Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed unusually well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated. Flu vaccines were more than 40% effective in preventing adults from getting …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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2/22/23
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The winner of a $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot has come forward to collect the prize. The Maine State Lottery announced Wednesday that the winner chose to remain anonymous and collect the cash …
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By DAVID SHARP
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2/22/23
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Russia’s reintegration into the world of sports one year after the invasion of Ukraine began threatens to create the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War. Russia remains excluded …
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By The Associated Press
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2/22/23
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The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted its second-largest church — Saddleback Church — for having a woman pastor. Saddleback is the renowned California megachurch founded by pastor and …
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By PETER SMITH
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2/22/23
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Russia and China are showcasing their deepening ties in a series of meetings in Moscow closely watched for signs that Beijing might offer stronger support to the Kremlin for its war in Ukraine. The …
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By The Associated Press
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2/22/23
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It is no mystery who shot and killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs last year, but what motivated that person to target a venue that had long been a sanctuary for the LGBTQ …
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN
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2/22/23
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A top Memphis official says a fourth Fire Department employee is being investigated as part of the city’s probe into the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols. The Commercial Appeal reports that …
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2/21/23
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has entered home hospice care after a series of short hospital stays. The Carter Center said in a statement Saturday that Carter, 98, “decided to spend his …
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By The Associated Press
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2/21/23
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Four Associated Press journalists have been honored with the George Polk Award for War Reporting for their searing coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which Ukrainian officials have credited …
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2/21/23
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An Arkansas law enforcement officer who held down a man while two others beat him during an arrest recorded on video is back on the job after he did not face any criminal charges. Mulberry Police …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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2/21/23
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A federal judge has barred the public and media from a courtroom where defense lawyers say emotional testimony from victims has spoiled the death penalty phase of the trial of a man who admits that …
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER
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2/21/23
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Mourners filled a Detroit church for the last funeral for three students who were killed in a shooting last week at Michigan State University. Nineteen-year-old Arielle Anderson wanted to graduate as …
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By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE
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2/21/23
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Constant fear. Threats. Screams. Darkness. Cells measuring six feet by nine (2 by 3 meters), with a hole in the floor for a toilet. Nicaraguan opposition prisoners recounted last week the months _ …
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By GISELA SALOMON
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2/21/23
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The honors keep coming in for fiction writer-poet Percival Everett. On Tuesday, the prolific novelist was one of 19 new members announced for induction this spring into the American Academy of Arts …
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By HILLEL ITALIE
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2/21/23
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The owner of the Russian private military company, Wagner, has accused Russia’s defense minister and chief of general staff of starving his fighters in Ukraine of ammunition, which he charged …
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The Associated Press
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2/21/23
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The nation’s housing slump deepened in January as home sales fell for the 12th month in a row to the slowest pace in more than a dozen years. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that …
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By ALEX VEIGA
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2/21/23
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Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today. Two cases before the U.S. …
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY
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2/21/23
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Home Depot says it’s investing $1 billion in wage increases for its U.S. and Canadian hourly workers. The Atlanta-based home improvement chain said Tuesday that every hourly employee will get a …
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN
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2/21/23
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is railing against the West in his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address. Many predicted the speech would set the tone for the year ahead and shed light on how the …
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By The Associated Press
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2/21/23
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CNN chief executive Chris Licht said in an email to employees Monday night that anchor Don Lemon will return to work Wednesday after he receives formal training for his comments about Republican …
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2/21/23
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