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Justice Department defends group’s right to sue over AI robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters

CONCORD, N.H. -- The federal Justice Department is defending the legal right to challenge robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters…

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Judge in Trump’s civil fraud case says he won’t recuse himself over ‘nothingburger’ encounter

NEW YORK -- The New York judge who ordered Donald Trump to pay a nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment…

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Video game actors vote to strike over artificial intelligence concerns in latest entertainment industry work stoppage

Video game actors vote to strike over artificial intelligence concerns in latest entertainment industry work stoppage

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Daughter of late Supreme Court Justice Scalia appointed to Virginia Board of Education

The daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been appointed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to serve…

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It’s a college football player’s paradise, where dreams and reality meet in new EA Sports video game

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Freshman quarterback DJ Lagway grabbed a controller, settled comfortably into a leather stool and immediately started to…

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Publisher plans massive ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ reprints to meet demand for VP candidate JD Vance’s book

This book cover image released by HarperCollins Publishers shows "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,"…

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Southwest Airlines to assign seats, breaking 50-year tradition

2024-07-26 10:05:02 DALLAS (AP) — Goodbye, cattle call.Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it plans to drop the open-boarding system it…

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Trump-friendly panel shapes Georgia’s election rules at long, often chaotic meetings

ATLANTA -- The Georgia State Election Board, which once toiled in relative obscurity, now hosts raucous meetings where public comment…

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Disney reaches tentative agreement with California theme park workers

FILE - The Disneyland Resort entrance is seen, March 9, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. Disney has reached a tentative agreement…

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Netanyahu begins speech to Congress with dozens of lawmakers boycotting and thousands of people protesting near Capitol

Netanyahu begins speech to Congress with dozens of lawmakers boycotting and thousands of people protesting near Capitol

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Arkansas court orders state to count signatures collected by volunteers for abortion-rights measure

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday night ordered the state to begin counting signatures submitted in…

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is here to shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe

2024-07-25 03:30:03 Shawn Levy is no novice when it comes to rumors around his projects. Years on “Stranger Things” taught…

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Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park

2024-07-25 03:20:02 BILLINGS, Mont. -- A surprise eruption of steam in a Yellowstone National Park geyser basin that sent people…

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Delta says cancellations continue as it tries to restore operations after tech outage

Airlines, including Delta Air Lines, continued to struggle to restore operations two days after a faulty software update caused technological…

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Whale surfaces, capsizes fishing boat off New Hampshire coast

2024-07-24 22:50:02 RYE, N.H. (AP) — Two fishermen are safe after a whale crashed onto their boat, capsizing it off…

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Democratic leaders Schumer and Jeffries endorse Harris, capping off their party's swift embrace of her 2024 candidacy

Democratic leaders Schumer and Jeffries endorse Harris, capping off their party's swift embrace of her 2024 candidacy

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Alabama universities shutter DEI offices to comply with new state law

2024-07-24 20:45:02 MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The three University of Alabama System campuses on Tuesday shuttered diversity, equity and inclusion offices—…

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Biden will address the nation at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic presidential bid

Biden will address the nation at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic presidential bid

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Google makes abrupt U-turn by dropping plan to remove ad-tracking cookies on Chrome browser

LONDON -- Google is dropping plans to eliminate cookies from its Chrome web browser, making a sudden U-turn on four…

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US home sales fall in June, the fourth straight month, to seasonally adjusted 3.89 million, slowest pace since December

US home sales fall in June, the fourth straight month, to seasonally adjusted 3.89 million, slowest pace since DecemberWASHINGTON --…

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