The number of Americans filing for jobless aid fell again last week as the labor market remains resilient in the face of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases meant to cool the economy. …
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By MATT OTT
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2/23/23
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Ahmed Qureia, a former Palestinian prime minister and one of the architects of interim peace deals with Israel, has died at age 85. He was a key player in the 1993 Oslo peace accords and a witness to …
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2/23/23
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Prosecutors have been presenting evidence that the person charged with killing five people at a gay club in Colorado last year planned the attack, visiting at least six previous times and drawing a …
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN
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2/23/23
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Former President Jimmy Carter is garnering accolades and well-wishes across the world since the announcement that the 98-year-old is receiving end-of-life care at home in Georgia. Praise is coming …
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By BILL BARROW
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2/22/23
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Three Republican House members are among those joining the call for a moratorium on the death penalty in Oklahoma. The lawmakers joined members of clergy and a former corrections official in asking …
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By SEAN MURPHY
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2/22/23
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The prosecutor in the first-degree murder case against an Arizona rancher suspected of killing a Mexican man on his land last month has alleged the rancher that day opened fire on a group of about …
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By ANITA SNOW
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2/22/23
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An appeals court has ruled that Fox News, CNN and other news outlets didn’t defame former coal executive Don Blankenship when they referred to him as a “felon." Fourth Circuit Chief Judge Roger …
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By LEAH WILLINGHAM
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2/22/23
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Prosecutors have charged a man with killing a Catholic bishop in a crime that stunned Los Angeles religious and immigrant communities. Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, 69, was fatally shot …
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By STEFANIE DAZIO
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2/22/23
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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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