President Joe Biden is announcing new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk. A new rule finalized by the Democratic president's …
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
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3/28/24
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Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into how ingrained neurological biases influence decision making, has died. He was 90. Kahneman, who died …
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By DAVID HAMILTON
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3/27/24
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Authorities say four people were killed and five were wounded in stabbings in northern Illinois. Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd says Wednesday that a suspect is in police custody and has been …
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3/27/24
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West Virginia Gov. Justice breaks with GOP Legislature to veto bill rolling back school vaccine rule
West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice broke with the GOP-majority Legislature to veto a bill that would have loosened one of the country’s strictest school vaccination policies. West Virginia …
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By LEAH WILLINGHAM
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3/27/24
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A former Houston police officer facing charges after a 2019 deadly drug raid he led prompted a probe that revealed corruption within the police department’s narcotics unit has won a legal victory. …
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By JUAN A. LOZANO
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3/27/24
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Jill Biden has written a children's book about her White House cat, Willow, that will be published in June. The first lady's publisher announced Wednesday that “Willow the White House Cat” tells …
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
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3/27/24
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Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, fears have risen in neighboring Moldova that it could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs. Like Ukraine, Moldova is a former Soviet republic that has aligned …
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By STEPHEN McGRATH
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3/27/24
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Didn’t win the giant Mega Millions jackpot? Don’t fret. There is an $865 million Powerball jackpot up for grabs Wednesday night. Like that $1.13 billion Mega Millions prize won Tuesday night, the …
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3/27/24
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Looking directly at the sun during a solar eclipse can lead to permanent eye damage. Eye experts say it's easy to take safety precautions. People in the path of totality of the April 8 total solar …
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By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
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3/27/24
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Tennessee advocates for gun safety are forming a 3-mile human chain in Nashville on the anniversary of last year's deadly Covenant School shooting. Linking Arms for Change is organized Wednesday by …
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By TRAVIS LOLLER and JONATHAN MATTISE
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3/27/24
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This week has seen big lottery jackpots in the United States — and one win is for the record books. Someone in New Jersey overcame the odds and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot in …
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By The Associated Press
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3/27/24
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The Israeli military says around 30 rockets were launched from Lebanon toward northern Israel on Wednesday morning. Hezbollah took responsibility for the launches and said they were in response to an …
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By The Associated Press
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3/27/24
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An Oklahoma man was sentenced this week to 30 months in prison for evading over $1 million in income taxes.
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From Times Sources
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3/27/24
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FedEx has been instituting a number of cost control practices as part of their DRIVE transformation initiative which began last year. The initiative was presented to investors as a plan to “consolidate its operating companies into one organization, creating efficiencies that will enhance the company’s ability to meet the evolving needs of customers and ultimately build a stronger, more profitable enterprise.” A surge in cost of shares last week is attributed to the DRIVE efforts.
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3/27/24
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Southern California's Imperial Irrigation District supplies water to farmers who grow most of the nation’s winter vegetables. It created a plan to reduce its draws from the Colorado River to help …
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By AMY TAXIN
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3/27/24
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Many Americans are unenthusiastic about a November rematch of the 2020 presidential election. But presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump appears to stoke more fear and anger among Democrats than …
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By BILL BARROW and LINLEY SANDERS
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3/27/24
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South Carolina has collected about $1.8 billion in a bank account over the past decade and accountants are trying to figure out where the cash came from and where it was supposed to go. Republican …
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By JEFFREY COLLINS
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3/26/24
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Missouri attorney general is accused of racial bias for pinning a student fight on diversity program
Days after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed an after-school fight on a school district’s diversity programming, a lawyer for the majority Black district in suburban St. Louis says the …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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3/26/24
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Federal prosecutors say convicted killer Alex Murdaugh didn’t tell the truth when FBI agents repeatedly asked him where more than $6 million he stole ended up. In a court filing Tuesday, …
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By JEFFREY COLLINS
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3/26/24
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Two former officials of a Massachusetts veterans home where at least 76 people died during the COVID-19 pandemic will avoid jail time in the case. Bennett Walsh, the former superintendent of the …
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By MICHAEL CASEY
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3/26/24
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