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Senate reaches deal on $1.7 trillion package, pushing toward passage

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate appeared back on track Thursday to pass a $1.7 trillion bill to finance federal agencies through September and provide roughly $45 billion i...
Pope warns Vatican staff an 'elegant demon' lurks among them

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis warned Vatican bureaucrats on Thursday to beware the devil that lurks among them, saying it is an "elegant demon" that works in people who ha...
Temperatures fall far and fast as winter storm threatens U.S.

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JILL BLEED Associated Press
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - MISSION, Kan. - Temperatures plunged far and fast Thursday as a winter storm formed ahead of Christmas weekend, promising heavy snow, ice, flooding and powerful winds ac...
Arizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico border

Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the U.S....
Holiday procrastinators are back in force. Blame inflation.

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Last year, Lucila Gomez and her husband started their holiday shopping around Thanksgiving and wrapped it up a week before Christmas, spending $750 on tablets...
Applications for jobless claims up slightly last week

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer
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 ...
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...
High school football incidents spark racism talks, programs

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer
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...
Ukraine welcomes leader back from U.S., Putin dismisses trip

By INNA VARENYTSIA and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press
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 ...
IRS mandatory presidential audit policy goes under spotlight

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press
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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