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How Trump’s mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers
SEATTLE (AP) — The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people...
Read moreDetailsNew York Yankees drop ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner
TAMPA. Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed...
Read moreDetailsJurors begin deliberating in the trial of a man charged with trying to kill Salman Rushdie
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Friday in the trial of a New Jersey man charged with stabbing and...
Read moreDetailsCondemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad....
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IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers beginning this week likely mean the end of the agency's plan...
Read moreDetailsNo injuries from Israeli bus explosions in suspected militant attack, police say
BAT YAM, Israel (AP) — A series of explosions Thursday on three parked buses has rattled central Israel in what...
Read moreDetailsIsrael identifies remains of child hostages but says another body from Hamas was not their mother
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday it had positively identified the remains of two young hostages...
Read moreDetailsSenate ready to stay up all night to pass GOP budget over objections from Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are ready to stay up all night, having launched a budget “vote-a-rama” late Thursday in a crucial, if...
Read moreDetailsApple unveils a souped-up and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone
Apple has released a sleeker and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone in an attempt to widen the...
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Tens of millions of dead people aren’t getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old...
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