Nation and World
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Applications for jobless claims up slightly last week
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Slightly more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to show strength even as the Federal Reserve has tried ...
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Taliban minister defends ban on women's university studies
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan - The minister of higher education in the Taliban government on Thursday defended his decision to ban women from universities - a decree that had trig...
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High school football incidents spark racism talks, programs
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - Superintendent Torie Gibson felt she had no choice but to make the unpopular decision. When learning Amador High's football team had a group chat titled, "Kill the Black...
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Ukraine welcomes leader back from U.S., Putin dismisses trip
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainians welcomed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy back from a wartime visit to the United States, hailing his trip as successful while Russian officials ...
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IRS mandatory presidential audit policy goes under spotlight
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - An IRS policy governing the audits of tax returns filed by U.S. presidents is under new scrutiny after a report published by a congressional panel found the...
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FTX founder Bankman-Fried to make 1st US court appearance
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was expected to make his initial U.S. court appearance Thursday on charges that he swindled investors and looted...
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Russia's sole aircraft carrier catches fire
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - MOSCOW - A fire broke out onboard Russia's sole aircraft carrier on Thursday, Russian state media reported. The Admiral Kuznetsov, a flagship of the Russian Navy, suffer...
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Seoul: North Korean hackers stole $1.2 billion in virtual assets
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, mor...
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Jan. 6 panel prepares to unveil final report on insurrection
Dec 21, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - An 800-page report set to be released by House investigators as soon as Wednesday will conclude that then-President Donald Trump criminally plotted to overt...
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Don't get drunk: UK government urges caution amid ambulance strike
Dec 21, 2022 12:00 am - LONDON - Thousands of ambulance workers in Britain began a one-day strike on Wednesday, with unions and the government swapping accusations of blame for putting lives at...