
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Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper claims in a lawsuit against the Defense Department that material is being improperly withheld from his use as he seeks to publish an “unvarnished and candid memoir” of his time in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet.
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JD Notae scored 28 points and No. 13 Arkansas handled Pennsylvania 76-60 on Sunday.
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Bus service will be reduced in St. Louis along more than three dozen routes this week because of a significant worker shortage.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci is blasting Sen. Ted Cruz for suggesting that Fauci be investigated for statements he made about COVID-19.
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Two Auburn University students have won the $1 million first-place prize in the Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships.
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Missouri officials want to continue having a private company handle calls about jobless benefits in the state even though the unemployment rate has returned to pre-pandemic levels.
With Epstein gone and no apparent recordings of alleged incidents that occurred two decades ago, the trial will likely hinge on the women’s allegations and Maxwell’s denial.
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He was charged with felony disorderly conduct after law enforcement and prosecutors said he lied to police about what happened in the early morning hours of Jan. 29, 2019, in downtown Chicago.
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Curley Culp announced this month that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
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The U.S. Geological Survey says a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 has struck in northern Peru.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the man was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
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A reward of $32,500 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in the retired police officer's killing.
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Authorities say shots were fired near a food court at a shopping mall in Tacoma, Washington.
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Police say two of the victims were 15- and 18-year-old brothers. A suspect was among those killed.
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The state only allows wrongful imprisonment payments to people who were exonerated through DNA evidence, so the 62-year-old Strickland wouldn’t qualify.
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The Dayton Board of Zoning Appeals has approved the city’s request to demolish a 129-year-old historic building that once was the site of the Wright brothers’ first bike shop.
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Postal workers who recall packages and letters piled up in distribution hubs are better prepared this time as they gear up for another pandemic crunch.
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As the world grapples with the emergence of the new highly transmissible variant of COVID-19, worried scientists in South Africa — where omicron was first identified — are scrambling to combat its lightning spread across the country.
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Amari Davis led the Tigers (3-3) with 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Reserve Jarron Coleman scored 10.
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Authorities say a trailer loaded with horses caught fire Friday on a stretch of Interstate 70 near Kansas City, killing at least four animals.
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Biden spent more than an hour walking around downtown Nantucket’s cobblestone streets, popping unannounced into quaint mom-and-pop shops, appearing to make purchases and posing for photos with surprised business owners.
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A police chief says three people were shot and wounded Friday during an apparent fight between two groups at a North Carolina mall crowded with shoppers on the day after Thanksgiving.
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KJ Jefferson threw for 262 yards and a touchdown and ran for another 58 yards to help No. 25 Arkansas beat Missouri 34-17 on Friday.
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Stephen Sondheim, one of the most prolific composers and lyricists, died Friday. He was 91.
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More than $1 million has been raised for a man who spent 43 years behind bars before a judge overturned his conviction in a triple killing.