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California governor vetoes bill that would have set first-in-the-nation AI safety measures

California governor vetoes bill that would have set first-in-the-nation AI safety measures

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Two nominees for West Virginia governor agree to Oct. 29 debate

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The two major-party nominees for West Virginia governor said Tuesday they have agreed to participate in a…

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Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant

2024-10-03 01:15:03 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Let the chunk-off begin.Voting starts Wednesday in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s…

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US sanctions extremist West Bank settler group for violence against Palestinians

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Hilltop Youth, a group of extremist settlers in the Israeli -occupied…

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Dockworkers on East and Gulf coasts hit picket lines in strike that could bring higher prices and shortages of goods

Dockworkers on East and Gulf coasts hit picket lines in strike that could bring higher prices and shortages of goods

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DreamWorks Animation at 30: Painting a bright path forward with ‘The Wild Robot’

Filmmaker Chris Sanders had finally cracked “The Wild Robot.”Peter Brown’s middle-grade book, about an intelligent robot living in the wilderness,…

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Desperation and exhaustion in North Carolina’s mountains days after Helene’s deluge

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Desperate residents of the storm-battered mountains of western North Carolina lined up for water and food, hunted…

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Frank Fritz of the reality TV Show ‘American Pickers’ dies at 60

2024-10-02 07:10:03 Frank Fritz, part of a two-man team who drove around the U.S. looking for antiques and collectibles to…

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DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit

DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit

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Oregon DMV waited weeks to tell elections officials about voter registration error

SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon transportation authorities waited weeks to tell elections officials about an error that registered over 1,200 people…

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Voters in Northern California county to vote on whether to allow large-scale farms

PETALUMA, Calif. -- In a stretch of Northern California known for scenic shorelines and celebrated vineyards, hundreds of brown-bodied hens…

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Key Senate race in Arizona could hinge on voters who back Trump and the Democratic candidate

PHOENIX -- If Ruben Gallego is going to give Democrats their fourth straight U.S. Senate victory in Arizona, he's probably…

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Footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot sells for $137,500 at auction

DALLAS -- Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy's motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway toward a hospital…

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Vance criticized an infrastructure law as a candidate then embraced it as a senator

WASHINGTON -- As he campaigned for the Senate two years ago, JD Vance harshly criticized a bipartisan 2021 law to…

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California governor signs bills to protect children from AI deepfake nudes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pair of proposals Sunday aiming to help shield minors from the…

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Former employee resigned after OceanGate co-founder said he’d 'buy himself a Congressman' if Coast Guard interfered

Former employee resigned after OceanGate co-founder said he’d 'buy himself a Congressman' if Coast Guard interfered

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In Alabama, Trump goes from the dark rhetoric of his campaign to adulation of college football fans

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- As Donald Trump railed against immigrants Saturday afternoon in the Rust Belt, his supporters in the Deep…

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A tiny tribe is getting pushback for betting big on a $600M casino in California’s wine country

SAN FRANCISCO -- For decades a small, landless tribe in Northern California has been on a mission to get land,…

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A concert and 30 new homes mark Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday and long legacy of giving

2024-09-30 23:25:02 A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many events marking President Jimmy…

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Harris walks fence at US-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration

DOUGLAS, Ariz. -- Vice President Kamala Harris walked a scrubby stretch along the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday and called for…

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