Nation and World
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Franco Harris, Steeler who caught Immaculate Reception, dies
Dec 21, 2022 12:00 am - PITTSBURGH - Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame running back whose heads-up thinking authored the "Immaculate Reception," considered the most iconic play in NFL history, ha...
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Man pleads guilty in Florida woman's unsolved 1991 slaying
Dec 21, 2022 12:00 am - DELAND, Fla. - A man already imprisoned in Florida for another killing pleaded guilty Tuesday to the long-unsolved 1991 slaying of a woman he met at a bar. Michael Towns...
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EXPLAINER: Arctic blast sweeps US, bomb cyclone possible
Dec 21, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - An arctic blast is bringing extreme cold, heavy snow and intense wind across much of the U.S. this week - just in time for the holidays. The weather system, w...
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Zelenskyy to Congress: 'Your money is not charity; it is an investment' in democracy
Dec 21, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy told cheering U.S. legislators during a defiant wartime visit to the nation's capital on Wednesday that against all odds his c...
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Amazon to make big business changes in EU settlement
Dec 20, 2022 12:00 am - Amazon will make major changes to its business practices to end competition probes in Europe by giving customers more visible choices when buying products and, for Prime...
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Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion over consumer law violations
Dec 20, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Consumer banking giant Wells Fargo agreed to pay $3.7 billion to settle charges that it harmed customers by charging illegal fees and interest on auto loans...
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Chinese with mild COVID urged to work as restrictions ease
Dec 20, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - Several local governments in China encouraged people with mild cases of COVID-19 to go to work this week, another sign of the difficulty the country faces as i...
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Biden administration asks court to end asylum limits, with a short delay
Dec 20, 2022 12:00 am - EL PASO, Texas - Tensions remained high at the U.S-Mexico border Tuesday amid uncertainty over the future of restrictions on asylum-seekers, with the Biden administratio...
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Police in Australia co-opted COVID-19 apps to fight crime
Dec 20, 2022 12:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia - Biker boss Nick Martin's murder at a speedway in Perth, Australia, left police a trove of evidence that led them to the culprit: a thrill-seeker tu...
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UK government refuses to give way on pay as nurses, medics strike
Dec 20, 2022 12:00 am - LONDON - The British government said Tuesday it will not offer more money to nurses and ambulance crews to end strikes that are piling pressure on an already overstretch...