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Medicare enrollees warned about deceptive marketing schemes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mailers designed to look like official government forms. Buses sporting scam pitches for Medicare websites. TV commercials...
Read moreDetailsBiden stumps on job growth, as voters dread inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has notched an envious record on jobs, with 10.3 million gained during his tenure....
Read moreDetailsIt’s that time: Daylight saving time out, standard time in
WASHINGTON (AP) — A transition is coming across most of the United States, and it has nothing to do with the...
Read moreDetailsTrump ally Tom Barrack acquitted of foreign agent charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's inaugural committee chair, Tom Barrack, was acquitted of all counts Friday at a federal trial in...
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Schools clash with parents over bans on student cellphones
Cellphones — the ultimate distraction — keep children from learning, educators say. But in attempts to keep the phones at...
Read moreDetailsTwitter layoffs begin a week after Elon Musk’s takeover
NEW YORK (AP) — Employees braced for widespread layoffs at Twitter Friday as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the social platform....
Read moreDetailsPowerball jackpot up to $1.6 billion, new lottery record
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Strong sales boosted a Powerball jackpot to an estimated $1.6 billion on Friday, making it...
Read moreDetailsUS employers are hiring briskly even in face of rate hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears,...
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In the Amazon, a giant fish helps save the rainforest
CARAUARI, Brazil (AP) — Even in the most biodiverse rainforest of the world, the pirarucu, also known as arapaima, stands...
Read moreDetailsBono opens book tour before adoring fans at Beacon Theatre
NEW YORK (AP) — Bono opened his book tour Wednesday night in what he called a “transgressive” mood, a little bit guilty...
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