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Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain low
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined last week in a sign that overall layoffs remain…
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Texas A&M committee rules professor’s firing over gender identity lesson unjustified
A Texas A&M committee agreed that the university was wrong to fire a professor earlier this year after a controversy…
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Dozens of firefighters battle blaze on container ship docked at LA port
LOS ANGELES — Dozens of firefighters were battling a blaze on a container ship docked at a Los Angeles port…
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Fugees rapper sentenced to prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign
WASHINGTON — Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for…
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Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people…
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Profit slide at Target hints at meager holiday season for the retailer
NEW YORK — Target’s third-quarter profit tumbled as the retailer struggles to lure shoppers that are being pressed by stubbornly…
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Sally Kirkland, star who earned an Oscar nomination in ‘Anna,’ dies at age 84
NEW YORK — Sally Kirkland, a one-time model who became a regular on stage, film and TV, best known for…
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James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a…
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Jacob Frey wins third term as Minneapolis mayor
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey defeated democratic socialist Omar Fateh and 13 other challengers Wednesday during the final…
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Kimberly-Clark buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in $48.7 billion deal
Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in a cash and stock deal worth about $48.7 billion, creating a massive consumer…
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