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Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce immigration law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce for now a contentious new...
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Target sets a limit on self-checkout items
Target is set to limit the number of items that can be purchased in its self-checkout...
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Boeing 737-800 was missing an external panel when it landed in Oregon
A United Airlines-operated Boeing 737-800 was missing an external panel when it landed in Medford, Oregon,...
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12 months of record ocean heat has scientists puzzled and concerned
Every day for the last 12 months, the world’s sea surface temperatures have broken records.Ocean scientists...
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Lead in gasoline blunted IQ of half the U.S. population, study says
Exposure to leaded gasoline lowered the IQ of about half the population of the United States,...
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A 'cowboy ski town' where high earners can't afford a home faces housing battle
A pandemic-fueled real estate boom in mountain and resort locales is pricing out even high-income professionals...
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Lawyers in Musk pay case seek fee of $6B in Tesla stock
Lawyers asked a Delaware judge to award them Tesla stock worth nearly $6 billion as of...
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Unidentified balloon belongs to amateur balloonist: US official
The high-altitude balloon flying over the western U.S. is the property of an amateur balloonist, a...
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A magician says a Democratic operative paid him to make the fake Biden robocall
NEW ORLEANS — A Democratic consultant who worked for a rival presidential campaign paid a New...
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AT&T customers hit by widespread cellular outages in U.S.
AT&T’s network suffered widespread outages across the country Thursday morning with cellular service and internet down,...
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Biden administration cancels student loans of more than 150k borrowers
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday is canceling $1.2 billion in student debt for about...
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Science fiction authors excluded from Hugo awards for fear of offending China
HONG KONG — Organizers of the Hugo Awards, one of the most prominent literary awards in...
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Greece legalizes same-sex marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian nation
Greece has allowed civil unions for same-sex couples since 2015. However, that law did not permit...
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After Libs of TikTok posted, at least 21 bomb threats followed
The FBI and local law enforcement said bomb threats across the country have tied up government...
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FBI director: Chinese hackers aim to 'wreak havoc' on US critical infrastructure
FBI Director Christopher Wray warned about the growing threat of Chinese cyberattacks against U.S. electrical grids...
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Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents at online child safety hearing
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized Wednesday to parents in the audience of a Senate online child...
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New CIA video appeals to Russians disillusioned with Moscow elite
The CIA released another video Monday appealing to Russians disillusioned with the country’s leaders, offering them...
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China tried to influence the 2022 midterms, U.S. intelligence report says
China tried to shape the outcome of specific races in the 2022 midterm elections, reflecting a...
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Nearly 30% of Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQ
More than 1 in 4 Gen Z adults in the U.S. identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
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The U.S. just sold its helium stockpile
On Thursday, the U.S. government sold the Federal Helium Reserve, a massive underground stockpile based in...
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A Boeing passenger jet's nose wheel fell off just before takeoff
The nose wheel of a Boeing 757 jet fell off and rolled away while the plane...
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Alaska CEO: We found many loose bolts on our Max planes
The CEO of Alaska Airlines said new, in-house inspections of the carrier's Boeing 737 Max 9...