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Stephen King to testify for government in books merger trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Justice Department bids to convince a federal judge that the proposed merger of Penguin Random House...
Read moreDetailsFeds target US companies caught in lucrative shark fin trade
MIAMI (AP) — It's one of the seafood industry's most gruesome hunts. Every year, the fins of as many as...
Read moreDetailsKansas first state to vote on abortion since Roe’s demise
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas on Tuesday was holding the nation's first test of voter feelings about the recent Supreme...
Read moreDetailsWall Street opens down as Pelosi’s Asia trip unnerves market
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling on Wall Street Tuesday amid threats from Beijing over a possible visit by...
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Harris to announce $1B to states for floods, extreme heat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is making more than $1 billion available to states to address flooding and extreme...
Read moreDetailsAs fewer kids enroll, big cities face a small schools crisis
CHICAGO (AP) — On a recent morning inside Chalmers School of Excellence on Chicago’s West Side, five preschool and kindergarten...
Read moreDetailsWall Street starts August lower after best month since 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling on Wall Street at the open Monday, kicking off the first trading day...
Read moreDetails1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set out Monday from the port of Odesa under an...
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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, returns to isolation
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared...
Read moreDetailsNew York City declares monkeypox a public health emergency
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials in New York City declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox...
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