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Happy 50th ‘SNL!’ Here’s a look back at the show’s very first cast
NEW YORK (AP) — Live from New York! It's 50 seasons later for “SNL.” The landmark NBC sketch comedy show “Saturday Night...
Read moreThe FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It’s another sign of foreign meddling
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the FBI said this week that Iran had tried to provide Democrats with material stolen from...
Read moreHarris plans a livestream with Oprah Winfrey while Trump is set to address an Israeli-American group
WASHINGTON (AP) — Both major presidential candidates are making appearances Thursday meant to fire up their core supporters, with Vice President Kamala Harris participating...
Read moreJustice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff’s office after torture of 2 Black men
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff's department whose officers tortured...
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Scientists detect longest pair of jets streaming from a supermassive black hole
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy. The...
Read moreTupperware lifts the lid on its financial problems with bankruptcy filing
NEW YORK (AP) — The company behind Tupperware, the plastic kitchenware that revolutionized food storage after World War II and...
Read moreSean ‘Diddy’ Combs will stay in jail after bail is denied for a second time
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is staying locked up after a judge Wednesday rejected the hip-hop mogul’s proposal that he...
Read moreSheriff’s posting of the mugshot of a boy accused of school threat draws praise, criticism
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Around the country, communities are being battered by a wave of school shooting threats, sparking emergency...
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Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over ‘foreign interference’
LONDON (AP) — Meta said it's banning Russia state media organization from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets...
Read moreInstagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children
Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a...
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