Nation and World
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Facebook owner Meta unveils $1,500 VR headset: Will it sell?
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - Facebook parent Meta unveiled a high-end virtual reality headset Tuesday with the hope that people will soon be using it to work and play in the still-elusive place call...
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California attorney general investigates Los Angeles redistricting discussed by city councilors amid racist comments
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - California attorney general investigates Los Angeles redistricting discussed by city councilors amid racist comments. ...
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US producer price inflation eases to still-high 8.5%
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.5% in September from a year earlier, the third straight decline though costs remain at painfully high levels. ...
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ACT test scores drop to lowest in 30 years in pandemic slide
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Scores on the ACT college admissions test by this year's high school graduates hit their lowest point in more than 30 years - the latest evidence of the e...
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UN: 75% of 6 million Venezuelan migrants go unfed, unhoused
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - PANAMA CITY (AP) - The United Nations said Wednesday that almost three-quarters of the 6 million Venezuelan migrants currently in Latin America do not have adequate food...
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Anita Kerr, a key voice in the Nashville Sound, dies at 94
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Grammy-winning singer and composer Anita Kerr, whose vocal group the Anita Kerr Singers provided the lush backdrop to the Nashville Sound, has di...
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Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook lies
Oct 12, 2022 1:00 am - WATERBURY, Conn. — The conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay $965 million to people who suffered from his false claim that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting ...
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U.S. clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5
Oct 12, 2022 1:00 am - The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave. Tweaked boosters ro...
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Social Security payments are set for a big increase. Here's what you need to know
Oct 12, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Tens of millions of older Americans are about to get what may be the biggest raise of their lifetimes. On Thursday, the U.S. government is set to announce how...
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UN seeks help for developing world hit by rising debt costs
Oct 11, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The United Nations' development program is calling on rich countries and financial institutions in them to do more to help alleviate a growing debt crisis ...